List of Puerto Ricans - Actors, Actresses, Comedians and Directors

Actors, Actresses, Comedians and Directors

A

• Kirk Acevedo, actor
  (television series Band of Brothers; film Invincible)
• José Miguel Agrelot, "Don Cholito", comedian
• Jorge Alberti, actor
• Trini Alvarado, actress
  (films Little Women; The Perez Family)
• Miguel Ángel Álvarez, actor and comedian
• Axel Anderson, actor and director
• Marc Anthony, actor and singer
• Victor Argo, actor
  (film King of New York)
• Yancey Arias, actor
  (film Kingpin)
• Raymond Arrieta, comedian and television host
• Jake T. Austin, actor and voice actor
  (television series Wizards of Waverly Place; and as the voice of Diego, on the Nickelodeon animated series Go, Diego, Go!)
• Rick Aviles, actor and comedian
  (film Ghost)
• Charlotte Ayanna, actress

B

• Ivonne Belén, documentary director and producer
• Rosa Blasi, theatrical actress
• Giselle Blondet, actress and television host
• Lucy Boscana, television and theatrical actress
• Diego Boneta, (His mother was born in the United States to a Puerto Rican father and Spanish mother), singer, song writer and actor
  (film Rock of Ages; television series Zeke & Luther,90210,Pretty Little Liars,Mean Girls 2)

C

• Paul Calderón, actor
  (film The Last Castle)
• Armando Calvo, actor
• Norma Candal, actress and comedian
• Irene Cara, actress and singer
  (film Fame)
• Awilda Carbia, actress and comedienne
• Carmen Carrera, transgender reality television personality
  (reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race)
• Braulio Castillo, actor
• Braulio Castillo, hijo, actor
• David Castro, actor (Puerto Rican father)
  (films Where God Left His Shoes; Palindromes)
• Raquel Castro, actress (Puerto Rican father)
  (film Jersey Girl).
• Melwin Cedeño, comedian
• Abdiel Colberg, film director and television producer
• Ivonne Coll, actress
  (film The Godfather II)
• Míriam Colón, actress and founder of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre
  (film Scarface)
• Liza Colón-Zayas, film and theatrical actress
• Paquito Cordero, comedian and television producer
• Kevin Corrigan, actor
• Mapita Cortés, actress, niece of Mapy Cortés
• Mapy Cortés, actress
• Mara Croatto, actress
• Alexis Cruz, actor
  (film Stargate; television series Stargate SG-1, Touched by an Angel)
• Wilson Cruz, actor
  (television series My So-Called Life; film Party Monster)

D

• Dagmar, actress, singer and television host
• Henry Darrow, actor, "Manolito"
  (television series The High Chaparral)
• Raúl Dávila, actor,
  (television series All My Children)
• Rosario Dawson, actress
  (films He Got Game; Men in Black II; The Rundown; Rent)
• Dee, adult film actress
• Blanca de Castejon, actress
• Idalis DeLeón, actress,
  former MTV VJ, singer (group Seduction)
• Michael DeLorenzo, actor
  (television series (New York Undercover), (Head of the Class)
• Kamar de los Reyes, actor,
  (television series One Life to Live)
• Vanessa del Rio, actress
• Benicio del Toro, actor
  (film Traffic), Academy Award winning actor
• Sylvia Del Villard, actress, choreographer and dancer
• Alba Nydia Díaz, actress
• Melonie Diaz, actress
  (films Raising Victor Vargas, Nothing Like the Holidays)

E

• Hector Elizondo, drama actor
  (films Pretty Woman; Down and Out in Beverly Hills) (television series Chicago Hope)
• Erik Estrada, actor
  (television series (CHiPs), (Sealab 2021)

F

• Antonio Fargas, actor
  (television series Starsky and Hutch)
• José Ferrer, actor
  (film Cyrano de Bergerac), first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award
• Miguel Ferrer, actor
  (films RoboCop, The Manchurian Candidate)
• Rafael Ferrer, actor
• Nina Flowers, female impersonator/actor and singer
  (reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race)
• "Franky G", actor
  (films The Italian Job, Saw II'

