32 Notable alumni of American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
American Musical and Dramatic Academy is ranked #7,597 in the world and #1,938 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from American Musical and Dramatic Academy 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 Musical and Dramatic Academy won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Adonis Kapsalis
1980-. (aged 46)
screenwriter
narrator
film producer
actor
Adonis Kapsalis is a Greek-American actor known for such television shows as Netflix's The Crown, Showtime's Homeland and the 2012 Greek drama film Meteora.
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2. Kenric Green
1982-. (aged 44)
stage actor
television actor
writer
film producer
film actor
Kenric Green is an American actor, writer and producer who began his career in 2006. He is best known for his portrayal of Scott in the television series The Walking Dead. He has also appeared in Star Trek: Discovery and Hawaii Five-0.
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3. Cullen Douglas
1969-. (aged 57)
actor
television actor
screenwriter
Douglas Cullen Baumbach better known by his stage name Cullen Douglas, is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. His most notable television appearances have come from recurring roles on Pure Genius, Private Practice, Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. His film credits include The Dog Lover (2015), Ace Ventura, Jr.: Pet Detective (2009), Shuttle (2008), Sunshine State...
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4. Carolyne Mas
1955-. (aged 71)
singer
songwriter
singer-songwriter
guitarist
musician
Carol Patricia Mas, professionally known as Carolyne Mas, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and producer. She broke out of the Greenwich Village music scene boom of the late 1970s, along with other artists such as Steve Forbert, The Roches, and Willie Nile. She is credited with having started the Songwriter's Workshop at the Cornelia Street Cafe in 1977, which...
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5. Hailey Kilgore
1999-. (aged 27)
stage actor
beauty pageant contestant
singer
actor
Hailey Frances Kilgore is an American actress and singer. Her breakthrough role was as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of coming-of-age one-act stage musical Once on This Island, a performance for which the 19-year-old was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the...
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6. Caissie Levy
1981-. (aged 45)
singer
actor
Caissie Shira Levy is a Canadian actress and singer, mainly known for her work in musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End. Her early Broadway credits included Penny Pingleton in Hairspray and Sheila in Hair, a role she also played in the West End. She originated the role of Molly Jensen in the West End and Broadway productions...
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7. Neil Kaplan
1967-. (aged 59)
comedian
voice actor
entertainer
Neil Charles Kaplan is an American voice actor, audiobook narrator, entertainer, and comedian. His most well known voice roles are Hawkmon from Digimon, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto from Bleach, Emperor Zarkon from Voltron: Legendary Defender and Madara Uchiha from Naruto.
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8. Michael-Leon Wooley
1971-. (aged 55)
television actor
voice actor
stage actor
actor
Michael-Leon Wooley is an American actor. He was the voice of Louis the Alligator in Disney's Oscar-nominated animated feature film, The Princess and the Frog and played Judge Grady on the radio station WKTT in Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV.
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9. Bailey De Young
1989-. (aged 37)
ballet dancer
television actor
dancer
actor
Bailey De Young is an American actress. She is known for playing Ginny Thompson on Bunheads, Lauren Cooper on Faking It, and Imogene Cleary on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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10. Marissa Jaret Winokur
1973-. (aged 53)
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Marissa Jaret Winokur, sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress and singer known for her Tony-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical Hairspray, an adaptation of John Waters's film, as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom Stacked. Some of her other TV credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Moesha, The Steve Harvey Show, Just...
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11. Marissa Bode
2000-. (aged 26)
actor
Marissa Bode is an American actress. After graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she gained recognition for her portrayal of Nessarose Thropp in the musical films Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).
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12. Rizwan Manji
1974-. (aged 52)
screenwriter
film director
television actor
actor
film actor
Rizwan Manji is a Canadian actor, voice artist, ventriloquist, and comedian. He portrayed Ray Butani on Schitt's Creek, Tick Pickwick on The Magicians, Rajiv Gidwani in the NBC sitcom Outsourced, and Jamil in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) television series Peacemaker (2022–present).
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13. Lee Tergesen
1965-. (aged 61)
film actor
actor
television actor
Lee Allen Tergesen is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Chett Donnelly on USA Network's Weird Science (1994–1998), Tobias Beecher on HBO's Oz (1997–2003), Peter McMillan on the second season of Desperate Housewives (2006), and Evan Wright in the 2008 miniseries Generation Kill. Tergesen's film credits include Point Break (1991), Wayne's World (1992), Wayne's World 2...
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14. Becca Tobin
1986-. (aged 40)
singer
stage actor
television actor
podcaster
actor
Rebecca Grace Tobin is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her role as Kitty Wilde on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.
