This is a list of notable Jewish American entertainers. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of American Jews.
Actors (film and TV) & artists
Organized by birth decade
2000s Odessa Adlon (born 2000), actress Asher Angel (born 2002), actor and singer Jared Belushi (born 2002), actor Emma Berman (born 2008), actress Eitan Bernath (born 2002), television personality (The Drew Barrymore Show) Bhad Bhabie (born 2003), rapper Andrew Barth Feldman (born 2002), actor Sombr (born 2005), singer Aidan Gallagher (born 2003), actor (The Umbrella Academy) Alex Garfin (born 2003), actor Jack Dylan Grazer (born 2003), actor Ariana Greenblatt (born 2007), actress Damian Hurley (born. 2002), actor BLP Kosher (born Benjamin Landy Pavlon, 2000), rapper Julia Lester (born 2000), actress (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) Jaren Lewison (born 2000), actor (Never Have I Ever) Milo Manheim (born 2001), actor David Mazouz (born 2001), actor Raymond Ochoa (born 2001), actor Lumi Pollack (born 2009), actress Joshua Rush (born 2001), actor (Andi Mack) Sadie Sandler (born 2006), actress Sunny Sandler (born 2008), actress Noah Schnapp (born 2004), actor (Stranger Things)
1990s Gideon Adlon (born 1997), actress Gracie Abrams (born 1999), singer Ariela Barer (born 1997), actress Madison Beer (born 1999), singer Jamison Belushi (born 1999), actress and singer Sofia Black-D'Elia (born 1991), actress Dawn M. Bennett (born 1992), voice actress (Jewish grandfather) Jonah Bobo (born 1997), film actor (Around the Bend, Zathura) Cameron Boyce (1999–2019), actor (Jessie) Max Burkholder (born 1997), actor Doja Cat (born 1995), American rapper, singer-songwriter Pauline Chalamet (born 1992), actress Timothée Chalamet (born 1995), actor Emory Cohen (born 1990), actor David Corenswet (born 1993) film/TV actor (Jewish father) Flora Cross (born 1993), film actress (Bee Season) Spencer Daniels (born 1992), actor Zoey Deutch (born 1994), actress Beanie Feldstein (born 1993), actress (Lady Bird, Booksmart) Isabelle Fuhrman (born 1997), actress Julia Garner (born 1994), actress Skyler Gisondo (born 1996), actor (Vacation, Santa Clarita Diet) Zachary Gordon (born 1998), film actor (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) Alexander Gould (born 1994), film/TV actor (Finding Nemo) Teo Halm (born 1999), actor Carter Jenkins (born 1991), film/TV actorMiller, Geri. "Fall TV Preview: Carter Jenkins" , American Jewish Life Magazine, September 4, 2007. Accessed August 5, 2011. "Tampa, Florida native Jenkins is best known for the sci-fi series Surface and movie Keeping Up With the Steins, which came along at the time he was moving to L.A. and supposed to be studying for his bar mitzvah. 'So I consider the move my bar mitzvah. I got to work with some good actors, but no gifts.'" Noah Kahan (born 1997), singer Hunter King (born 1993), actress, (The Young and the Restless) Kira Kosarin (born 1997), actress (The Thundermans) Logan Lerman (born 1992), film/TV actor (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) Jonathan Lipnicki (born 1990), film actor (Jerry Maguire, Like Mike) Mikey Madison (born 1999), actress James Maslow (born 1990), actor/singer Blake Michael (born 1996), actor Ezra Miller (born 1992), film actor Mac Miller (1992–2018), American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer Ian Nelson (born 1995), actor Nicola Peltz (born 1995), actress Ben Platt (born 1993), Broadway star, actor, singer-songwriter (Dear Evan Hansen, The Politician) Ryan Potter (born 1995), actor Charlie Puth (born 1991), singer-songwriter Nathalia Ramos (born 1992), Spanish-born American actress (Bratz: The Movie) Sarah Ramos (born 1991), TV actress (American Dreams) Ben Rosenfield (born c. 1992/93), actor Ben Levi Ross (born 1998), actor Odeya Rush (born 1997), Israeli-born American Daryl Sabara (born 1992), actor (Spy Kids, Keeping Up with the Steins, Halloween) Halston Sage (born 1993), actress Larry Saperstein (born 1998), actor (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) Julian Shapiro-Barnum (born 1999), actor Eden Sher (born 1991), actress, The Middle TV series Adiel Stein (born 1991), film actor (Stolen Summer) Hailee Steinfeld (born 1996) film/TV actress, singer (Jewish father)
