17 Notable alumni of American Conservatory Theater
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
American Conservatory Theater is ranked #6,528 in the world and #1,701 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from American Conservatory Theater sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with American Conservatory Theater won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jessica Hagedorn
1949-. (aged 77)
playwright
musician
narrator
novelist
performance artist
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn is an American playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist.
2. Cindy Cheung
1970-. (aged 56)
film actor
actor
television actor
Cindy Cheung is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in Lady in the Water and Elaine Cheng in Children of Invention. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of The Sinner.
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3. Sherman Howard
1949-. (aged 77)
television actor
voice actor
stage actor
film actor
Sherman Howard is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as the zombie Bub in George A. Romero's Day of the Dead (1985) and Lex Luthor on Superboy (1990–92). He also voiced Derek Powers / Blight in Batman Beyond (1999–2001).
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4. Gedde Watanabe
1955-. (aged 71)
television actor
comedian
voice actor
actor
film actor
Gary "Gedde" Watanabe is an American actor. He is known for voicing the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), as well as playing Long Duk Dong in the film Sixteen Candles (1984), Takahara "Kaz" Kazihiro in Gung Ho (1986), and Nurse Yosh Takata in the NBC medical drama ER from 1997...
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5. Winona Ryder
1971-. (aged 55)
film producer
film actor
manufacturer
television actor
actor
Winona Laura Horowitz, known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Having come to attention playing quirky characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder's many accolades include a Golden Globe, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award.
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6. Brie Larson
1989-. (aged 37)
actor
television actor
director
film actor
film producer
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers, known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockbusters. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in...
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7. Zendaya
1996-. (aged 30)
voice actor
television actor
singer
film actor
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman is an American actress and singer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, she was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. Her films as a leading actress have grossed over $3.9 billion worldwide.
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8. Beth Behrs
1985-. (aged 41)
screenwriter
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Beth Behrs is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Caroline Channing in the CBS comedy series 2 Broke Girls. The show ran for six seasons and earned Behrs praise and nominations for the Teen Choice and the People's Choice Awards. Having made her screen debut in the 2009 comedy film American Pie Presents: The Book...
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9. Milo Ventimiglia
1977-. (aged 49)
film director
television actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series Opposite Sex in 2000 before landing his breakthrough role in Gilmore Girls (2001–2007).
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10. Danny Glover
1946-. (aged 80)
film director
film producer
actor
film actor
television director
Danny Glover is an American actor, producer, and political activist. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the NAACP's President's Award, as well as nominations for five Emmy Awards and four Grammy Awards.
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11. Allegra Rose Edwards
1988-. (aged 38)
actor
film actor
Allegra Edwards is an American television actress known for playing Cindy McCabe in the USA Network anthology series Briarpatch and Ingrid Kannerman in the Amazon Prime Video comedy Upload.
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12. Kim Zimmer
1955-. (aged 71)
stage actor
television actor
Kimberly Jo Zimmer is an American actress, best known for her role as Reva Shayne on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. For this portrayal, she has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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13. Isiah Whitlock Jr
1954-2025 (aged 71)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Isiah Whitlock Jr. was an American actor. He is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the HBO television series The Wire as well as being a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee.
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14. M.C. Gainey
1948-. (aged 78)
television actor
comedian
voice actor
actor
film actor
Michael Connor Gainey is an American character actor best known for his appearances in Lost (2005–2008), The Mighty Ducks (1992), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Wild Hogs (2007), and Love Ranch (2010).
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15. Elizabeth Banks
1974-. (aged 52)
film producer
film actor
game show host
film director
television actor
Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing chaperone Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and an ICCA commentator in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She directed the...
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16. Sarah Culberson
1976-. (aged 50)
film actor
dancer
television actor
Princess Sarah Jane Culberson, Lady of Bumpe is an American actress, public speaker, educator, and writer. By birth she is a Mende princess of the Bumpe–Gao Chiefdom in Sierra Leone.
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17. Chris Pine
1980-. (aged 46)
stage actor
film director
voice actor
film producer
film actor
Christopher Whitelaw Pine is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016) and Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
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