JANUARY
Sophie Okonedo
Born: January 1, 1968
After Earth, Æon Flux
Morris L. Chestnut
Born: January 1, 1969
American Horror Story, V, The Cave
Tia Carrere (Althea Rae Janairo)
Born: January 2, 1967
Covenant, Zombie Nightmare, Friday’s Curse, Quantum Leap, Tales From the Crypt, The Daedalus Encounter (video game), Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child (voice), Kull the Conqueror, Hercules (TV), The Night of the Headless Horseman (voice), Merlin: The Return, Lilo & Stitch (voice), Lilo & Stitch II: Stitch Has a Glitch (voice), Johnny Bravo (voice), Megas XLR, Aloha, Scooby Doo! (voice), Leroy & Stitch (voice), Supernova, Duck Dodgers, Warehouse 13, Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated, Asteroid vs. Earth
Taye Diggs (Scott Leo Diggs)
Born: January 2, 1971
Black Panther, Equilibrium, House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Rinko Kikuchi (Yuriko)
Born: January 6, 1981
Pacific Rim
Lester Speight
Born: January 7, 1963
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Steven Williams
Born: January 7, 1949
The X-Files, Supernatural
José Ferrer
Born: January 8, 1912
Died: January 26, 1992
(Lawrence of Arabia), Dune, Covenant, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, The Swarm, The Amazing Captain Nemo, The Sentinel, Gideon, Fantasy Island, Bewitched (TV series, narrator), The Wind in the Willows (voice)
Alex Meraz (Alejandro)
Born: January 10, 1985
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2
Anitra Ford
Born: January 13, 1942
Invasion of the Bee Girls, Messiah of Evil, Wonder Woman (1974 TV movie)
Vonetta McGee
Born: January 14, 1945
Died: July 9, 2010
The Eiger Sanction, Blacula
Carl Weathers
Born: January 14, 1948
Predator, Tales of the Unexpected, Alien Siege
James Todd Smith (“LL Cool J”)
Born: January 14, 1968
Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later, Deep Blue Sea
Mario Van Peebles
Born: January 15, 1957
The Outer Limits, Highlander: The Final Dimension, Full Eclipse
Dorian Missick
Born: January 15, 1976
Haven, The Cape
Richard Timothy Jones
Born: January 16, 1972
Revolution, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Eartha Kitt
Born: January 17, 1927
Batman, the series; The Emperor’s New Groove
James Earl Jones
Born: January 17, 1931
Star Wars trilogy, Field of Dreams
Naveen William Sidney Andrews
Born: January 17, 1969
Lost, Rollerball, Once Upon a Time
Samantha Mumba
Born: January 18, 1983
The Time Machine, Evolution
Edwidge Danticat, author
Born: January 19, 1969
Beloved
Marsha Thomason
Born: January 19, 1976
Lost, The Haunted Mansion, Black Knight
Denise Boutte
Born: January 19, 1982
Young Justice, Way of the Vampire
Reno Wilson
Born: January 20, 1970
Transformers franchise, She Creature
Kenneth “Ken” Leung
Born: January 21, 1970
Lost, X-Men: The Last Stand, Saw
Keith Hamilton Cobb
Born: January 28, 1962
Andromeda
Oprah Winfrey
Born: January 29, 1954
Beloved
Charles Stanley Dutton
Born: January 30, 1951
Alien 3, American Horror Story: Coven, Threshold, Gothika
Carol Channing, comedienne, award-winning actress, Broadway performer, singer
Born: January 31, 1921
Alice in Wonderland; voice roles: Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Two Stupid Dogs, The Magic School Bus, Thumbelina
FEBRUARY
Brandon Bruce Lee
Born: February 1, 1965
Died: March 31, 1993
The Crow
Rutina Wesley
Born: February 1, 1979
True Blood, 13 Sins
Duane Jones
Born: February 2, 1937
Died: July 22, 1988
Night of the Living Dead, Vampires, Negatives, Ganja and Hess
Leonard Jackson
Born: February 7, 1928
The Brother From Another Planet, Basket Case II
Marion H. “Pooch” Hall, Jr.
Born: February 8, 1977
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror, Warehouse 13
Jason Winston George
Born: February 9, 1972
The Witches of East End, Fallen
Brandy Norwood (“Brandy”)
Born: February 11, 1979
Arachnophobia, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Cinderella (TV movie)
Jesse Rath
Born: February 11, year unknown
Defiance, Being Human, The Howling: Reborn, Assassin’s Creed: Lineage
Enver Gjokaj
Born: February 12, 1980
The Avengers, The Walking Dead
Kelly Hu
Born: February 13, 1968
X-Men United
Ice-T (Tracy Lauren Marrow)
Born: February 16, 1958
Leprechaun in the Hood, Johnny Mnemonic, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Duckman, Batman Beyond
LeVar Burton (Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr.)
