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Actors Born in 1970

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 272

  • Jan 1 Gabriel Jarret, American actor
  • Jan 2 Royce Clayton, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1997; SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) and actor (The Rookie, Moneyball), born in Burbank, California
  • Jan 3 Christian Duguay, American comic actor
  • Jan 3 Mahaya Petrosian, Iranian actress
  • Jan 3 Matt Ross, American actor
  • Jan 4 Chris Kanyon, American pro wrestler (WCW/WWF World Tag Team C'ship), born in Sunnyside, New York City (d. 2010)
  • Jan 5 Rick Campanelli, Canadian TV presenter, born in Hamilton, Canada
  • Jan 6 Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player and actress (Extremists), born in La Jolla, California
  • Jan 6 Julie Chen, American television presenter, born in New York City
  • Jan 7 Doug E. Doug [Douglas Bourne], American actor and comedian (Cosby, Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Jan 10 Marcus Bagwell, American professional wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia
  • Jan 12 MiG [Miguel Ayesa], Filipino-Australian rock and theatrical singer and actor (We Will Rock You), born in Manila, Philippines
  • Jan 13 Keith Coogan, American actor (Jeffrey in The Waltons, Gun Shy), born in Palm Springs, California

Shonda Rhimes (54 years old)

Jan 13 American television producer and series creator (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal), born in Chicago Illinois

  • Jan 14 Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler, born in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania
  • Jan 17 Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-born animator, born in Moscow, Russia
  • Jan 19 Ghetty Chasun, American actress (Red Lips), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Jan 19 Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian, born in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
  • Jan 20 Mitch Benn, English comedian and musician, born in Liverpool, England
  • Jan 20 Skeet Ulrich, American actor (Scream), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
  • Jan 21 Ken Leung, American actor (Lost; Shanghai Kiss; The Night Shift), born in New York City
  • Jan 22 Brian Gaskill, American actor (David Michaels-Models Inc, Bob-All My Children), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Jan 24 Matthew Lillard, American actor (Scream), born in Lansing, Michigan
  • Jan 29 Heather Graham, American actress (Drugstore Cowboy, Diggstown), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Jan 31 (Amelia) "Minnie" Driver, British-American actress (Good Will Hunting; The Riches), and singer-songwriter (Everything I've Got in My Pocket), born in London, England
  • Feb 2 C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor
  • Feb 3 Warwick Davis, English actor (Willow, Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter films), born in Epsom, England
  • Feb 4 Gabrielle Anwar, English actress (Body Snatchers), born in Laleham, England

Simon Pegg (54 years old)

Feb 14 English comedian and actor (Shaun of the Dead, Mission: Impossible), born in Brockworth, England

  • Feb 15 Craig Gass, American impressionist and comedian
  • Feb 17 Dominic Purcell, English-born Australian actor (Prison Break), born in Wallasey, England
  • Feb 18 Susan Egan, American actress, born in Seal Beach, California
  • Feb 19 Bellamy Young, American actress (Scandal), born in Asheville, North Carolina
  • Feb 21 Michael Slater, Australian cricket batsman (74 Tests, 14 x 100, HS 219; NSW CA, Derbyshire CCC) and broadcaster (9 Network, 7 Network), born in Wagga Wagga, Australia
  • Feb 23 Niecy Nash [Carol Denise Ensley], American actress, comedienne, and TV host (When They See Us), born in Compton, California
  • Feb 24 Jonathan Ward, American actor (Doug-Charles in Charge; Beans Baxter), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Feb 26 Katie O'Neill, American actress (Together We Stand), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Feb 26 Meeno Peluce, Dutch actor (Bad News Bears), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Mar 2 Alexander Armstrong, British comedian, TV presenter and baritone singer (Armstrong and Miller, Pointless), born in Rothbury, Northumberland

Julie Bowen (54 years old)

Mar 3 American actress (Claire Dunphy - Modern Family), born in Baltimore, Maryland

