Actors Born in 1961

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 262

• Jan 1 Fiona Phillips, British television presenter
• Jan 1 Mark Wingett, British actor
• Jan 2 Craig James, American NFL running back and sports commentator (Pro Bowl 1985; New England Patriots; ABC, ESPN), born in Jacksonville, Texas

• Jan 2 Todd Haynes, American director, screenwriter and producer (Safe, Mildred, Pierce), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jan 4 Lee Curreri, American actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame), born in New York City
• Jan 6 Howie Long, American NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster (Broken Arrow), born in Somerville, Massachusetts
• Jan 7 Supriya Pathak, Indian actress, born in Mumbai, India
• Jan 9 Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter
• Jan 10 Evan Handler, American actor (Dear Mr Wonderful), born in New York City
• Jan 10 Janet Jones, American actress (American Anthem, Flamingo Kid), born in Bridgeton, Missouri

• Jan 13 Kelly Hrudey, Canadian NHL goalie, 1983-98 (NY Islanders; LA Kings), and broadcaster, born in Edmonton, Alberta
• Jan 15 Yves P. Pelletier, Canadian comedian and film director, born in Laval, Canada
• Jan 17 Brian Helgeland, American writer and film director, born in Providence, Rhode Island
• Jan 18 Jeff Yagher, American actor, born in Lawrence, Kansas
• Jan 19 Paul McCrane, American actor (Hotel New Hampshire, We're Fighting Back), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Jan 19 William Ragsdale, American actor (Fright Night, Mannequin 2, Smooth Talk), born in El Dorado, Arkansas
• Jan 21 Sherry Ramsay, American actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns), born in Stauton, Virginia
• Jan 24 Nastassja Kinski, German actress (Tess, Cat People), born in Berlin, Germany
• Jan 25 Michele Tobin, American actress (Fitzpatricks), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jan 27 Dina Bonnevie, Filipina actress (Beautiful Strangers; The Blood Sisters), born in 60) Quezon City, Philippines
• Jan 27 Karen Velez, American Playboy playmate (December, 1984; 1985 Playmate of the Year), born in Rockville Center, New York
• Feb 2 Lauren Lane, American actress (C. C. Babcock-The Nanny), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Feb 3 Keith Gordon, American actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean), born in New York City
• Feb 5 Tim Meadows, American actor and comedian, born in Highland Park, Michigan
• Feb 8 Bruce Timm, American artist and TV Producer (DC Animated Universe), born in Oklahoma
• Feb 9 Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor, born in Lappajärvi, Finland
• Feb 10 Alexander Payne, American film director (Sideways), born in Omaha, Nebraska
• Feb 11 Carey Lowell, American actress (Me & Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close), born in New York City
• Feb 13 Henry Rollins [Garfield], American musician (Big Ugly Mouth; Talking From the Box), monologuist, and actor, born in Washington, D.C.
• Feb 20 Imogen Stubbs, actress (Summer Story), born in Rothbury, England
• Feb 21 Bertha Faye, American wrestler (d. 2001)
• Feb 21 Christopher Atkins, American actor (Peter-Dallas, Blue Lagoon), born in Rye, New York
• Feb 21 Martha Hackett, American actress (Star Trek:Voyager), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Feb 22 Debbie Linden, Scottish actress (Kenny Everett Show), born in Glasgow, Scotland
• Feb 27 Grant Shaud, American actor (Miles Silverburg in Murphy Brown), born in Evanston, Illinois
• Mar 3 Knut Nærum, Norwegian comedian
• Mar 3 Mary Page Keller, American actress (Ryan's Hope, Duet), born in Monterey Park, California
• Mar 4 Steven Weber, American actor (Wings - "Brian Hackett"), born in Queens, New York
• Mar 7 Mary Beth Evans, American actress (Katherine-General Hospital), born in Pasadena, California
• Mar 8 Camryn Manheim, American actress (The Practice), born in Caldwell, New Jersey
• Mar 9 Rick Steiner [Robert Rechsteiner], American professional wrestler, born in Bay City, Michigan
• Mar 10 Mitch Gaylord, American gymnast (Olympics 1984), actor (American Anthem), born in Van Nuys, California
• Mar 11 Elias Koteas, Canadian actor
• Mar 11 Ken [Kenneth Sean Carson], American model & boyfriend of Barbie, born in El Segundo, California
• Mar 14 Penny Johnson Jerald, American actress (The Larry Sanders Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• Mar 14 Russell Todd, American actor (Jamie Frame-Another World)
• Mar 15 Fabio Lanzoni, Italian romance novels model (Fabio After Dark), born in Milan, Italy
• Mar 17 Andrew Paul, English actor (The Bill), born in London, England
• Mar 17 Casey Siemaszko, American actor (Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Mar 17 Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve and activist (Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation), born in Teaneck, New Jersey (d. 2006)
• Mar 20 John Clark Gable, American actor (Bad Jim), born in Los Angeles, California
• Mar 21 Kassie Wesley, American actress (Evil Dead 2; One Life to Live - "Blair"), born in Kentucky
• Mar 23 Helmi Johannes, Indonesian television newscaster
• Mar 24 Dean Jones, Australian cricket batsman and broadcaster (52 Tests @ 46.55; 164 ODIs; Victoria), born in Coburg, Australia (d. 2020)
• Mar 25 Fred Goss, American actor, comedian, and writer (Sons and Daughters), born in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan
• Mar 25 John Stockwell, American actor (Born to Ride; City Limits), born in Galveston, Texas
• Mar 26 Billy Warlock, American actor (Baywatch), born in Hawthorne, California
• Mar 29 Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian, born in Endicott, New York
• Mar 29 Ane-Marie Sanches, newscaster (Suriname TV/Radio)
• Apr 1 Jennifer Runyon, American actress (Cindy-A Very Brady Christmas), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Apr 1 Mark White, British rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer (ABC - "All of My Heart", born in Sheffield, England