15. Mike Faist
1992-. (aged 34)
singer
stage actor
dancer
television actor
actor
Michael David Faist is an American actor. He is the recipient of a Grammy and a Daytime Emmy Award, with nominations for a Tony and a British Academy Film Award.
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16. Nicole Byer
1986-. (aged 40)
comedian
television actor
podcaster
film director
television presenter
Nicole Byer is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She is known as the host of the Netflix comedic reality bake-off series Nailed It! (2018–2022), for which she has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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17. Christopher Jackson
1975-. (aged 51)
television actor
stage actor
singer
actor
Christopher Neal Jackson is an American actor and singer. He began his career in 1995 starring in the Off-Broadway musical Time and the Wind by composer Galt MacDermot at the age of 20. He made his Broadway debut in 1997 as an ensemble member in the original Broadway cast of Disney's The Lion King. He remained with the show for...
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18. Natalie Zea
1975-. (aged 51)
film actor
actor
television actor
Natalie Zea is an American actress known for her performances on television. Zea began her acting career in theatre. Her first major role was on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2000–2002), where she played the role of Gwen Hotchkiss. Her breakout role was on the ABC primetime soap opera Dirty Sexy Money as socialite Karen Darling, where she starred...
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19. Ray Fisher
1987-. (aged 39)
stage actor
film actor
Ray Fisher is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of the superhero Victor Stone / Cyborg in the DC Extended Universe media franchise, including in Justice League (2017). In television, he played roles in the third season of the crime drama series True Detective in 2019 and the limited series Women of the Movement in 2022. He...
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20. Gretchen Mol
1972-. (aged 54)
stage actor
model
television actor
actor
film actor
Gretchen Mol is an American actress. She is known for her role as Gillian Darmody in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). She also appeared in the films Rounders (1998), Celebrity (1998), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) – in which she played the title character – 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and Manchester by the Sea (2016).
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21. Anthony Ramos
1991-. (aged 35)
voice actor
television actor
singer
actor
Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez is an American actor and singer. After graduating in musical theater from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Ramos began performing in stage musicals. In 2015, he originated the dual role of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Hamilton, for which he won a Grammy Award. He received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for...
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22. Asia Kate Dillon
1984-. (aged 42)
theatrical producer
actor
television actor
Asia Kate Dillon is an American actor. They are known for their roles as Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black and Taylor Mason in Billions. Dillon identifies as non-binary and uses singular they pronouns. Their role on Billions is the first non-binary main character on North American television, and earned them a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for...
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23. Erik Estrada
1949-. (aged 77)
television actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Henry Enrique Estrada is an American actor. He is widely known for his co-starring lead role as California Highway Patrol officer Francis (Frank) Llewelyn "Ponch" Poncherello in the police drama television series CHiPs, which aired from 1977 to 1983. He later became known for his work in Spanish telenovelas, his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials, and as a...
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24. Paul Sorvino
1939-2022 (aged 83)
theatrical director
film actor
stage actor
film director
television actor
Paul Anthony Sorvino was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law.
25. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
1975-. (aged 51)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor. From 2009 to 2020, he portrayed Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom Modern Family, for which he earned five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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26. Jason Derulo
1989-. (aged 37)
dancer
record producer
rapper
composer
actor
Jason Joel Desrouleaux, known professionally as Jason Derulo, is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, he has sold over 250 million singles worldwide and has achieved fourteen platinum singles in the US.
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27. Michelle Visage
1968-. (aged 58)
disc jockey
television presenter
singer
radio personality
Michelle Visage is an American television personality, singer, broadcaster, producer, and actress. She gained recognition as a member of the dance-pop group Seduction, who charted five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1989 and 1990. She later served as lead vocalist of the R&B and dance group The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M., who reached the top of the dance charts with...
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28. Janelle Monáe
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
composer
ballet dancer
singer-songwriter
record producer
Janelle Monáe Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Monáe has also been honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award; as well as the Rising Star Award (2015) and the Trailblazer of the Year Award...
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29. McLean Stevenson
1927-1996 (aged 69)
television actor
spokesperson
actor
author
salesperson
Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in the television series M*A*S*H, which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1974. Stevenson also appeared on a number of television series, notably The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game.
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30. Tyne Daly
1946-. (aged 80)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
Ellen Tyne Daly is an American actress whose six-decade career included many leading roles in movies and theater. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work and a Tony Award, and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee.
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31. Nina Arianda
1984-. (aged 42)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Nina Arianda Matijcio is an American actress. She won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Vanda Jordan in Venus in Fur, and she was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday. She starred in Amazon Studios legal series Goliath and...
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32. Love Masisi
1978-. (aged 48)
singer
drag queen
Love Masisi is the stage name of Pierre Antoine Alexandre, a Dutch-Haitian drag performer who has competed on the second season of Drag Race Holland as well as the second season of Queen of the Universe.
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