  • Mar 5 Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress, (d. 2013)
  • Mar 6 Amy Pietz, actress (Annie-Caroline In the City), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Rachel Weisz (54 years old)

Mar 7 English actress (The Mummy, The Constant Gardener), born in London, England

  • Mar 13 Tim Story, American film director and producer (The Story Company), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Mar 14 Meredith Salenger, American actress (Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss), born in Malibu, California
  • Mar 18 Michael Rapaport, actor (Zak-Zebrahead)

Queen Latifah (54 years old)

Mar 18 American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning rapper ("Ladies First"; "Unity"), actress (Chicago; Bessie: Beauty Shop), and TV personality (THe Queen Latifah Show), born in Newark, New Jersey

  • Mar 24 Lara Flynn Boyle, Davenport Iowa, actress (Donna Hayward-Twin Peaks)
  • Mar 26 Evan Richards, American actor (Frankie-Mama Malone), born in Los Angeles, California

Martin McDonagh (54 years old)

Mar 26 Irish playwright and filmmaker (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths), born in London, England

  • Mar 27 Corey Page, Australian actor (Richard Wilkins-Loving/City), born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
  • Mar 27 Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress (Lost), born in Los Angeles, California

Vince Vaughn (54 years old)

Mar 28 American actor (Swingers, Wedding Crashers), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Mar 30 Mark Consuelos, American actor (All My Children, 1996-2001 & 2010 - "Mateo Santos"), and husband of Kelly Ripa, born in Zaragosa, Spain
  • Apr 1 Sung Hi Lee, Korean-born model
  • Apr 2 Tammi Reiss, American actress and former WNBA guard (Utah Starzz), born in New York
  • Apr 4 Barry Pepper, Canadian actor (The Kennedys), born in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
  • Apr 5 Thea Gill, Canadian actress
  • Apr 9 Josh Todd [Gruber], American musician, singer (Buckcherry), and actor, born in Los Angeles, California
  • Apr 9 Mike Barz [Michael Barszcz], American meteorologist and TV anchor (WFOX-TV, WJAX-TV), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Apr 10 Q-Tip [Kamaal Fareed, born Jonathan Davis], American rapper, actor, record producer and DJ, born in Harlem, New York
  • Apr 11 Johnny Messner, American actor (Tears of the Sun), born in Syracuse, New York
  • Apr 13 Monty Brown, American professional wrestler and NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills), born in Saginaw, Michigan
  • Apr 13 Rick Schroder, American actor (Ricky-Silver Spoons, Champ, Earthling), born in Staten Island, New York
  • Apr 14 Shizuka Kudō, Japanese pop singer (Onyanko Club; solo - "Dōkoku"), and actress, born in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan
  • Apr 15 Flex Alexander, American actor
  • Apr 16 Fran Robinson, American actress (Lauren-Charlie & Company), born in California
  • Apr 20 Pete Correale, American comedian, writer, and broadcaster, born in Oakdale, Long Island, New York
  • Apr 20 Shemar Moore, American actor (Malcolm-Young & Restless), born in Oakland, California
  • Apr 21 Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist ("Falling Slowly"), and actor (Once; The Commitments), born in Ballymum, Ireland
  • Apr 21 Nicole Sullivan, American actress and comedienne (MADtv, The King of Queens), born in Manhattan, New York
  • Apr 21 Rob Riggle, American comedian and actor (Modern Family; The Daily Show, 2006-08; SNL, 2005-05), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • Apr 22 Regine Velasquez, Filipina pop singer and actress, born in Tondo, Philippines
  • Apr 23 Sadao Abe, Japanese actor (Team Medical Dragon), born in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  • Apr 23 Scott Bairstow, Canadian actor (Lonesome Series: The Dove), born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
  • Apr 25 Jason Lee, American comic actor (My Name Is Earl; Kevin Smith films; Alvin an the Chipmunks), and skateboard maker, born in Santa Ana, California

