The year 1972 in film involved several significant events.

Universal Pictures Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal Ci ...

and

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

celebrated their 60th anniversaries and

Motion Picture Association of America The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the Major film studios, five major film studios of the Cinema of the United States, United States, the Major film studios#Mini-majors, mini-major Amazon MGM Stud ...

celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Awards

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

(Cannes Film Festival): :'' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by

Elio Petri Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982), commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film and theatre director, screenwriter and film critic. The Museum of Modern Art described him as "one of the preeminent political and social ...

, Italy :'' The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

(Berlin Film Festival): :''

The Canterbury Tales ''The Canterbury Tales'' () is a collection of 24 stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. The book presents the tales, which are mostly written in verse, as part of a fictional storytelling contest held ...

'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, film director, writer, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist ...

, Italy / France

1972 films

By country/region

List of American films of 1972 This is a list of American films released in 1972. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1972, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by '' The Numbers'', are as follows: January–March April–June is ...

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* List of Soviet films of 1972 * List of Spanish films of 1972

By genre/medium

* List of action films of 1972 * List of animated feature films of 1972 * List of avant-garde films of 1972 * List of comedy films of 1972 * List of drama films of 1972 * List of horror films of 1972 * List of science fiction films of 1972 * List of thriller films of 1972 * List of western films of 1972

Births

*January 5 - Luciana Pedraza, Argentine actress and director *January 9 – Deon Cole, American actor *January 11 **

Marc Blucas Marcus Paul Blucas (; born January 11, 1972) is an American actor. Prior to his acting career, he played college basketball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He had his first starring role as soldier and love interest Riley Finn on the WB su ...

, American actor **

Konstantin Khabensky Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, People's Artist of Russia, PAR (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after whi ...

, Russian actor and director ** Amanda Peet, American actress *January 12 - Zabryna Guevara, American actress *January 15 – Kobe Tai, Taiwanese-American actress *January 16 - Richard T. Jones, American actor *January 20 - Adrian Martinez, American actor and comedian *January 22 - Romi Park, Japanese actress and singer *January 23 - ** Léa Drucker, French actress ** Ewen Bremner, Scottish character actor *January 26 - Cyia Batten, American dancer, model and actress *January 28 ** Peter McDonald, Irish actor and director ** Gillian Vigman, American actress, comedian and screenwriter *February 1 - Tego Calderón, Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor *February 7 - Robyn Lively, American actress *February 8 - Guillaume Gallienne, French actor, screenwriter and director *February 9 –

Crispin Freeman Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime, animation, and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Grayw ...

, American voice actor *February 16 - Sarah Clarke, American actress *February 20 – Gareth Unwin, English producer83rd Academy Awards Official Website.
/ref> *February 24 - James Bachman, English comedian, actor and writer *February 26 ** Keith Ferguson, American voice actor ** Maz Jobrani, American comedian and actor *February 27 - Richard Coyle, English actor *February 28 - Rory Cochrane, American actor *March 4 – Garth Jennings, English film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer *March 8 -

Matt Nable Matthew Nable (born 8 March 1972) is an Australian film and television actor, writer, sports commentator and former professional rugby league player. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eag ...

, Australian actor and writer *March 9 ** Jean Louisa Kelly, American actress and singer ** Kerr Smith, American actor *March 13 –

Common Common may refer to: As an Irish surname, it is anglicised from Irish Gaelic surname Ó Comáin. Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Com ...

, American actor and singer *March 16 - Nicolas Bro, Danish actor *March 18 –

Dane Cook Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He is known for his use of observational comedy, observational, often blue comedy, vulgar, and sometimes black comedy, dark comedy. He released six comedy ...

, American comedian *March 23 – Judith Godrèche, French actress *March 24 ** Charlie Creed-Miles, English actor and musician ** Tony Leondis, Greek-American animator, filmmaker and voice actor *March 26 – Leslie Mann, American actress *March 28 **

Nick Frost Nicholas John Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has appeared in the '' Three Flavours Cornetto'' trilogy of films, consisting of '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007), and '' The World's ...

, English actor, comedian, writer and producer ** David Vadim, Ukrainian-born American actor ** Ledisi, American singer-songwriter and actress *March 29 - Sam Hazeldine, English actor *March 31 –

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born 31 March 1972) is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Awards—including Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''—and two European Film Awards amon ...

, Spanish director, writer and soundtrack composer *April 3 - Catherine McCormack, English actress *April 5 - Junko Takeuchi, Japanese actress and voice actress *April 6 -

Jason Hervey Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6, 1972) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Wayne Arnold on '' The Wonder Years''. Early life and acting Hervey was born on April 6, 1972, in Los Angeles, California, the ...