Born: February 16, 1957
Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Supernaturals, Rise of the Zombies
Mahershala Ali
Born: February 16, 1974
The 4400, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Genelle Williams
Born: February 18, 1984
Warehouse 13, Bitten, The Incredible Hulk
Steve James
Born: February 19, 1952
The Brother From Another Planet
Benicio Del Toro
Born: February 19, 1967
Sin City, The Wolfman, Thor: The Dark Collector, Big Top Pee Wee, Tales From the Crypt, Guardians of the Galaxy
Mika Nakashima
Born: February 19, 1983
Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil: Retribution
James Gaylyn
Born: February 20, 1942
Avatar, Power Rangers, Legend of the Seeker, Xena: Warrior Princess, Bridge to Terabithia
Abhi Sinha
Born: February 20, 1990
In Time, After the Dark
Tucker Smallwood
Born: February 22, 1944
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror, Contact, Deep Impact, Star Trek: Enterprise
Dichan Lachman
Born: February 22, 1982
Being Human, Dollhouse, Axtec Rex, Aquamarine, Bled
Kasi Lemmons
Born: February 24, 1961
Silence of the Lambs
Oumou Sangaré
Born: February 25, 1968
Beloved
Li Bingbing
Born: February 27, 1973
Resident Evil: Retribution, Transformers: Age of Extinction
Ysaye Maria Barnwell (singer, Sweet Honey in the Rock)
Born: February 28, 1946
Beloved
Tayshaun Prince (basketball player, Memphis Grizzlies)
Born: February 28, 1980
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
MARCH
Method Man (Wu-Tang Clan)
Born: March 2, 1971
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
Carol Lynn Maillard
Born: March 4, 1951
Beloved
Eva Mendes
Born: March 5, 1974
Ghost Rider, How to Catch a Monster
Jolene Blalock
Born: March 5, 1975
Star Trek Enterprise
Momoko Kôchi
Born: March 7, 1932
Died: November 5, 1998
The original Godzilla movies
Chrystee Pharris
Born: March 7, 1976
Passions, Chronicle
Hettienne Park
Born: March 7, 1983
Hannibal
Louise Beavers
Born: March 8, 1902
Died: October 26, 1962
Freaks
Boris Kodjoe
Born: March 8, 1973
Starship Troopers 3, Surrogates, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil: Retribution
Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Born: March 8, 1976
Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo II: Monsters Unleashed, Kim Possible: A Stitch in Time (voice), Witches of East End, Robot Chicken (voice), Wing Commander, Psych, I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Raúl Juliá (Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay)
Born: March 9, 1940
Died: October 24, 1994
Addams Family films, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Frankenstein Unbound, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Chaske Spencer
Born: March 9, 1975
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2
Jasmine Guy
Born: March 10, 1962
Scary Movie 5, Dead Like Me, Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Edi Gathegi
Born: March 10, 1979
X-Men: First Class, Beauty and the Beast, the Twilight movies
Terrence Dashon Howard
Born: March 11, 1969
Awake, Iron Man, The Princess and the Frog (voice)
Courtney B. Vance
Born: March 12, 1960
FlashForward, The Divide, Final Destination 5, Space Cowboys
Carol Speed
Born: March 14, 1945
Abby
Tamara Tunie
Born: March 14, 1959
The Devil’s Advocate, Captain Blackout, SeaQuest 2032
Grace Park
Born: March 14, 1974
Battlestar Galactica
Will.i.am (William Adams)
Born: March 15, 1975
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Erik Estrada (Henry Enrique Estrada)
Born: March 16, 1949
Kolchak The Night Stalker, Sealab 2021, Chupacabra vs. the Alamo
Tim Kang
Born: March 16, 1973
Night Tales, The Forgotten
Felisha Terrell
Born: March 16, 1979
Teen Wolf, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Richard Biggs
Born: March 18, 1960
Tremors (TV series), Invasion: Anime (documentary, 2002), Touched By An Angel, The Alien Within, Beauty and the Beast (1987), The Twilight Zone, Babylon 5, Babylon 5: In the Beginning, Babylon 5: Thirdspace, Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Vanessa L. Williams
Born: March 18, 1963
Eraser, Futuresport, 666 Park Avenue
Queen Latifah (Dana Elaine Owens)
Born: March 18, 1970
Stranger Than Fiction, Sphere, Living with the Dead
Yul Vázquez
Born: March 18 (year unknown)
Tales From the Crypt, War of the Worlds (2005), The Lottery, Futurestates, Fringe
De’Aundre Bonds
Born: March 19, 1976
Tales From the Hood
Freema Agyeman
Born: March 20, 1979
Doctor Who, Torchwood
Suraj Sharma
Born: March 21, 1993
Life of Pi
Will Yun Lee
Born: March 22, 1971
The Wolverine, Total Recall, Elektra, Superman: Unbound (voice), Bionic Woman (2007), Fallen (TV series), Witchblade, Brimstone, The Amazing Spider-Man (video game)
Guillermo Díaz (Rodriguez)
Born: March 22, 1975
Futurestates, Touched By An Angel, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (video game)
Akira Kurusawa
Born: March 23, 1910
Director, The Hidden Fortress, which inspired Star Wars
Robbie Gee
Born: March 24, 1970
Young Dracula, Underworld
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Born: March 24, 1990
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Whale Rider, The Almighty Johnsons
James McDaniel
Born: March 25, 1958
Stargate SG-1, Sacrifice
LisaGay Hamilton
Born: March 25, 1964
Beloved, Beastly, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, Alien Rising, Twelve Monkeys
Laz Alonso
Born: March 25, 1974
Avatar, Constantine
Kiowa Gordon
Born: March 25, 1990
Into the Darkness, Twilight Saga movies
Seychelle Gabriel
