I was surprised to learn about all of the famous people from Maine. I mean, of course we all know that Stephen King is from here. Heck, he sets many of his books in Vacationland.
Also, I’ve heard there is a wicked cool Stephen King tour in Bangor. It’s on my bucket list to go on and write about for this blog.
We took a daytrip to Bangor recently and drove by the Stephen King house.
Find out which movies based on Stephen King novels were filmed in Maine.
In addition, the Bush family is an establishment in Kennebunkport. However, neither Bush 41 (George H.W. Bush) nor Bush 43 (George W. Bush) were actually born in Maine.
Who are the famous people from Maine
In researching well-known names from Maine, I’ve primarily focused on actors and actresses. They’re the ones with the most recognizable faces and names.
Below is my roundup, which includes the town where they were born and any well-known TV shows, movies or plays for which they’re known. Finally, I’ve only included those famous people from Maine who are still alive, as of this writing.
Famous actors from Maine
Stacker compiled a list of actors that were born in Maine. Keep reading to see which of your favorite actors are from your home state.
John O’Hurley
– Born: Kittery, Maine (10/9/1954)
– Known for:
— J. Peterman in “Seinfeld” (1995-1998)
— Dr. Pollidori in “The X-Files” (1997)
— Walter in “7 Days to Vegas” (2019)
Patrick Dempsey
– Born: Lewiston, Maine (1/13/1966)
– Known for:
— Dr. Derek Shepherd in “Grey’s Anatomy” (2005-2021)
— Ronald Miller in “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1987)
— Robert Philip in “Enchanted” (2007)
Patrick Dempsey is also the founder of the Dempsey Center, which he started in 2008, after watching his mother’s journey through ovarian cancer. The Dempsey Center’s mission is to provide personalized and comprehensive cancer care at no cost. Currently, it has locations in Lewiston and South Portland.
In 2023, People Magazine named Patrick Dempsey the sexiest man alive for this year. Some might argue that’s been true for every year.
Timothy Simons
– Born: Readfield, Maine (6/12/1978)
– Known for:
— Jonah Ryan in “Veep” (2012-2019)
— Agent Borderline in “Inherent Vice” (2014)
— Marx in “Draft Day” (2014)
Christopher Daniel Barnes
– Born: Portland, Maine (11/7/1972)
– Known for:
— Eric in “The Little Mermaid” (1989)
— Greg Brady in “A Very Brady Sequel” (1996)
— Greg Brady in “The Brady Bunch Movie” (1995)
Judd Nelson
– Born: Portland, Maine (11/28/1959)
– Known for:
— John Bender in “The Breakfast Club” (1985)
— Alec Newbary in “St. Elmo’s Fire” (1985)
— Nick Peretti in “New Jack City” (1991)
Noah Gray-Cabey
– Born: Newry, Maine (11/16/1995)
– Known for:
— Joey Dury in “Lady in the Water” (2006)
— Micah Sanders in “Heroes” (2006-2009)
— Franklin Aloysius Mumford in “My Wife and Kids” (2002-2005)
Greg Finley
– Born: Portland, Maine (12/22/1984)
– Known for:
— Girder in “The Flash” (2014-2016)
— Male Superhero in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2015)
— Jack Pappas in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” (2008-2013)
Josh Casaubon
– Born: Brunswick, Maine (8/16/1978)
– Known for:
— Carter in “Rainbow Rabbit Reliant” (2010)
— Army Man 1940 in “The Good Shepherd” (2006)
— Hugh Hughes in “One Life to Live” (2005-2006)
Nick Wyman
– Born: Portland, Maine (5/18/1950)
– Known for:
— New York Lawyer in “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” (1987)
— Targo in “Die Hard with a Vengeance” (1995)
— Concierge in “Maid in Manhattan” (2002)
Marc Macaulay
– Born: Millinocket, Maine (10/13/1957)
– Known for:
— Digger Soames in “Killer Joe” (2011)
— Father Francis in “Nine Dead” (2009)
— Dante in “The Punisher” (2004)
Matthew Wilkas
– Born: Camden, Maine (4/20/1978)
– Known for:
— Reporter in “The Mummy” (2017)
— Matt in “Gayby” (2012)
— Ryan in “Top Five” (2014)
Justin Giddings
– Born: Limestone, Maine (3/7/1984)
– Known for:
— Greg Williams in “Bite Me” (2010-2012)
— Director in “Outpost” (2020)
— Pizza Delivery Guy in “Shameless” (2017)
Bob Marley
– Born: Portland, Maine (4/4/1967)
– Known for:
— Detective Greenly in “The Boondock Saints” (1999)
— Greenly in “The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” (2009)
— Writer in “Guinness World Champ” (2011)
No, not that Bob Marley.
