Birth Month Day of 05-23 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Ryan Coogler
Director | Black Panther
Ryan Kyle Coogler is an African-American filmmaker and producer who is from Oakland, California. He is known for directing the Black Panther film series, Creed, a Rocky spin-off and Fruitvale Station. He frequently casts Michael B. Jordan in his works. He produced the Creed sequels, Judas and the ...
2. Jesse James Keitel
Actress | Queer as Folk
Jesse James Keitel is an actress, writer, and artist from eastern Long Island, NY. She has been an advocate in moving the needle for the LGBTQ+ community's timely representation in Hollywood and was honored with the Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign in 2022. Keitel's groundbreaking ...
3. D.J. Cotrona
Actor | G.I. Joe: Retaliation
D.J. Cotrona was born on May 23, 1980 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Dear John (2010) and Shazam! (2019).
4. Melissa McBride
Actress | The Walking Dead
Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965) is an American actress and former casting director, best known for her role as Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead. McBride has garnered critical acclaim and received multiple awards and nominations for her role on the show.
McBride was born ...
5. Richard Ayoade
Writer | Submarine
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, and grew up in Suffolk, in England, the son of a Norwegian mother, Dagny Amalie (Baassuik), and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. He studied Law at Cambridge university, and followed in the footsteps of British Comedy legends like Monty ...
6. H. Jon Benjamin
Actor | Archer
Harry Jon Benjamin is an American actor, voice actor and comedian from Worcester, Massachusetts who is known for playing Bob Belcher from Bob's Burgers, Sterling Archer from Archer, the Mothmonsterman from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, a trainer from Not Another Teen Movie, a Can of Vegetables from Wet ...
7. Joan Collins
Actress | Dynasty
Joan Collins is an English actress from Paddington, London. She is most famous for playing the role of vengeful schemer Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap opera "Dynasty" (1981-1989). In 1997, Collins was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. In 2015,...
8. LaMonica Garrett
Actor | 1883
LaMonica Garrett was born on May 23, 1975 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 1883 (2021), The Terminal List (2022) and Designated Survivor (2016). He has been married to Mina Ivanova since April 27, 2017.
9. Lane Garrison
Actor | Shooter
Lane Garrison is an American actor, writer from Dallas, Texas. After he graduated from J.J. Pearce High School (where Jessica Simpson also attended), he moved to Los Angeles. He was 18 and only had $400 to his name, but his love and passion for making movies paid off after years of perseverance ...
10. Barbara Barrie
Actress | Breaking Away
After endless stage and television work, Barrie received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the ground-breaking racial drama One Potato, Two Potato (1964), as Julie, a young, white mother who marries a black man after she and her daughter are abandoned by her ...
11. Scatman Crothers
Actor | The Shining
Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23, 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Songwriter ("Dearest One"), actor, composer, singer, comedian and guitarist who, after high school, appeared in nightclubs, hotels, films and on television. He made many records, including his own ...
12. John Ortiz
Actor | Silver Linings Playbook
John Ortiz was born on May 23, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) and American Gangster (2007). He is married to Jennifer Ortiz. They have one child.
13. Matt Lintz
Actor | The Walking Dead
Matthew Lintz is an American actor known for playing Matty van Patten in Pixels, Henry in the AMC television series The Walking Dead and Bruno in Ms. Marvel. His two older sisters and younger brother, Mackenzie, Madison, and Macsen are also actors. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
14. Lea DeLaria
Actress | Orange Is the New Black
Lea DeLaria was born on May 23, 1958 in Belleville, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Orange Is the New Black (2013), Cars 3 (2017) and The Oblongs (2001).
15. Carrie Crowley
Actress | Rásaí na Gaillimhe
Carrie Crowley was born on May 23, 1964 in Waterford, Ireland. She is an actress and director, known for Rásaí na Gaillimhe (2009), Vikings (2013) and The Quiet Girl (2022). She has been married to Ross Kelly since February 2004.
16. Drew Carey
Producer | The Drew Carey Show
Drew Carey was born on May 23, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Drew Carey Show (1995), Robots (2005) and Jack and Jill (2011).
17. Linden Ashby
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Born in Florida, blonde and handsome actor, after graduating from Bolles High School in Jacksonville, Florida, Ashby took a degree in psychology and business administration at Fort Lewis College in Durango in Colorado, and then moved to New York where he studied acting at Neighborhood Playhouse. ...