G

• Gloria Garayua, actress
  (television series Grey's Anatomy)
• Mayte Garcia, actress/dancer
  former wife of Prince
• Luis Gatica, actor
  son of Mapita Cortés
• Marilyn Ghigliotti, actress
  (Clerks)
• Gina Lynn, adult film actress
• Joyce Giraud, actress,
  former Miss Puerto Rico Universe titleholder
• Ian Gómez, actor
  (television series The Drew Carey Show)
• Marga Gómez, actress/playwright
• Reagan Gómez-Preston, actress
• Rick Gonzalez, actor
  (films The Rookie, Coach Carter)
• Meagan Good,actress
• Bruce Gray, actor,
  (television series S.W.A.T.) (born and raised in Puerto Rico)
• Javier Grillo-Marxuach, television and film producer
• Luis Guzmán, actor
  (films Carlito's Way, Traffic, The Count of Monte Cristo)
• Luis Roberto Guzmán, television and film actor

H

• April Lee Hernández, actress,
  (Freedom Writers)
• Juano Hernández, actor
• William Hernández, actor
• Lillian Hurst, comedian/actress
  (television series Dharma and Greg)

I

• Mark Indelicato, actor
  (television series Ugly Betty)
• Vincent Irizarry, actor
  (television series All My Children)

J

• Shar Jackson, actress/singer (Puerto Rican father)
• Noris Joffre, actress, comedienne and television host
• Raúl Juliá, actor
  (films Kiss of the Spider Woman, La Gran Fiesta, The Addams Family, Addams Family Values)
• Victoria Justice, television actress/singer
  (Victorious)

L

• Lady Catiria, female impersonator
• Eva LaRue, actress
  "All My Children", "CSI: Miami"
• Sunshine Logroño, comedian
• Adamari López, actress
• Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer, dancer
• Priscilla López, actress

M

• Justina Machado, actress
  (television series Six Feet Under; (films Final Destination 2, Torque)
• Sonia Manzano, actress,
  "María" on Sesame Street
• Eddie Marrero, actor
• Elizabeth Marrero, male impersonator and performance artist/actress
• Tony Martinez - (1920–2002) Puerto Rican actor, singer, and bandleader. He was best remembered for having played as Pepino Garcia in the The Real McCoys television series
• Alexis Mateo, female impersonator/reality television personality
  (reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race)
• Claribel Medina, actress
• Jorge Merced, theatre actor and director
• Ángela Meyer, actress, comedian and producer
• Ari Meyers, actress (television series Kate and Allie)
• René Monclova, actor and comedian
• Mario Montez, female impersonator/actor. Member of Warhol Superstars, an artistic clique of artists who appeared in many of Andy Warhol's various artworks and films.
• Esai Morales, actor
• Jacobo Morales, director, actor (film Bananas)
• Alicia Moreda, actress/comedian
• Rita Moreno, actress
  First female Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic woman to win the following four major awards: an Oscar, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award
• Frankie Muniz, actor
  (television series Malcolm in the Middle); films (My Dog Skip, Agent Cody Banks, Big Fat Liar) (Puerto Rican father)
• Rafo Muñiz, comedian and producer
  Son of Tommy Muñiz
• Tommy Muñiz, television producer/comedian

N

• Lymari Nadal, actress
  (film American Gangster; television series (Battlestar Galactica).
• Taylor Negron, actor/comedian
• Micaela Nevárez, actress
  (film Princesas) first Puerto Rican to win a Goya Award
• Amaury Nolasco, actor,
  (films 2 Fast 2 Furious;Transformers; television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Prison Break)

O

• Tony Oliver, voice actor
• Karen Olivo, actress (Puerto Rican father)
  winner of 2009 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress
• Ana Ortiz, actress
  (television series Ugly Betty)
• Elin Ortiz, actor/television producer
• John Ortiz, actor
  (films Fast & Furious; Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem)

P

• Marian Pabón, actress, singer and comedian
• Antonio Pantojas, drag queen
• Lana Parrilla, actress (Puerto Rican father),
  (television series Spin City and Boomtown).
• Rosie Perez, actress
  (films White Men Can't Jump; Fearless)
• Joaquin Phoenix, actor
  (films Signs; Gladiator) (born in Puerto Rico)
• Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor
  (films I Know What You Did Last Summer; Scooby-Doo) (Puerto Rican grandmother)
• Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor
  (television series Chico and the Man) (Puerto Rican mother)

