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Actors Born in 1981

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 248

  • Jan 1 Eden Riegel, American actress (All My Children), born in Washington, D.C.
  • Jan 1 Jonas Armstrong, Irish-born British actor (Robin Hood), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • Jan 5 Brooklyn Sudano, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
  • Jan 6 Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor, born in Brussels, Belgium
  • Jan 6 Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Jan 13 Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
  • Jan 17 Ray J. [William Ray Norwood Jr.], American singer and actor (Everything You Want), born in McComb, Mississippi
  • Jan 17 Scott Mechlowicz, American actor, born in New York
  • Jan 18 Kang Dong-won, South Korean model and actor, born in Busan, South Korea
  • Jan 19 Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch, American actress (Grimm; Superman & Lois), born in San Diego, California
  • Jan 20 Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress and model, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Jan 21 Andy Lee [Lee Sun-ho], Korean K-pop singer (Shinhwa), and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
  • Jan 21 Gillian Chung [Yan-tung], Hong Kong Canto-pop singer (Twins), and actress (Beyond Our Ken), born in British Hong Kong
  • Jan 21 Izabella Miko, Polish-born actress and model
  • Jan 22 Beverley Mitchell, American actress, born in Arcadia, California
  • Jan 22 Willa Ford [Amanda Lee Williford], American pop singer, and actress, born in Ruskin, Florida

Elijah Wood (43 years old)

Jan 28 American actor (The Good Son, The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • Jan 29 Darío Lopilato, Argentine actor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Jan 29 Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), born in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico

Justin Timberlake (43 years old)

Jan 31 American singer-songwriter ("Can't Stop The Feeling!"; "Sexyback"), and actor (Friends With Benefits), born in Memphis, Tennessee

  • Jan 31 Sergio D. Acosta, American Chicano Filmmaker, born in San Jose, California
  • Feb 1 Graeme Smith, South African cricket batsman, captain & broadcaster (117 Tests, 9,265 runs @ 48.25, 27 x 100s; HS 277, 197 ODIs; Gauteng, Hampshire CCC, Western Province, Surrey CCC), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Feb 3 Alisa Reyes, American actress (All That; The Proud Family), born in New York City
  • Feb 5 Mia Hansen-Løve, French film director and actress (Things to Come), born in Paris, France
  • Feb 5 Nora Zehetner, American actress, born in El Paso, Texas
  • Feb 6 Calum Best, American model, born in San Jose, California
  • Feb 8 Tommy Michaels, American actor (Timmy Hutton-All My Children), born in Staten Island, New York

Tom Hiddleston (43 years old)

Feb 9 English stage and screen actor (Loki in Marvel Universive projects; The Night Manager), born in London

  • Feb 10 Holly Willoughby, British TV presenter (This Morning), born in Brighton, United Kingdom
  • Feb 10 Stephanie Beatriz [Bischoff], Argentinian-American actress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Encanto), born in Neuquén, Argentina
  • Feb 10 Uzo Aduba, Nigerian-American actress (Orange Is the New Black, Mrs. America), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Feb 11 (Kelendria) "Kelly" Rowland, American pop and R&B singer (Destiny's Child - "Say My Name"), and television personality (The X Factor; The Voice Australia), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Feb 15 Jenna Morasca, American actress, model, and reality TV contestant, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Paris Hilton (43 years old)

Feb 17 American heiress, television personality (The Simple Life), and actress, born in New York City

  • Feb 18 Kim Jae Won, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
  • Feb 19 Beth Ditto [Mary Beth Patterson], American rock singer (The Gossip), and actress, born in Judsonia, Arkansas,
  • Feb 19 Ronnie Arniell, Canadian professional wrestler
  • Feb 20 Chris Thile, American folk and progressive bluegrass mandolin player, songwriter (Nickel Creek; Punch Brothers), and broadcaster (Live From Here), born in Oceanside, California

Josh Gad (43 years old)

