Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male winners

The list Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male winners includes Jared Leto, James Franco, Benicio Del Toro, Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba. The list consists of 32 members.

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Former annual award for performance in independent film

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Jared Leto

American actor and musician

Overview: Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, Leto achieved recognition for his role as Jordan ...

Date of birth: 26 December 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Thet Thinn (Dating)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 163T
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James Franco

American actor and filmmaker (born 1978)

Overview: James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010) ...

Date of birth: 19 April 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Figures in sexual harassment scandals 71T

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television faculty 32T

Stoner/stonette of the year awards 13T
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Matt Dillon

Actor

Overview: Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award nomination and Grammy nomination.

Date of birth: 18 February 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Roberta Mastromichele (Dating)

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of Irish descent 681T

Male actors from New Rochelle, New York 41T
4.

Benicio Del Toro

Actor

Overview: Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer of Spanish descent. He has won critical acclaim and numerous accolades and awards, including an ...

Date of birth: 19 February 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: Puerto Rican

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners 87T

Citizens of Spain through descent 38T

21st-century Puerto Rican male actors 10T
5.

Matthew McConaughey

Actor

Overview: Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), which was ...

Date of birth: 4 November 1969

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Camila Alves McConaughey (Married)

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Austin FC owners 2T

Moody College of Communication alumni 124T

Method actors 68T
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Idris Elba

Actor

Overview: Idrissa Akuna Elba (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, rapper, singer, and DJ. An alumnus of the National Youth Music Theatre in London, he is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Sabrina Dhowre Elba (Married)

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Actors from East Ham 6T

Actors from Canning Town 12T

Actors from the London Borough of Newham 15T
7.

Sam Rockwell

American actor (born 1968)

Overview: Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He became well known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs (1997), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), The Hitchhiker's ...

Date of birth: 5 November 1968

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Leslie Bibb (Long-Term)

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William Esper Studio alumni 10T

Best Supporting Actor AACTA International Award winners 7T

Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area 56T
8.

Woody Harrelson

American actor (born 1961)

Overview: Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition ...

Date of birth: 23 July 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Laura Louie (Married)

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Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 1,408T

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners 35T
9.

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

Overview: Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director and narrator. He has appeared in a range of film genres portraying character roles and is particularly known for his distinctive deep voice ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1937

Age: 87

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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People with fibromyalgia 3T

AFI Life Achievement Award recipients 47T

Military personnel from Tennessee 89T
10.

Dennis Quaid

American, Actor

Overview: Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor and gospel singer. He is known for his leading man roles in film and television. The Guardian named him one of the best actors never to have ...

Date of birth: 9 April 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Laura Savoie (Married)

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Male actors of Irish descent 681T

Male actors of English descent 379T

Texas Independents 20T
11.

Bill Murray

American actor and comedian

Overview: William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Known for his deadpan delivery, he first rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, a series of performances that earned ...

Date of birth: 21 September 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

American male non-fiction writers 4,581T

American male comedy actors 146T
12.

Ben Foster

American actor and producer

Overview: Benjamin A. Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor. He has had roles in films including The Punisher (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Alpha Dog (2006), The Messenger (2009), Pandorum ...

Date of birth: 29 October 1980

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Laura Prepon (Married)

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of Russian descent 80T

Male actors from Boston, Massachusetts 198T
13.

Djimon Hounsou

American actor

Overview: Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born 24 April 1964) is a Beninese–American actor and model. Hounsou began his career appearing in music videos. He made his film debut in the Sandra Bernhard film Without You I'm ...

Date of birth: 24 April 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: Beninese

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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African-American male models 54T

Beninese male television actors 1T

Beninese male film actors 2T
14.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

British actor (born 1977)

Overview: Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE ( CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, an NAACP Image ...

Date of birth: 10 July 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Sari Mercer (Long-Term)

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English male Shakespearean actors 275T

Best Actor AACTA International Award winners 9T

Black British male actors 242T
15.

Willem Dafoe

American actor

Overview: William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his distinctive gravelly voice, and has received multiple accolades, including nominations for four Academy Awards ...

Date of birth: 22 July 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Giada Colagrande (Married)

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Appleton East High School alumni 7T

Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T
16.

Lou Diamond Phillips

Filipino-American actor and film director (born 1962)

Overview: Louis Diamond Phillips (né Upchurch; born February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba ...

Date of birth: 17 February 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Yvonne Boismier Phillips (Married)

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American film directors of Filipino descent 5T

Screenwriters from Texas 172T

American male actors of Filipino descent 65T
17.

Jason Lee

American skateboarder and actor

Overview: Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, producer, writer, photographer and former professional skateboarder who played Earl Hickey in the television comedy series My Name Is Earl ...

Date of birth: 25 April 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Ceren Alkac (Married)

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21st-century American comedians 1,986T

20th-century American comedians 1,226T

Comedians from California 466T
18.

Bruce Davison

American actor

Overview: Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director of television, film, and theater. Davison is well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971) ...

Date of birth: 28 June 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Michele Correy (Married)

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Penn State College of Arts and Architecture alumni 32T

Male actors from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 277T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T
19.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor

Overview: Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an American actor, director, and writer. After co-starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings and playing the lead for two seasons in Ned & ...

Date of birth: 17 June 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners 46T

Male actors from Texas 403T

Male actors from California 756T
20.

Steve Zahn

American actor

Overview: Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American actor. His film roles include Reality Bites (1994), That Thing You Do! (1996), Out of Sight (1998), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Shattered ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1967

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Institute for Advanced Theater Training, Harvard University alumni 23T

21st-century American comedians 1,986T

Male actors of German descent 672T