• Apr 5 Lisa Zane, American actress, born in Chicago, Illinois
• Apr 6 Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, born in Fort Frances, Ontario (d. 2000)
• Apr 8 Richard Hatch, American reality television personality (Survivor), born in Newport, Rhode Island
• Apr 10 Jeb Stuart Adams, American actor (Flowers in the Attic), born in Hollywood, California
• Apr 10 Olivia Brown, American actress (Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice), born in Frankfurt, Germany
• Apr 11 Lucky Vanous, American model (GQ, Diet Coke), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
• Apr 11 Vincent Gallo, American actor, director, writer (Buffalo '66, The Brown Bunny), born in Buffalo, New York
• Apr 12 Magda Szubanski, Australian actress (Kath & Kim), born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England

• Apr 15 Lynne Austin, American model (First Hooters girl), Playboy playmate (Jul, 1986), born in Plant City, Florida
• Apr 18 Jane Leeves, English actress (Murphy Brown, Daphne Moon-Fraiser), born in London, England
• Apr 18 Steve Lombardi, American professional wrestler (The Brooklyn Brawler), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Apr 20 Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor (Vozvrashcheniye), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
• Apr 20 Nicholas Lyndhurst, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Goodnight Sweetheart), born in Emsworth, England
• Apr 22 Byron Allen, comedian (Real People, Byron Allen Show), born in Los Angeles, California
• Apr 23 George Lopez, Mexican-American actor and comedian, born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles
• Apr 23 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2001)
• Apr 26 Joan Chen [Chen Chong], Chinese-American actress (Heaven & Earth, The Last Emperor), born in Shanghai, China
• Apr 29 Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese seiyū (voice actor), born in Nagasaki, Japan
• May 4 Mary Elizabeth McDonough, American actress (Erin in The Waltons), born in Van Nuys, California
• May 5 Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler (NJPW) and politician (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), born in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan
• May 6 Clay O'Brien, American actor (Weedy-Cowboys), born in Ray, Arizona

