Name | Notable for | Connection to Ontario |
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Robbie Amell (born 1988) | actor, best known for portraying the original incarnation of Firestorm in the TV series The Flash; cousin of Stephen | born in Toronto |
Stephen Amell (born 1981) | actor, known for portraying the title character in the TV series Arrow, and Casey Jones in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (2016) | born in Toronto |
Will Arnett (born 1970) | actor, voice actor, and comedian | born in Toronto |
Matt Austin (born 1978) | actor from Power Rangers S.P.D. | born in Toronto |
Dan Aykroyd (born 1952) | actor, musician, comedian, producer, and screenwriter from Saturday Night Live | born in Ottawa |
Peter Aykroyd (born 1955) | actor, producer, and screenwriter from Saturday Night Live and Chronicles of the Paranormal | born in Ottawa |
Neve Campbell (born 1973) | actress from the Scream series of horror movies | born in Guelph |
John Candy (1950-1994) | actor from Home Alone and Uncle Buck | born in Newmarket |
Jim Carrey (born 1962) | actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer from Dumb and Dumber and Bruce Almighty | born in Newmarket |
Michael Cera (born 1988) | actor and musician from Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Superbad | born in Brampton |
Sarah Chalke (born 1976) | actress from Scrubs and Roseanne | born in Ottawa |
Juan Chioran (born 1963) | Argentine-born actor, voice actor, and singer known for his voice roles in Metal Fusion and Grossology | lived in Toronto and Stratford |
A. J. Cook (born 1978) | actress from Criminal Minds and Final Destination 2 | born in Oshawa, raised in Whitby |
Paulo Costanzo (born 1978) | actor from Royal Pains | born in Brampton |
Daniel DeSanto (born 1980) | actor and voice actor from Mean Girls and Are You Afraid of the Dark? | born in Toronto |
Kevin Duhaney (born 1984) | actor and rapper from Power Rangers Dino Thunder | born in Whitby |
Louis Ferreira (born 1966) | actor | grew up in North York |
Victor Garber (born 1949) | actor from The Flash and Titanic | born in London |
Ryan Gosling (born 1980) | actor from The Notebook | born in London |
Graham Greene (born 1952) | First Nations actor from Dances with Wolves and The Green Mile | born in Ohsweken |
Shenae Grimes (born 1989) | actress from 90210 | born in Toronto |
Corey Haim (1971-2010) | actor from The Lost Boys and Lucas | born in Toronto |
Jennifer Irwin (born 1975) | actress from Superstar | born in Toronto |
Andrew Jackson (born 1963) | actor and voice actor known for his voice roles in Mechtanium Surge and Metal Fusion | born in Newmarket |
Jeon So-mi (born 2001) | Korean singer and TV personality, former member of I.O.I | born in Toronto |
Stana Katic (born 1978) | actress from Castle | born in Hamilton |
Eugene Levy (born 1946) | actor from the American Pie series of films | born in Hamilton |
Myrna Lorrie (born 1940) | singer/songwriter/television personality | born in Thunder Bay |
Rachel McAdams (born 1978) | actress from The Notebook | born in St. Thomas |
Scott McCord (born 1971) | voice actor known for voicing Dan Kuso, the protagonist from Bakugan | born in Sarnia |
Eric McCormack (born 1963) | actor from Will & Grace | born in Toronto |
Derek McGrath (born 1951) | actor from My Secret Identity | born in Timmins |
Shay Mitchell (born 1987) | actress from Pretty Little Liars | born in Mississauga |
Rick Moranis (born 1953) | actor from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Ghostbusters | born in Toronto |
Al Mukadam (born 1985) | actor from Radio Free Roscoe | born in Toronto |
Mike Myers (born 1963) | actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and film producer best known for voicing Shrek in the Shrek series of films | born in Scarborough |
Sophie Nélisse (born 2000) | teen actress | born in Windsor |
Sandra Oh (born 1971) | Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning actress | born in Ottawa |
Jeffrey Parazzo (born 1978) | actor from Power Rangers Dino Thunder | born in Toronto |
Dan Petronijevic (born 1981) | voice actor | born in Scarborough |
Mary Pickford (1892-1979) | silent screen film star; co-founder of United Artists and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | born in Toronto |
Sarah Polley (born 1979) | actress, writer, director, and political activist | born in Toronto |
David Reale | voice actor known for voicing Kai Hiwatari in the Beyblade original saga | born in Caledon |
Kathleen Robertson (born 1973) | actress from Beverly Hills, 90210 and Scary Movie 4 | born in Hamilton |
Kelly Rowan (born 1965) | actress from The O.C. | born in Ottawa |
Corey Sevier (born 1984) | actor | born in Ajax |
Martin Short (born 1950) | actor, comedian, singer, writer, voice actor, and producer | born in Hamilton |
Jay Silverheels (1912-1980) | First Nations actor | born in Brantford |
John Stocker (born 1947) | voice actor | born in Toronto |
Tara Strong (born 1973) | voice actress best known for her various voice roles | born in Toronto |
Dave Thomas (born 1949) | actor and television writer | born in St. Catharines |
Chris Violette (born 1981) | actor from Power Rangers S.P.D. | born in Mississauga |
Lisa Yamanaka (born 1983) | voice actress | born in Toronto |
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1. ^{{cite book|title=The Hollywood Book of Scandals: The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More Than 100 American Movie and TV Idols|author=Parish, James Robert|pages=212–213|publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional|year=2004|isbn=0-07-142189-0}}
2. ^[https://www.therecord.com/news-story/2601216--my-passion-is-tennis-/]
3. ^The history of the Forest Hill neighbourhood by Elli Davis, accessed on June 30, 2011.
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