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Max Brooks (born 1972)
actor
- University of the Virgin Islands, American University
Ethan Hawke (born 1970)
film actor, film director, stage actor, television actor, theatrical director
- New York University, Carnegie Mellon University
Joss Whedon (born 1964)
film director, film producer, television director, composer, director, actor, cartoonist, television actor, animator, television producer, producer
- Wesleyan University, Winchester College
Luc Besson (born 1959)
film producer, film director, actor, film editor, executive producer, director
Michel Houellebecq (born 1958)
poet, film director, essayist, actor, photographer
- Lycée Chaptal, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
Sidney Poitier (1927-2022)
film actor, film director, diplomat, autobiographer, film producer, television actor, stage actor, actor, theatrical director, television producer, director
Andy Serkis (born 1964)
television actor, film actor, film director, actor, voice actor, stage actor, manufacturer, director, producer
- University of Lancaster, St Benedict's School
Ricky Gervais (born 1961)
actor, musician, comedian, radio personality, voice actor, film director, film actor, stand-up comedian, television presenter, film producer, television director, television actor, television producer
- University College London