, American actor and producer *April 8 -

Sung Kang Sung-Ho Kang (; born April 8, 1972) is an Americans, American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, a character he first portrayed in ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the tel ...

, American actor *April 10 - Vincent Zhao, Chinese actor and martial artist *April 15 - Lou Romano, American animator and voice actor *April 17 –

Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company ...

, American actress *April 18 -

Eli Roth Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, namely splatter films, having directed the films ''Cabin Fev ...

, American director, screenwriter, producer and actor *April 20 -

Carmen Electra Carmen Electra (born Tara Leigh Patrick, April 20, 1972) is an American actress, model, singer, and media personality. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where she met Prince (musician), Prince who produced her Carm ...

, American actress, singer and model *April 26 - Bronagh Gallagher, Irish actress and singer *April 28 - Gabriel Casseus, American actor and screenwriter *April 29 – Derek Mears, American actor and stuntman *May 2 –

Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional w ...

, American actor *May 4 -

John Rawls John Bordley Rawls (; February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American moral philosophy, moral, legal philosophy, legal and Political philosophy, political philosopher in the Modern liberalism in the United States, modern liberal tradit ...

, New Zealand actor *May 7 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson, South Korean-born American story artist and director *May 10 - Cary Guffey, American former child actor *May 12 ** Christian Campbell, Canadian actor ** Rhea Seehorn, American actress and director *May 14 - Gabriel Mann, American actor and model *May 16 - Khary Payton, American actor *May 20 -

Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after National Football League, NFL and Canadian Football Lea ...

, American rapper and actor *May 22 -

Max Brooks Maximilian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedian Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on Zombie (fictional), zombie stories. He was a senior fellow at the ...

, American actor *May 25 -

Karan Johar Karan Yash Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful ac ...

, Indian director *May 26 - Selenis Leyva, American actress *May 28 ** Kate Ashfield, English actress ** Chiara Mastroianni, French actress ** Roland Møller, Danish actor *May 29 -

Laverne Cox Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBTQ advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series '' Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a ...

, American actress *May 30 - Joachim Rønning, Norwegian director *May 31 - Archie Panjabi, British actress *June 2 **

Wayne Brady Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of the daytim ...

, American actor, comedian, producer and game show host ** Wentworth Miller, American-British actor and screenwriter *June 7 – Karl Urban, New Zealand actor *June 16 - John Cho, American actor *June 19 **

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

, French actor ** Robin Tunney, American actress *June 23 – Selma Blair, American actress *June 28 ** Brendan Hunt, American actor and writer ** Alessandro Nivola, American actor *June 30 - Molly Parker, Canadian actress, writer and director *July 3 - Matt Schulze, American actor and musician *July 5 – Gilles Lellouche, French actor and director *July 7 - Heather Kafka, American actress *July 10 **

Christoph Hochhäusler Christoph Hochhäusler (born 10 July 1972) is a German film director and screenwriter. His film ''I Am Guilty, Falscher Bekenner'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. His film ''The City Below'' was scr ...

, German film director and screenwriter ** Peter Serafinowicz, English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter ** Sofia Vergara, Colombian American actress, television producer, presenter and model ** John Viener, American actor, voice actor, writer and comedian *July 11 -

Michael Rosenbaum Michael Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor (Smallville), Lex Luthor on the television series ''Smallville'', a role that ''TV Guide'' included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nas ...

, American actor, director, producer, singer and comedian *July 12 – Nenad Jezdić, Serbian actor *July 15 – Scott Foley, American actor, director and screenwriter *July 23 -

Marlon Wayans Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom ''The Wayans Bros.'' (1995–1999) and the comedy films ''Don't Be a M ...

, American actor, comedian, writer and producer *July 27 –

Maya Rudolph Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). During her tenure on the show, she appeared in supporting roles in ...

, American actress and comedian *July 28 ** Elizabeth Berkley, American actress ** Evan Farmer, American actor and musician *July 29 ** Ato Essandoh, American actor **

Wil Wheaton Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', ...

, American actor *August 1 ** Guri Weinberg, Israeli-American actor and writer ** Charles Malik Whitfield, American actor *August 2 - Jacinda Barrett, Australian-American actress *August 5 ** Darren Shahlavi, English actor, martial artist and stuntman (d. 2015) ** Reika Kirishima, Japanese actress *August 7 ** Dan Payne, Canadian actor ** Greg Serano, American actor *August 10 -

Angie Harmon Angela Michelle Harmon (born August 10, 1972) is an American actress and model. She won ''Seventeens modeling contest in 1987 at age 15, signed with IMG Models, and appeared on covers for magazines such as ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Esquire''. ...

, American actress *August 13 - Michael Sinterniklaas, French voice actor *August 15 –

Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educatio ...