18. Felissa Rose
Actress | Sleepaway Camp
Felissa Rose Esposito grew up in New York always wanting to perform. At the age of 13, she landed the role of Angela in the cult film Sleepaway Camp (1983). At the age of 17, she applied for early admission to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and was admitted that fall. Attending The ...
19. Karen Duffy
Actress | Dumb and Dumber
Karen "Duff" Duffy is an American writer, model, television personality, and actress. She is a certified hospital chaplain, a former Coney Island Mermaid Queen, and one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1993. In 1995, Duffy was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease sarcoidosis ...
20. Adam Wylie
Actor | Picket Fences
Adam Wylie was born on May 23, 1984 in San Dimas, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Picket Fences (1992), The Swan Princess (1994) and Under Wraps (1997).
21. Ramona Young
Actress | Never Have I Ever
Ramona Young was born on May 23, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Never Have I Ever (2020), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) and Santa Clarita Diet (2017).
22. Laura Devon
Actress | Gunn
Gorgeous, well-endowed singer/actress Laura Devon arrived in Tinseltown during the early 1960s, but gave notice less than a decade later and retired permanently after her fourth marriage. She made only five films. Laura was categorized as one of those beautiful bouffant blondes of film and TV who ...
23. Kelly Monaco
Actress | General Hospital
An active athlete, Kelly Marie Monaco grew up on the East Coast, where she participated in soccer, swimming, track and softball, among other sports. After the last of five girls was born, her family decided to move from the bustling city of Philadelphia to the more peaceful environment of the ...
24. Jesse Heiman
Actor | Old School
Jesse Heiman was born in Boston on May 23, 1978 and lived in Boston until 1989.
He lived in Austin, Texas from 1989 and attended West Ridge Middle School, Westlake High School, and Texas State University of San Marcos for education. Graduated college in May of 2000 with a BA in English.
Moved to Los ...
25. Alberto Frezza
Actor | Station 19
Alberto Frezza was born on May 23, 1989 in Milan, Lombardia, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Station 19 (2018), Dead of Summer (2016) and Charlie's Angels (2011).
26. O-Lan Jones
Actress | Edward Scissorhands
O-Lan Jones is an award winning composer, sound designer, writer, and actress who has been consistently involved in experimental theater, music, and opera since the age of 16. The press has referred to her as an "uncategorizable legend." She is the Artistic Director for Overtone Industries, ...
27. Jewel
Soundtrack | Ride with the Devil
Jewel was born on May 23, 1974 in Payson, Utah, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Ride with the Devil (1999), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) and Clueless (1995). She was previously married to Ty Murray.
28. Laurel Holloman
Actress | The L Word
Laurel Holloman was born on May 23, 1971 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for The L Word (2004), The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) and Boogie Nights (1997). She was previously married to Paul Macherey.
29. Deion Smith
Actor | Outer Banks
Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Deion has always had a passion for acting. Deion gained a considerable amount of attention for his role as Kelce in the global phenomenon Netflix YA series "Outer Banks" which has just been renewed for its third season.
Deion can next be seen sharing ...
30. Betty Garrett
Actress | On the Town
A sunny singer, dancer and comic actress, Betty Garrett starred in several Hollywood musicals and stage roles. She was at the top of her game when the Communist scare in the 1950s brought her career to a screeching, ugly halt. She and her husband Larry Parks, an Oscar-nominated actor, were summoned...
31. Guinevere Turner
Actress | American Psycho
Guinevere Turner was born on May 23, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for American Psycho (2000), The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) and Go Fish (1994).
32. Myko Olivier
Actor | Menendez: Blood Brothers
Myko Olivier is an actor and producer, known for Menendez: Blood Brothers (2017), Glee (2009) and Castle (2009). He was born in Palm Springs, Ca. He studied at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts at the conservatory acting studio Playwrights Horizons Theater School. He has been married to Rae Olivier ...
33. Tom Tykwer
Writer | Lola rennt
Director, writer, producer and composer Tom Tykwer was born in 1965 in Wuppertal, Germany. He showed an interest in film-making from childhood, making super 8 films from the age of 11. Among his first jobs was working at a local art-house cinema. Tykwer eventually relocated to Berlin, first working...
34. Linda Thompson
Soundtrack | The Bodyguard
Linda Thompson was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Kingsbury High School where she was Homecoming Queen, and after graduation, she attended Memphis State University for 4 years, majoring in English and Drama. Linda was named Miss Tennessee Universe 1972, Miss Liberty Bowl, Miss Shelby ...