Q

• Adolfo Quiñones, actor/dancer/choreographer
  (film Breakin)

R

• Luis Antonio Ramos, actor
• Gina Ravera, actress
• Carmen Belen Richardson, comedian/actress
• Armando Riesco, actor
  (films World Trade Center; Garden State; Fever Pitch)
• Osvaldo Ríos, actor and singer
• Chita Rivera, actress
  "Broadway Legend", winner of two Tony Awards
• José Rivera, playwright
  First Puerto Rican nominated for an "Oscar" in "Best Adapted Screenplay" category
• Luis Antonio Rivera, also known as "Yoyo Boing" comedian
• Marquita Rivera,
  first Puerto Rican actress to appear in a major Hollywood motion picture – Road to Rio
• Naya Rivera, actress (television series "Glee" (Puerto Rican father)
• Ramón Rivero, also known as "Diplo", comedian
  Rivero was a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television and cinema industries. In 1953, Rivero organized the world's first known Walk-A-Thon.
• Adalberto Rodríguez, "Machuchal" comedian
• Adam Rodríguez, actor
  (television series CSI: Miami, Roswell)
• Freddy Rodríguez, actor
  (television series Six Feet Under)
• Gladys Rodríguez, comedian/actress
• Michelle Rodríguez, actress
  (films Avatar, The Fast and the Furious ; television series Lost)
• Ramón Rodríguez, actor
  (television series The Wire and Charlie's Angels)
• Marta Romero, actress and singer
• Johanna Rosaly, actress

S

• Zoe Saldaña, actress
  (films Star Trek; Avatar) (Puerto Rican mother)
• Olga San Juan, film actress
• Jaime Sánchez, actor
  (stage West Side Story; film The Wild Bunch)
• Kiele Sanchez, actress
• Marcelino Sánchez, actor
  (films The Warriors; The Bloodhound Gang)
• Roselyn Sánchez, actress
  (films Rush Hour 2, Chasing Papi)
• Esther Sandoval, actress
• Renoly Santiago, actor
  (film Dangerous Minds)
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson, actor
  (film Mr. Brooks) and playwright (play Lackawanna Blues)
• Saundra Santiago, actress
  (television series Miami Vice; film Carlito's Way)
• Jon Seda, actor
  (film Selena)
• Jimmy Smits, actor
  (television series L.A. Law, The West Wing, and NYPD Blue; film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) (Puerto Rican mother)
• Yara Sofia, female impersonator/reality television personality
  (reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race)
• Luis F Soto, director
• Talisa Soto, actress/model,
  (films Licence to Kill; Mortal Kombat)
• Miguel Ángel Suárez, actor, playwright, stage director
  (films Stir Crazy; Under Suspicion)

T

• Rachel Ticotin, actress
  (films Total Recall; Con Air)
• Liz Torres, actress
  (television series Gilmore Girls)

U

• Alanna Ubach, actress
  (films Legally Blonde; Meet the Fockers (Puerto Rican mother)

V

• Joseph Vásquez, film director/screen writer
  (film Hangin' with the Homeboys)
• Nadine Velazquez, actress
  (television series My Name Is Earl)
• Lauren Vélez, actress,
  (television series New York Undercover, Oz, Dexter)
• Loraine Vélez, actress
• Christina Vidal, actress and singer,
  (television series Taina)
• Lisa Vidal, actress
  (Night in the City), (television series ER)

• Juan Emilio Viguié, Pioneer movie producer
  Viguié produced "Romance Tropical", the first Puerto Rican film with sound.

W

• Otilio Warrington, also known as "Bizcocho" comedian
• Jessica Wild, female impersonator/reality television personality
  (reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race)
• Holly Woodlawn, female impersonator/actor
  Member of Warhol Superstars, an artistic clique of artists who appeared in many of Andy Warhol's various artworks and films

Z

• David Zayas, actor
  (television series Oz, Dexter)
• Marcos Zurinaga, film director/screenwriter
  (film La Gran Fiesta)