, American actor, director and writer *August 24 -

Ava DuVernay Ava Marie DuVernay (; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, NAACP Image Awards, a British Academy Film Awards, ...

, American filmmaker, screenwriter and producer *August 25 -

Joe Wright Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. His motion pictures include the period drama adaptations '' Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), ''Atonement'' (2007), '' Anna Karenina'' (2012), and '' Cyrano'' (2021), the action thrill ...

, English director *August 30 –

Cameron Diaz Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. Prolific in both comedy and drama, Cameron Diaz filmography, her films have grossed over $3 billion in the U.S. box-office. Her output of romantic comedies in the late 1990s a ...

, American actress *September 4 ** Carlos Ponce, Puerto Rican actor, musician, model and television personality ** Françoise Yip, Canadian actress *September 6 **

Dylan Bruno Dylan Bruno (born September 6, 1972) is an American actor and former model. His first major film role was a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), followed by a lead role in the horror film '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' ...

, American actor **

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba Order of the British Empire, OBE ( ; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor and musician. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards. He w ...

, English actor **

Mait Malmsten Mait Malmsten (born 6 September 1972 in Viljandi) is an Estonian actor. Malmsten comes from a family of actors. His father is actor Rein Malmsten. His paternal grandparents were actors Franz Malmsten and Eva Meil. His great-uncle was actor Hugo M ...

, Estonian actor **

Anika Noni Rose Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana (The Princess and the Frog), Tiana in ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009). She was named a Disney Legends, Disney Legend in 2011. Rose starred ...

, American actress and singer *September 7 – Matthew Sleeth, Australian director *September 8 ** Giovanni Frezza, Italian child actor **

Tomokazu Seki is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He has previously worked with Haikyō. He is honorary president of and affiliated with Atomic Monkey and the chairman of theater company HeroHero Q. He is a special lecturer at Japan Newart College. Caree ...

, Japanese voice actor *September 9 – Goran Visnjic, Croatian-American actor *September 15 - John Schwab, American actor *September 16 ** Mike Doyle, American actor ** Alex Rice, Aboriginal-Canadian actress *September 21 ** Kevin Downes, American actor, writer, producer and director ** Erin Fitzgerald, Canadian voice actress *September 24 **

Kate Fleetwood Kate Fleetwood (born 24 September 1972) is an English actress and voice over artist. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'', at Chichester Festival Theatre and the West End and Broadway and an O ...

, English actress ** Finty Williams, English actress *September 26 - Melanie Paxson, American actress *September 27 –

Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( ; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in mainly mid-budget and perio ...

, American actress *October 5 -

Tom Hooper Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''. 5d: 2485. is a British-Australian filmmaker. Known for his work in film and television he has received numerous accolades includ ...

, British-Australian filmmaker *October 8 ** Enrique Arce, Spanish actor ** Tricia Vessey, American actress, writer and producer *October 9 -

Cocoa Brown Farah "Cocoa" Brown (born October 9, 1974) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for playing Jennifer in '' For Better or Worse'' and Lytia in '' The Single Moms Club''. Early life, education Brown was born as Farah Bro ...

, American actress, writer and comedian *October 11 -

Claudia Black Claudia Lee Black (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in ''Farscape'', Vala Mal Doran in ''Stargate SG-1'' and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film '' Pitch Black''. She has had promi ...

, Australian actress *October 12 - Sönke Möhring, German actor *October 15 - Matt Keeslar, American former actor *October 17 –

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula ...

, American rapper and actor *October 18 - Christopher Knights, English voice actor, editor and cinematographer *October 20 - Thor Freudenthal, German director, screenwriter, animator and special effects artist *October 21 - Masakazu Morita, Japanese actor, voice actor and singer *October 22 –

Saffron Burrows Saffron Burrows (born 22 October 1972) is a British and American actress who has appeared in films such as '' Circle of Friends,'' '' Wing Commander,'' '' Deep Blue Sea,'' '' Gangster No. 1,'' '' Enigma,'' ''Troy,'' '' Reign Over Me'', and '' Th ...

, English-American actress *October 23 - Kate del Castillo, Mexican-American actress *October 29 - Gabrielle Union, American actress, voice artist, activist and author *October 30 ** David Wilson Barnes, American actor **

Jessica Hynes Jessica Hynes (''née'' Stevenson) is a British actress, director and writer. Best known as a comedy actress, she has played Cheryl in ''The Royle Family'' (1998–2010), Siobhan Sharpe in ''Twenty Twelve'' (2011–2012) and ''W1A'' (2014–2 ...