Feb 23 American stage (Book of Mormon), screen, and voice (Frozen - "Olaf") actor, born in Hollywood, Florida

  • Feb 25 Jamie Lynn, American model
  • Feb 25 Janicza Bravo, American filmmaker (Zola), born in New York City
  • Feb 25 Misty Giles, American beauty queen and Survivor contestant
  • Feb 25 Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor (Ishq Vishk), born in New Delhi, India
  • Feb 26 Johnathan Wendel, American professional video gamer, born in Kansas City, Kansas
  • Mar 1 Adam LaVorgna, American actor
  • Mar 1 Ana Hickmann, Brazilian supermodel
  • Mar 2 Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress (Lady In The Water; The Help; Jurassic World), and director, born in Los Angeles, California
  • Mar 3 Eugene [Kim Yoo-Jin], South Korean K-pop singer (S.E.S.) and actress (A Hundred Year Legacy), born in Seoul, South Korea
  • Mar 3 Sung Yu Ri, South Korean K-pop singer (Fin.K.L.) and actress (Hong Gil-dong), born in Tübingen, West Germany
  • Mar 4 Carol Banawa, Filipina singer. actress, and operating room nurse, born in Manila, Philippines
  • Mar 5 Shugo Oshinari, Japanese actor
  • Mar 6 Ellen Muth, American actress
  • Mar 11 David Anders, American actor
  • Mar 11 LeToya Luckett, American R&B and pop singer (Destiny's Child, 1997-2000 - "Bills, Bills, Bills"), and actress, born in Houston, Texas
  • Mar 16 Alma Pöysti, Finnish actress (Fallen Leaves), born in Helsinki, Finland
  • Mar 17 Nicky Jam [Nick Caminero], American rapper, singer and actor (Travesuras), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • Mar 18 Jang Na-ra, Korean K-pop singer ("Sweet Dream") and actress (You Are My Destiny), born in Seoul, South Korea
  • Mar 19 Kim Rae Won, South Korean actor and model
  • Mar 20 BeBe Zahara Benet [Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa], Cameroonian male model and drag queen (S1 winner: America's Next Drag Superstar), born in Cameroon
  • Mar 23 Luciana Carro, Canadian actress

Casey Neistat (43 years old)

Mar 25 American filmmaker and YouTube star, born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut

  • Mar 28 Gareth David-Lloyd, Welsh actor (Torchwood), born in Bettws, Newport, Wales

Julia Stiles (43 years old)

Mar 28 American actress (Bourne series; Save the Last Dance; The Prince And Me), born in New York City

  • Mar 28 Lindsay Frimodt, American model
  • Mar 29 Megan Hilty, American actress and singer (Wicked), born in Bellevue, Washington

Bethany Joy Lenz (43 years old)

Apr 2 American actress (One Tree Hill), born in Hollywood, Florida

  • Apr 2 Michael Clarke, Australian cricket batsman and captain (115 Tests, 8,643 runs @ 49.10, 28 x 100s; 245 ODIs) and broadcaster (9 Network, FoxSports), born in Sydney, Australia

Taylor Kitsch (43 years old)

Apr 8 Canadian actor and model (Friday Night Lights), born in Kelowna, British Columbia

  • Apr 10 Laura Bell Bundy, American actress (Hairspray), born in Euclid, Ohio
  • Apr 10 Michael Pitt, American actor (The Dreamers), born in West Orange, New Jersey

Alessandra Ambrosio (43 years old)

Apr 11 Brazilian model (Victoria's Secret Angel) and actress, born in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  • Apr 11 Teo Yoo, German-South Korean actor (Past Lives), born in Cologne, West Germany
  • Apr 13 Courtney Peldon, American actress, born in New York City
  • Apr 19 Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress (Maria Full of Grace), born in Bogotá, Colombia

Hayden Christensen (43 years old)

