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People: Famous People born in 1987

People in chronological context: 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1987th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 987th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1980s decade. ()

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Zac Efron(36)

Actor | San Luis Obispo, California (US)

Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again (2009). Efron had starring roles in the films New Year's Eve (2011), The Lucky One (2012), The Paperboy (2012), Neighbors (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Baywatch (2017), and The Greatest Showman (2017). He played Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) and Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw (2023). In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for hosting the Netflix travel show Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020–2022).

Known for: High School Musical 3: Senior Year, 17 Again, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Hairspray
* 10/18/1987

Elliot Page(37)

Actress | Halifax, Nova Scotia (CA)

Elliot Page (born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor and producer.He first became known for his role in the series Pit Pony (1997–2000), for which he won a Young Artist Award, and for his recurring roles in Trailer Park Boys (2002) and ReGenesis (2004). He then received recognition for his role in the film Hard Candy (2005) and won the Austin Film Critics Association's Award for Best Actress. Page had his breakthrough with the title role in Jason Reitman's film Juno (2007), earning nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Critics' Choice Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He also earned praise for his roles in The Tracey Fragments (2007), Whip It (2009), Super (2010), Inception (2010), and Tallulah (2016). He has also portrayed Kitty Pryde in two X-Men films (2006, 2014), and had voice roles in the films Window Horses (2016) and My Life as a Zucchini (2016). In 2017, Page was cast as Vanya Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (2019–present). He provided the voice, motion capture, and likeness of Jodie Holmes in the video game Beyond: Two Souls (2013). He produced the film Freeheld (2015), in which he also starred, and made his directorial debut with the documentary There's Something in the Water (2019).On December 1, 2020, Page came out as transgender on his social media accounts, specified his pronouns as he/him and they/them, and revealed his new name, Elliot Page.

Known for: Juno, Inception, Hard Candy, X-Men: Days of Future Past
* 02/21/1987

Michael B. Jordan(37)

Actor | Santa Ana, California (US)

Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in Creed (2015), and Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), all of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Jordan reprised his role of Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023); the latter also marked his directorial debut.Jordan initially broke out in television, playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002). He went on to play Reggie Montgomery on the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and Vince Howard in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2009–2011). His other films include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019), in which he portrayed Bryan Stevenson. He has also starred in and produced the HBO film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.

Known for: Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station, Creed II
* 02/09/1987

Olwen Catherine Kelly(37)

Actress | Dublin (IE)

Irish model and actress. She appeared in 2016 horror film The Autopsy of Jane Doe as the body of an unidentified woman "Jane Doe" and in the 2018 British psychological thriller Winter Ridge as Jessica.

Known for: The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Winter Ridge, The Grand Duke Of Corsica, Darkness on the Edge of Town
* 03/30/1987

Zhao Liying(36)

Actress | Langfang, Hebei Province (CN)

Zhao Liying, who also goes by the name Zanilia Zhao, is a Chinese actress. Zanilia Zhao was born and raised in Langfang, Hebei province.She was first discovered after she won reality competition “Search Star Game” in 2006.

 
* 10/16/1987

Adam Rose(37)

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Known for: Up in the Air, Merry Happy Whatever, L.A.'s Finest, Santa Clarita Diet
* 1987

Ji Eun-seo(36)

Actress | South Korea (KR)

Ji Eun-seo (지은서) is a South Korean actress.

 
* 05/02/1987

Karen Gillan(36)

Actress | Inverness, Scotland (GB)

Karen Sheila Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–2013), for which she received several awards and nominations. Her early film roles include Ally in the thriller film Outcast (2010) and Jane Lockhart in the romantic comedy film Not Another Happy Ending (2013). She also worked on the stage while in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Gillan made her transition to Hollywood starring as Kaylie Russell in the horror film Oculus (2013), her first commercial success in the United States, and thereafter played the lead in the ABC sitcom Selfie (2014). She achieved international stardom for portraying Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). She additionally was praised for her portrayals of Ruby Roundhouse in the action films Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Sam in the comedy film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) and her double role in the sci-fi thriller film Dual (2022). Gillan's accolades include an Empire Award, a National Television Award, a Teen Choice Award and nominations for a British Academy Scotland Film Award, a Critics' Choice Award and a Saturn Award. Aside from acting, she garnered critical acclaim for her involvement as writer and director in the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), which she also headlined. She has been noted for her public image and activism, particularly towards suicide prevention.

