Most Famous Canadian Actors

Canada has produced 322 notable actors throughout history, led by James Cameron. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. James Cameron — Canadian Film (Born 1954) , ranked #201
  2. Jim Carrey — Canadian Comedian (Born 1962) , ranked #494
  3. Michael J. Fox — Canadian Actor (Born 1961) , ranked #640
  4. William Shatner — Canadian Actor (Born 1931) , ranked #669
  5. Keanu Reeves — Canadian Actor (Born 1964) , ranked #671
  6. Pamela Anderson — Canadian Actor (Born 1967) , ranked #862
  7. Donald Sutherland — Canadian Actor (Born 1935) , ranked #1156
  8. Leslie Nielsen — Canadian Actor (1926–2010) , ranked #1218
  9. Anna Paquin — Canadian Actor (Born 1982) , ranked #1486
  10. Kiefer Sutherland — Canadian Actor (Born 1966) , ranked #1514
  11. Ellen Page — Canadian Actor (Born 1987) , ranked #1769
  12. Ryan Reynolds — Canadian Actor (Born 1976) , ranked #1837
  13. Mike Myers — Canadian Screenwriter (Born 1963) , ranked #2207
  14. Elisha Cuthbert — Canadian Actor (Born 1982) , ranked #2897
  15. Denis Villeneuve — Canadian Film (Born 1967) , ranked #2986
  16. Evangeline Lilly — Canadian Actor (Born 1979) , ranked #3027
  17. Raymond Burr — Canadian Actor (1917–1993) , ranked #3208
  18. Martin Short — Canadian Actor (Born 1950) , ranked #3227
  19. Glenn Ford — Canadian Actor (1916–2006) , ranked #3236
  20. Margot Kidder — Canadian Actor (1948–2018) , ranked #3435