1980s
- Darren Criss (1987– ) father is of Irish descent – film/television actor (Glee)
- Vanessa Hudgens (1988– ) film/television actress (High School Musical trilogy).
- Joe Jonas (1989– ) member of Jonas Brothers and actor on Disney Channel Original Series JONAS and Camp Rock
- Kevin Jonas (1987– ) member of Jonas Brothers and actor on Disney Channel Original Series JONAS and Camp Rock
- Megan Fox (1986– ) film/television actress and model (Transformers Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and television series Hope and Faith)
- Jessica Sutta (1982– ) dancer/singer/actress (Pussycat Dolls)
- Mischa Barton (1986– ) film/television actress (The O.C.)
- Kieran Culkin (1982– )
- Macaulay Culkin (1980– )
- Rory Culkin (1989– )
- Chris Evans (1981– ) film actor (Cellular, Fantastic Four)
- David Gallagher (1985– ) actor, perhaps best known for his role of Simon Camden on the television series 7th Heaven
- Anne Hathaway (1982– ) film actress (The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada)
- Scarlett Keegan (1984– ) model and actress; Playboy Playmate
- Lindsay Lohan (1986– ) teen idol/pop singer/actress, her mother Dina (née Sullivan) is Irish-American and her father Michael Lohan was born in County Galway.
- Michelle Lombardo (1983– ) actress and model
- Christopher Masterson (1980–)
- Mandy Moore (1984– ) singer and actress (father of Irish extraction)
- Olivia Wilde (1984– ) actress/writer. Plays Thirteen on the television series House M.D.
- Sean Brosnan (1983– ) actor, son of Pierce Brosnan
- Julia Stiles (1981– )
- Kate Mara (1983– ) film and television actress, sister of Rooney Mara
- Jonathan Tucker (1982– ) actor, father is of Irish descent
- Zooey Deschanel (1980– ) mother is of Irish descent
- Patricia Rooney Mara (1985– ) actor, daughter of Timothy Christopher Mara, the vice president of player evaluation for the New York Giants star of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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