1980s Dianna Agron (born 1986), actress and singer Eddie Kaye Thomas (born Edward Kovelsky; 1980), actor (American Pie, Scorpion) Jonathan Ahdout (born 1989), actor (House of Sand and Fog, 24) Jack Antonoff (born 1984), singer-songwriter, record producer (Member of the bands FUN, Bleachers & Steel Train) Skylar Astin (born Skylar Astin Lipstein; 1987), actor and singer Justin Baldoni (born 1984), actor (Everwood) David "Lil Dicky" Andrew Burd (born 1988), rapper and comedian Rachel Bloom (born 1987), actress, singer and comedy writer (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) Alison Brie (born 1982), actress (Community, The LEGO Movie and GLOW) Amanda Bynes (born 1986), film actress and former show host on Nickelodeon (She's the Man)Bynes mentioned that she is Jewish on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (March 7, 2006) and Rove Live (March 28, 2006) Lizzy Caplan (born 1982), film/TV actress (Mean Girls, Cloverfield) Chanel West Coast (born 1988), TV personality, rapper, singer Lauren Cohan (born 1982), film/television actress (Supernatural) Matt Cohen (born 1982), film/TV actor Alexa Davalos (born 1982), actress Dave Davis (born 1989), actor John Francis Daley (born 1985), actor/director (Freaks and Geeks) Kat Dennings (born 1986), film/TV actress Lucy DeVito (born 1983), actress (Little Demon) Daveed Diggs (born 1982), actor, rapper Lena Dunham (born 1986), actress/writer/director (Girls) Zac Efron (born 1987), film/TV actor (Efron's paternal grandfather was Jewish, and Efron has referred to himself as Jewish) Alden Ehrenreich (born 1989), actor Jesse Eisenberg (born 1983), film actor (The Squid and the Whale) Ben Foster (born 1980), actor Jon Foster (born 1984), film/TV actor (Stay Alive) Shayna Fox (born 1984), voice actress Dave Franco (born 1985), actor Seth Gabel (born 1981), American actor Andrew Garfield (born 1983), British and American actor Rafi Gavron (born 1989), British and American actor Gideon Glick (born 1988), actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (born 1981), film/TV actor Max Greenfield (born 1980), film/TV actor Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980), film actor (Brokeback Mountain) Armie Hammer (born 1986), actor (has identified himself as "half Jewish") Erin Heatherton (born 1989), model and actress Simon Helberg (born 1980), TV actor and comedian (The Big Bang Theory) Jonah Hill (born 1983), film actor Scarlett Johansson (born 1984), film actress (Jewish mother) Ariana Jollee (born 1982), pornographic actress and pornographic film director Jeremy Jordan (born 1984), stage/musical film/television actor (Jewish mother) Lucian Kahn (born 1982), musician (Schmekel) Avriel Kaplan (born 1989), musician/songwriter (vocal bassist of a cappella group Pentatonix, founder of musical group Avriel & the Sequoias) Dan Katz (born 1985), podcaster with Barstool Sports (Pardon My Take) Jonathan Keltz (born 1988), Canadian and American actor Ethan Klein (born 1985), internet personality Zoe Kravitz (born 1988), actress, model and singer Mila Kunis (born 1983), TV actress (That '70s Show, Family Guy) Adam Lamberg (born 1984), actor (Lizzie McGuire) Adam Lambert (born 1982), singer and runner-up on American Idol Shia LaBeouf (born 1986), TV/film actor (Even Stevens, Holes, Disturbia, Transformers) Samm Levine (born 1982), film/TV actor Margarita Levieva (born 1980), actress and professional gymnast Alex D. Linz (born 1989), actor (Home Alone 3, Max Keeble's Big Move) Lauren London (born 1984), actress (ATL) Jessica Manley (born 1985), actress (Anne Frank: The Whole Story) Eli Marienthal (born 1986), film actor (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen) Scott Mechlowicz (born 1981), film actor (EuroTrip, Mean Creek) Bryce Papenbrook (born 