People: Famous People born on 06/17 (June)

June 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 18 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 30 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For June 17th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 4. ()

552 people found (page 1/19):

Scott Adkins(47)

Actor | Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England (GB)

Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor, film producer and martial artist. He gained prominence with his villainous portrayal of the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006). He subsequently starred in its sequels Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) and Boyka: Undisputed (2017). Adkins began practising martial arts at age 13, taking up Taekwondo and earning his black belt at age 19. He started acting when he was spotted by Wei Tung, Head of the Hong Kong Stuntmen Association, and was cast in the 2001 Hong Kong film Extreme Challenge. He is known for his collaborations with Jean-Claude Van Damme, starring in The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008), Assassination Games (2011), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning and The Expendables 2 (both in 2012). He also starred opposite Wu Jing in Wolf Warrior (2015), Donnie Yen in Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais in Triple Threat (2019), and Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).

Known for: John Wick: Chapter 4, Day Shift, Boyka: Undisputed IV, Avengement

* 06/17/1976

Will Forte(53)

Actor | Alameda County, California (US)

Orville Willis Forte IV, better known as Will Forte (born June 17, 1970), is an American actor, comedian and writer best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002–2010 and for starring in the SNL spin-off film MacGruber.

Known for: MacGruber, Nebraska, The Lego Movie, The Last Man on Earth

* 06/17/1970

Greg Kinnear(60)

Actor | Logansport, Indiana (US)

Gregory Buck Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and television personality, who first rose to stardom as the first host of E!'s Talk Soup. He has appeared in more than 45 motion pictures. Kinnear was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets.He has starred in several TV shows including Rake, House of Cards, Shining Vale, and Black Bird.

Known for: As Good as It Gets, Little Miss Sunshine, Sabrina, You've Got Mail

* 06/17/1963

Thomas Haden Church(63)

Actor | Yolo, California (US)

Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an American actor. After co-starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings, Church became well known for his film roles, including his Academy Award-nominated performance in Sideways and his role as the Sandman in Spider-Man 3.

Known for: Sideways, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Easy A

* 06/17/1960

Jason Patric(57)

Actor | Queens, New York (US)

Jason Patric(born John Anthony Miller III) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in films such asThe Lost Boys, Rush, Sleepers, Geronimo: An American Legend,Your Friends & Neighbors,Narc,The Losers,The Alamo, andSpeed 2: Cruise Control. His father was actor/playwrightJason Miller and his maternal grandfather was actorJackie Gleason.

Known for: The Lost Boys, The Losers, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Sleepers

* 06/17/1966

Marie Avgeropoulos(37)

Actress | Thunder Bay, Ontario (CA)

Marie Avgeropoulos (/ævdʒɛrɔːˈpuːlɔːs/; born June 17, 1986) is a Canadian actress and model with Greek ancestry. Her break-out role was as Valli Wooley in the 2009 film I Love You, Beth Cooper directed by Chris Columbus. Since then, she has appeared in more film and TV roles: as Kirstie in Cult, as Kim Rhodes in Hunt to Kill, and the sci-fi series The 100 as Octavia Blake.CareerAfter studying broadcast journalism for two years in her hometown, Avgeropoulos moved to Europe. Several months later, she came back to Canada and settled in Vancouver. Avgeropoulos started playing drums when she was 16. One of her friends invited her for a casting call in Vancouver, which happened to be looking for drummers. A talent agent recognized her talent and invited her to appear in various national commercials. She caught the attention of director Chris Columbus. He hired Avgeropoulos for I Love You, Beth Cooper, which became her first feature film role. Her appearance in the film gave her the opportunities to star in more films and television shows.In 2010, Avgeropoulos was cast as Kim Rhodes in the film Hunt to Kill, which became her break-out role.Early in 2013, Avgeropoulos made her break-out in television after being cast for a recurring role in The CW's Cult.However, the series failed to attract viewers and after episode 7, the show was canceled. The remaining six episodes of the show were broadcast later in the summer.Not long after the show ended, The CW cast her as one of the main characters in their new sci-fi, The 100, to portray the character Octavia Blake.

