List of Romanian actors

This is a list of Romanian actors, actresses, playwrights, and directors, whether on stage or in film. Most of these people made at least a significant portion of their career in Romanian-language theater, although some are merely of Romanian origin.

A

 * Mircea Albulescu
 * Mircea Anca
 * Violeta Andrei
 * Kristaq Antoniu
 * Alexandru Arșinel

B

 * Marga Barbu (born Butuc), actress
 * Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress
 * Ștefan Bănică, Sr., actor
 * Radu Beligan, actor, director
 * Ion Besoiu, actor
 * Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic
 * Claudiu Bleonț, actor
 * Olga Bucătaru, film and stage actress
 * Tamara Buciuceanu, actress

C

 * George Calboreanu, actor, composer
 * Șerban Cantacuzino, actor
 * I.L. Caragiale, playwright
 * Toma Caragiu, actor
 * Ion Caramitru, actor
 * Florin Călinescu, actor
 * Liviu Ciulei, director, actor
 * Constantin Codrescu, actor
 * Roxana Condurache
 * Jean Constantin, actor
 * Geo Costiniu, actor
 * Octavian Cotescu, actor
 * Gheorghe Cozorici, actor

D

 * Iurie Darie, actor
 * Gheorghe Dinică, actor
 * Mircea Diaconu, actor

E

 * Fory Etterle, actor

F

 * Alex Floroiu, actor

G

 * Vladimir Găitan, actor
 * Luminița Gheorghiu, actress
 * Alexandru Giugaru, actor

H

 * Kira Hagi, actress and daughter of famous footballer Gheorghe Hagi
 * Manuela Hărăbor, actress
 * Emil Hossu, actor
 * John Houseman, actor (born in Romania to a French-born Jewish father and an English mother, made his career in the United States as an English-language film and television actor)

I

 * Aimée Iacobescu, actress
 * Șerban Ionescu, actor
 * Ștefan Iordache, actor
 * Marcel Iureș, actor

M

 * Ernest Maftei, actor
 * Alexandra Maria Lara (born Plătăreanu), actress
 * Nicolae Massim, director
 * Horațiu Mălăele, actor
 * Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila, actor
 * George Mihăiță, actor
 * Matei Millo, stage actor
 * Mihaela Mitrache, actress
 * Marin Moraru, actor
 * Maia Morgenstern
 * Florentina Mosora
 * George Motoi, actor

N

 * Jean Negulescu, film director, Oscar nominee

O

 * Draga Olteanu Matei, actress

P

 * Sebastian Papaiani, actor
 * Oana Pellea, actress
 * Irina Petrescu, actress
 * Florin Piersic, actor
 * Adrian Pintea, actor
 * Margareta Pogonat, actress
 * Elvira Popescu, actress
 * Ion Popescu-Gopo, director
 * Mitică Popescu, actor
 * Rodica Popescu Bitănescu, actress
 * Stela Popescu, actress

R

 * Dem Rădulescu, actor
 * Colea Răutu, actor
 * Victor Rebengiuc, actor
 * Duncan Renaldo, actor (Romanian-born, achieved fame in America as The Cisco Kid, a hero to children of the 1950s)
 * Alexandru Repan, actor
 * Edward G. Robinson, actor (Romanian-born Jew, made career in United States as an English-language film actor)
 * Aristizza Romanescu, actress

S

 * Geo Saizescu, actor
 * Alec Secăreanu, actor
 * Sebastian Stan, actor, naturalized American citizen
 * Silviu Stănculescu, actor
 * Carmen Stănescu, actress

T

 * Constantin Tănase, cabaretist

V

 * Tora Vasilescu, actress
 * Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
 * Mircea Veroiu, actor, director, screenwriter
 * Dorel Vișan, actor

W

 * Johnny Weissmuller, actor (born in what is now Timișoara, Romania, ethnically German, made career in United States as an English-language film actor)

Z

 * Florin Zamfirescu, actor