Brian Cousins
– Born: Portland, Maine (5/9/1959)
– Known for:
— Crosis in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1992-1993)
— Wade in “Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight” (1993)
— Edward Costigan in “No Ordinary Family” (2010)
Chandler Williams
– Born: Bar Harbor, Maine (8/7/1979)
– Known for:
— Clyde Tolson in “Public Enemies” (2009)
— Prison Inmate in “Kinsey” (2004)
— Juilliard Macbeth in “Heights” (2005)
Timothy E. Goodwin
– Born: Bangor, Maine (11/13/1968)
– Known for:
— Monty in “Promising Young Woman” (2020)
— Franklin in “9-1-1: Lone Star” (2020)
— Passenger #2 in “Mom” (2018)
Hus Miller
– Born: Eliot, Maine (8/29/1974)
– Known for:
— #1 in “Zero” (2022)
— Producer in “Saloum” (2021)
— Hank Murphy in “You Can’t Say No” (2018)
Jf Davis
– Born: Portland, Maine (3/31/1964)
– Known for:
— CIA Officer Giving Nuke Intel in “American Assassin” (2017)
— Wade Davies in “Lethal Weapon” (2017)
— Martin in “Station 19” (2020)
Brad Hallowell
– Born: Waterville, Maine (2/13/1981)
– Known for:
— Rick in “Tumbledown” (2013)
— Drew in “The Endless Possibility of Sky” (2012)
— Joe in “Vacationland” (2006)
Luke Sholl
– Born: Portland, Maine (9/25/1983)
– Known for:
— Terminator in “CollegeHumor Originals” (2010-2018)
— Henry in “NCIS: Los Angeles” (2021)
— Bodyguard in “Very Mary-Kate” (2010-2013)
Andrew Rogers
– Born: Bailey Island, Maine (5/6/1963)
– Known for:
— Joe Brown in “Hunters” (2020)
— Bob Drabkin in “Blindspot” (2018)
— Lawrence Ferlinghetti in “Howl” (2010)
Dean Erickson
– Born: Maine (12/5/1958)
– Known for:
— Gabriel Knight in “The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery” (1996)
— Waiter in “Frasier” (1993-1994)
— Self – Interviewee in “Bad Influence!” (1995)
Jackamoe Buzzell
– Born: Rockland, Maine (3/24/1972)
– Known for:
— Archer City Deputy in “Hell or High Water” (2016)
— Stunts in “Edge of Darkness” (2010)
— Boarder #3 (segment “The Gal Who Got Rattled”) in “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” (2018)
Evan Shafran
– Born: Portland, Maine (12/7/1982)
– Known for:
— Travel Passenger in “Get Out” (2017)
— Cory The Carburetor in “Angie Tribeca” (2016)
— Deejay in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2015)
James G. Hoosier
– Born: West Arundel, Maine (5/5/1905)
– Known for:
— Quintana’s Partner in “The Big Lebowski” 1998
— Liam O’Brien in “The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans” 2009
Famous actresses from Maine
Stacker also compiled a list of actresses that were born in Maine. Here they are.
Anna Kendrick
– Born: Portland, Maine (8/9/1985)
– Known for:
— Natalie Keener in “Up in the Air” (2009)
— Beca in “Pitch Perfect” (2012)
— Cinderella in “Into the Woods” (2014)
Rachel Nichols
– Born: Augusta, Maine (1/8/1980)
– Known for:
— Scarlett in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” (2009)
— Gaila in “Star Trek” (2009)
— Lisa in “The Amityville Horror” (2005)
Caitlin FitzGerald
– Born: Camden, Maine (8/25/1983)
– Known for:
— Agent Daphne O’Connor in “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (2020)
— Lauren Adler in “It’s Complicated” (2009)
— Libby Masters in “Masters of Sex” (2013-2016)
Caitlin FitzGerald also appeared in the HBO series “Station Eleven,” based on the book of the same name by author Emily St. John Mandel. If you like post-apocalyptic, dystopian stories, then you’ll love “Station Eleven.”
Katie Aselton
– Born: Milbridge, Maine (10/1/1978)
– Known for:
— Annie in “The Freebie” (2010)
— Abby in “Black Rock” (2012)
— Tara in “Synchronic” (2019)
Andrea Martin
– Born: Portland, Maine (1/15/1947)
– Known for:
— Aunt Voula in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” (2002)
— Aunt Voula in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” (2016)
— Phyllis Stein in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (2001)
If you’re from GenerationX or older, you may also remember Andrea Martin from her days on Second City TV.
