And the celebs aren’t just coming TO Massachusetts. We actually have a bunch of actors (up first), actresses (up second), and professional wrestlers (at the end of the list) FROM Massachusetts. Curious who?

Famous actors from Massachusetts

• Jeremy Strong

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (12/25/1978)

  – Known for:
  — Jerry Rubin in “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (2020)
  — Vinny Daniel in “The Big Short” (2015)
  — Dale Palmer in “The Judge” (2014)

• Matt Damon

   

  

  Kevin Winter // Getty Images

  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (10/8/1970)

  – Known for:
  — Will in “Good Will Hunting” (1997)
  — Mark Watney in “The Martian” (2015)
  — Colin in “The Departed” (2006)

• John Krasinski

  

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  – Born: Newton, Massachusetts (10/20/1979)

  – Known for:
  — Jack Ryan in “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (2018-2022)
  — Lee Abbott in “A Quiet Place” (2018)

• Hamish Linklater

  

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  – Born: Great Barrington, Massachusetts (7/7/1976)

  – Known for:
  — Porter Collins in “The Big Short” (2015)
  — Cal Zapata in “Battleship” (2012)
  — Leonard in “Fantastic Four” (2005)

• Steve Carell

  

  Frazer Harrison // Getty Images

  – Born: Concord, Massachusetts (8/16/1962)

  – Known for:
  — Michael Scott in “The Office” (2005-2013)
  — Andy in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005)
  — John du Pont in “Foxcatcher” (2014)

• Chris Evans

  

  Gage Skidmore // Flickr

  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (6/13/1981)

  – Known for:
  — Steve Rogers in “The Avengers” (2012)
  — Captain America in “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011)
  — Steve Rogers in “Captain America: Civil War” (2016)

• Mark Wahlberg

  

  Eva Rinaldi // Flickr

  – Born: Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (6/5/1971)

  – Known for:
  — Dignam in “The Departed” (2006)
  — Producer in “The Fighter” (2010)
  — Eddie Adams in “Boogie Nights” (1997)

• Anthony Michael Hall

  

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  – Born: West Roxbury, Massachusetts (4/14/1968)

  – Known for:
  — Greg Pulver in “War Machine” (2017)
  — Gary L. Smith in “Live by Night” (2016)
  — Jack in “Foxcatcher” (2014)

• Kurt Russell

  

  Gage Skidmore // Flickr

  – Born: Springfield, Massachusetts (3/17/1951)

  – Known for:
  — John Ruth in “The Hateful Eight” (2015)
  — Snake Plissken in “Escape from L.A.” (1996)
  — David Grant in “Executive Decision” (1996)

• James Spader

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (2/7/1960)

  – Known for:
  — Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington in “The Blacklist” (2013-2021)
  — Alan Shore in “Boston Legal” (2004-2008)
  — Graham in “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” (1989)

• Neal McDonough

  

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  – Born: Dorchester, Massachusetts (2/13/1966)

  – Known for:
  — Fletcher in “Minority Report” (2002)
  — Timothy ‘Dum Dum’ Dugan in “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011)
  — Frank Gordon in “Timeline” (2003)

• Steven Van Zandt

  

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  – Born: Winthrop, Massachusetts (11/22/1950)

  – Known for:
  — Silvio Dante in “The Sopranos” (1999-2007)
  — Frank Tagliano in “Lilyhammer” (2012-2014)
  — Music Department in “Nine Months” (1995)

• Jake Lacy

  

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  – Born: Greenfield, Massachusetts (not available)

  – Known for:
  — Richard Semco in “Carol” (2015)
  — Brett Wyden in “Rampage” (2018)
  — Forde in “Miss Sloane” (2016)

• Edward Norton

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (8/18/1969)

  – Known for:
  — Lionel Essrog in “Motherless Brooklyn” (2019)
  — Father Brian Finn in “Keeping the Faith” (2000)
  — Aaron in “Primal Fear” (1996)

• Joe Keery

  

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  – Born: Newburyport, Massachusetts (4/24/1992)

  – Known for:
  — Steve Harrington in “Stranger Things” (2016-2022)
  — Trust Fund Cole in “Molly’s Game” (2017)
  — Jackson in “Slice” (2018)