1986), voice actor (Digimon series, Sword Art Online, Attack on Titan) Sara Paxton (born 1988), actress (Darcy's Wild Life, Aquamarine) Josh Peck (born 1986), actor (Drake & Josh) Ashley Peldon (born 1984), film/TV actress Courtney Peldon (born 1981), film/TV actress Alisan Porter (born 1981), film and stage actress and singer Natalie Portman (born 1981), Israeli-born film actor (V for Vendetta) Laura Prepon (born 1980), film/TV actress (That '70s Show) Nikki Reed (born 1988), film actress/screenwriter (Thirteen)Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood both mentioned that they are Jewish on the Thirteen DVD commentary, between the 10:00 and 11:00 minute mark Emmy Rossum (born 1986), actress, singer-songwriter Daniela Ruah (born 1983), Portuguese-American actress Ben Savage (born 1980), actor Ben Schwartz (born 1981), actor, writer, comedian Jason Schwartzman (born 1980), actor and member of the band Phantom Planet Jason Segel (born 1980), film/TV actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born 1981), film/TV actress and singer (The Sopranos)"a self-proclaimed 'nice jewish girl'", The Girls of FHM 2004, page 074 Jenny Slate (born 1982), actress/comedian Jussie Smollett (born 1982), actor (Empire) Jurnee Smollett-Bell (born 1986), actress (True Blood) Marla Sokoloff (born 1980), film/TV actress (Big Day) Shoshannah Stern (born 1980), TV actress Lauren Storm (born 1987), TV actress (Flight 29 Down) Khleo Thomas (born 1989), film actor (Holes) Ashley Tisdale (born 1985), actress and singer (High School Musical) Michelle Trachtenberg (1985–2025), film/TV actress Joseph Trohman (born 1984), musician (Fall Out Boy) Raviv (Ricky) Ullman (born 1986), Israeli-born actor, teen idol (Phil of the Future) Anneliese van der Pol (born 1984), Dutch/American actress (That's So Raven)Stated on the Live with Regis and Kelly show, July 3, 2007 Mara Wilson (born 1987), film actress (Matilda) James Wolk (born 1985), actor Evan Rachel Wood (born 1987), film actress (Thirteen, The Upside of Anger) Anton Yelchin (1989–2016), Russian-born film/TV actor Joey Zimmerman (born 1986), film/TV actor (Halloweentown)
1970s Dave Annable (born 1979), actor Shiri Appleby (born 1978), Israeli/American film/TV actress (Roswell) David Arquette (born 1971), film actor Eric Balfour (born 1977), actor Elizabeth Banks (born 1974), film actress (Invincible) Justin Bartha (born 1978), film actor (National Treasure, The Hangover) Amber Benson (born 1977), actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Elizabeth Berkley (born 1972), TV, film, and stage actress Jon Bernthal (born 1976), actor Mayim Bialik (born 1975), actress (Blossom) Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz, 1971), actor, comedian and comedy writer Selma Blair (born Selma Beitner, 1972), film actress, raised w/ Jewish day school (Cruel Intentions) Alex Borstein (born 1971), actress, writer, and comedian Caprice Bourret (born 1971), fashion model and actress, often known by her first name Zach Braff (born 1975), film/TV actor, director, screenwriter, and producer (Scrubs, Garden State) Tamara Braun (born 1971), soap opera actress Adam Brody (born 1979), actor (The O.C.) Adrien Brody (born 1973), film actor (The Pianist) Sarah Brown (born 1975), actress Brooke Burke (born 1971), TV personality and model Scott Caan (born 1976), film actor, son of James Caan Josh Charles (born 1971), stage, film, and TV actor Emmanuelle Chriqui (born 1977), film/TV actress Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), film and TV actress (Requiem for a Dream) Eric Dane (1972–2026), actor (Grey's Anatomy) Erin Daniels (born Erin Cohen, 1973), actress Brad Delson (born 1977), guitarist for the band Linkin Park Dustin Diamond (1977–2021), actor (Saved by the Bell) Oded Fehr (born 1970), Israeli/American actor (The Mummy) Corey Feldman (born 1971), film actor, 1980s teen idol James Franco (born 1978), film actor (James Dean, Spider-Man) Soleil Moon Frye (born 1976), actress and director (Punky Brewster)