List of Ghanaian actors
This is a list of notable actors and actresses from Ghana in alphabetic order by surname. This list includes members of the Ghanaian diaspora.

A
- Augustine Abbey (Idikoko)[1]
- Ama K. Abebrese[2] born 3 May 1980
- Mavis Adjei[3] born 1982 (age 43–44)
- Psalm Adjeteyfio[4] (1948–2022)
- Adjetey Anang born 8 July 1973
- Kofi Adjorlolo[5] (born 1956)
- Kofi Adu[6] (Agya Koo) (born 1968)
- Freema Agyeman (born 1979), British actor of Ghanaian and Iranian descent
- Jackie Appiah (born 1983)
- Mac Jordan Amartey[7] (1936–2018)
- Fred Amugi (born 1948).[8]
- Martha Ankomah[9] (born 1985). An actress and an entrepreneur.
- John Apea[10]
- Gyearbuor Asante (1941–2000)
- Juliet Asante[11]
- Abraham Attah[12] (born 2001)
- Chris Attoh[13] (born 1979)
- Akorfa Edjeani-Asiedu[14] (born 1969)
B
- Robert Bathurst (born 1957), British actor born in Ghana
- Michael Blackson[15] (born 1972), comedian and actor
- Kwesi Boakye (born 1999)
- King Aboagye Brenya (1938/39–2021) [16]
- Adeline Ama Buabeng[17]
- Nadia Buari[18] (born 1982)
- Charles Kofi Bucknor (1953–2017) [19]
- Moesha Buduong[20] (born 1990)
- Akosua Busia[21] (born 1966)
- Bob Santo (1940–2002) [22]
C
- Omar Sheriff Captan[23]
- Michaela Coel (born 1987)
- Eddie Coffie (1959–2015) [24]
D
- Kojo Dadson[25]
- Paul Danquah[26] (1925–2015), British actor of Ghanaian heritage
- David Oscar Dogbe[27] (born 1984)
- Ebenezer Donkor (1938–2016) [28]
- David Dontoh (born 1964/65) [29]
- Joselyn Dumas[30] (born 1980)
- John Dumelo[31] (born 1984)
E
- Pascaline Edwards (born 1970) [32]
- Christabel Ekeh[33] (born 1990)
- Idris Elba[34] (born 1972), British actor of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent
- Emelia Brobbey[35] (born 1982)
F
- Souad Faress[36] (born 1948)
- Lydia Forson[37] (born 1984)
G
H
I
- Juliet Ibrahim (born 1986) [40]
- Selassie Ibrahim[41]
J
- Ian Jazzi[42] (born 1986)
- Abusuapanin Judas (born 1945) [43]
K
L
M
- Kwaku Manu[45] (born 1984)
- Nana Ama McBrown (born 1973) [46]
- Peter Mensah[47] (born 1959)
- Majid Michel[48] (born 1980)
- Salma Mumin[49]
N
- Eddie Nartey[50] (born 1984)
- Yvonne Nelson[51] (born 1985)
- Kwadwo Nkansah (born 1987) [52] (Lilwin)
- Grace Nortey[53]
- Jeneral Ntatia (born 1986)
O
- Yvonne Okoro (born 1984) [54]
- Grace Omaboe (born 1946) [55]
- Mikki Osei Berko[56] (born 1973)
- Joseph Otsiman [57] (born 1989)
- Kwame Owusu-Ansah (1967–2008) [58]
Q
- Margaret Quainoo (1941–2006) [59]
- Hugh Quarshie (born 1954) [60]
R
S
- Abdul Salis (born 1979), actor, comedian
- Sam Sarpong (1975–2015) [62]
- Kwaku Sintim-Misa (born 1956) [63]
T
- Eddie Tagoe
- Reggie Tsiboe[64] (born 1950)
V
- Van Vicker[65] (born 1977)
W
- George Williams[66] (1929–2016)
- Suzzy Williams[67] (1981/82–2005), worked in Ghana and Nigeria

Y
- Reggie Yates[68] (born 1983), English actor of Ghanaian descent
- Prince Yawson[69] (Waakye)
- Vicky Zugah[70] born 11 October 1983
See also
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