Most Famous Canadian Actors & Filmmakers

50 Canadian Actors & Filmmakers in view out of 325

Film & TV 325
Canada 3,744
James Cameron
James Cameron Canadian Film Born 1954
#201
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey Canadian Comedian Born 1962
#494
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox Canadian Actor Born 1961
#640
William Shatner
William Shatner Canadian Actor Born 1931
#669
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves Canadian Actor Born 1964
#671
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson Canadian Actor Born 1967
#862
Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland Canadian Actor Born 1935
#1,156
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen Canadian Actor 1926 – 2010
#1,218
Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin Canadian Actor Born 1982
#1,486
KS
Kiefer Sutherland Canadian Actor Born 1966
#1,514
Ellen Page
Ellen Page Canadian Actor Born 1987
#1,769
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds Canadian Actor Born 1976
#1,837
Mike Myers
Mike Myers Canadian Screenwriter Born 1963
#2,207
Elisha Cuthbert
Elisha Cuthbert Canadian Actor Born 1982
#2,897
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve Canadian Film Born 1967
#2,986
Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly Canadian Actor Born 1979
#3,027
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr Canadian Actor 1917 – 1993
#3,208
Martin Short
Martin Short Canadian Actor Born 1950
#3,227
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford Canadian Actor 1916 – 2006
#3,236
Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder Canadian Actor 1948 – 2018
#3,435
Neve Campbell
Neve Campbell Canadian Actor Born 1973
#3,541
Edge (wrestler)
Edge (wrestler) Canadian Actor Born 1973
#4,123
Natasha Henstridge
Natasha Henstridge Canadian Actor Born 1974
#4,462
Michael Cera
Michael Cera Canadian Actor Born 1988
#4,985
Fay Wray
Fay Wray Canadian Actor 1907 – 2004
#5,741
Tom Green
Tom Green Canadian Comedian Born 1971
#6,103
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett Canadian Film 1880 – 1960
#6,858
Taylor Kitsch
Taylor Kitsch Canadian Actor Born 1981
#7,130
Kevin Zegers
Kevin Zegers Canadian Actor Born 1984
#7,276
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood Canadian Actor Born 1956
#7,347
Katheryn Winnick
Katheryn Winnick Canadian Actor Born 1977
#8,056
Graham Greene (actor)
Graham Greene (actor) Canadian Actor Born 1952
#8,089
Emily VanCamp
Emily VanCamp Canadian Actor Born 1986
#8,168
Barry Pepper
Barry Pepper Canadian Actor Born 1970
#8,687
A. J. Cook
A. J. Cook Canadian Actor Born 1978
#8,965
Amanda Tapping
Amanda Tapping Canadian Actor Born 1965
#9,550
Linda Evangelista
Linda Evangelista Canadian Model Born 1965
#9,601
Conrad Bain
Conrad Bain Canadian Actor 1923 – 2013
#9,921
Shannon Tweed
Shannon Tweed Canadian Actor Born 1957
#10,350
Amanda Crew
Amanda Crew Canadian Actor Born 1986
#10,376
Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler Canadian Actor 1868 – 1934
#10,476
Kevin Durand
Kevin Durand Canadian Actor Born 1974
#11,409
EW
Estella Warren Canadian Actor Born 1978
#11,994
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk Canadian Film 1908 – 1999
#12,111
Adam Beach
Adam Beach Canadian Actor Born 1972
#12,709
Tricia Helfer
Tricia Helfer Canadian Actor Born 1974
#12,950
Shawn Ashmore
Shawn Ashmore Canadian Actor Born 1979
#13,349
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale Canadian Actor Born 1972
#13,731
August Ames
August Ames Canadian Actor 1994 – 2017
#13,748
Jewel Staite
Jewel Staite Canadian Actor Born 1982
#13,903

By the numbers

Inside Canada Actors & Filmmakers

325 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous canada actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Canada Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1970s with 68 people.

What Canada Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are Canada Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 70% of all notables (228).

Canada Actors & Filmmakers over-index on radio — 40.9× the global rate.

  1. Actor228
  2. Film52
  3. Screenwriter12
  4. Comedian8
  5. Model6
  6. Radio6
  7. Presenter5
  8. Producer4
  1. Radio640.9×
  2. Comedian819.2×
  3. Film5215.5×
  4. Actor22815.2×
  5. Presenter514.6×
  6. Screenwriter1211.8×
  7. Model69.4×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Canada Actors & Filmmakers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.