Birth Place Matching "Berkeley, California, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Ben Affleck
Producer | Argo
Benjamin Géza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975...
2. Rebecca Romijn
Actress | X-Men
Rebecca Alie Romijn was born on November 6, 1972 in Berkeley, California. Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom-furniture maker. Her mother was American-born, with Dutch and English ancestry, and was a teacher of English. Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "...
3. Andy Samberg
Actor | Saturday Night Live
Andy Samberg was born in Berkeley, California, to Marjorie (Marrow), a teacher, and Joe Samberg, a photographer. With Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, Samberg is one of three Los Angeles, California-based writer-performer-filmmakers--all childhood friends--dubbed The Lonely Island, whose short ...
4. Melissa Sue Anderson
Actress | Little House on the Prairie
Melissa Sue Anderson was very much like her most famous character role, of eldest child & sister, Mary Ingalls -- a quiet, slightly shy girl who would rather read a book than climb a tree. Her show business career got started, when a dance teacher urged her parents to find an agent for her. She ...
5. Karen Grassle
Actress | Little House on the Prairie
Karen Grassle is an American actress from Berkeley, California. She is primarily known for portraying the historical figure of Caroline Ingalls (1839 -1924) in the long-running Western television series "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983). Caroline was the mother of the novelist Laura Ingalls...
6. Ed Quinn
Actor | 2 Broke Girls
Ed Quinn originally pursued a path in music before considering a career in acting. He was born in Berkeley, California and attended the St. Mary's College High School. After high school, Ed attended the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in ...
7. Jorma Taccone
Writer | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Jorma Taccone's theatrical debut took place at Saint Mary's College-High School in Berkeley, California in 1993. He played one of the townspeople in The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt. His father, Berkeley Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Tony Taccone, attended his son's performance in spite of a...
8. Rockmond Dunbar
Actor | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Rockmond Dunbar was born on January 11, 1973 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Sons of Anarchy (2008) and The Family That Preys (2008). He has been married to Maya Dunbar since June 8, 2013. They have two children. He was previously ...
9. Jane Sibbett
Actress | Friends
The youngest of five happy children, Jane Sibbett was born in Berkeley, California to William Ryan Sibbett IV and social butterfly "Sis" Gaines Sibbett. After a few years in Orinda, California, the Sibbett family moved to the idyllic island of Alameda where destiny bellowed at her daily in the form...
10. Kathleen Kennedy
Producer | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Eight-time Academy Award®-nominated, Kathleen Kennedy is one of the most successful and respected producers and executives in the film industry today. As President of Lucasfilm, she oversees the company's three divisions: Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. In 1992, she ...
11. D.C. Douglas
Actor | Drowning in Secrets
D.C. Douglas has cobbled together a fairly quirky acting career covering stage, screen and console since 1985.
In film and television, D.C. has popped up in odd or cultish indie films, from Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) and Black Ops (2008) to Aquarium of the Dead (2021) and Isle of the Dead (...
12. Daniel Wu
Actor | San ging chaat goo si
Daniel Wu was born on September 30, 1974 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for New Police Story (2004), One Nite in Mongkok (2004) and Warcraft (2016). He has been married to Lisa S. since April 6, 2010. They have one child.
13. Nicole Richie
Actress | Chuck
The outspoken, wise-cracking comedic socialite and star of The Simple Life (2003), Nicole Camille Escovedo was born in Berkeley, California on September 21, 1981. She is the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey, and socialite Paris Hilton's former best friend. ...
14. James Ivory
Writer | Call Me by Your Name
The main part of his few movies were filmed in the quarter of a century in which he worked closely together with the Indian producer Ismail Merchant and the German writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. His first films are all set in India and are very much influenced by the style of Satyajit Ray and Jean ...
15. Roger Guenveur Smith
Actor | Dope
Roger Guenveur Smith is an internationally acclaimed actor, writer, and director who has created a prolific body of work on stage and screen.
He adapted his Obie Award-winning solo performance of A Huey P. Newton Story into a Peabody Award-winning telefilm, directed by his longtime colleague Spike ...
16. Kate Hodge
Actress | Rapid Fire
Kate Hodge was born on January 2, 1966 in Berkeley, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Rapid Fire (1992), She-Wolf of London (1990) and Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990).
17. Phil Tippett
Visual Effects | Jurassic Park
Phil Tippett is the founder and namesake of Tippett Studio. His varied career in visual effects has spanned more than 30 years and includes two Academy Awards; and six nominations, one BAFTA award and four nominations, two Emmys and the advent of modern digital effects in motion pictures.