• May 6 Roma Downey, Irish actress (One Life to Live; Touched by an Angel), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
• May 8 Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
• May 8 David Winning, Canadian film director
• May 10 Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
• May 10 Teri Copley, Arcadia California, actress (Mickey-We've Got it Made)
• May 11 Diana Lee[-Hsu], American actress (Licence to Kill), and model (Playboy playmate May, 1988), born in Seattle, Washington
• May 12 Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor (The Kids in the Hall), born in Edmonton, Alberta
• May 12 Lar Park Lincoln, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas
• May 14 Tim Roth, British actor (Reservoir Dogs; Vincent & Theo; The Hateful Eight), born in Dulwich, London, England
• May 14 Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
• May 15 Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
• May 16 Charles Wright, American professional wrestler known as "The Godfather"
• May 16 Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
• May 16 Nina Arvesen, actress (Cassandra-Young & Restless), born in White Plains, New York
• May 19 Gregory Poirier, American screenwriter and director
• May 25 Hiro Saito, Japanese professional wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary), born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
• May 26 Tarsem Singh, Indian film director, born in Jalandhar, India
• May 27 Cathy Silvers, actress (Happy Days, Foley Square), born in New York City
• May 27 Peri Gilpin, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier), born in Waco, Texas
• May 28 Roland Gift, British pop-rock singer (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), and actor, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
• May 29 David Palmer, British drummer (ABC - "The Lexicon Of Love"), born in Chesterfield, England
• May 30 Ella Arolovich, Leningrad USSR, model
• May 30 Harry Enfield, English comedian and actor (Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live), born in Horsham, England
• May 30 Ralph Carter, American actor (Michael Evans-Good Times), born in New York City
• May 31 Lea Thompson, American actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City), born in Rochester, Minnesota
• Jun 1 (Marcus) "Mark" Curry, American comedian and actor (Hangin' With Mr. Cooper), born in Oakland, California
• Jun 2 Liam Cunningham, Irish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Dublin, Ireland
• Jun 5 Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999)
• Jun 6 Sydney Walsh, American actress (Maureen "Mo" DeMott in Hooperman), born in Manhattan, New York
• Jun 9 Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter and playwright (A Few Good Men; The West Wing), born in New York City

• Jun 11 María Barranco, Spanish actress (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), born in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
• Jun 15 Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese j-pop singer ("Touch"), born in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
• Jun 24 Iain Glen, Scottish actor (Game of Thrones; Resident Evil), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

• Jun 27 Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress (Goodness Gracious Me), born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
• Jun 27 Tim Whitnall, English actor (Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story), born in Canvey Island, Essex, England
• Jun 29 Kimberlin Brown, American actress (Sheila Carter-The Young and The Restless), born in Hayward, California
• Jun 29 Sharon Lawrence [Sharon Elizabeth], American actress (NYPD Blue, Fired Up), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Jul 2 Alba Parietti, Italian TV presenter and actress (Galagoal, Abbronzatissima), born in Torino Italy
• Jul 2 James McNichol, American actor (Fitzpatricks, California Fever), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 4 Richard Allen Garriott, English-American computer game designer (Origin), born in Austin, Texas
• Jul 6 Kimberly Foster, American actress (It Takes Two), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
• Jul 6 Richard Mofe-Damijo, Nigerian actor (The Black Book), born in Aladja, Nigeria
• Jul 10 Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor (Bullet in the Head), born in Hong Kong
• Jul 14 Jackie Earle Haley, American actor (Breaking Away), born in Northridge, California

• Jul 15 Jean-Christophe Grangé, French mystery writer and screenwriter known for "The Crimson Rivers", born in Paris, France
• Jul 15 Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress (Blaze, Jungle2Jungle), born in London, Ontario
• Jul 17 Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
• Jul 18 Elizabeth McGovern, American actress (Once Upon a Time in Amer), born in Evanston, Illinois
• Jul 19 Benoît Mariage, Belgian film director, born in Virton, Belgium
• Jul 19 Campbell Scott, American actor, director and producer (Saint Ralph, Big Night), born in New York City
• Jul 19 Hideo Nakata, Japanese film director, born in Okayama, Japan
• Jul 23 André Ducharme, Canadian (Québécois) humorist (Rock et Belles Oreilles) and author, born in Montreal, Quebec

• Jul 25 Bobbie Eakes, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Warner Robins, Georgia
• Jul 25 Illeana Douglas [Hessellberg], American actress (Picture Perfect; To Die For; Six Feet Under), born in Quincy, Massachusetts [some sources give birth year as 1965, some New Haven as birthplace]
• Jul 25 Katherine Kelly Lang, American actress (Bold & Beautiful - "Brooke"), born in Los Angeles, California