35. Nigel Davenport
Actor | A Man for All Seasons
Nigel Davenport was born on May 23, 1928 in Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was an actor and assistant director, known for A Man for All Seasons (1966), Chariots of Fire (1981) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). He was previously married to Maria Aitken and Helena Margaret ...
36. Rosemary Clooney
Actress | White Christmas
She was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Clooney and grew up in Maysville, Kentucky, where she and her sister Betty Clooney used to sing in her grandfather's mayoral election campaigns, which he won three times. She made her singing debut on Cincinnati radio station WLW in 1941 at 13. On WLW she ...
37. Megan Cusack
Actress | Call the Midwife
Megan Cusack was born in Cork on 23 May, 1996 and was brought up just outside Skibbereen, West Cork on the Ilen River. She is the granddaughter of actors Cyril Cusack and Maureen Cusack, daughter of producer Pádraig Cusack and niece of actresses Sinéad Cusack, Sorcha Cusack, Niamh Cusack, and ...
38. Chris Gethard
Actor | The Dictator
Chris Gethard was born on May 23, 1980 in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Dictator (2012), The Heat (2013) and Don't Think Twice (2016). He has been married to Hallie Bulleit since August 30, 2014.
39. Douglas Fairbanks
Actor | Robin Hood
Douglas Fairbanks was born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman in Denver, Colorado, to Ella Adelaide (nee Marsh) and Hezekiah Charles Ullman, an attorney and native of Pennsylvania, who was a captain for the Union forces during the Civil War. Fairbanks' paternal grandparents were German Jewish immigrants, ...
40. Mark Arnold
Actor | Teen Wolf
Mark Arnold was born on May 23, 1957 in Broomall, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Teen Wolf (1985), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and Angel Has Fallen (2019). He has been married to Alina Florea since September 1, 2011. He was previously married to Anneliza Scott.
41. Bob Mortimer
Actor | House of Fools
Bob Mortimer was born on May 23, 1959 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for House of Fools (2014), Catterick (2004) and Shooting Stars (1993). He has been married to Lisa Matthews since October 2015. They have two children.
42. Linda Watkins
Actress | The Parent Trap
Linda Watkins was born on May 23, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Parent Trap (1961), From Hell It Came (1957) and Route 66 (1960). She was previously married to Gabriel Hess. She died on October 31, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
43. Alex Henteloff
Actor | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Alex Henteloff was born on May 23, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Payback (1999) and Black Sheep Squadron (1976). He has been married to Judith Lynn Steinhart since August 11, 1969. They have one child.
44. Beverly Leech
Actress | Mathnet
Beverly Leech was born on May 23 in Paris, Texas, USA as Beverly Ann Leech. She is an actress, whose craft was directly shaped and deeply inspired by Stella Adler. Known for Blood Work (2002), First Kill (2018) and Square One Television (1987). She is member of Academy Award Winner, Robert ...
45. Zalman King
Producer | Nine 1/2 Weeks
Zalman King was born on May 23, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for 9½ Weeks (1986), Galaxy of Terror (1981) and In God's Hands (1998). He was previously married to Patricia Louisianna Knop. He died on February 3, 2012 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
46. Lauren Chapin
Actress | Father Knows Best
Lauren Ann Chapin (born May 23, 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American former child actress, most remembered for her role as the youngest child "Kathy Anderson" (nicknamed "Kitten") in the television show Father Knows Best which was produced between 1954 and 1960. She appeared in 203 ...
47. Herbert Marshall
Actor | Murder!
Herbert Marshall had trained to become a certified accountant, but his interest turned to the stage. He lost a leg while serving in World War I and was rehabilitated with a wooden leg. This did not stop him from making good his decision to make the stage his vocation. He used a very deliberate ...
48. Anna Ador
Actress | Udta Punjab
Anastasiya Hamolka (screen name Anna Ador), is a 23 year old actor and film-maker. She was born in Belarus, to a family of academics, but from an early age loved the performing arts. She was in stage-plays and productions, and won international talent competitions in Egypt, Bulgaria, Poland, ...
49. Ulla Jacobsson
Actress | Zulu
Ulla Jacobsson was an International Swedish Actress and became world-famous with the film One Summer of Happiness (1951) (English title: "One Summer of Happiness", German title: "Sie tanzte nur einen Sommer") and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) ("Smiles of a Summer Night"), which Zarah Leander made...
50. Nadja Uhl
Actress | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Nadja Uhl was born on May 23, 1972 in Stralsund, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Operation Sugar (2012) and Divided We Stand (2022).