Apr 19 Canadian actor (Sam-Life as a House, Star Wars), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Apr 20 Matus Valent, European male fitness model, born in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
  • Apr 21 Stephanie Larimore, American model
  • Apr 23 Joanna Krupa, Polish-American supermodel and actress, born in Warsaw, Poland
  • Apr 27 Drew Elliott, American creative director and judge on "America's Next Top Model", born in Bloomington, Indiana

Jessica Alba (43 years old)

Apr 28 American actress (Dark Angel, Sin City) and businesswoman (The Honest Company), born in Pomona, California

  • Apr 29 Alex Vincent, American actor (Child's Play), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • Apr 30 Emma Pierson, British actress
  • Apr 30 Kunal Nayyar, British-Indian actor and writer (Dr. Raj Koothrappali - The Big Bang Theory), born in London, England
  • May 3 Farrah Franklin, American R&B singer (Destiny's Child, 1999-2000), and actress, born in Los Angeles, California
  • May 5 Danielle Christine Fishel, American actress (Topanga-Boy Meets World), born in Mesa, Arizona
  • May 5 Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian-Lebanese supermodel, born in Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil

Xie Na (43 years old)

May 6 Chinese television host and actress (Happy Camp), born in Deyang, Sichuan

  • May 8 Stephen Amell, Canadian actor (Arrow), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • May 10 Katori Hall, American playwright and actress (The Hot Wing King), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • May 11 Austin O'Brien, American actor (Apollo 13, My Girl 2, Lawnmower Man), born in Eugene, Oregon
  • May 12 Kentaro Sato, Japanese television, video game, classical, and choral composer (Requiem Pacis - Requiem of Peace), and conductor, born in Hamamatsu, Japan
  • May 12 Lorena Bernal, Argentine Spanish model and actress (Miss Spain 1999), born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

Rami Malek (43 years old)

May 12 American actor (Bohemian Rhapsody), born in Los Angeles, California

  • May 13 Jimmy Yang, American wrestler, born in Los Angeles, California
  • May 13 Rebecka Liljeberg, Swedish actress (Show Me Love)
  • May 13 Sunny Leone, Canadian born Indian American model and actress, born in Sarnia, Ontario
  • May 15 Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress
  • May 17 R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist
  • May 17 Shiri Maimon, Israeli pop singer, and television personality, born in Haifa, Israel
  • May 19 Calico Cooper, American actress (Lila Black-Bloomers) and dancer, born in Los Angeles, California
  • May 22 Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler
  • May 23 Tim Robinson, American comedian, actor and writer (Saturday Night Live), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • May 27 Özgür Çevik, Turkish pop singer (Star Academy), and actor, born in Ankara, Turkey
  • May 30 Blake Bashoff, American actor (Lost, Bushwhacked), born in Los Angeles, California

Amy Schumer (43 years old)

Jun 1 American comedian, writer and producer (Inside Amy Schumer), born in New York

  • Jun 4 T. J. Miller, American actor and comedian
  • Jun 5 Jade Goody, English television personality (Big Brother), born in London (d. 2009)
  • Jun 6 Johnny Pacar, American film actor
  • Jun 7 Amrita Rao, Indian Bollywood actress (Vivah; Jolly LLB), born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India
  • Jun 7 Larisa Oleynik, American actress
  • Jun 8 Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
  • Jun 8 Jess Weixler, American actress

Natalie Portman (43 years old)

Jun 9 Israeli-American actress (V for Vendetta, Black Swan, Star Wars), born in Jerusalem, Israel

  • Jun 9 Vic Zhou, Taiwanese pop singer (F4), actor (Meteor Garden; Home), and model, born in Yilan, Taiwan
  • Jun 10 Hoku [Ho], American pop singer ("Anothe Dumb Blonde") and actress, born in Oahu, Hawaii
  • Jun 10 Jonathan Bennett, American actor (Mean Girls), born in Rossford, Ohio

Adriana Lima (43 years old)