Born: March 25, 1991
Falling Skies, The Legend of Korra (voice), The Last Airbender
Jesús Salvador Treviño
Born: March 26, 1946
Director: Babylon 5, Deep Space 9, Voyager, Seaquest 2032
Tod Thawley
Born: March 26, 1971
Roswell, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Art Evans (Arthur James)
Born: March 27, 1942
Fright Night (1985), Alien Rising, The X-Files, Revenge of the Nerds
Jimmy Wong
Born: March 28, 1987
John Dies at the End, The Guild
Mark Consuelos
Born: March 30, 1971
American Horror Story: Coven, My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Tony Cox
Born: March 31, 1958
Beetlejuice, Spaceballs, Return of the Jedi, Captain EO, Willow, Oz the Great and Powerful, Almost Human
APRIL
Dave Olyelwo
Born: April 2, 1969
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Ajay Devgn
Born: April 2, 1969
Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Bhoot (2003)
Roselyn Sánchez
Born: April 2, 1973
Nightstalker, Cayo
Adam Michael Rodríguez
Born: April 2, 1975
Roswell, All Souls
Deon Richmond
Born: April 2, 1978
Hatchet, Scream 3
Eddie Murphy
Born: April 3, 1961
The Shrek franchise, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, The Nutty Professor (1996), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Dr. Doolittle I & II, The PJs (voice), The Golden Child, Vampire in Brooklyn, Mulan (voice), The Haunted Mansion
Phillip Morris
Born: April 4, 1959
Smallville, Black Panther, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Star Trek, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Babylon 5, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Atlantis: The Lost Empire (voice), Atlantis: Milo’s Return, Justice League (voice), Green Lantern: The Animated Series (voice)
Lorraine Toussaint
Born: April 4, 1960
Forever, Dark Skies, Numb3rs, Red Dwarf, M.A.N.T.I.S
David Blaine
Born: April 4, 1973
Illusionist
Haruma Miura
Born: April 5, 1990
Samurai High School, Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Ivan Dixon
Born: April 6, 1931
(Hogan’s Heroes), The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits
Billy Dee Williams
Born: April 6, 1937
The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Batman
Clarke Peters
Born: April 7, 1952
Doctor Who: Dreamland, Life on Mars, Outland
Jackie Chan
Born: April 7, 1954
The Forbidden Kingdom, Jackie Chan Adventures, Mulan (voice), The Myth
Sung Kang
Born: April 8, 1972
Forbidden Warrior, Knight Rider (2008)
Orlando Jones
Born: April 10, 1968
Sleepy Hollow, Evolution
Jamie Jilynn Chung
Born: April 10, 1983
Believe, Sucker Punch
Bokeem Woodbine
Born: April 13, 1973
Blade: The Series, Riddick, The Host
Wesley French
Born: April 13, 1979
Defiance, Mutant X, Skinwalkers
Michael Ansara
Born: April 15, 1922
Died: July 31, 2013
Star Trek (original), Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Flex Alexander (Mark Alexander Knox)
Born: April 15, 1970
Snakes on a Plane, The Hills Have Eyes 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Born: April 16, 1947
The Stand
Martin Lawrence
Born: April 16, 1965
Black Knight
L. Scott Caldwell (Laverne Scott)
Born: April 17, 1950
Lost, The Net
Kimberly Elise
Born: April 17, 1967
Beloved, Twilight Zone (2002), Masters of Science Fiction
Henry Ian Cusick Chávez
Born: April 17, 1967
Lost, Fringe
Robert Hooks
Born: April 18, 1937
M.A.N.T.I.S., The Flash, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
Noble Johnson
Born: April 18, 1881
Died: January 9, 1978
King Kong (original, 1933), Son of Kong, Dante’s Inferno (1924), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916), The Mummy (1932), The Most Dangerous Game, She, Lost Horizon, Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), A Game of Death, Angel on My Shoulder
Fred Scruggs Fredro Starr
Born: April 18, 1971
Blade: The Series, Vegas Vampires, The Addiction
Tobi-Wan D’Acosta
Born: April 18, 1983
Moonlight
Chloe Bennet
Born: April 18, 1992
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
George Takei
Born: April 20, 1937
Star Trek (TV and movies), Twilight Zone, Oblivion
Joel de la Fuente
Born: April 21, 1969
Space: Above and Beyond, The Happening, The Adjustment Bureau, Hemlock Grove, Julia
Brian J. White
Born: April 21, 1975
The Cabin in the Woods, Moonlight
Francis Capra
Born: April 22, 1983
Heroes
Dev Patel
Born: April 23, 1990
Chappie, The Last Airbender
Djimon Gaston Hounsou
Born: April 24, 1964
Guardians of the Galaxy, Stargate, Push
Gina Torres
Born: April 25, 1969
Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Hannibal
Joan Chen
Born: April 26, 1961
Cyber Wars, Twin Peaks
Debra Wilson
Born: April 26, 1962
Avatar, Celebrity Paranormal Project
Jet Li
Born: April 26, 1963
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The One
Penélope Cruz Sánchez
Born: April 28, 1974
Brujas, Vanilla Sky
Jessica Alba
Born: April 28, 1981
Dark Angel, Fantastic 4
Sam Jones III
Born: April 29, 1983
Smallville
Adrian Pasdar
Born: April 30, 1965
Heroes, Near Dark, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
MAY
Roscoe Lee Browne
Born: May 2, 1922
Died: April 11, 2007
Logan’s Run, Treasure Planet
Dwayne Johnson (“The Rock”)
Born: May 2, 1972
The Scorpion King, Hercules, G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Dulé Hill
Born: May 3, 1975
Psych, 10.5
Darrin Henson
Born: May 5, 1972
Tekken
Gabourey Sidibe
Born: May 6, 1983
American Horror Story: Coven
Lynn Whitfield
Born: May 6, 1953
Touched By An Angel, Jaws: The Revenge
Thelma Houston
Born: May 7, 1946
Beloved
Wilmer Calderon
Born: May 8, 1975