• Aug 1 Mark "Red" Mitchell, American actor (JFK; 8 Seconds; I Want to Live), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1994)
• Aug 3 Molly Hagan, American actress (Code of Silence), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Aug 4 Lauren Tom, American actress
• Aug 5 [Julie] Tawny Kitaen, American actress (Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard), born in San Diego, California (d. 2021)
• Aug 9 Amy Stiller, American actress (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in New York City
• Aug 10 Beatrice Alda, American actress (Lisa-Four Seasons), daughter of Alan Alda
• Aug 12 Roy Hay, British guitarist, songwriter (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"), and film score composer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
• Aug 13 Dawnn Lewis, American actress (Jaleesa-Different World), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Aug 13 Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster, born in Whiston, Lancashire, England
• Aug 13 Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer (Khel – No Ordinary Game), born in Mulki, Mysore State, India
• Aug 14 Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler, born in Lexington, Tennessee (d. 1995)
• Aug 14 Susan Olson, American actress (The Brady Bunch -"Cindy"), born in Santa Monica, California
• Aug 18 John Viscardi, American actor (Father Tony-One Life to Live), born in New York City
• Aug 20 Joe Pasquale, English comedian and TV personality (King of the Jungle - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!), born in Grays, Essex, England
• Aug 20 Linda Mantz, American actress (Frankie-Dorothy), born in New York City

• Aug 23 Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Paris, France
• Aug 24 Jared Harris, Irish-British actor (Valery Legasov-Chernobyl), born in Hammersmith, London
• Aug 25 Joanne Whalley, actress (Scandal), born in Manchester, England
• Aug 27 Mark Curry, British stage and screen actor, and television and radio presenter, born in Stafford, England
• Aug 28 Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Sep 1 Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American WWF wrestler (Wrestlemania XI), born in Secaucus, New Jersey (d. 2007)
• Sep 2 Anthony Wong [Chau-sang], Hong Kong actor (The Untold Story), born in Hong Kong
• Sep 4 Kevin Kennedy, English actor, born in Wythenshawe, United Kingdom
• Sep 6 Simon Reeve, Australian TV presenter and host (Million Dollar Minute), born in Perth, Australia
• Sep 8 Franny Michel, American actress (Patricia-Apple's Way), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Sep 11 Elizabeth Daily, American actress (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; The Powerpuff Girls - "Buttercup"), and pop singer ("Say It, Say It"), born in Los Angeles, California
• Sep 11 Virginia Madsen, American actress (Dune; Hot Spot; Class), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Sep 12 Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer (Cendres de Lune) and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
• Sep 14 Antonia De Sancha, English actress and lover of British MP David Mellor, born in London, England

• Sep 20 Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and television personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Sep 21 Nancy Travis, American actress (Almost Perfect - "Kim"; Last Man Standing; Chaplin; 8 Men Out), born in New York City
• Sep 22 Bonnie Hunt, American comedian, actress (Cheaper By The Dozen), director, SCreenwriter, and television host, born in Chicago, Illinois
• Sep 22 Catherine Oxenberg, American actress (Dynasty; Overexposed), born in New York City
• Sep 23 Elizabeth Peña, American actress (La Bamb; Jacob's Ladder), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, (d. 2014)
• Sep 23 Kenneth "Chi" McBride, American actor, born in Chicago Illinois
• Sep 24 Allen Bestwick, American Nascar broadcaster, born in Newport, Rhode Island
• Sep 24 John Logan, American screenwriter and playwright (Gladiator), born in San Diego, California
• Sep 25 Heather Locklear, American actress (T J Hooker, Dynasty), born in Los Angeles, California
• Sep 27 Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
• Sep 28 Michael-James Wixted, American actor (Smith Family), born in Santa Monica, California
• Sep 30 Crystal Bernard, American actress (Amy-It's a Living, Helen-Wings), born in Garland, Texas
• Sep 30 Eric Stoltz, American actor (Anaconda, Pulp Fiction, Mask), born in Whittier, California
• Sep 30 Sally Yeh, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress, born in Taipei, Taiwan,
• Oct 1 Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
• Oct 4 David W Harper, American actor (The Waltons - "Jim Bob"), born in Abilene, Texas
• Oct 4 Mary Ellen Stuart, American actress (Frannie Crawford-As the World Turns), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Oct 7 Brian Mannix, Australian rock singer (Uncanny X-men - "How Do You Get Your Kicks?"), and actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
• Oct 9 Jean Sagal, American actress (Kate-Double Trouble; Grease 2), born in Los Angeles, California
• Oct 9 Liz Sagal, American actress (Allison-Double Trouble; Grease 2), born in Los Angeles, California
• Oct 10 Jodi Benson, American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid), born in Rockford, Illinois

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