Male actors of Irish descent

The list Male actors of Irish descent includes Henry Cavill, Keanu Reeves, Liam Hemsworth, Tyler Hoechlin and Shemar Moore. The list consists of 680 members.

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Henry Cavill

British, Actor

Overview: Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill ( KAV-əl; born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007–2010), DC Comics character Superman in the ...

Date of birth: 5 May 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Natalie Viscuso (Dating)

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Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of English descent 379T
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Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor (born 1964)

Overview: Keanu Charles Reeves (kee-AH-noo; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. He has received numerous accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards and a Saturn Award. In 2020, The New York Times ranked ...

Date of birth: 2 September 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Alexandra Grant (Dating)

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Keanu Reeves 1T

Canadian actors with disabilities 1T

Canadian male bass guitarists 41T
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Liam Hemsworth

Australian actor

Overview: Liam Hemsworth (born 13 January 1990) is an Australian actor. He played the roles of Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and Marcus in the children's television series The Elephant Princess. In A ...

Date of birth: 13 January 1990

Age: 35

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Gabriella Brooks (Dating)

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of English descent 380T

Vegetarians 380T
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Tyler Hoechlin

American actor

Overview: Tyler Lee Hoechlin (born September 11, 1987) is an American actor. Initially earning recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film Road to Perdition, Hoechlin went on to star as Martin ...

Date of birth: 11 September 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 337T

Male actors of German descent 670T

Male actors from California 819T
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Shemar Moore

American actor (born 1970)

Overview: Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2002, 2004–2005, 2014, 2019, 2023), Derek Morgan on Criminal ...

Date of birth: 20 April 1970

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Gunn High School alumni 26T

American people of Québécois descent 31T

21st-century African-American people 11,043T
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Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

Overview: John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He is regarded as one of the most notable film stars. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning ...

Date of birth: 9 June 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Yulia Vlasova (Dating)

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Winthrop family 116T

Male actors of English descent 380T

César Honorary Award recipients 88T
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John Cusack

American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Overview: John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and political activist. He began acting in films during the 1980s and has since starred in more than 85 films, including ...

Date of birth: 28 June 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Television producers from Illinois 123T

Screenwriters from Illinois 340T

American male kickboxers 150T
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Gerard Butler

Scottish actor and film producer (born 1969)

Overview: Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Male actors from Paisley 14T

Male actors from Glasgow 152T

Scottish male voice actors 65T
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Josh Hartnett

American actor and producer (born 1978)

Overview: Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series Cracker. He made ...

Date of birth: 21 July 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Tamsin Egerton (Married)

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South High School (Minnesota) alumni 44T

Film producers from Minnesota 34T

Film producers from New York (state) 655T
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Tom Holland

British, Actor

Overview: Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor. An alumnus of the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in London, he began his acting career on the West End stage in the title ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1996

Age: 28

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Zendaya (Engaged)

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Actors from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 51T

Actors from Kingston upon Thames 37T

Actors with dyslexia 116T
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Chord Overstreet

American actor, singer and musician

Overview: Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, 1989) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series Glee (2009–2015).

Date of birth: 17 February 1989

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Camelia Somers (Dating)

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Male actors of English descent 380T

21st-century male singers 6,386T

Guitarists from Tennessee 196T
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Patrick Schwarzenegger

American businessman

Overview: Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993) is an American actor and model. He is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. Through his mother, Schwarzenegger is related to ...

Date of birth: 18 September 1993

Age: 31

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Abby Champion (Engaged)

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Brentwood School (Los Angeles) alumni 7T

Male actors of German descent 672T

Schwarzenegger family 8T
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Stephen Mulhern

British entertainer

Overview: Stephen Daniel Mulhern (born 4 April 1977) is an English television presenter, magician, comedian and actor. He began his television career on CITV, appearing in the children's shows Finger Tips (2001–2008) ...

Date of birth: 4 April 1977

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Magician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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People educated at St Bonaventure's Catholic School 27T

English male musical theatre actors 231T

Heart (radio network) 51T
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Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor

Overview: Christopher Hemsworth AM (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series Home and Away (2004–2007) before be ...

Date of birth: 11 August 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Elsa Pataky (Married)

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of English descent 380T

Hemsworth family 5T
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Zachary Quinto

American, Actor

Overview: Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles as Sylar, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series Heroes (2006–2010); Spock ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh) alumni 50T

21st-century American LGBTQ people 2,928T

LGBTQ film producers 188T
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Norman Reedus

American actor and former model (born 1969)

Overview: Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor, voice actor, television host, and model. Reedus is known for starring in the popular AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead as Daryl Dixon ...

Date of birth: 6 January 1969

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Diane Kruger (Engaged)

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of English descent 379T

American people of Campanian descent 88T
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Tom Hardy

British actor (born 1977)

Overview: Edward Thomas Hardy CBE (born 15 September 1977) is an English actor and producer. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, he made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001) and ...

Date of birth: 15 September 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Charlotte Riley (Married)

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Models from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 13T

Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 189T

Male actors from Hammersmith 67T
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Michael Hutchence

Australian singer (1960–1997)

Overview: Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Hutchence co-founded the rock band INXS, which sold over 75 million records ...

Date of birth: 22 January 1960

Date of death: 22 November 1997

Age: 37 (age at death)

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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People named in the Paradise Papers 167T

1997 suicides 39T

Rock musicians who committed suicide 104T
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Jason Momoa

American actor (born 1979)

Overview: Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by ...

Date of birth: 1 August 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Adria Arjona (Dating)

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American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 363T

Native Hawaiian male actors 6T

Male actors of German descent 670T
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Bill Maher

American comedian and television host (born 1956)

Overview: William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, political commentator, and television host. He is known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and the ...

Date of birth: 20 January 1956

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Talk Show Host

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American critics of creationism 73T

American critics of Christianity 73T

Jewish American atheism activists 9T