Richard Tiffany Gere (* 31. August 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler.
James Harrison Coburn III (* 31. August 1928 in Laurel, Nebraska; † 18. November 2002 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler.
Shin Hye-sun (신혜선) is a South Korean actress.
Christopher "Chris" Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy and Smokey in the 1995 film Friday. Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest son of Mary Louise and Norris Tucker. Tucker was raised in Decatur, Georgia. After graduating from Columbia High School, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy and movies. In 1992, Tucker was a frequent performer on Def Comedy Jam. He made his cinematic debut in House Party 3, and gained greater film recognition alongside rapper Ice Cube in the 1995 film Friday. In 1997, he co-starred with Charlie Sheen in Money Talks, and alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element. Tucker did not reprise his role of Smokey in Next Friday (2000) because he had become a born-again Christian after filming Money Talks (1997).He later starred in the 1998 martial arts action comedy Rush Hour and its sequels, Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3, in which he played James Carter, an abrasive wise-cracking detective. Tucker is good friends with fellow Rush Hour star Jackie Chan, and was also close friends with the late singer Michael Jackson, introducing and dancing with him at his 30th Anniversary Special, appearing in Jackson's video "You Rock My World" from his 2001 album Invincible and attending Jackson's memorial service. A friend of Bill Clinton, Tucker has traveled with the former President overseas, though he endorsed Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primaries. On February 13, 2009, Tucker participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Celebrity Game.
Dee Bradley Baker (* 31. August 1962 in Bloomington, Indiana) ist ein US-amerikanischer Synchronsprecher. Bekannt ist er als Originalstimme von Ra's al Ghul in Batman: Arkham City, Appa in Avatar – Der Herr der Elemente sowie der Klonkrieger in verschiedenen Star-Wars-Projekten.
Born in Puerto Rico, Yara Martinez is a Cuban-American film and television actress, best known for playing recurring character Dr. Luisa Alver on the comedy-drama series "Jane the Virgin".
Daniel Bernhardt (* 31. August 1965 in Worblaufen) ist ein Schweizer Stuntman und Schauspieler.
Larry Michael Hankin is an American character actor, performer, director, comedian and producer. He is known for his major film roles as Charley Butts in Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Ace in Running Scared (1986), and Carl Alphonse in Billy Madison (1995). He had smaller roles as Doobie in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Sergeant Balzak in Home Alone, Mr. Heckles in Friends, and Joe in Breaking Bad.
Jack Thompson (* 31. August 1940 in Manly, Sydney, als John Hadley Payne) ist ein australischer Schauspieler.
Jung Kyung-ho (Korean: 정경호; born August 31, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He became well known for his supporting roles in I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004) and Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007), and his leading roles in Smile, You (2009) and Heartless City (2013). He has since had leading roles in Beating Again (2015), One More Happy Ending (2016), Missing Nine (2017), Prison Playbook (2017–2018), Life on Mars (2018), When the Devil Calls Your Name (2019), Hospital Playlist (2020–2021) and Crash Course in Romance (2023).
Aleksander Krupa, often credited as Olek Krupa, born August 31, 1955, is a Polish actor best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in Blue Streak and Home Alone 3. He also notably portrayed a Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's Behind Enemy Lines.On television he appears in many Law & Order episodes.
Sara Elena Ramírez (* 31. August 1975 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexiko) ist US-amerikanischer Nationalität, mexikanischer Herkunft und in den Bereichen Schauspiel sowie Gesang tätig. Bekannt wurde Ramírez vor allem durch die Rolle der Dr. Calliope Iphegenia ‚Callie‘ Torres in der Krankenhausserie Grey’s Anatomy.
Kevin Willmott (born August 31, 1959) is an American film director and screenwriter, and professor of film at the University of Kansas. He is known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing Ninth Street, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and Bunker Hill. His The Only Good Indian (2009) was a feature film about Native American children at an Indian boarding school and the forced assimilation that took place. In Jayhawkers (2014), he followed the life of Wilt Chamberlain, Phog Allen and the 1956 Kansas Jayhawks basketball team. Willmott has collaborated with Spike Lee, with whom he shared an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman. The two again collaborated in writing Da 5 Bloods, released worldwide digitally on June 12, 2020.
Noble Willingham (* 31. August 1931 in Mineola, Texas; † 17. Januar 2004 in Palm Springs, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler.
Julie Ann Brown (* 31. August 1958 in Van Nuys, Kalifornien) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Drehbuchautorin.
Zack Ward (born August 31, 1970) is a Canadian actor.
Charles Kay (* 31. August 1930 in Coventry als Charles Piff) ist ein britischer Schauspieler.
