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People: Famous People born on 10/19 (October)

October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 73 days remain until the end of the year. ()
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Rebecca Ferguson(40)

Actress | Stockholm (SE)

Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She began her acting career with the Swedish soap opera Nya tider (1999–2000) and went on to star in the slasher film Drowning Ghost (2004). She came to international prominence with her portrayal of Elizabeth Woodville in the British television miniseries The White Queen (2013), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film.Ferguson starred as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in the action spy film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) and its sequel Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018). She also played Jenny Lind in the musical film The Greatest Showman (2017) and acted in science fiction horror film Life (2017), starred in the horror film Doctor Sleep (2019), and had supporting parts in the comedy-drama Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), the mystery thriller The Girl on the Train (2016), and the science fiction film Men in Black: International (2019). She portrayed Lady Jessica in the sci-fi epic Dune (2021).

Known for: The Greatest Showman, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Dune, Mission: Impossible - Fallout
* 10/19/1983

Kim Ji-won(31)

Actress | Seoul (KR)

Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원; Hanja: 金智媛; born October 19, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She gained attention through her roles in television series To the Beautiful You (2012), The Heirs (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016), and Fight For My Way (2017).

Known for: Horror Stories, Descendants of the Sun, Fight For My Way, The Heirs, My Liberation Notes
* 10/19/1992

John Lithgow(78)

Actor | Rochester, New York (US)

John Arthur Lithgow ( LITH-goh; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his diverse work on stage and screen. He has received numerous accolades including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Lithgow has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2001 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2005. Lithgow made his Broadway debut in The Changing Room (1972) for which he received his first Tony Award. In 1976 Lithgow acted alongside Meryl Streep in the plays 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, A Memory of Two Mondays and Secret Service at The Public Theatre. He received Tony Award nominations for Requiem for a Heavyweight (1985), M. Butterfly (1988), and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005). In 2002, Lithgow received his second Tony Award, this time for a musical, Sweet Smell of Success. In 2007, he made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Malvolio in Twelfth Night. He returned to Broadway in the plays The Columnist (2012), A Delicate Balance (2014), and Hillary and Clinton (2019). He starred as Dick Solomon in the television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He received further Primetime Emmy Awards for his performances as Arthur Mitchell in the drama Dexter (2009) and as Winston Churchill in the Netflix drama The Crown (2016–2019). He also starred in HBO's Perry Mason (2020) and FX's The Old Man (2022). Lithgow's early roles include in All That Jazz (1979) and Blow Out (1981) before he received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his roles in The World According to Garp (1982) and Terms of Endearment (1983). Lithgow's other notable films include Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Footloose (1984), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Raising Cain (1992), Cliffhanger (1993), A Civil Action (1998), Shrek (2001), Kinsey (2004), Love Is Strange (2014), Interstellar (2014), Miss Sloane (2016), Beatriz at Dinner (2017), Late Night (2019), Bombshell (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

Known for: The World According to Garp, Cliffhanger, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Love Is Strange, 3rd Rock from the Sun
* 10/19/1945

Jon Favreau(57)

Actor | Queens, New York (US)

Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter.As an actor, Favreau has appeared in the films Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014).As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Comics franchise, particularly in collaboration with Robert Downey Jr. He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer for, and/or appeared as the character in, the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).As a director, he worked on the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019). Favreau is the creator of the Star Wars Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present) as well as one of its executive producers and directors. He also serves as a director and executive producer for its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the television cooking series The Chef Show.Description above is from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for: Chef, Swingers, Iron Man, The Mandalorian
* 10/19/1966

Katie Douglas(25)

Actress | Burlington, Ontario, Canada (CA)

Kathryn Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Littman in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia and as Jackie Sullivan in Pretty Hard Cases. She had her first starring role in Spooksville as Sally Wilcox for 22 episodes. Since then she has had other lead roles in film and tv series such as Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, and Level 16.

Known for: Every Day, Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, Ginny & Georgia, Spooksville
* 10/19/1998

Chance Perdomo(† 27)

Actor | California (US)

Chance Perdomo (19 October 1996 – 29 or 30 March 2024) was an American and British actor. He earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for his performance in the BBC Three film Killed by My Debt (2018). He gained further prominence through his roles as Ambrose Spellman in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020) and Andre Anderson in the first season of the Amazon Prime series Gen V (2023).

Known for: After We Fell, Killed By My Debt, Gen V, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
* 10/19/1996

Desmond Harrington(47)

Actor | Savannah, Georgia (US)

Desmond Harrington (born October 19, 1976) is an American actor. He made his film debut in 1999, playing Jean d'Aulon in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. His later credits include Riding in Cars with Boys, The Hole (both 2001), Ghost Ship, We Were Soldiers (both 2002), Love Object, Wrong Turn (both 2003), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and The Neon Demon (2016). On television, Harrington played "Joey" Quinn on Showtime's Dexter (2008–2013), Jack Bass on the CW's Gossip Girl (2009–2012), Alan Shepard in the ABC miniseries The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), Michael Rowan on CBS's Elementary (2018), and Louis Freeh on the second season of Spectrum's Manhunt (2020).