, English actress, director and writer ** Steve Monroe, American actor and stand-up comedian *October 31 - Assaf Cohen, American actor *November 1 **

Toni Collette Toni Collette (born Collett; 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress, singer, and songwriter. Known for her work in television, blockbusters and independent films, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, wit ...

, Australian actress, producer and singer-songwriter ** Jenny McCarthy, American actress *November 2 -

Steve Edge Steve Edge (born 2 November 1972) is an English actor, writer and former stand-up comedian. He is most famous for his work on '' Starlings'', '' Phoenix Nights'', '' The Cup'', '' The Visit'', '' Peep Show'', ''Benidorm'', ''The Madame Blanc ...

, English actor, writer and former comedian *November 6 **

Thandiwe Newton Melanie Thandiwe Newton ( ; born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton ( ), is a British actress. She has received various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and a BAFTA Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe ...

, English actress **

Rebecca Romijn Rebecca Alie O'Connell ( , ; later Romijn-Stamos; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the ''X-Men'' film series, as Joan from '' The P ...

, American actress *November 7 **

Christopher Daniel Barnes Christopher Daniel Barnes (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor, writer, and former child model. He is best known for his voice role as the Spider-Man, titular character in the 1990s animated series ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (199 ...

, American actor and writer ** Jeremy and Jason London, American actors *November 8 ** Gretchen Mol, American actress ** Jason Matthew Smith, American actor *November 9 -

Eric Dane Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recurring role as Jason Dean in ''Charmed'', Dane was cast as Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy), Mark Sloan on ' ...

, American actor *November 10 -

Trevor Devall Trevor Devall (born November 10, 1972) is a Canadian voice actor. He worked for various other studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for years, before he relocated to Los Angeles, California in 2013. Early life Trevor Devall was born ...

, Canadian voice actor and podcaster *November 11 **

Adam Beach Adam Beach (born November 11, 1972) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Victor Joseph in '' Smoke Signals''; Frank Fencepost in '' Dance Me Outside''; Tommy on ''Walker, Texas Ranger''; Kickin' Wing in '' Joe Dirt''; U.S. Marin ...

, Canadian actor ** Tyler Christopher, American actor (d. 2023) *November 13 -

Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. In the media, he is known as a huge hea ...

, Japanese actor, singer and radio personality *November 14 – Josh Duhamel, American actor *November 15 –

Jonny Lee Miller Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy-drama film '' Trainspotting'' (1996) and as Dade Murphy in '' Hackers'' (1995) before ...

, English actor *November 16 ** Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian independent filmmaker ** Michael Irby, American actor *November 19 ** Nicole Forester, American actress ** Sandrine Holt, British-born Canadian actress *November 21 - Rain Phoenix, American actress, musician and singer *November 26 –

Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor and model who mainly works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to Arjun Rampal filmography, act in ...

, Indian actor *November 28 - Michael Blackson, Ghanian actor and comedian *November 29 - Brian Baumgartner, American actor *December 2 - Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Norwegian actor and director *December 4 -

Yūko Miyamura , also known by her nickname , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and sound director. She played Kazuha Toyama in '' Detective Conan'', Casca in '' Berserk'' and Asuka Langley Soryu in '' Neon Genesis Evangelion''. Personal life Mi ...

, Japanese actress and voice actress *December 7 – Jennifer Syme, American entertainment industry employee (d. 2001) *December 9 - Reiko Aylesworth, American actress *December 14 ** Jason Barry, Irish actor ** Miranda Hart, English actress, comedian and writer *December 15 –

Stuart Townsend Stuart Townsend (born 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Lestat de Lioncourt in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's '' Queen of the Damned'' (2002), and Dorian Gray in Alan Moore's '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (20 ...

, Irish actor *December 16 - Lisa Spoonauer, American former character actress (d. 2017) *December 18 - Jason Mantzoukas, American character actor, comedian, writer and podcaster. *December 19 –

Alyssa Milano Alyssa Jayne Milano ( ; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in '' Melrose Place'' (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in '' Charmed'' ...

, American actress *December 20 - Marc Silk, English voice actor *December 22 -

Poorna Jagannathan Poorna Jagannathan ( ; born December 22, 1972) is an American producer and actress. She is known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in the HBO drama miniseries '' The Night Of'', as well as for her role as Nalini Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen come ...

, American producer and actress *December 23 – Christian Potenza, Canadian actor and voice actor *December 24 – Carmen Moore, Canadian actress *December 25 - Patrick Brennan, American actor *December 26 – Shane Meadows, English independent film director *December 27 ** Brandon Auret, South African actor ** Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor *December 29 **

Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began his career in theatre before landing small roles in various British television productions and feature films. Law gained international recognition for his role in An ...

, English actor ** Leonor Varela, Chilean actress

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