As a child...
18. Akiva Schaffer
Writer | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Akiva Schaffer was born on December 1, 1977 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Saturday Night Live (1975) and The Lego Movie (2014). He has been married to Liz Cackowski since 2010. They have two children.
19. Rafael Casal
Actor | Blindspotting
Rafael Casal is a critically acclaimed Writer, Producer, Actor, and Poet. He made his Feature debut in "Blindspotting," which he wrote, produced, and starred in. The celebrated film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and Lionsgate won a major bidding war. Rafael recently wrapped production on ...
20. Lisa Pelikan
Actress | Lionheart
Lisa made her feature film debut as the young 'Julia' in Fred Zinnemann's JULIA sharing the title role with Vanessa Redgrave, her television debut as the ingénue in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of THE COUNTRY GIRL with Jason Robards and Shirley Knight, and her theatrical debut starring as '...
21. Jason Sehorn
Actor | Third Watch
Jason Sehorn was born on April 15, 1971 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Third Watch (1999), Women's Murder Club (2007) and Arli$$ (1996). He has been married to Meghann Hessert Gunderman since January 30, 2017. They have one child. He was previously married to Angie Harmon ...
22. Mike Mills
Director | Beginners
Mike Mills was born in 1966, Berkeley, California. He graduated from Cooper Union, 1989.
He works as a filmmaker, graphic designer and artist. As a filmmaker, Mike has completed a number of music videos, commercials, short films, documentaries, and the feature film Thumbsucker (2005). Architecture ...
23. Rose Rollins
Actress | The L Word
Rose Rollins was raised in Yonkers, New York, growing up with five brothers. She is an accomplished actress who has garnered attention on both the big and small screens.
Rollins now stars in ABC's The Catch opposite Mireille Enos. The series centers on a gutsy female forensic accountant who exposes ...
24. Mike Mignola
Writer | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Mike Mignola is an American comic book writer and author who is best known for creating Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics. Hellboy was adapted into five films, a board game and three video games with Ron Perlman being the most frequent actor for Hellboy. Mignola also provided character designs for ...
25. Jeanne Bates
Actress | Mulholland Dr.
Jeanne Bates began her acting career while a student at San Mateo Junior College, appearing on radio soap operas in San Francisco. She played the lead in an airwave mystery series, Lew X. Lansworth's "Whodunit" (Bates' scream was the show's "signature"), which became so successful that it (and ...
26. Terence McGovern
Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire
Terence McGovern was born on May 11, 1942 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), American Graffiti (1973) and DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990). He has been married to Molly Blaisdell since January 7, 2012.
27. Art Evans
Actor | Die Hard 2
Art Evans was born on March 27, 1942 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), Ruthless People (1986) and Trespass (1992). He is married to Babe.
28. Eisa Davis
Actress | Mare of Easttown
Eisa Davis is an award-winning actor, writer, and singer-songwriter working on stage and screen. She is known for her roles as Cynthia Driscoll on House of Cards (2015-16), and as Rae, Bubbles' sister on The Wire (2003, 2008). She also played Irma in the acclaimed rock musical Passing Strange (2009...
29. Ryan Fleck
Director | Half Nelson
Ryan K. Fleck is an American film director, cinematographer, editor, and screenwriter best known for directing and writing the 2006 film Half Nelson and the 2008 film Sugar. He is known for his collaborations with fellow filmmaker Anna Boden. Ryan was born in Berkeley, California and raised in ...
30. Ari'el Stachel
Actor | Don't Worry Darling
Ari'el Stachel is an American actor best known for originating the role of "Haled" in The Band's Visit both on and off-Broadway. His off-Broadway performance garnered him nominations for "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical" for both the Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel awards. The Broadway ...
31. Zach Avery
Producer | Minamata
Zach Avery was born on December 5, 1986 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Minamata (2020), Curvature (2017) and Last Moment of Clarity (2020). He was previously married to Mallory Hagedorn.
32. Jake Bern
Actor | Untitled Circus Project - Circus USA
Jake Bern was born on July 30, 1979 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled Circus Project - Circus USA, Issues and Cold Case (2003).
33. John Fogerty
Soundtrack | Battleship
John Fogerty was born on May 28, 1945 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Battleship (2012), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Blade (1998). He has been married to Julie Lynne Kramer since April 20, 1991. They have three children. He was previously married to ...
