List of actor-politicians

This is a list of individuals who achieved recognition and success both as actors and as politicians.

The phenomenon of actors becoming politicians is seen across the world, with many leveraging their public recognition, communication skills, and charisma to influence public policy and achieve electoral success. While most began as actors and transitioned to politics, some started as politicians and later pursued acting careers.

North America

United States

Actor-politician	Acting career	Party	Office(s)	Year(s)
Clay Aiken	Actor and singer	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Nominee for Template:Ushr	2014
		Candidate for Template:Ushr	2022
Alan Autry	Actor	Template:Party shading/Independent|Independent	Mayor of Fresno, California	2001–2009
Rex Bell	Actor	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Nevada	1955–1962
Frank Bogert	Actor, rodeo announcer	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Mayor of Palm Springs, California	1958–1966, 1982–1988
Sonny Bono	Actor and singer-songwriter	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Mayor of Palm Springs, California	1988–1992
		U.S. Representative - Template:Ushr	1995–1998
Kimberlin Brown	Actress (The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for Template:Ushr	2018
Marilyn Chambers	Pornographic film actress	Personal Choice Party	Nominee for Vice President	2004
		Boston Tea Party	Alternate write-in candidate to vice-presidential running mate	2008
Wendell Corey	Actor	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican	Member of the Santa Monica City Council	1965–1968
		Candidate for U.S. Representative	1966
Albert Dekker	Actor	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Member of the California State Assembly	1945–1947
Cherie DeVille	Pornographic film actress	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for President	2020
Bob Dornan	Actor (Twelve O'Clock High, local television personality)	rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Representative - California 27, 38, 46	1977–1983, 1985–1997
		Candidate for U.S. Senate	1982
		Candidate for President	1996
Helen Gahagan Douglas	Actress in Broadway theatre and film	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	U.S. Representative- Template:Ushr	1945–1951
		Nominee for U.S. Senate	1950
Clint Eastwood	Actor	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California	1986–1988
Charles Farrell	Actor		Mayor of Palm Springs, California	1947–1955
Joe Flynn	Actor	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for the Ohio Senate	1950
Al Franken	Actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), radio personality (The Al Franken Show)	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	U.S. Senator - Minnesota	2009–2018
John Gavin	Actor (Psycho, Spartacus)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Ambassador to Mexico	1981–1986
Melissa Gilbert	Actress	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for Template:Ushr	2016
Vic Gilliam	Part-time actor (Screen Actors Guild membership)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Member of the Oregon House of Representatives	2007–2017
Fred Grandy	Actor (The Love Boat), radio personality (The Grandy Group)	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Representative - Iowa 6 and 5	1987–1995
		Candidate for Governor	1996
Hill Harper	Actor (CSI: NY,The Good Doctor)	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan	2024
J. G. Hertzler	Actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Independent|Democratic (until 2017) Independent (from 2017)	Ulysses, New York town councillor	2013–2020
		Candidate for Template:Ushr	2018
Gil Hill	Actor (Beverly Hills Cop)	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Member of the Detroit City Council	1990–2001
		Candidate for Mayor of Detroit	2001
Glenn Jacobs	Actor and professional wrestler	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee	2018–present
Ben Jones	Actor	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	U.S. Representative - Template:Ushr	1989–1993
Jack Kelly	Actor (Maverick)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Mayor of Huntington Beach, California	1983–1986
Sheila Kuehl	Former child actress	rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	California State Assembly	1994–2000
		California State Senate	2000–2008
		Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors	2014–2022
Nancy Kulp	Actor (The Beverly Hillbillies)	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for Template:Ushr	1984
Sonny Landham	Actor (The Warriors, Predator, 48 Hrs., Lock Up and Action Jackson)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for Governor of Kentucky	2003
		Template:Party shading/Libertarian|Libertarian	Candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky	2008
Al Lewis	Actor (The Munsters, Car 54, Where Are You)	Template:Party shading/Green|Green	Candidate for Governor of New York	1998
John Davis Lodge	Actor (The Scarlet Empress, The Little Colonel)	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Representative - Template:Ushr	1947–1951