Jun 12 Brazilian supermodel (Victoria's Secret), born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Chris Evans (43 years old)

Jun 13 American actor (Captain America; Fantastic Four - Human Torch), born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Jun 14 Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
  • Jun 14 Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
  • Jun 15 Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA (Miss Photogenic-1997)
  • Jun 15 Jordi Vilasuso, American actor
  • Jun 22 Monty Oum, American Animator (RWBY), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2015)
  • Jun 23 Joe Taslim, Indonesian actor and martial artist (Mortal Kombat), born in Palembang, Indonesia
  • Jun 25 Pooja Umashankar, Indian-Sri Lankan actress (Asai Man Piyabanna), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Jun 25 Sheridan Smith, British actress (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps), born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England
  • Jun 28 Jon Watts, American film director and screenwriter (Spider-Man franchise, 2017 - present), born in Fountain, Colorado
  • Jul 4 Tahar Rahim, French actor (The Serpent), born in Belmont, France
  • Jul 5 Ryan Hansen, American actor (Veronica Mars), born in Fountain Valley, California
  • Jul 8 Lance Gross, American actor (The Paynes), born in Oakland California
  • Jul 11 Carla Campbell, Jamaican model, born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • Jul 13 Michael Mando, Canadian actor (Better Call Saul), born in Quebec City. Quebec
  • Jul 14 Lee Mead, English actor (Any Dream Will Do), born in Southend-on-Sea, England
  • Jul 15 Taylor Kinney, American actor (Chicago Fire), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Jul 21 Blake Lewis, American musician (American Idol), born in Redmond, Washington
  • Jul 21 Chrishell Stause, American actress, born in Draffenville, Kentucky
  • Jul 21 Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter and actress, born in Hackney, London, England
  • Jul 24 Summer Glau, American actress (Firefly), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • Jul 26 Abe Forsythe, Australian actor and director (Down Under), born in Sydney, Australia
  • Jul 28 Billy Aaron Brown, American actor, born in Clarinda, Iowa
  • Jul 28 Jo In Sung, South Korean actor (What Happened in Bali), born in Cheonho-dong, Gangdong District, South Korea
  • Jul 31 Eric Lively, American actor (The Butterfly Effect 2), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Jul 31 J.Son Dinant, American comedian, born in Syracuse, New York
  • Aug 1 Ashley Parker Angel, American pop singer (O-Town), and actor, born in Redding, California
  • Aug 4 Abigail Spencer, Gulf Breeze, Florida, American actress (Cowboys & Aliens)
  • Aug 4 Marques Houston, American R&B singer (Immature-IMx) and actor, born in Los Angeles, California

Meghan Markle (42 years old)

Aug 4 American former actress (Suits), Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, born in Los Angeles, California

  • Aug 5 Jesse Williams, American actor (Grey's Anatomy), director and activist, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Aug 5 Kō Shibasaki, Japanese singer and actress (47 Ronin), born in Toshima, Japan
  • Aug 6 Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City
  • Aug 8 Kaori Iida, Japanese pop singer and actress (Morning Musume; Dream Morning Musume), born in Hokkaidō, Japan
  • Aug 11 Fiona Sit, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer ("Madonna's Kiss"), and actress, born in British Hong Kong
  • Aug 14 Ray William Johnson, American comedian, writer, and youtuber (Equals Three; Your Favorite Martian), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Aug 15 Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress (Running Man), born in Pohang, South Korea
  • Aug 17 Kristin Holt, American television personality (American Idol), born in Plano, Texas
  • Aug 20 Ben Barnes, English actor (Prince Caspian-The Chronicles of Narnia), born in London
  • Aug 24 Chad Michael Murray, American actor (One Tree Hill), born in Buffalo, New York
  • Aug 24 Jiro Wang Dong Cheng, Taiwanese singer and actor, born in Taipei, Taiwan
  • Aug 24 Mercedes Scelba-Shorte, American model, born in New Jersey
  • Aug 25 Bobby Berk, American interior designer and TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Houston, Texas
  • Aug 25 Rachel Bilson, American actress
  • Aug 26 Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler (Lucha Libre USA), born in Windsor, Ontario
  • Aug 27 Demetria McKinney, American actress (House of Payne), born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Patrick J. Adams (42 years old)