Known for: Guardians of the Galaxy, Not Another Happy Ending, Avengers: Endgame, Selfie
* 11/28/1987

Danielle Panabaker(36)

Actress | Augusta, Georgia (US)

Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987) is an American actress. She began acting as a teenager and came to prominence for her roles in the Disney films Stuck in the Suburbs (2004), Sky High (2005) and Read It and Weep (2006), and in the HBO miniseries Empire Falls (2005). She won three Young Artist Awards: for guest-starring in an episode of the legal drama television series The Guardian (2004), for her lead role in the TV film Searching for David's Heart (2005) and for her ensemble performance in the family comedy film Yours, Mine & Ours (2005).Panabaker came to wider attention as a cast member in the CBS legal drama series Shark (2006–2008) and is also noted as a scream queen, having starred in the psychological thriller Mr. Brooks (2007) and the horror films Friday the 13th (2009), The Crazies (2010), John Carpenter's The Ward (2010) and Piranha 3DD (2012).After starring in recurring roles on Necessary Roughness (2011–2013), Bones (2012–2013) and Justified (2014), Panabaker guest-starred as Caitlin Snow on The CW television series Arrow in April 2014. The character was then spun off into the main cast of The Flash which premiered that October. Starting with the series' second season, Panabaker began playing the character's alter ego Killer Frost in different capacities, in conjunction with her role as Snow, leading to subsequent guest appearances on Arrow, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow. For her role on The Flash as Frost, Panabaker has been nominated for five Teen Choice Awards and won the 2021 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television.

Known for: Sky High, Friday the 13th, Empire Falls, The Flash
* 09/19/1987

Spencer Treat Clark(36)

Actor | New York City, New York (US)

Spencer Treat Clark (born September 24, 1987) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the films Gladiator (2000), and Unbreakable (2000). He has since appeared in the films Mystic River (2003), The Last House on the Left (2009), Much Ado About Nothing (2012), and Glass (2019). Clark is also known for his roles in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015–2018), where he portrayed Werner von Strucker throughout the third and fifth seasons, and Animal Kingdom (2016–2019).

Known for: Mystic River, Gladiator, Animal Kingdom, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* 09/24/1987

Rose Leslie(37)

Actress | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (GB)

Rose Leslie is aScottishactress, best known for playingYgrittein theHBOfantasy series"Game of Thrones"andGwen Dawsonin theITVdrama series"Downton Abbey".

Known for: Honeymoon, The Last Witch Hunter, Morgan, Game of Thrones
* 02/09/1987

Ji Chang-wook(36)

Actor | Anyang, Gyeonggi (KR)

Ji Chang-wook is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame playing the leading role of Dong-hae in daily drama series Smile Again, and has since starred in Warrior Baek Dong-soo, Empress Ki, Healer, The ... Wikipedia.

 
* 07/05/1987
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Kirby Howell-Baptiste(37)

Actress | London, England (GB)

Kirby Howell-Baptiste is an actress who is best known for her memorable roles in "Killing Eve," "The Good Place," "Barry," "Why Women Kill," and "Veronica Mars." Her other television credits include "Infinity Train," "Love," 'Downward Dog," "House Of Lies," and "Comedy Bang! Bang!."In 2021, Howell-Baptiste will be seen in the Disney feature "Cruella" opposite Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, and will star in the STX Films comedy "Queenpins," a two-hander with Kristen Bell and Howell-Baptiste in co-leading roles. She will also soon be seen in the independent feature "Silent Night," and recently appeared in Saban Films' dark romantic comedy "Happily.".

Known for: The Good Place, Barry, Killing Eve, Love
* 02/07/1987

Michael Welch(36)

Actor | Los Angeles, California (US)

Michael Welch is best known for his role as the popular Mike Newton in The Twilight Saga film series (2008-2011) and Luke Girardi in the beloved TV series Joan of Arcadia (2003-2005). The first half of 2015 has been excellent. Welch received acclaim for his portrayal of Officer Newton, on the Award Winning show, Scandal (The Lawn Chair). Michael's newest TV project, Significance, is based on the popular series written by Shelly Crane. In 2014 Welch had 2 films released, The Boys of Abu Ghraib, and Boy Meets Girl, with others potentially on the horizon. In November 2013 and January of this year, he filmed the paranormal thrillers, Cawdor and Until Someone Gets Hurt, respectively.