Melania Trump (54 years old)

Apr 26 Slovenian-American model, wife of former President Donald Trump and First Lady of the United States (2017-21), born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia

Uma Thurman (54 years old)

Apr 29 American actress (Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction), born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Apr 30 Debbie D, actress (Attack of Vampire Mermaid), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bobby Cannavale (54 years old)

May 3 American stage and screen Emmy Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - "Vince"; Boardwalk Empire), born in Union, New Jersey

  • May 4 Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor (Arrested Development), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • May 5 Kyan Douglas, American TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Miami, Florida
  • May 6 Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
  • May 10 Dallas Roberts, American actor
  • May 10 Sally Phillips, English comedian and actress (Smack the Pony, Miranda), born in Hong Kong
  • May 11 Glenn Hugill, British television presenter and producer
  • May 11 Nicky Katt, American actor
  • May 12 Samantha Mathis, American actress (American Psycho, Billions), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • May 14 Natasha Ryan, American child actress (Days Of Our Lives, 1975-80; Ladies' Man, 1980-81), born in Los Angeles, California
  • May 15 Nicola Walker, English actress (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Last Tango in Halifax), born in London

Tina Fey (54 years old)

May 18 American actress and comedian (Saturday Night Live; 30 Rock), born in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania

Louis Theroux (54 years old)

May 20 English television broadcaster (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends; When Louis Met....), born in Singapore

Naomi Campbell (54 years old)

May 22 English model and actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped), born in London, England

  • May 23 Nanette Burstein, American director and producer
  • May 25 Lindsay Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California
  • May 25 Michael Benyaer, Canadian-American actor (Deadpool) and writer (Pilot One), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • May 25 Octavia Spencer, American actress and producer (The Help, Hidden Figures), born in Montgomery, Alabama
  • May 25 Robert Croft, Welsh cricket spin bowler (21 Tests England, 49 wickets, BB 5/95; Glamorgan CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Swansea, Wales
  • May 25 Satsuki Yukino, Japanese voice actor, born in Kyoto, Japan
  • May 25 Sidney Greenbush, American twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie), born in Hollywood, California

Joseph Fiennes (54 years old)

May 27 English actor (Enemy at the Gates, Shakespeare in Love), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire

  • May 28 Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
  • May 28 Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
  • May 31 Paolo Sorrentino, Italian filmmaker (La Grande Bellezza), born in Naples, Italy
  • Jun 1 Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel, born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
  • Jun 1 R. Madhavan, Indian actor (Run, 3 Idiots), born in Jamshedpur, India
  • Jun 1 Rene Liu "Milk Tea", Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actress, born in Taipei, Taiwan
  • Jun 2 Karen Mok, Hong Kong actress and singer (Around the World in 80 Days), born in Hong Kong
  • Jun 5 Izabella Scorupco, Polish Swedish actress (Golden Eye), born in Bialystok, Poland
  • Jun 8 "Seu" Jorge [da Silva], Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, singer, and actor (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Jun 12 Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor (Andromeda), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Jun 14 Todd Manning, fictional character portrayed by Roger Howarth and Trevor St. John from US daytime drama "One Life to Live", is born
  • Jun 15 Leah Remini, American actress
  • Jun 16 Clifton Collins Jr., American actor (Westworld), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Jun 17 Michael Showalter, American comedian, screenwriter (Stella), and film director (The Big Sick; The Eyes of Tammy Faye), born in Princeton, New Jersey
  • Jun 17 Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian (SNL, 2002-10; The Last Man on Earth), born in Alameda County, California
  • Jun 18 Arvind Swami, Indian actor (Thani Oruvan), born in Madras, India
  • Jun 18 Greg Yaitanes, American Emmy Award-winning television director and producer (House, M.D.), born in Wellesley, Massachusetts
  • Jun 20 Michelle Reis, Hong Kong actress (Fallen Angels), born in Hong Kong
  • Jun 25 Lucy Benjamin, British actress (EastEnders), born in Reading, Berkshire, England