10,000 Days, Dexter, Devil’s Highway, Stephen King’s Dead Zone (TV series)
Rosario Dawson
Born: May 9, 1979
Men in Black II, The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Lorena Gale
Born: May 9, 1958
Died: June 21, 2009
Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins, The Butterfly Effect, Fantastic Four, The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Battlestar Galactica, Masters of Science Fiction, Bionic Woman (2007), The 4400, Sanctuary, Slither, Supernatural, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Chronicles of Riddick, Kingdom Hospital, Tru Calling, Stephen King’s The Dead Zone (2003), Shadow Realm, Halloween: Resurrection, Dark Angel, Stargate SG-1, The Outer Limits, Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century, The Sentinel, The X-Files, Highlander (TV), The Fly II
Taurean Blacque
Born: May 10, 1941
Deep Star Six
Darryl M. Bell
Born: May 10, 1963
Homeboys in Outer Space
Kenan Thompson
Born: May 10, 1978
Snakes on a Plane, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
“Ving” Rhames (Irving Rameses Rhames)
Born: May 12, 1959
Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, The People Under the Stairs
Vanessa A. Williams
Born: May 12, 1963
Candyman
Kim Fields
Born: May 12, 1969
Mork & Mindy, The Kid With the Broken Halo
Franklyn Ajaye
Born: May 13, 1949
The ‘Burbs, Queen of the Damned
Tamara Dobson
Born: May 14, 1947
Jason of Star Command, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Amazons (TV-1984)
Cleavant Derricks, Jr.
Born: May 15, 1953
Sliders
Russell Hornsby
Born: May 15, 1974
Grimm, Haunted
Danny Trejo
Born: May 16, 1944
Anaconda, From Dusk Till Dawn
Janet Jackson
Born: May 16, 1956
The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Tiya Sircar
Born: May 16, 1982
The Witches of East End, The Vampire Diaries
Hill Harper
Born: May 17, 1966
Beloved, The 4400, The Breed
Busta Rhymes (Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.)
Born: May 20, 1972
The Rugrats Movie (voice), Halloween: Resurrection
Tahmoh Penikett
Born: May 20, 1975
Supernatural, Man of Steel, Continuum, Arrow, Haven, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Riverworld, Dollhouse, Titan Maximum, Robot Chicken, Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica: Razor, Smallville
Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud)
Born: May 21, 1952
Alvin & the Chipmunks, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Out of This World, The Terrible Thunderlizards, Inspector Gadget, The Simpsons (voice), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Aaron Yoo
Born: May 21, 1979
The Tomorrow People
Sun Ra/Le Sony’r Ra (Herman Poole Blount)
Born: May 22, 1914
Died: May 30, 1993
Space is the Place
Paul Winfield
Born: May 22, 1939
Died: March 7, 2004
The Terminator, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Mars Attacks!, The Charmings, Babylon 5, Gargoyles, Touched By An Angel
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Born: May 22, 1964
3rd Rock From the Sun, Terminator II
Maggie Denise Quigley (“Maggie Q”)
Born: May 22, 1979
Priest
Scatman Crothers
Born: May 22, 1979
Born: May 23, 1910
Died: November 22, 1986
Coonskin, The Shining
Philip Michael Thomas
Born: May 26, 1949
Coonskin, The Wizard of Speed and Time, The New Adventures of Wonder Woman
Lenny Kravitz
Born: May 26, 1964
The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Madeleine Mantock
Born: May 26, year unknown
The Tomorrow People
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
Born: May 27, 1936
The Batman, Enemy Mine, Stargate SG-1
Dondre Whitfield
Born: May 27, 1969
Ghost Whisperer, Eureka
Nonso Anozie
Born: May 28, 1979
Dracula (TV), Game of Thrones
Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke
Born: May 28, 1983
The 4400, Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
JUNE
Morgan Freeman
Born: June 1, 1937
Seven, Transcendence, The Lego Movie (voice), Oblivion, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Conan the Barbarian (2011), War of the Worlds (2005), Bruce Almighty, Dreamcatcher, Deep Impact, Outbreak
Cleavon Little
Born: June 1, 1939
Died: October 22, 1992
(Blazing Saddles), Once Bitten
Anthony Montgomery
Born: June 2, 1971
Star Trek: Enterprise
Wentworth Miller
Born: June 2, 1972
Resident Evil franchise, Dinotopia, Underworld
Irma P. Hall
Born: June 3, 1935
Beloved, Wolf
Keith David Williams
Born: June 4, 1956
The Chronicles of Riddick, The Cape, Cloud Atlas, The Thing (1982)
Lance Reddick
Born: June 7, 1962
Fringe, American Horror Story: Coven
Bernie Casey
Born: June 8, 1939
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde; Amazon Women on the Moon; Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure; In the Mouth of Madness; The Man Who Fell to Earth
Lexa Doig
Born: June 8, 1973
Andromeda, Continuum
Dayo Okeniyi
Born: June 14, 1988
The Hunger Games, Revolution
Ray Santiago
Born: June 15, 1984
In Time
Bill Cobbs
Born: June 16, 1934
Night at the Museum, The Brother From Another Planet
John Yohan Cho
Born: June 16, 1972
Star Trek
Alana De La Garza
Born: June 18, 1976
Forever, Charmed, Smallville, Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Meaghan Rath
Born: June 18, 1986
Being Human
Elain R. Graham
Born: June 19, 1949
666 Park Avenue
Zoe Saldana
Born: June 19, 1978
Avatar I, II; Star Trek Into Darkness; Guardians of the Galaxy
Ray Stoney
Born: June 20, 1975
Stephen King’s Under the Dome
Collins Pennie
Born: June 20, 1985
In Time, Prom Night, Hell On Earth
Schoolly D (Jesse B. Weaver, Jr.)
