This is a list of notable Irish American actors.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is Irish American and a notable actor.
The list is organized in reverse chronological order of birth decades and all of the actors' surnames are in alphabetical order.
21st century
2000s
Raymond Ochoa (2001– )
20th century
Frankie Jonas (2000– ) Fátima Ptacek (2000– )
1990s
Jake T. Austin (1994– ) Angus Cloud (1998–2023) Chris Colfer (1990– ) Miranda Cosgrove (1993– ) Zoey Deutch (1994– ) Noah Galvin (1994– ) Nick Jonas (1992– ) Demi Lovato (1992– ) Dylan O'Brien (1991– ) Jack Reynor (1992– ) Dual Irish and American citizen AnnaSophia Robb (1993– ) Emma Roberts (1991– ) Saoirse Ronan (1994– ) Dual Irish and American citizen
1980s
Mischa Barton (1986– ) Amanda Bynes (1986– ) Lauren Cohan (1982– ) Darren Criss (1987– ) Kieran Culkin (1982– ) Macaulay Culkin (1980– ) Rory Culkin (1989– ) Zooey Deschanel (1980– ) Aarón Díaz (1982– ) Alyssa Diaz (1985– ) Chris Evans (1981– ) Megan Fox (1986– ) David Gallagher (1985– ) Sasha Grey (1988– ) Anne Hathaway (1982– ) Vanessa Hudgens (1988– ) Joe Jonas (1989– ) Kevin Jonas (1987– ) Scarlett Keegan (1984– ) Anna Kendrick (1985– ) Beyoncé Knowles (1981– ) Lindsay Lohan (1986– ) Jena Malone (1984– ) Kate Mara (1983– ) Rooney Mara (1985– ) John Mulaney (1982– ) Frankie Muniz (1985– ) Olivia Munn (1980– ) Chord Overstreet (1989– ) Penny Pax (1988– ) Christina Ricci (1980– ) Julia Stiles (1981– ) Emma Stone (1988– ) Jessica Sutta (1982– ) Jonathan Tucker (1982– ) Danielle Vega (1986– ) Olivia Wilde (1984– ) Deborah Ann Woll (1985– )
1970s
Ben Affleck (1972– ) Casey Affleck (1975– ) Mackenzie Astin (1973– ) Sean Astin (1971– ) Elizabeth Banks (1974– ) Drew Barrymore (1975– ) Lara Flynn Boyle (1970– ) Eddie Cahill (1978– ) Holly Marie Combs (1973– ) Jennifer Connelly (1970– ) Dane Cook (1972– ) Bradley Cooper (1975– ) Monique Gabriela Curnen (1970– ) Emily Deschanel (1976– ) Carmen Electra (1972– ) Jimmy Fallon (1974– ) Heather Graham (1970– ) Carla Gugino (1971– ) Alyson Hannigan (1974– ) Angie Harmon (1972– ) Josh Hartnett (1978– ) Katherine Heigl (1978– ) Joshua Jackson (1978– ) Dwayne Johnson (1972– ) Robert Kelly (1970– ) Jamie Kennedy (1970– ) Ashton Kutcher (1978– ) Eric Mabius (1971– ) Rachael MacFarlane (1976– ) Seth MacFarlane (1973– ) Danny Masterson (1976– )t Jenny McCarthy (1972– ) Rose McGowan (1973– ) Danica McKellar (1975– ) Jason Momoa (1979– ) Bridget Moynahan (1971– ) Brittany Murphy (1977–2009) Charlie O'Connell (1975– ) Jerry O'Connell (1974– ) Chris O'Donnell (1970– ) Jason O'Mara (1972– ) Dual Irish and American citizen Heather O'Rourke (1975–1988) Ana Ortiz (1971– ) Monica Potter (1971– ) Maggie Q (1979– ) Zachary Quinto (1977– ) Jeremy Renner (1971– ) Ryan Reynolds (1976– ) Robin Tunney (1972– ) Erik Valdez (1979– ) Vince Vaughn (1970– ) Mark Wahlberg (1971– ) Paul Walker (1973–2013) Luke Wilson (1971– )
1960s
Jennifer Aniston (1969– ) Daniel Baldwin (1960– ) Stephen Baldwin (1966– ) William Baldwin (1963– ) Jennifer Beals (1963– ) Matthew Broderick (1962– ) Edward Burns (1968– ) Dean Cain (1966– ) Mariah Carey (1969– ) Jim Carrey (1962– ) James Caviezel (1968– ) George Clooney (1961– ) Stephen Colbert (1964– ) Tom Cruise (1962– ) John Cusack (1966– ) Kim Delaney (1961– ) Patrick Dempsey (1966– ) Johnny Depp (1963– ) Matt Dillon (1964– ) Robert Downey, Jr. (1965– ) Karen Duffy (1962– ) Emilio Estevez (1962– ) Ramon Estevez (1963– ) Renée Estevez (1967– ) Chris Farley (1964–1997) Will Ferrell (1967– ) Neil Flynn (1960– ) Jorja Fox (1968– ) Brendan Fraser (1968– ) Janeane Garofalo (1964– ) Paul Giamatti (1967– ) Lauren Graham (1967– ) Kathy Griffin (1960– ) Anthony Michael Hall (1968– ) Bonnie Hunt (1961– ) Moira Kelly (1968– ) Matthew McConaughey (1969– ) Dylan McDermott (1961– ) Neal McDonough (1966– ) Dermot Mulroney (1963– ) Rosie O'Donnell (1962– ) Mike O'Malley (1966– ) Conan O'Brien (1963– ) Chris Penn (1965–2006) Sean Penn (1960– ) Ellen Pompeo (1969– ) John C. Reilly (1965– ) Julia Roberts (1967– ) Molly Shannon (1964– ) Charlie Sheen (1965– ) Ben Stiller (1965– ) Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967– ) Maura Tierney (1965– ) Donnie Wahlberg (1969– ) Andrew Wilson (1964– ) Owen Wilson (1968– ) Dean Winters (1964– ) Scott William Winters (1965– )