Chris O'Donnell (54 years old)

Jun 26 American actor (Scent of a Woman; School Ties; Batman Forever), born in Winnetka, Illinois

  • Jun 26 Matt Letscher, American actor (The Mask of Zorro - "Captain Harrison Love"), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
  • Jun 26 Nick Offerman, American actor (Parks and Recreation), born in Joliet, Illinois
  • Jun 26 Paul Thomas Anderson, American filmmaker (Boogie Nights; Magnolia), born in Studio City, California
  • Jun 26 Sean Hayes, American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - "Jack"; Good Night, Oscar), and television producer, born in Evergreen Park, Illinois
  • Jun 28 Mike White, American filmmaker and actor (The White Lotus), born in Pasadena, California
  • Jun 28 Steve Burton, American actor (Chris-Out of this World), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Jun 30 Brian Bloom, American actor (As the World Turns), born in Merrick, New York
  • Jul 1 Henry Simmons, American actor (NYPD Blue; Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,), born in Stamford, Connecticut
  • Jul 2 Scotty 2 Hotty, American wrestler

Audra McDonald (54 years old)

Jul 3 American Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning theatrical and operatic singer, and stage and screen actress (Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill; Sweeney Todd; Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny; Private Practice, The Good Wife), born in West Berlin, West Germany

  • Jul 3 Benedict Wong, English actor (Wong in Marvel films), born in Eccles, England
  • Jul 3 Shawnee Smith, American actress (Saw), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
  • Jul 7 Robia LaMorte, American actress and dancer, born in Queens, New York City
  • Jul 10 Helen Sjöholm, Swedish singer and musical theatre actress (Kristina från Duvemåla; Chess), born in Sundsvall, Sweden
  • Jul 10 John Simm, English actor known for "Doctor Who" and "Life on Mars", born in Leeds, England
  • Jul 11 Justin Chambers, American actor, known for "Grey's Anatomy", born in Springfield, Ohio
  • Jul 12 Brian Lee Byung-Hun, South Korean actor known for "Inside Men" and "Squid Game", born in Seoul, South Korea
  • Jul 12 Jaason Simmons, Australian actor (Baywatch), born in Hobart, Australia
  • Jul 13 Sharon Horgan, Irish actress (Bad Sisters), born in London, England
  • Jul 14 Missy Gold, American actress (Katie-Benson), born in Great Falls, Montana
  • Jul 16 Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film director (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives), born in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Jul 21 Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler (WWF), born in Hayward, California
  • Jul 23 Charisma Carpenter, American actress (Angel), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Jul 24 Stephanie Adams, American Playboy playmate (Nov, 1992) who killed herself and her child, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2018)
  • Jul 27 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Rudkøbing, Denmark

Christopher Nolan (53 years old)

Jul 30 English film director (Inception, Interstellar), born in London, England

  • Aug 3 Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game developer, born in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
  • Aug 4 John August, American screenwriter
  • Aug 5 James Gunn, American filmmaker (Guardians of the Galaxy), born in St Louis, Missouri
  • Aug 6 M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American film director (The Sixth Sense), born in Mahé, India
  • Aug 8 Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor (The Eight Day), born in Vilvoorde, Belgium
  • Aug 9 Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist (CNN, since 2013; ABC, 2006-13), born in Queens, New York
  • Aug 9 Thomas Lennon, American actor, producer (Reno 911!), and screenwriter (Night at the Museum), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Aug 12 Charles Mesure, British actor

Alan Shearer (53 years old)

Aug 13 English soccer striker (63 caps; Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Gosforth, England