• John Cena

  

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  – Born: West Newbury, Massachusetts (4/23/1977)

  – Known for:
  — Steven in “Trainwreck” (2015)
  — Danny Fisher in “12 Rounds” (2009)
  — Peacemaker in “The Suicide Squad” (2021)

• Rob Delaney

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (1/19/1977)

  – Known for:
  — Rob Norris in “Catastrophe” (2015-2019)
  — Peter in “Deadpool 2” (2018)
  — Jeff McKenzie in “Home Sweet Home Alone” (2021)

• Bill Burr

  

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  – Born: Canton, Massachusetts (6/10/1968)

  – Known for:
  — Frank Murphy in “F Is for Family” (2015-2021)
  — Ray Bishop in “The King of Staten Island” (2020)
  — Detective Walsh in “Date Night” (2010)

• Jason Mantzoukas

  

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  – Born: Nahant, Massachusetts (12/18/1972)

  – Known for:
  — Nadal in “The Dictator” (2012)
  — Scarecrow in “The Lego Batman Movie” (2017)
  — Frank in “The House” (2017)

• John Michael Higgins

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (2/12/1963)

  – Known for:
  — Terry Bohner in “A Mighty Wind” (2003)
  — John in “Pitch Perfect” (2012)
  — Scott Donlan in “Best in Show” (2000)

• Casey Affleck

  

  Bex Walton // Wikimedia Commons

  – Born: Falmouth, Massachusetts (8/12/1975)

  – Known for:
  — Patrick Kenzie in “Gone Baby Gone” (2007)
  — Lee Chandler in “Manchester by the Sea” (2016)
  — Robert Ford in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (2007)

• Jeffrey Donovan

  

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  – Born: Amesbury, Massachusetts (5/11/1968)

  – Known for:
  — Michael Westen in “Burn Notice” (2007-2013)
  — Captain J.J. Jones in “Changeling” (2008)
  — Steve Forsing in “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (2018)

• Bo Burnham

  

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  – Born: Hamilton, Massachusetts (8/21/1990)

  – Known for:
  — Writer in “Inside” (2021)
  — Writer in “Eighth Grade” (2018)
  — Ryan in “Promising Young Woman” (2020)

• Ray Bolger

  

  John Franks // Getty Images

  – Born: Dorchester, Massachusetts (1/10/1904)
  – Died: 1/15/1987

  – Known for:
  — Hunk’ in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
  — Barnaby Barnicle in “Babes in Toyland” (1961)
  — Charley Wykeham in “Where’s Charley?” (1952)

• Matthew Perry

  

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  – Born: Williamstown, Massachusetts (8/19/1969)

  – Known for:
  — Chandler Bing in “Friends” (1994-2004)
  — Matt Albie in “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” (2006-2007)
  — Oz Oseransky in “The Whole Nine Yards” (2000)

• Tom Everett Scott

  

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  – Born: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (9/7/1970)

  – Known for:
  — Guy Patterson in “That Thing You Do!” (1996)
  — Michael Brantley in “Boiler Room” (2000)
  — Jason in “Because I Said So” (2007)

• B.J. Novak

  

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  – Born: Newton, Massachusetts (7/31/1979)

  – Known for:
  — Ryan Howard in “The Office” (2005-2013)
  — Pfc. Smithson Utivich in “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)
  — Robert Sherman in “Saving Mr. Banks” (2013)

• Ben Foster

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (10/29/1980)

  – Known for:
  — Tanner Howard in “Hell or High Water” (2016)
  — Charlie Prince in “3:10 to Yuma” (2007)
  — Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery in “The Messenger” (2009)

• Robert Goulet

  

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  – Born: Lawrence, Massachusetts (11/26/1933)
  – Died: 10/30/2007

  – Known for:
  — Quentin Hapsburg in “The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear” (1991)
  — Robert Goulet in “Scrooged” (1988)
  — Maxie Dean in “Beetlejuice” (1988)

• David Morse

  

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  – Born: Hamilton, Massachusetts (10/11/1953)