Born: June 22, 1962
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (narrator, theme music)
Paterson Joseph
Born: June 22, 1964
Æon Flux, Chop Socky Chooks, Ghosts of Albion: Legacy, Ghosts of Albion: Embers, Survivors, Hyperdrive, Jekyll, Neverwhere, Doctor Who, The Leftovers
Donald Faison
Born: June 22, 1974
(Scrubs), Skyline
Jimmie Walker
Born: June 25, 1947
(Good Times), The Guyver, Super Shark
Kene Holliday (Kenneth Earl Holliday)
Born: June 25, 1949
The Incredible Hulk, G.I. Joe cartoon (voice), G.I. Joe: The Movie, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
John Beasley
Born: June 26, 1943
Lost Souls, The Gift, Millenium
Yancey Arias
Born: June 27, 1971
Medium, The Time Machine, Legion, Warehouse 13, Charmed
Razaaq Adoti
Born: June 27, 1973
Doom, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Haven
Benito Martinez
Born: June 28, 1971
Supernatural, Outbreak, Torchwood
Conni Marie Brazelton
Born: June 28, 1955
The People Under the Stairs
Rick Gonzalez
Born: June 30, 1979
Reaper
David Alan Grier
Born: June 30, 1956
Tales From the Hood, Bewitched (2005), Jumanji
JULY
Andre Braugher
Born: July 1, 1962
The Andromeda Strain, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, ‘Salem’s Lot (2004), The Mist
Henry Simmons
Born: July 1, 1970
Ravenswood
Blu Mankuma
Born: July 5, 1948
M.A.N.T.I.S, Fringe, Smallville, The League of Super Evil, The X-Files, Supernatural, Forever Knight, Trollz, Andromeda, Dead Like Me, The Twilight Zone (2002), Stephen King’s Dead Zone (2002), Night Visions, X-Men Evolution, The Outer Limits, Honey I Shrunk the Kids (TV), Intensity, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures (TV), G.I. Joe
Cree Summer
Born: July 7, 1969
(A Different World), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (voice), Sabrina: The Animated Series (voice)
Jimmy Smits
Born: July 9, 1955
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (game, voice), Dexter, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, The Tommyknockers, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, The Believers
Enrique Murciano
Born: July 9, 1973
666 Park Avenue, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Chiwetelu Umeadi “Chiwetel” Ejiofor, OBE
Born: July 10, 1977
Serenity, Children of Men, 2012
Linda Park
Born: July 9, 1979
Star Trek: Enterprise, Infestation, Spectres, Jurassic Park II
Jeremy Ray Valdez
Born: July 10, 1980
Constantine, The Nightmare Room
Beah Richards
Born: July 12, 1920
Died: September 14, 2000
Beloved
Denise Nicholas
Born: July 12, 1944
Blacula, Ghost Dad
Natalie Desselle
Born: July 12, 1967
(B.A.P.S.), Cinderella (1997 TV movie)
Mayte Michelle Rodriguez
Born: July 12, 1978
Avatar, Lost, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Retribution, The Breed, Bloodrayne, Machete, Machete Kills, Battle: Los Angeles
Natalie Martinez
Born: July 12, 1984
Stephen King’s Under the Dome
Ken Jeong
Born: July 13, 1969
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Vampires Suck
Lana Parrilla
Born: July 15, 1977
Once Upon a Time
Andre Royo
Born: July 18, 1968
Fringe, Heroes
Vin Diesel
Born: July 18, 1967
Riddick, Guardians of the Galaxy, Babylon A.D., Pitch Black,The Chronicles of Riddick: Into Pitch Back, The Iron Giant (voice)
Eddie Matos
Born: July 18, 1978
Psych, Charmed, Tru Calling, Ghost Whisperer, Awake, Call of Duty: Back Ops II (game, voice)
Omar Epps
Born: July 20, 1973
Scream 2, Resurrection, Dracula 2000
Osric Chau
Born: July 20, 1986
Supernatural, 2012, The 100, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Danny Glover (Daniel Lebern Glover)
Born: July 22, 1946
Predator 2, Touch, Space Warriors, Age of the Dragons, Angels in the Outfield, Nite Tales: The Series, The Shaggy Dog (2006), Earthsea, Saw, Beloved
Marlon Wayans
Born: July 23, 1972
Dungeons and Dragons, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Scary Movie series
Kadeem Hardison
Born: July 24, 1965
(A Different World), Vampire in Brooklyn
Jennifer Lopez
Born: July 24, 1969
Ice Age: Continental Drift (movie and video game – voice), Anaconda, The Cell
Dileep Rao
Born: July 29, 1973
Avatar, Drag Me To Hell, Inception
Laurence Fishburne
Born: July 30, 1961
The Matrix trilogy, Hannibal, Event Horizon, Man of Steel, Cherry 2000, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (voice), Predators, The Colony
Wesley Trent Snipes
Born: July 31, 1962
Blade, Blade II, Blade: Trinity, Futuresport
Dean Cain
Born: July 31, 1966
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Futuresport, Smallville
AUGUST
Zuleyka Silver
Born: August 2, 1991
In Time
Isaiah Washington IV
Born: August 3, 1963
The Hundred, The Bionic Woman
Michael Ealy
Born: August 3, 1973
Almost Human, Underworld: Awakening
Daniel Dae Kim
Born: August 4, 1968
Lost, Arena, Spider-Man 2, The Legend of Korra, Justice League (voice), Avatar: The Last Airbender (voice, TV, 2006), The Cave, Angel, Star Trek: Voyager, Charmed
Meghan Markle
Born: August 4, 1981
Fringe, Knight Rider
M. Night Shyamalan
Born: August 6, 1970
The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village
Julian Acosta
Born: August 7, year unknown
Futurestates
Harold Perrineau, Jr.