Known for: Tracers, 50/50, I Love You, Beth Cooper, Hunt to Kill, The 100

* 06/17/1986

Monica Barbaro(33)

Actress | San Francisco (US)

Barbaro began her career as a ballet dancer, ultimately giving it up to pursue acting. She portrayed the character of Yael on the second season of the Lifetime television series UnREAL. Yael was also known as "Hot Rachel," a nemesis to the character portrayed by Shiri Appleby. Following her work on UnREAL, Barbaro joined the cast as a lead of the new NBC legal drama Chicago Justice, an entry in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, where she portrayed Anna Valdez, a well-educated, whip-smart, quick-tongued and sharp-witted Assistant State’s Attorney. Barbaro plays the recurring role of Lisa Apple, Martin's new girlfriend, in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together. She had her first lead role in the viral short film It's not about the Nail.

Known for: Top Gun: Maverick, FUBAR, Splitting Up Together, UnREAL

* 06/17/1990

Manish Dayal(40)

Actor | Orangeburg, South Carolina (US)

Manish Dayal was born on June 17, 1983 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA as Manish Sudhir Patel. He is an actor and producer.

Known for: The Hundred-Foot Journey, Viceroy's House, Halt and Catch Fire, The Resident

* 06/17/1983

James Corden(45)

Actor | Hillingdon, London, England (GB)

English comedian, writer, actor, producer and TV personality. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Known for: Into the Woods, Peter Rabbit, Trolls, The Late Late Show with James Corden

* 06/17/1978

Olivia Hack(40)

Actress | Beverly Hills, California (US)

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* 06/17/1983

Koichi Yamadera(62)

Actor | Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture (JP)

Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese voice actor and radio personality, known for voicing Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy in the Japanese language releases of their respective films. In 2006, he divorced voice actress Mika Kanai.

Known for: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Millennium Actress

* 06/17/1961

Selim Bayraktar(48)

Actor | Kirkuk (IQ)

Selim Bayraktar (born 17 June 1975) is an Iraqi-Turkish actor best known for his role as "Sümbül Ağa" in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. He received international recognition with his role in the Netflix original series Rise of Empires: Ottoman. He is of Iraqi Turkmen background, from the city of Kirkuk.

Known for: Vlad's Legacy, Love Like You, Red Istanbul, Magnificent Century

* 06/17/1975

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Kendrick Lamar(36)

Actor | Compton, California (US)

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer. He is regarded by many critics and contemporaries as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Aside from his solo career, Lamar is also known as a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his TDE label-mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Schoolboy Q.

Known for: Black Panther, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Divergent, The First Purge

* 06/17/1987

Kerry Shale(65)

Actor | Winnipeg, Manitoba (CA)

Kerry Shale (born 4 June 1952) is a Canadian actor, narrator and writer, based in London, England. His BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama The Kubrick Test was broadcast in 2020.

Known for: Wrath of Man, The Sandman, Angel Has Fallen, Patrick Melrose

* 06/17/1958

Joe Piscopo(72)

Actor | Passaic, New Jersey (US)

Joseph Charles John Piscopo ( PIS-kə-poh; born June 17, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and conservative radio talk show host. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, where he played a variety of recurring characters. His film roles include Danny Vermin in Johnny Dangerously (1984), Moe Dickstein in Wise Guys (1986), Doug Bigelow in Dead Heat (1988), and Kelly Stone in Sidekicks (1992).

Known for: Johnny Dangerously, Dead Heat, Wise Guys, Saturday Night Live

* 06/17/1951

John Gallagher Jr.(39)

Actor | Wilmington, Delaware (US)

John Howard Gallagher Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American actor and musician known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's rock musical Spring Awakening, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also played Johnny in Green Day's Broadway musical, American Idiot, Lee in the 2011 Broadway production of Jerusalem, and Edmund in the 2016 Broadway revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night. He portrayed Jim Harper in Aaron Sorkin's drama series The Newsroom, starred in the HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge, and played Emmett DeWitt in 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Known for: 10 Cloverfield Lane, Short Term 12, Hush, Underwater

* 06/17/1984

Jodie Whittaker(41)

Actress | Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (GB)

Jodie Auckland Whittaker is an English actress, known for Venus (2006), Attack the Block (2011), and Broadchurch (2013-2017). In 2017, Whittaker was announced as the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor on the BBC series Doctor Who, making her the first actress to headline the series.

Known for: Attack the Block, Venus, Doctor Who, Broadchurch

* 06/17/1982

Stephen Shellen(66)

Actor | Victoria, British Columbia (CA)

Stephen Shellen, also known as Stephen Shellenberger (born June 17, 1957), is a Canadian actor. He is probably best known for his role as Luke Brenner on the TV series Counterstrike, for his role as Neal in Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It, and for his voice acting in the video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Known for: A River Runs Through It, Gone in Sixty Seconds, The Bodyguard, Casual Sex?