Known for: Star Trek: Insurrection, Twilight, Boy Meets Girl, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Joan of Arcadia, Z Nation
* 07/25/1987

Evan Peters(37)

Actor | St. Louis, Missouri (US)

Evan Thomas Peters is an American actor. He is best known for his multiple roles on the FX anthology series American Horror Story, as Stan Bowes in the first season of the FX ballroom drama series Pose, and as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver in the X-Men film series (2014–2019) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe series WandaVision.In 2021, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in Mare of Easttown. In the same year Peters returned to the American Horror Story universe, playing writer and entertainer Austin Sommers in the first part, Red Tide, of the tenth season.Most recently Peters portrayed infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the Ryan Murphy created Netflix miniseries, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Known for: X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Dark Phoenix, Never Back Down
* 01/20/1987

María Valverde(37)

Actress | Madrid (ES)

María Valverde Rodríguez (born 24 March 1987) is a Spanish actress.

Known for: Exodus: Gods and Kings, Three Steps Above Heaven, The Weakness of the Bolshevik, Cracks
* 03/24/1987

Andrew Koji(36)

Actor | Epsom, Surrey, England (GB)

Andrew Julian Hiroaki Koji (born 1987) is an English actor, martial artist and stuntman. His father is Japanese and his mother is English.Studied film and theatre before travelling to Thailand and Japan, where he started work, taking on small acting jobs, working as a stunt man, editor and various odd jobs to pay the billsMoved back to England and trained at the Actors Temple, London.Acted in TV and Theatre in the UK whilst making his own films on the side before landing the lead role of Ah-Sahm in Cinemax's 'Warrior'.In September 2020 it was announced he would take on the role of Storm-shadow in the next installment of the GI : Joe franchise.

Known for: Bullet Train, Fast & Furious 6, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, Warrior
* 11/10/1987

Dane DeHaan(37)

Actor | Allentown, Pennsylvania (US)

Dane William DeHaan (born February 6, 1986) is an American actor, known for his roles as Andrew Detmer in Chronicle (2012), Harry Osborn/Green Goblin in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Lockhart in A Cure for Wellness (2016), Valerian in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Chris Lynwood in ZeroZeroZero. In 2021, he starred in psychological romance horror miniseries Lisey's Story.

Known for: Chronicle, Kill Your Darlings, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Place Beyond the Pines
* 02/06/1987

Sarah Gadon(37)

Actress | Toronto, Ontario (CA)

Sarah Gadon (born April 4, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She has had roles in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis. She has guest starred in a number of notable television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Dark Oracle, Doc, In a Heartbeat, La Femme Nikita, Life with Derek, and Mutant X. She has voice-acted for Mattimeo, My Dad the Rock Star, Ruby Gloom, Total Drama, and Wayside.

Known for: Cosmopolis, Enemy, Dracula Untold, Belle, Alias Grace
* 04/04/1987

Miles Teller(37)

Actor | Downingtown, Pennsylvania (US)

Miles Alexander Teller (born February 20, 1987) is an American actor and musician. An alumnus of NYU's Tisch School of Arts, he appeared in several short films and television movies before making his feature film debut in Rabbit Hole (2010). He had supporting roles in Footloose (2011) and Project X (2012), before garnering critical acclaim for his leading performance as Sutter Keely in The Spectacular Now (2013), for which he was awarded the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting and his role as Andrew Neiman in Whiplash, for which he was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor, the Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture, and the BAFTA Rising Star Award. His other notable films include: Divergent (2014), Bleed for This (2016), War Dogs (2016), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022).

Known for: Whiplash, The Spectacular Now, Fantastic Four, Insurgent
* 02/20/1987

Asuka Ōgame(36)

Actress | Hiroshima Prefecture (JP)

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* 12/18/1987

Mackenzie Davis(37)

Actress | Vancouver, British Columbia (CA)

Mackenzie Rio Davis(born April 1, 1987)is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She's known for her TV roles as Cameron Howe on AMC's Halt and Catch Fire, and Kristen Raymonde on the miniseries Station Eleven, this latter role earned her aCritics' Choice Super Awardfor Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series. She's also known for her film roles as Grace Harper in Terminator: Dark Fate, the title character in Tully, Mariette in Blade Runner 2049, Mindy Park in The Martian, Chelsea in That Awkward Moment, and Nicole in What If (original title: The F Word), for this last role she was nominated for theCanadian Screen AwardforBest Supporting Actress.