Known for: The Neon Demon, Dexter, Sneaky Pete, Rescue Me
* 10/19/1976

Trey Parker(54)

Crew | Conifer, Colorado (US)

Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician. He is best known for co-creating South Park (since 1997) and The Book of Mormon (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. Parker was interested in film and music as a child and at high school and attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he met Stone. The two collaborated on various short films and co-starred in Parker’s feature-length musical Cannibal! The Musical (1993). Parker and Stone moved to Los Angeles, and Parker made his second feature-length film Orgazmo (1997). Before the premiere of the film, South Park premiered on Comedy Central in August 1997. The duo possess full creative control of the show, and have produced music and video games based on it. A film based on the series, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), was well-received from both critics and fans. Parker went on to write, produce, direct, and star in the satirical action film Team America: World Police (2004), and, after several years of development, The Book of Mormon premiered on Broadway to positive reviews. Parker has received five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on South Park, four Tony Awards and a Grammy Award for The Book of Mormon, and an Academy Award nomination for the song "Blame Canada" from the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut movie, co-written with Marc Shaiman.

Known for: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Orgazmo, Team America: World Police, South Park
* 10/19/1969

Michael Gambon(† 82)

Actor | Cabra, Dublin (IE)

Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-English actor. Regarded as one of Ireland and Britain's most distinguished actors, he is known for his work on stage and screen. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Over his six decade long career he's received three Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four BAFTA Awards. In 1999 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.Having begun his professional career in the theatre with Olivier at the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic, Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and Coriolanus. Gambon has been nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards winning three times for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). In 1997 Gambon made his Broadway debut in David Hare's Skylight earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.Gambon made his film debut in Othello (1965). Other notable films include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Wings of the Dove (1997), The Insider (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Amazing Grace (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). Gambon has also appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Gambon gained stardom for his role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series from 2004 to 2011, replacing the late Richard Harris.For his work on television he received four BAFTA Awards for The Singing Detective (1986), Wives and Daughters (1999), Longitude (2000), and Perfect Strangers (2001). He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Path to War (2002), and Emma (2009). Other notable projects include Cranford (2007), and The Casual Vacancy (2015). In 2017 he received the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, he was listed at No. 28 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Known for: Gosford Park, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The King's Speech
* 10/19/1940

Katja Herbers(43)

Actress | Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NL)

Katja Herbers is a Dutch stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Dr. Helen Prins on the television series "Manhattan". She's a graduate in Drama from the department of Theatre and Dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, Netherlands.

Known for: Loft, Men in the City, Westworld, The Leftovers, Manhattan, The Americans
* 10/19/1980

Ken Stott(66)

Actor | Edinburgh, Scotland (GB)

Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 19 October 1954) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor who won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1995 in the play Broken Glass at Royal National Theatre. He portrayed the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014). His most notable roles in UK television include the title character DI John Rebus in the crime fiction-mystery series Rebus (2000–2007) and DCI Red Metcalfe in Messiah (2001–2005). He played Edward 'Eddie' McKenna in the Scottish BBC miniseries Takin' Over The Asylum (1994) co-starring with David Tennant, and Ian Garrett in the 2014 BBC TV mini-series The Missing alongside James Nesbitt.

Known for: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Shallow Grave
* 10/19/1957

Gabrielle Dennis(42)

Actress | Cincinnati, Ohio (US)

Gabrielle Dennis (bornOctober 19, 1981) is an American actress and comedian, known for her roles as Cass on The Big Door Prize, BriannaHarrelson on the series S.W.A.T., Tasha on The Upshaws, Tilda Johnsonon theMarvel Comics-based seriesLuke Cage(2018), Pippy Rosewood on the medical drama series Rosewood, Janay on The Game, and Denise Roy on Blue Mountain State.

Known for: The Bobby Brown Story, A Black Lady Sketch Show, The Upshaws, Marvel's Luke Cage
* 10/19/1981
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Art Parkinson(22)

Actor | Moville, County Donegal (IE)

Art Parkinson is an actor, known forDracula Untold(2014),The Anomaly(2014) andGame of Thrones(2011).

Known for: Kubo and the Two Strings, San Andreas, Game of Thrones, The Bay
* 10/19/2001

Jason Reitman(46)

Crew | Montreal (CA)

Jason R. Reitman (born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian–American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking (2005), Juno (2007), Up in the Air (2009), Young Adult (2011) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). He has received one Grammy Award, one Golden Globe and four Academy Award nominations, two of which are for Best Director. Reitman is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. He is the son of director Ivan Reitman, and known for frequently collaborating with screenwriter Diablo Cody.

Known for: Up in the Air, Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Labor Day
* 10/19/1977

Vanessa Marshall(54)

Actress | New York, New York City (US)

Vanessa Marshall (born October 19, 1969) is an American actress who is most active in films, cartoons and video games. She is the daughter of actress Joan Van Ark and reporter John Marshall.