* 06/17/1957

Staz Nair(32)

Actor | London (GB)

Staz Nair is a British actor and singer. He is known for his roles in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2016–2019) and the CW series Supergirl (2019–2021).

Known for: Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, Game of Thrones, Supergirl

* 06/17/1991

Kazuki Yao(64)

Actor | Ishikawa (JP)

Kazuki Yao (矢尾一樹, Yao Kazuki, born June 17, 1959) is a Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator who is currently affiliated with Max Mix. He is married to actress Natsuki Hayashi.

Known for: A Wind Named Amnesia, Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger, Fullmetal Alchemist

* 06/17/1959

Jon Gries(66)

Actor | Glendale, California (US)

An American actor, writer and director. He is known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico, and more recently as recurring character Roger Linus on Lost.

Known for: Napoleon Dynamite, Men in Black, Get Shorty, The Rundown, Lost, The White Lotus

* 06/17/1957

Patrick Cranshaw(† 86)

Actor | Bartlesville, Oklahoma (US)

Joseph Patrick Cranshaw (June 17, 1919 – December 28, 2005) was an American character actor known for his distinctive look and deadpan humor. He is best known for one of his last roles, that of Joseph "Blue" Pulaski, a fraternity brother, in the 2003 hit comedy Old School. Some sources state that this role gave him "pop-culture status".

Known for: Old School, Nothing to Lose, The Hudsucker Proxy, Herbie Fully Loaded

* 06/17/1919

Michael Showalter(53)

Crew | Princeton, New Jersey (US)

Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain created the Wet Hot American Summer franchise, with Showalter co-writing and starring in Wet Hot American Summer (2001), and the Netflix series. Showalter wrote and directed The Baxter (2005), in which he starred with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and Elizabeth Banks. Both films featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects. Showalter is also a co-creator, co-producer, actor, and writer for the TV series Search Party. He directed the 2017 critically acclaimed feature film The Big Sick.

Known for: Wet Hot American Summer, The Big Sick, Stella, The State

* 06/17/1970

Odessa A'zion(23)

Actress | Los Angeles, California (US)

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Known for: Hellraiser, Grand Army, Fam, Ghosts

* 06/17/2000

Mark Linn-Baker(69)

Actor | St. Louis, Missouri (US)

Mark Linn-Baker is an American stage and screen actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Larry Appleton on the television sitcom "Perfect Strangers". He holds an MFA in Drama from the Yale School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut.

Known for: My Favorite Year, Adam, Noises Off..., Perfect Strangers

* 06/17/1954

Heather Mazur(47)

Actress | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (US)

Heather Mazur is an actress.

Known for: Over Her Dead Body, Night of the Living Dead, A Leading Man, Pretty Little Liars

* 06/17/1976

Ralph Bellamy(† 87)

Actor | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 65 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and awards, including a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Sunrise at Campobello as well as Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for The Awful Truth (1937). He gained notoriety for his roles in Boy Meets Girl (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), Flight Angels (1940), The Wolf Man (1941), and Sunrise at Campobello (1960). He is also known for his later roles in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Oh, God! (1977), Trading Places (1983), and Pretty Woman (1990).

Known for: His Girl Friday, The Wolf Man, Trading Places, The Awful Truth

* 06/17/1904

Jennifer Irwin(55)

Actress | Toronto, Ontario (CA)

Jennifer Irwin is a Canadian film and television actress best known for her roles as Linda Michaels in Still Standing, Cassie Powers in Eastbound & Down, Virginia Kremp on The Goldbergs, Laurie Neustadt in the third and fourth season of NBC's Superstore and Dolly Durkins in the final season of iZombie. Irwin is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She worked with The Second City in the mid-1990s, and has had a handful of starring and supporting roles in film. Irwin also played Carol in Kerri Kenney-Silver's Dame Delilah web series.

Known for: Superstar, Exit Wounds, No Strings Attached, Blues Brothers 2000, Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays

* 06/17/1968

James Shigeta(† 85)

Actor | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii (US)

James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors.In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time".Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.

Known for: Die Hard, The Crimson Kimono, Mulan, Midway

* 06/17/1929

Fortunato Cerlino(52)

Actor | Napoli (Italy)

Fortunato Cerlino (born 17 June 1971) is an Italian actor. He has appeared in a number of TV series in both Italy and the United States since 1997.

Known for: Inferno, Gomorrah, Medici: Masters of Florence, Gomorrah

* 06/17/1971