Victoria Rowell
– Born: Portland, Maine (5/10/1959)
– Known for:
— Athletic Beauty in “Dumb and Dumber” (1994)
— Drucilla Barber Winters / Drucilla Barber / Drucilla Winters in “The Young and the Restless” (1990-2021)
— Amanda Bentley-Livingston / Danielle Slade in “Diagnosis Murder” (1993-2001)
Linda Lavin
– Born: Portland, Maine (10/15/1937)
– Known for:
— Alice Hyatt / Mrs. Walden in “Alice” (1976-1985)
— Nana in “The Back-up Plan” (2010)
— Kermit’s Doctor in “The Muppets Take Manhattan” (1984)
Anna Belknap
– Born: Damariscotta, Maine (5/22/1972)
– Known for:
— Lindsay Monroe in “CSI: NY” (2005-2013)
— Eva Rossi in “Medical Investigation” (2004-2005)
— Chase in “Deadline” (2000-2001)
Karissa Lee Staples
– Born: Biddeford, Maine (12/1/1987)
– Known for:
— Paloma in “Necessary Roughness” (2013)
— Bonnie in “S.W.A.T.” (2019-2021)
— Sarah Dinsey in “Everyone Is Doing Great” (2021)
Erin Andrews
– Born: Lewiston, Maine (5/4/1978)
– Known for:
— Randall Morgan’s Receptionist in “That’s My Boy” (2012)
— Erin Andrews in “WWE Smackdown!” (2019)
— Erin Andrews in “Bless the Harts” (2021)
Andrews is most famous for her sportscasting career.
JoAnn Willette
– Born: Lewiston, Maine (10/12/1963)
– Known for:
— Constance “Connie” Lubbock in “Just the Ten of Us” (1988-1990)
— Girl on Bus in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” (1985)
— Girl at Science Fair in “Real Genius” (1985)
Tawny Little
– Born: Portland, Maine (9/15/1956)
– Known for:
— News Reporter in “Money Talks” (1997)
— Reporter in “Rocky II” (1979)
— Tawny Schneider in “V” (1985)
Dana Lyn Baron
– Born: Kittery, Maine (4/28/1972)
– Known for:
— Miss Rosen in “Being the Ricardos” (2021)
— Wife #3 in “Mank” (2020)
— Monica Mapp in “Bosch” (2020)
Brooke Baumer
– Born: Limestone, Maine (1/14/1971)
– Known for:
— Marci in “Parks and Recreation” (2010-2015)
— Lucille in “Suburgatory” (2011-2013)
— Marlene in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (2016)
Ann McDonough
– Born: Portland, Maine (4/21/1949)
– Known for:
— Lucy Griffin in “The Mothman Prophecies” (2002)
— Nancy in “Moonstruck” (1987)
— Mrs. Gingold in “Deceived” (1991)
Debra Lord Cooke
– Born: Belgrade, Maine (5/2/1960)
– Known for:
— Suzy Bancroft in “Café Society” (2016)
— Lisa in “In the Moon’s Shadow” (2019)
— Casting Department in “In the Bedroom” (2001)
Monique Edwards
– Born: Kittery, Maine (not available)
– Known for:
— NYC Nurse in “Lady Bird” (2017)
— Bank Teller in “The Social Network” (2010)
— Claudia in “Friends” (2002)
Carrie LaChance
– Born: Maine (4/30/1985)
– Known for:
— Paige / Christy in “Webgirl” (2014)
— Val in “She Feast” (2010)
— Charlene in “Trailer Trash” (2005)
Amber Grace
– Born: Portland, Maine (9/16/1992)
– Known for:
— Lily in “Away” (2016)
— Sam in “The Red Card” (2015)
— Rey in “Paralysis” (2017)
Carmen Lynch
– Born: Maine (10/8/1988)
– Known for:
— Carmen in “Carmen” (2017)
— Actress in “The Truth About Santa Claus” (2020)
— Writer in “TuNite Con Lorenzo Parro” (2011)
Madeline McNulty
– Born: Biddeford, Maine (5/6/1998)
– Known for:
— Young Pippa, 7 in “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” (2009)
— Becky LaPann in “Mud” (2005)
— Adelle in “Adelle” (2010)
Portions of this article about famous people from Maine originated on Stacker.com as famous actors from Maine and famous actresses from Maine and have been re-published pursuant to a CC BY-NC 4.0 License.