Born: August 7, 1963
Lost, The Matrix, 28 Weeks Later
Cirroc Lofton
Born: August 7, 1978
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Texas Battle
Born: August 9, 1980
Final Destination 3, Wrong Turn 2, Hydra, Boggy Creek
Dawnn Lewis
Born: August 13, 1961
The 10th Kingdom
Carl Winston Lumbly
Born: August 14, 1951
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Halle Maria Berry
Born: August 14, 1966
X-Men, Cloud Atlas, Gothika, Catwoman
Tanedra Howard
Born: August 15, 1980
Saw IV, Saw 3-D, Scream Queens
Angela Bassett
Born: August 16, 1958
American Horror Story: Coven, Strange Days
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Born: August 18, 1970
Jeremiah
William Horace Marshall
Born: August 19, 1924
Died: June 11, 2003
Blacula, Scream Blacula Scream, Abby, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Star Trek
Paula Jai Parker
Born: August 19, 1969
Tales From the Hood
Jamil Walker Smith
Born: August 20, 1982
Stargate Universe
Clarence Williams III
Born: August 21, 1939
(Mod Squad), Tales From the Hood
Loretta Devine
Born: August 21, 1949
Supernatural, Urban Legends: Final Cut
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Born: August 22, 1967
The Mummy Returns, Lost
Brandon Adams
Born: August 22, 1979
The People Under the Stairs, Ghost in the Machine
Blair Erwin Underwood
Born: August 25, 1964
The Event, Gattaca, Deep Impact
Peter Mensah
Born: August 27, 1959
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, True Blood, Transformers Prime
J. August (Jaime Augusto) Richards III
Born: August 28, 1973
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Angel
Quvenzhané Wallis
Born: August 28, 2003
(12 Years a Slave), Beasts of the Southern Wild, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (voice)
Xernona Clayton
Born: August 30, 1930
The House on Skull Mountain
Christopher “Chris” Tucker
Born: August 31, 1971
The Fifth Element
SEPTEMBER
Keanu Charles Reeves
Born: September 2, 1964
The Matrix trilogy, A Scanner Darkly, Constantine, 47 Ronin, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still remake), Johnny Mnemonic
Damon Wayans, Sr.
Born: September 4, 1960
Blankman, Last Action Hero, Earth Girls Are Easy
Katerina “Kat” Alexandre Graham
Born: September 5, 1989
The Vampire Diaries
Idrissa Akuna “Idris” Elba
Born: September 6, 1972
Pacific Rim, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Prometheus, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, 28 Weeks Later
Naomie Harris
Born: September 6, 1976
28 Days Later, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Jay Laga’aia
Born: September 10, 1963
Daybreakers, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Taraji Henson
Born: September 11, 1970
Satan’s School for Girls (2000), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Roxann Dawson
Born: September 11, 1964
Star Trek: Voyager
Barry White, singer (Barry Eugene Carter)
Born: September 12, 1944
Died: July 4, 2003
Coonskin
Ramon Franco
Born: September 12, 1963
Resident Evil: Extinction, Medium, X-Files
Robert Wisdom
Born: September 14, 1953
Supernatural, Poltergeist: The Legacy
Jada Pinkett Smith
Born: September 18, 1971
Scream 2, The Matrix franchise
Rosanna Carter
Born: September 20, 1918
The Brother From Another Planet
Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.
Born: September 22, 1971
The Walking Dead, The Machinist
Daniella Alonso
Born: September 22, 1978
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror, The Collector, Black Knight, Re-Kill, The Hills Have Eyes 2, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Chelsea Tavares
Born: September 22, 1991
Fright Night (2011)
Rosalind Chao
Born: September 23, 1957
Star Trek: The Next Generation, DS9
Anthony Mackie
Born: September 23, 1979
The Adjustment Bureau, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Willard Carroll “Will” Smith, Jr.
