Television

Presenters, performers, and television creators.

People in Television

18 profiles

Actor

Rowan Atkinson

Playing Mr. Bean, Blackadder and Johnny English.

Actor

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Playing Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Selina Meyer in Veep.

Filmmaker

David Lynch

Creating Twin Peaks and directing Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive.

Broadcaster

Oprah Winfrey

Hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show and building her own media company.

Actor

Simon Pegg

Co-writing and starring in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

Actor

Rashida Jones

Playing Ann Perkins in Parks and Recreation and co-directing Quincy.

Actor

Chuck Norris

Starring in Walker, Texas Ranger and martial-arts action films.

Actor

William H. Macy

Playing Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo and Frank Gallagher in Shameless.

Actor

Bruce Willis

Playing John McClane in Die Hard.

Actor

Gary Oldman

Playing Sirius Black, Commissioner Gordon and George Smiley.

Actor

Ewan McGregor

Playing Mark Renton in Trainspotting and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.

Actor

Nicole Kidman

Starring in Moulin Rouge!, The Hours and Big Little Lies.

Actor

Kate Winslet

Playing Rose in Titanic and emotionally complex women in films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

Defining Hindi cinema’s “angry young man” in Zanjeer and Deewaar, then building a second career as an elder leading actor.

Actor

Sally Field

Moving from television comedy to Oscar-winning performances in Norma Rae and Places in the Heart.

Actor

Whoopi Goldberg

Combining dramatic roles, comedy and television, from The Color Purple to Sister Act.

Actor

Vanessa Hudgens

Playing Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical films.

Comedian

Ricky Gervais

Co-creating The Office and playing David Brent, the boss desperate to be liked.