Known for: Terminator: Dark Fate, Blade Runner 2049, Tully, Black Mirror
* 04/01/1987

Michelle Keegan(36)

Actress | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (GB)

Michelle Keegan (born 3 June 1987) is an English actress, known for her roles as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and Sergeant Georgie Lane in the BBC drama series Our Girl. Keegan has also starred as Kate Thorne in Ten Pound Poms, Tina Moore in the biopic Tina and Bobby, Erin Croft in Sky Max comedy Brassic and Maya Stern in Fool Me Once.

Known for: Coronation Street: Out of Africa, Coronation Street, Our Girl, Drunk History
* 06/03/1987

Lashana Lynch(36)

Actress | London, England (GB)

Lashana Rasheda Lynch (born 27 November 1987) is a British actress. She is best known for playing the role of Rosaline Capulet in the ABC period drama series Still Star-Crossed (2017) and fighter pilot Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel (2019).Lynch made her film debut in the 2012 drama film Fast Girls. She later co-starred in the BBC television film The 7.39. On television, she has appeared in Silent Witness and Death in Paradise and was a regular cast member on the short-lived BBC comedy Crims in 2015. In 2016, Lynch was cast as leading character Rosaline Capulet in the American period drama series Still Star-Crossed, produced by Shonda Rhimes. In 2018, she joined the cast of Y as Agent 355. In 2019, she played fighter pilot Maria Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain Marvel. She has been cast as Nomi in the James Bond film No Time to Die, due for release in November 2020.Description above is from the Wikipedia article Lashana Lynch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for: No Time to Die, Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Captain Marvel, Still Star-Crossed
* 11/27/1987

Evan Rachel Wood(36)

Actress | Raleigh, North Carolina (US)

Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress and singer. Wood began her acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in several television series, including American Gothic and Once and Again. She made her debut as a leading film actress in Little Secrets (2002) and became well-known after her transition to a more adult-oriented Golden Globe-nominated role in the teen drama film Thirteen (2003).Wood continued acting mostly in independent films, including Pretty Persuasion (2005), Down in the Valley (2006), Running with Scissors (2006), and in the big studio production Across the Universe (2007). Wood's acting has drawn critical praise, and she has been described by The Guardian newspaper as being "wise beyond her years" and as "one of the best actresses of her generation.".

Known for: Thirteen, Whatever Works, The Ides of March, Westworld
* 09/07/1987

Shay Mitchell(37)

Actress | Toronto, Ontario (CA)

Shannon 'Shay' Mitchell (born April 10, 1987) is a Canadian model and actress. She is best known for portraying Emily Fields in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars, and Peach Salinger in the TV series You.

Known for: Mother's Day, The Possession of Hannah Grace, Pretty Little Liars, Aaron Stone
* 04/10/1987

Aimee-Ffion Edwards(36)

Actress | Newport, Gwent, Wales (GB)

Aimee-Ffion Edwards is a Welsh film and television actress, born in Newport, Gwent, Wales. She is bilingual and has performed in both Welsh and English productions.

Known for: Peaky Blinders, Luther, Detectorists, Skins
* 11/21/1987

Serkan Çayoğlu(36)

Actor | Germany (DE)

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Known for: Cherry Season, Hayatimin Aski, Wolf, The Circle
* 05/31/1987

Blake Lively(36)

Actress | Tarzana, Los Angeles, California (US)

Blake Ellender Lively (born August 25, 1987) is an American actress, model, and director. Born in Los Angeles, Lively is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively, and made her professional debut in his directorial project Sandman (1998). She starred as Bridget Vreeland in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) alongside its sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) to commercial success. She appeared opposite Justin Long in the comedy Accepted (2006), and gained recognition for portraying Serena van der Woodsen in the CW drama television series Gossip Girl (2007–2012).

Known for: The Age of Adaline, The Town, The Shallows, Gossip Girl
* 08/25/1987

Ryan Guzman(36)

Actor | Abilene, Texas (US)

Ryan Anthony Guzman is an American actor and model. He is best known for portraying Sean Asa in the fourth installment of the Step Up series. Before he began acting, he was a model.Guzman was born in Abilene, Texas, to Lisa (née Hudson) and Ray Guzman. He moved to Sacramento, California, his mother's native city, at a young age. He attended Sierra College. Guzman has a younger brother, Steven. His father is Mexican. His mother, who was born in California, has English, Scottish, German, French, and Dutch ancestry.

Known for: The Boy Next Door, Everybody Wants Some!!, Step Up Revolution
* 09/21/1987
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