Born: September 25, 1968
Men in Black I, II, III; Hancock; Independence Day; I Robot; I Am Legend; After Earth
Shelley Conn
Born: September 21, 1976
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Terra Nova, Marchlands, The Lottery
Scott Lawrence
Born: September 27, 1963
Avatar, The Host, Cloverfield
Indra Ové
Born: September 27, 1968
Resident Evil: Retribution, Interview With a Vampire, The Fifth Element
Joe Torry
Born: September 28, 1965
Tales From the Hood
Alexis Cruz
Born: September 29, 1974
Stargate, Touched By an Angel, Stargate SG-1, Drag Me to Hell
Manuel Tadros
Born: September 30, 1956
Assassin’s Creed: Lineage
Li Xiaolu
Born: September 30, 1982
Push, The Dragon Heroes, Beauty World (TV series, China)
OCTOBER
Esai Morales
Born: October 1, 1962
Caprica, Jericho
Avery Franklin Brooks
Born: October 2, 1948
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Keiko Agena
Born: October 3, 1973
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Nightmare Room
Tessa Thompson
Born: October 3, 1983
666 Park Avenue
Dana Davis
Born: October 4, 1978
Heroes, Prom Night (2008)
Manu Bennett
Born: October 10, 1969
30 Days of Night
Lennie James
Born: October 11, 1965
Jericho, The Walking Dead
Charles Gordone
First African-American to win Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Born: October 12, 1925
Died: November 16, 1995
Coonskin
Hiroyuki Sanada, MBE
Born: October 12, 1960
Lost, Helix, Wolverine
Usher Raymond IV (“Usher”)
Born: October 14, 1978
The Faculty
Joseph Thomas “Joe” Morton, Jr.
Born: October 18, 1947
The Brother From Another Planet, Highlander, Eureka, The Astronaut’s Wife, Terminator II: Judgment Day, Paycheck
Snoop Dogg (Calvin Corodovar Bradus, Jr.)
Born: October 20, 1971
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror, Scary Movie 5
Amandla Stenberg
Born: October 23, 1998
The Hunger Games, Sleepy Hollow
Mehcad Brooks
Born: October 25, 1980
True Blood
James Pickens, Jr.
Born: October 26, 1954
The X-Files
François Chau
Born: October 26, 1959
Lost, Stargate SG-1, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Reggie Lee/Valdez
Born: October 26, 1973
Grimm, The Dark Knight Rises, No Ordinary Family
Ruby Dee
Born: October 27, 1922
Died: June 11, 2014
The Stand, Cat People (1982)
Samantha Logan
Born: October 27, 1996
666 Park Avenue
Jane White
Born: October 30, 1922
Died: July 24, 2011
Beloved
Michael Anthony Beach
Born: October 30, 1963
The Abyss, Stargate: Atlantis, Justice League
Nia Long
Born: October 30, 1970
Stigmata, Premonition
Erica Cerra
Born: October 31, 1979
Eureka, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica
NOVEMBER
Mike Evans
Born: November 3, 1949
Died: December 14, 2006
(Good Times, All in the Family, The Jeffersons), The House on Skull Mountain
Thandie Newton
Born: November 6, 1972
Beloved, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Vampire Chronicles
Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Clippers)
Born: November 6, 1979
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
Kim Yoon-jin (Yunjin Kim)
Born: November 7, 1973
Lost
Esther Rolle
Born: November 8, 1920
Died: November 17, 1998
(Good Times), Poltergeist: The Legacy
Alfre Woodard
Born: November 8, 1952
True Blood, Star Trek: First Contact, The Core
Albert P. Hall
Born: November 10, 1937
Brimstone, Beloved
Michael Jai White
Born: November 10, 1967
Spawn, The Dark Knight, Arrow
Whoopi Goldberg
Born: November 13, 1955
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Ghost, Alice in Wonderland
Aisha Hinds
Born: November 13, 1975
Stephen King’s Under the Dome, Star trek: Into the Darkness, True Blood, Mr. Brooks, Stargate SG-1, Invasion (TV, 2005-2006), Medium
Sammy Sheik
Born: November 15, 1981
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Yaya Alafia
Born: November 15, 1982
In Time, Tron: Legacy
Harry Lennix
Born: November 16, 1964
Dollhouse, Man of Steel, The Matrix: Revolutions
Lisa Bonet
Born: November 16, 1967
Lathe of Heaven, Tales From the Darkside, Angel Heart
Demore Barnes
Born: November 16, 1976
Hannibal, Hemlock Grove, Supernatural, Fringe, Awakening
Delroy George Lindo
Born: November 18, 1952
Beauty and the Beast, Believe
Naoko Mori
Born: November 19, 1971
Doctor Who, Torchwood
Sandrine Holt
Born: November 19, 1972
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Underworld: Awakening
Sullivan Walker
Born: November 20, 1946
Earth 2
Ming-Na Wen
Born: November 20, 1963
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Stargate Universe, Eureka, Push
Alexander Siddig (Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi)
Born: November 21, 1965
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Michael Kenneth Williams
Born: November 22, 1966
The Road, RoboCop
Derrick Brice
Born: November 23, 1962
The Return of the Living Dead
Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield
Born: November 23, 1967
Eureka, Gargoyles
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Born: November 24, 1956
Gargoyles, Spawn
Garcelle Beauvais
Born: November 26, 1966
I Know Who Killed Me, Manhunter
Bruce Lee
Born: November 27, 1940
Died: July 20, 1973
Kato in The Green Hornet
Kirk Acevedo
Born: November 27, 1971
Fringe, The Walking Dead, Grimm, Collision Earth (TV movie), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 12 Monkeys (TV, 2015)
S. Epatha Merkerson
Born: November 28, 1952
Jacob’s Ladder, Terminator II: Judgment Day
Samuel Monroe, Jr.