  – Known for:
  — Brutus ‘Brutal’ Howell in “The Green Mile” (1999)
  — Colonel Reed in “The Hurt Locker” (2008)
  — Ted Arroway in “Contact” (1997)

• Jonathan Tucker

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (5/31/1982)

  – Known for:
  — Jeff in “The Ruins” (2008)
  — Tim Weiner in “The Virgin Suicides” (1999)
  — Dennis Kelly in “Hostage” (2005)

• Michael Beach

  

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  – Born: Roxbury, Massachusetts (10/30/1963)

  – Known for:
  — Jesse (Manta’s Father) in “Aquaman” (2018)
  — Frank Hunt in “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018)
  — Miles in “Soul Food” (1997)

• Jack Haley

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (8/10/1897)
  – Died: 6/6/1979

  – Known for:
  — Hickory’ in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
  — Jack Carroll in “Vacation in Reno” (1946)
  — Steve Kimball in “Sing Your Way Home” (1945)

• Matt LeBlanc

  

  Thomas Atilla Lewis // Wikimedia Commons

  – Born: Newton, Massachusetts (7/25/1967)

  – Known for:
  — Joey Tribbiani in “Friends” (1994-2004)
  — Don West in “Lost in Space” (1998)
  — Matt LeBlanc in “Episodes” (2011-2017)

• Eli Roth

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (4/18/1972)

  – Known for:
  — Producer in “Cabin Fever” (2002)
  — Thanks in “Inglourious Basterds” (2009)
  — Producer in “Grindhouse” (2007)

• Donnie Wahlberg

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (8/17/1969)

  – Known for:
  — Eric Matthews in “Saw II” (2005)
  — Cubby Barnes in “Ransom” (1996)
  — Duddits in “Dreamcatcher” (2003)

• Finn Wittrock

  

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  – Born: Lenox, Massachusetts (10/28/1984)

  – Known for:
  — Dandy Mott in “American Horror Story” (2014-2021)
  — Mac in “Unbroken” (2014)
  — Jamie Shipley in “The Big Short” (2015)

• Alessandro Nivola

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (6/28/1972)

  – Known for:
  — Dickie Moltisanti in “The Many Saints of Newark” (2021)
  — Anthony Amado in “American Hustle” (2013)
  — Dovid Kuperman in “Disobedience” (2017)

• Michael Chiklis

  

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  – Born: Lowell, Massachusetts (8/30/1963)

  – Known for:
  — Vic Mackey in “The Shield” (2002-2008)
  — The Thing in “Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007)
  — Dell Toledo in “American Horror Story” (2014-2015)

• Scott Wolf

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (6/4/1968)

  – Known for:
  — Dr. Scott Clemmens in “The Night Shift” (2014-2017)
  — Tom Bishop in “Meet My Valentine” (2015)
  — Donnie Ryan in “Perception” (2013-2015)

• Leonard Nimoy

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (3/26/1931)
  – Died: 2/27/2015

  – Known for:
  — Spock in “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” (1986)
  — Spock in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” (1991)
  — Spock Prime in “Star Trek” (2009)

• Scott Grimes

  

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  – Born: Lowell, Massachusetts (7/9/1971)

  – Known for:
  — Steve Smith in “American Dad!” (2005-2022)
  — Brad Brown in “Critters” (1986)
  — Birdie’ Burns in “Mystery, Alaska” (1999)

• H. Jon Benjamin

  

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  – Born: Worcester, Massachusetts (5/23/1966)

  – Known for:
  — Sterling Archer in “Archer” (2009-2021)
  — Can of Vegetables in “Wet Hot American Summer” (2001)
  — Trainer in “Not Another Teen Movie” (2001)

• John Cazale

  

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  – Born: Boston, Massachusetts (8/12/1935)
  – Died: 3/13/1978

  – Known for:
  — Sal in “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975)
  — Fredo in “The Godfather” (1972)
  — Fredo Corleone in “The Godfather: Part II” (1974)

• Bill Camp

  

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  – Born: Massachusetts (10/22/1964)

  – Known for:
  — Radburn in “12 Years a Slave” (2013)
  — Crazy Man in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” (2014)
  — Detective Garrity in “Joker” (2019)