  • Aug 13 Matt Hyson, American professional wrestler, born in Providence, Rhode Island
  • Aug 15 Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor (Black-ish), born in Compton, California
  • Aug 15 Ben Silverman, American TV executive (NBC Entertainment)
  • Aug 16 Manisha Koirala, Indian actress
  • Aug 16 Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor
  • Aug 17 Rupert Degas, English actor and voice artist, born in London, England
  • Aug 18 Greg Dean Schmitz, American online film journalist, born in Falmouth, Massachusetts
  • Aug 18 Malcolm Jamal Warner, American actor (Theodore-Cosby Show), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Aug 22 Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and television host, born in Rome, Italy
  • Aug 23 Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian, born in Verona, New Jersey

River Phoenix (1970-1993)

Aug 23 American actor (Little Nikta, Stand By Me), born in Madras, Oregon

Claudia Schiffer (53 years old)

Aug 25 German supermodel with over 1,000 magazine covers (Elle, Vogue, Rolling Stone), fashion designer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, born in Rheinberg, West Germany

Melissa Mccarthy (53 years old)

Aug 26 American comedian and actress (Mike and Molly, Spy), born in Plainfield, Illinois

  • Aug 31 Zack Ward, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • Sep 1 Hwang Jung-min, South Korean actor (The Wailing), born in Masan, South Korea
  • Sep 1 Padma Lakshmi, Indian actress and TV host (Top Chef), born in Madras, India
  • Sep 4 Dave Buchwald, American hacker and filmmaker, born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • Sep 4 Ione Skye, British-born American actress (Say Anything), born in Hampstead, London
  • Sep 5 Johnny Vegas [Michael Pennington], English comedian (Ideal, The Libetine), born in St. Helens, Merseyside, England (Note some sources cite 1971-09-11)
  • Sep 6 Shane Heal, Australian basketball guard (Olympics x 4, captain 2004; Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, ESPN), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • Sep 7 Tom Everett Scott, American actor (Dead Man on Campus), born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
  • Sep 9 Natalia Streignard, Venezuelan actress, born in Madrid, Spain
  • Sep 11 Chris Garver, American tattoo artist and TV personality (Miami Ink), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Sep 11 Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer, born in Washington, D.C.
  • Sep 13 Louise Lombard, British actress (The House of Eliott), born in Redbridge, London, England
  • Sep 13 Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress, born in Hirano-ku, Osaka, Japan
  • Sep 14 Robert Ben Garant, American screenwriter and actor (Reno 991!), born in Cookeville, Tennessee
  • Sep 14 Satoshi Kojima, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW), born in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
  • Sep 15 Ramya Krishnan, Indian actress (Padayappa), born in Madras, India
  • Sep 18 Aisha Tyler, American actress and talk show host (The Talk), born in San Francisco, California
  • Sep 18 Michela Rocco, Italian actress and Miss Italy (1987), born in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Sep 19 Victor Williams, American actor (The King of Queens), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Sep 21 John Cudia, American actor
  • Sep 22 Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor (Spooks, The Strain), born in London, England
  • Sep 26 Rachel Jacobs, American actress (It's Not Easy), born in Ririe, Idaho
  • Sep 26 Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress, born in San Jose, California
  • Sep 29 Emily Lloyd [Pack], British actress (Wish You Were Here; Cookie; In Country), born in London, England
  • Sep 29 Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress (Dark Horse; SFW; High Fidelity), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Sep 29 Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Tamana, Japan
  • Sep 30 Tony Hale, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Veep; Arrested Development), born in West Point, New York
  • Oct 1 Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
  • Oct 2 Kelly Ripa, American actress (Hayley Vaughan-All My Children), born in Statford, New Jersey
  • Oct 2 Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
  • Oct 5 Josie Bissett, American actress (Melrose Place - "Jane Mancini"), born in Seattle, Washington

About 1970

How Old? 53 or 54 years old
Generation: Generation X

Chinese Zodiac: Rooster (Feb 17, 1969 - Feb 5, 1970),
Dog (Feb 6, 1970 - Jan 26, 1971)