Born: November 28, 1973
Tales From the Hood
Don Cheadle
Born: November 29, 1964
Iron Man/Avengers franchise
Teyo Johnson
Born: November 29, 1981
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
Adam Jamal Craig
Born: November 29, year unknown
In Time
Nelsan Ellis
Born: November 30, 1978
True Blood
DECEMBER
Obba Babatundé
Born: December 1, 1951
Star Wars (Video Games), M.A.N.T.I.S, April Fools, Necronomicon, The Eye (2008)
Nestor Gastón Carbonell
Born: December 1, 1967
Lost, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Bates Motel
Charles Michael Davis
Born: December 1, 1984
The Originals, The Vampire Diaries
Zoë Kravitz
Born: December 1, 1988
X-Men: First Class, After Earth
John L. Adams
Born: December 4, 1970
Stephen King’s Dead Zone
Tony Todd
Born: December 4, 1954
Night of The Living Dead, The Crow
Tyra Banks
Born: December 4, 1973
Halloween: Resurrection
Paula Patton
Born: December 5, 1975
Mirrors, Warcraft (2015), Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Armando Riesco
Born: December 5, 1977
A Gifted Man, Elementary, Fringe, National Treasure, National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Colin Salmon
Born: December 6, 1962
Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Retribution, Arrow, Punisher: War Zone, Blood: The Last Vampire, Alien vs. Predator, Hex, Dinotopia, Annihilation Earth, Devil’s Playground
Jeffrey Wright
Born: December 7, 1965
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Only Lovers Left Alive
Michael Dorn
Born: December 9, 1952
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Jolene Aiko Purdy
Born: December 9, 1983
Donnie Darko, Stephen King’s Under the Dome
Michael Clarke Duncan
Born: December 10, 1957
Died: September 3, 2012
Daredevil, Planet of the Apes, Green Lantern, The Green Mile
Raven-Symoné
Born: December 10, 1985
Dr. Doolittle, Kim Possible animated series (voice), Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
Mos Def aka Dante Terrell Smith aka Yasiin Bey
Born: December 11, 1973
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
KC Collins (Christopher Carl Collins)
Born: December 12, 1951
Lost Girl
Garrett Richard Wang
Born: December 15, 1968
Star Trek: Voyager
Benjamin Bratt
Born: December 16, 1963
Despicable Me 1 and 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1 and 2, The Andromeda Strain (2008), Catwoman, Red Planet, The Woodsman,
Ernest Lee “Ernie” Hudson, Sr.
Born: December 17, 1945
Ghostbusters, The Crow, Heroes
Wes Studi
Born: December 17, 1947
Avatar, Mystery Men
Ossie Davis
Born: December 18, 1917
Dr. Doolittle, Touched By An Angel, The Soul Collector (TV), The Stand, Dinosaur (voice), Bubba Ho-Tep
Tim Reid
Born: December 19, 1944
Stephen King’s It
Jennifer Beals
Born: December 19, 1963
The Bride, Vampire’s Kiss, The Grudge 2, Prophecy II
Ernest Morrison (“Sunshine Sammy” Morrison)
Born: December 20, 1912
Died: July 24, 1989
(Member of the Original “Our Gang”), Spooks Run Wild, Ghosts on the Loose
Iqbal Theba
Born: December 20, 1963
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Ramon Rodriguez
Born: December 20, 1979
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Battle Los Angeles
Samuel L. Jackson
Born: December 21, 1948
Avengers; Iron Man I, II; Star Wars; Thor; Jurassic Park; Captain America: The First Avenger; Unbreakable, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Amaury Nolasco
Born: December 24, 1970
Transformers
C.C.H. Pounder (Carol Christine Hilaria)
Born: December 25, 1952
Avatar, Warehouse 13, Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight, Arkham Origins
John Amos
Born: December 27, 1929
(Good Times, Roots), The Beastmaster
Theresa Randle
Born: December 27, 1964
Spawn, Space Jam
Nichelle Nichols
Born: December 28, 1932
Star Trek, The Supernaturals
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
Born: December 28, 1954
The Book of Eli, Fallen, Déjà Vu, The Bone Collector, The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Israel Aduramo Oyelumade
Born: December 28, 1968
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Exorcist: The Beginning
Mekhi Thira Phifer
Born: December 29, 1974
Torchwood, Dawn of the Dead, Asher
Daniel Sunjata
Born: December 30, 1971
The Dark Knight Rises
Tyrese Gibson
Born: December 30, 1978
Transformers, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Death Race
Kristin Kreuk
Born: December 30, 1982
Smallville, Beauty and the Beast
Li Gong
Born: December 31, 1965
Hannibal Rising
Tembi Locke
Born: December 31, 1969
Sliders, Eureka
Bronson Pelletier
Born: December 31, 1986
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2, Dinosapien
Birthdates unknown:
Jasika Nicole – 1980
Fringe
Dark Matters 