American theatre directors

American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor. He was known for his distinctive supporting character roles—eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—and memorable leading roles in many films and theatrical productions, from the early 1990s until his early death in 2014. He was voted the greatest actor of the 21st century in a 2024 ranking by The Independent.

Kevin Spacey Fowler is an American actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards as well as nominations for twelve Emmy Awards.

Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, author, and filmmaker whose career on both stage and screen has spanned four decades. Known for his versatility across a range of roles and collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he has worked in both independent films and blockbusters. His accolades include a Daytime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Tony Award.

American director and actor (1909–2003)

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson is an American actor. He first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from five nominations. Harrelson has received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

American actor (born 1973)

American director, producer and screenwriter (1924–2011)

American actor

American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)

British-American actor (1899–1962)

American actor (1907–1997)

American playwright (1928–2016)

American director and comedian (1931–2014)

American actor, clown, and comedian (born 1950)

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

American stage and film actress (1877-1957)

American actor, director and producer (1917–2008)

American film director (1911–2008)

theatre director and actor (1873-1943)

American film director (1921–2002)

American film and theatre director (1897–1987)

American film and theatre director and producer

American filmmaker and theatre director (1909–1984)

American actor (1939-1976)

American actor (1904-1981)

American actor, director, producer and writer (born 1963)

American film director (1914–1990)

American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988)

American actor and director

American stage director and playwright (1941–2025)

American actor (1935–2021)

American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (1914–1977)

American film and theatre director (born 1952)

American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979)

American actor and director

American actor, director and producer (1886/7–1979)

American playwright, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1963)

American entertainer, composer and playwright (1878–1942)

American actor, director and writer (1925–1985)

German-born American theater and film actress, writer and director

American theatre producer and director (1928–2019)

American filmmaker (1947-2020)

American director and actor

American actor and musician

American theatrical impresario (1867–1932)

American actor, singer, writer and director

American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)

American actor (1929–2025)

American theatre director (born 1957)

American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991)

American film director (1906–2006)

American actor (1907-1984)

American actor (1919–1993)

American director (1918-2013)

American actor (1864–1943)

American actor (1909–1965)

American theater director and producer (1919-2011)

American actor (1937–1988)

British actor and theatre director