Stuart Beattie (* 1972) ist ein australischer Drehbuchautor und Filmregisseur.
Michael "Mike" Erwin (* 31. August 1978 in Dalton, Georgia) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Erwin besuchte die Martin High School in Arlington im US-Bundesstaat Texas. Seinen Durchbruch schaffte er mit der Fernsehserie Everwood als Colin Hart.
Jaylen Madison Barron (* 3. März 1998 in Nevada) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, die auch als Model in Print- oder Fernsehwerbungen eingesetzt wird. Sie erlangte unter anderem durch ihre Rolle der Mary Barnes in See Dad Run und der Lauren Dabney in Meine Schwester Charlie internationale Bekanntheit.
Jonathan James Cake (* 31. August 1967 in Worthing, West Sussex) ist ein britischer Schauspieler.
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (* 31. August 1970 in New York City) ist eine US-amerikanische Sängerin, Schauspielerin und Songschreiberin, die vor allem in den 1980er Jahren einige Hits hatte.
Joshua Close (* 31. August 1981 in Oakville, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Schauspieler.
Nicholas Mark Reding (born 31 August 1962 in Chiswick, London) is an English actor. During a career of more than two decades, he is probably best known for playing PC Pete Ramsey in The Bill and DI Michael Connor in the BBC crime thriller series Silent Witness. His many TV and film appearances include The Monocled Mutineer, Bodyguards, Oscar, Peak Practice, Frank Stubbs Promotes, Minder, Tales from the Crypt, Bugs, Sword of Honour, A Touch of Frost, Paradise Postponed, Murder in Mind, Boon, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Captive, Mister Johnson, The House of Eliott, Police 2020, Sunburn, Croupier, Judge John Deed, The Constant Gardener, Blood Diamond and Soul Boy. On stage he played Joseph Porter Pitt in Tony Kushner's Angels in America at the Royal National Theatre, as well as leading roles at the Royal Court. He also appeared in Lovejoy.
Todd Carty is a British actor best known for playing Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill and its spin-off Tucker's Luck, Mark Fowler in EastEnders and Gabriel Kent in The Bill.
Mariano Venancio (born 1947) is a Spanish stage, television and film actor.
Jonathan LaPaglia (born August 31, 1969) is an Australian actor known for his roles as Frank Parker on Seven Days, Kevin Debreno on The District and Tommy McNamara on New York Undercover.
Henderson is known mostly for his stage work. He won the 2015 Obie Award for Best Actor for his starring role of Walter "Pops" Washington in the Atlantic Theatre Company and Second Stage productions of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy. He portrayed Jim Bono in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's Fences, starring Denzel Washington, for which Henderson received a Tony Award nomination as a supporting actor, as well as the Richard Seff Award from Actor's Equity; he reprised the role in Washington's 2016 film adaptation. Also in 2016, Henderson appeared in Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea, starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams, playing the boss of Affleck's character. Previously, he appeared as Van Helsing in the Broadway production of Dracula, the Musical. More recently, he played the role of Father Leviatch in Greta Gerwig's 2017 film Lady Bird. On Broadway, he has performed in Drowning Crow, the revival of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and the premiere of King Hedley II. Henderson is recognized as a veteran performer of August Wilson's oeuvre.His signature August Wilson role is the gossipy Turnbo in Jitney for which he won a Drama Desk Award. He had created the role in the 1996 premiere at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, then honed it (as Wilson was honing the script) in other regional theatres before its arrival Off-Broadway in 2000. Though they did not transfer to Broadway, he and the core of the cast took Jitney to London where it won the 2002 Olivier Award for the best new play. In addition, he appeared in A Raisin in the Sun and directed Zooman and the Sign. With the LAByrinth Theatre Company, he portrayed Pontius Pilate in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.His films include his role as Arthur in Everyday People, White House servant William Slade in Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln (2012), Lester in the film Tower Heist (2011), Bobo in A Raisin in the Sun (1989), Cooper's husband in the TV movie Marie (1985), and roles in the films Keane (2004), If You Could Say It in Words (2008) and Lady Bird (2017). In addition to his films, Henderson was a series regular on the FOX series New Amsterdam, which premiered in early 2018.Television work includes Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Newsroom, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Third Watch, New Amsterdam, Blue Bloods and Devs.
Buddy Hackett (August 31, 1924 - June 30, 2003) was an American actor, comedian and singer.
G. D. Spradlin (eigentlich Gervase Duan Spradlin, * 31. August 1920 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma; † 24. Juli 2011 in San Luis Obispo, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.