Known for: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Harley Quinn, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
* 10/19/1969

Roger Cross(54)

Actor | Christiana (JM)

Roger Cross is a Jamaican-born Canadian film and television actor, best known for playing recurring and leading television characters CTU Agent Curtis Manning on "24", Travis Verta on "Continuum", Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom on "Motive", and Six / Griffin Jones on "Dark Matter". He is a graduate in Aviation and General Studies from Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., Canada.

Known for: Mad Money, Coroner, Continuum, Dark Matter
* 10/19/1969

Hunter King(30)

Actress | San Mateo, California (US)

Hunter Haley King is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adriana Masters on Hollywood Heights, Summer Newman on The Young and the Restless and Clementine Hughes on Life in Pieces. Earlier in her career she was credited as Haley King, but she has since been credited as Hunter King.

Known for: Give Me Your Eyes, Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths, Life in Pieces, The Young and the Restless
* 10/19/1993

Anna Galvin(54)

Actress | Australia (AU)

Anna Galvin is an actress.

Known for: Tin Man, Warcraft, The Sentinel, Stargate SG-1
* 10/19/1969

Benjamin Salisbury(43)

Actor | Minneapolis (US)

Actor best known for his role as Brighton Sheffield on the hit TV series The Nanny.

Known for: Captain Ron, S1m0ne, D3: The Mighty Ducks, The Nanny
* 10/19/1980

Davina McCall(56)

Actress | Wimbledon, London, England (GB)

British TV personality and former model.

Known for: Dead Set, Doctor Who, A Bear's Tail
* 10/19/1967

Neal Brennan(50)

Crew | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Neal Brennan (born October 19, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. He is best known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) with Dave Chappelle and for his Netflix stand-up comedy special 3 Mics (2017).

Known for: Half Baked, Get Him to the Greek, Chappelle's Show, Saturday Night Live
* 10/19/1973

Robert Reed(† 59)

Actor | Highland Park (US)

Robert Reed was an American actor, mostly known for television roles. His most famous role was that of pater familias Michael Paul "Mike" Brady in the popular sitcom "The Brady Bunch" (1969-1979).

Known for: The Brady Bunch, The Brady Bunch Hour, Rich Man, Poor Man, Roots
* 10/19/1932

Omar Gooding(47)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Omar Miles Gooding Sr. (born October 19, 1976), also known by his stage name Big O, is an American actor.

Known for: Baby Boy, Ghost Dad, Barbershop, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
* 10/19/1976

Chris Kattan(53)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Christopher Lee Kattan ( kə-TAN; born October 19, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Kattan found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2003. He also played Doug Butabi in A Night at the Roxbury, Bob on the first five seasons of The Middle, and Bunnicula in Bunnicula. He's also known for playing the main antagonist Mr. Feather in Undercover Brother (2002).

Known for: A Night at the Roxbury, House on Haunted Hill, Undercover Brother, The Ridiculous 6
* 10/19/1970

Li Xian(32)

Actor | Jingzhou, Hubei Province (CN)

Li Xian was born on October 19th, 1991. He is a Chinese actor. He made his feature film debut in 2011 and is best known for his role in the drama Go Go Squid!

Known for: Schemes in Antiques, Go Go Squid!, Tientsin Mystic, Sword Dynasty, Meet Yourself
* 10/19/1991

Bob Sweeney(† 73)

Crew | San Francisco (US)

Bob Sweeney (October 19, 1918 – June 7, 1992) was an American actor, director and producer of radio, television and film.

Known for: Marnie, Hawaii Five-O, The Andros Targets, The Love Boat
* 10/19/1918

Simon Ward(† 70)

Actor | Beckenham, Kent, England (GB)

Simon Anthony Fox Ward was an English stage and film actor. He was known chiefly for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 1972 film Young Winston. He played many other screen roles, including those of Sir Monty Everard in Judge John Deed and Bishop Gardiner in The Tudors.

Known for: Young Winston, Supergirl, The Three Musketeers, The Four Musketeers
* 10/19/1941

David Labrava(61)

Actor | Miami, Florida USA

David M. Labrava (born October 19, 1962) is an American actor, writer, tattoo artist, former member of the Hells Angels, and motorcycle enthusiast known for playing Happy Lowman in the FX series Sons of Anarchy and its spinoff Mayans M.C..

Known for: Street Level, Sons of Anarchy
* 10/19/1962

Caroline Catz(54)

Actress | Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (GB)

Caroline Catz (born 19 October 1969) is an English film, television, theatre and radio actress, best known for her role as Louisa Glasson in Doc Martin since 2004. Her other roles have included Detective Inspector Kate Ashurst in Murder in Suburbia, Detective Inspector Helen Morton in DCI Banks, and PC Cheryl Hutchins in The Vice.

Known for: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes, Doc Martin, Murder in Suburbia, DCI Banks, Single-Handed
* 10/19/1969

Joy Bryant(47)

Actress | New York City, New York (US)

Joy Bryant is an American actress and former fashion model. She has appeared in numerous films and television series since beginning her acting career in 2001. Her accolades include two NAACP Image Award nominations and one Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

Known for: Bobby, Honey, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Antwone Fisher
* 10/19/1976
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