34. Josh Mankiewicz
Self | Dateline NBC
Josh Mankiewicz was born on August 27, 1955 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Dateline NBC (1992), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) and NBC News: Vegas and the Mob (2005). He has been married to Ahn Tu Dang since April 16, 2016.
35. Jane Connell
Actress | Mame
Jane Connell was born on October 27, 1925 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Mame (1974), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Bewitched (1964). She was previously married to Gordon Connell. She died on September 22, 2013 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
36. Arif Zahir
Actor | Family Guy
Arif "Azerrz" Zahir, known for his iconic voice impressions, skits and hilarious gameplay videos, is quickly becoming one of the most popular and recognizable crossover entertainers to make the leap from digital creator to Hollywood entertainer. In September 2020, Arif officially joined the cast of...
37. Andrew Polk
Actor | Armageddon Time
Andrew was born and raised in Berkeley, CA. His mother, Sharon Mann, is a concert pianist and is a professor at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His father, Felix, was a clinical psychologist.
Growing up in California, Andrew was an avid and competitive skier and a pretty serious cellist. ...
38. Barbara Whinnery
Actress | St. Elsewhere
Barbara Whinnery was born on July 1, 1953 in Berkeley, California, USA. She is an actress, known for St. Elsewhere (1982), True Blood (2008) and The Killing of Two Lovers (2020).
39. Helen Colliander
Actress | Mr. Viral
Helen Colliander was born in Berkeley, California and was raised in Toronto, Ontario, where she began acting professionally at the age of 10. Helen later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, and then to the United States to attend university. In addition to acting, she has enjoyed being a math ...
40. Ryan Stanger
Actor | Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ryan Stanger was born in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013), Conan (2010) and Adam Ruins Everything (2015).
41. Norman Bartold
Actor | Westworld
Norman Bartold was born on August 6, 1928 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Westworld (1973), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and The California Kid (1974). He was previously married to Sheila Bartold and Mary Virginia Bartold. He died on May 28, 1994 in Rancho ...
42. Kent Shocknek
Actor | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Kent Shocknek typically portrays authority figures in film and on TV. His recognizability as a high-profile news anchor at CBS-TV in Los Angeles first led productions to cast him for authentic representations of broadcasters. Since stepping away from TV news, Shocknek also has been sought to play ...
43. Josh Alexander
Actor | My Best Friend's Girl
Josh Alexander was born on May 14, 1975 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for My Best Friend's Girl (2008), Backseat (2005) and Southern Rites (2015). He has been married to Aya Cash since September 8, 2012.
44. Kirk Trutner
Actor | Dante's Peak
Kirk Trutner was born on August 3, 1961 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Dante's Peak (1997), Must Love Dogs (2005) and The Medallion (2003).
45. Russell Arms
Actor | The Man Who Came to Dinner
Russell Arms played Chester Finley opposite Doris Day in "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (Warner Bros. 1953). Chester, a nerd in love with Marjorie Winfield, Day's character, was Marjorie's piano teacher, a rival to Bill Sherman, played by Gordon MacRae. Arms, in 1953, was not yet a featured ...
46. Anne Lonnberg
Actress | Moonraker
Anne Lonnberg was born on February 17, 1948 in Berkeley, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Moonraker (1979), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) and Love and Death (1975).
47. Augusta Dabney
Actress | Running on Empty
Augusta Dabney was born on October 23, 1916 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Running on Empty (1988), The Paper (1994) and That Night! (1957). She was previously married to William Prince and Kevin McCarthy. She died on February 4, 2008 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.
48. Carl Weintraub
Actor | Air Force One
Carl Weintraub was born on March 27, 1946 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Air Force One (1997), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Oliver & Company (1988). He has been married to Laurie O'Brien since 1988. They have one child. He was previously married to Joyce Ellen ...
49. Heidi Vaughn
Actress | Then Came Bronson
Heidi Vaughn was born on October 12, 1941 in Berkeley, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Then Came Bronson (1969), The Young Lawyers (1969) and Mannix (1967). She was previously married to Paul Vaughn. She died on August 4, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
50. Jan Haley
Actress | The Inspectors
Of Mexican descent. Fifth-generation Californian of the El Presidio district in San Francisco and descendant of family from Michoacan, Mexico. She started her acting and modeling career in San Francisco working with Macy's, The Gap, and Levi. She divides her time between Los Angeles, the Bay Area, ...