Aug 27 Canadian actor (Suits), born in Toronto, Ontario

  • Aug 29 Jay Ryan (Jay Bunyan), New Zealand actor, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Aug 31 Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker (mumblecore film movement), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • Sep 2 Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress
  • Sep 2 Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian film director and producer
  • Sep 3 Fearne Cotton, British television presenter (Top of the Pops, Radio 1), born in London, England
  • Sep 8 Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor (Home Improvement), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Sep 9 Julie Gonzalo, Argentinian actress, born in Lanús Oeste, Argentina

Jennifer Hudson (42 years old)

Sep 12 American Academy Award-winning actress (Dreamgirls; Respect) and Grammy Award-winning singer ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"), television talk show host, and Tony Award-winning producer (A Strange Loop), born in Chicago, Illinois

  • Sep 13 Angel Williams, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • Sep 14 Miyavi, Japanese singer and actor, born in Konohana-ku ward, Osaka, Japan
  • Sep 15 Ben Schwarz, American comedian, (Parks and Recreation, Jake and Amir), born in The Bronx, New York
  • Sep 16 Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls), born in Houston, Texas
  • Sep 16 Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress and singer (My Fair Princess), born in Qingdao, Shandong
  • Sep 18 Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and model, born in Neptune, New Jersey
  • Sep 21 Meilinda Soerjoko, Indonesian-Australian actress
  • Sep 21 Nicole Richie, American socialite, author and TV personality (The Simple Life), born in Berkeley, California
  • Sep 21 Rimi Sen, Indian actress
  • Sep 22 Ashley Eckstein, American actress (voice of Ahsoka Tan in Star Wars), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • Sep 22 Subaru Shibutani, Japanese pop and modern enka singer, dancer, actor (Kanjani8), born in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
  • Sep 23 Misti Traya, American actress
  • Sep 24 BenDeLaCreme [Benjamin Putnam], American drag queen, burlesque performer and actor (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Seattle, Washington
  • Sep 24 Drew Gooden, National Basketball Association player and broadcaster, born in Oakland, California
  • Sep 25 Van Hansis, American actor, born in North Adams, Massachusetts
  • Sep 26 Christina Milian [Flores], American actress (Grandfathered), and singer (A.M. To P.M.), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Sep 26 Collien Fernandes, German TV host and actress, born in Hamburg, Germany
  • Sep 27 Sophie Crumb, American-French cartoonist (Belly Button), born in Woodlands, California
  • Sep 28 Gül Gölge, Turkish model and actress
  • Oct 3 Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
  • Oct 8 Ruby [Rania Hussein Muhammad Tawfiq], Egyptian singer ("Do You Know Why") and actress (The Baby Doll Night), born in Cairo, Egypt
  • Oct 9 Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor (Brad-Home Improvement), born in Aurora, Colorado
  • Oct 10 Michael Oliver, American actor (Problem Child), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Oct 11 Beau Brady, Australian actor (Home and Away), born in Sydney, Australia
  • Oct 12 Sneha, Indian actress (Aanandham), born in Mumbai, India
  • Oct 12 Tom Guiry, American actor (The Sandlot), born in Tom's River, New Jersey
  • Oct 16 Caterina Scorsone, Canadian actress (Alice, The November Man), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • Oct 18 Richard Vuu, actor (Last Emperor)

About 1981

How Old? 42 or 43 years old
Generation: Millennial

Chinese Zodiac: Monkey (Feb 16, 1980 - Feb 4, 1981),
Rooster (Feb 5, 1981 - Jan 24, 1982)