		Governor of Connecticut	1951–1955
Bob Mathias	Actor (China Doll, It Happened in Athens)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Representative - Template:Ushr	1967–1975
Christopher Mitchum	Actor	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for California State Assembly	1998
		Candidate for Template:Ushr	2012, 2014
George Murphy	Actor	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Senator - California	1965–1971
Diane Neal	Actor	Template:Party shading/Independent|Independent	Candidate for Template:Ushr	2018
Cynthia Nixon	Actress	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for Governor of New York	2018
Park Overall	Actress	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee	2008
Stephen Peace	Actor and producer (Killer Tomatoes franchise)	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	California State Assembly	1982–1992
		California Senate	1993–2002
Richard Petty	Actor, professional racecar driver (Cars, Days of Thunder, Stroker Ace)	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Member of the Randolph County, North Carolina Commission	1978–1994
		Candidate for Secretary of State of North Carolina	1996
Steven Michael Quezada	Actor	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Member of the Albuquerque, New Mexico school board	2013–2017
		Member of the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Commission	2017–2025
Trey Radel	Actor (StartUp)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Representative - Template:Ushr	2013–2014
Ronald Reagan	Actor	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Governor of California	1967–1975
		President of the United States	1981–1989
Tex Ritter	Actor and country music singer	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee	1970
Will Rogers	Actor	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Mayor of Beverly Hills, California	1928
Will Rogers Jr.	Actor	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	U.S. Representative - Template:Ushr	1943–1944
Antonio Sabàto Jr.	Model and actor (General Hospital)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for Template:Ushr	2018
Ben Savage	Actor	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for Template:Ushr	2024
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Actor and retired bodybuilder	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Governor of California	2003–2011
Jerry Springer	Actor (Ringmaster) and talk show host (The Jerry Springer Show)	rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for Template:Ushr	1970
		Member of Cincinnati City Council	1971–1974
		Mayor of Cincinnati	1977–1978
George Takei	Actor (Star Trek)	rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention	1972
		Candidate for Los Angeles City Council	1973
		Candidate for California State Assembly	1980
Shirley Temple Black	Former child actor	rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for Template:Ushr	1967
		U.S. Ambassador to Ghana	1974–1976
		U.S. Chief of Protocol	1976–1977
		U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia	1989–1992
Fred Thompson	Actor	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	U.S. Senator - Tennessee	1994–2003
		Candidate for President	2008
Jesse Ventura	Actor and professional wrestler	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Independent|Independent (until 1998) Reform (1998–2000) Independence (2000–2003)	Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	1991–1995
		Governor of Minnesota	1999–2003
Ralph Waite	Actor (The Waltons)	rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Democratic	Candidate for Template:Ushr	1990
		Candidate for Template:Ushr	1998
		Candidate for Template:Ushr	1998
Noble Willingham	Actor (Walker, Texas Ranger)	Template:Party shading/Republican|Republican	Candidate for Template:Ushr	2000

Canada

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Jeremy Akerman	Film actor	Nova Scotia New Democratic Party	Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton East (1970–1980)
			Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (1968–1980)
Elizabeth Ball	Shakespeare theater actor		Vancouver City Councillor
Tyrone Benskin	Actor and theatre director	New Democratic Party	Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Jeanne-Le Ber
Sonya Biddle	Stage actress	Vision Montreal	Montreal City Councillor
Andrée Champagne	Actress (Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut)	Conservative	Minister of State for Youth (1984–1986)
			Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot (1984–1993)
			Member of the Senate of Canada for Grandville (2005–2014)
Pierre Curzi	Genie-and-Jutra-winning actor	Parti Québécois	Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Borduas
Sébastien Dhavernas	Actor and dub actor	Liberal	Candidate in the 2008 Canadian federal election in Outremont
		Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Candidate in the 2013 Montreal municipal election in Desmarchais-Crawford
Tina Keeper	Gemini-winning actress and filmmaker	Liberal	Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Churchill (2006–2008)
Maka Kotto	Actor	Bloc Québécois	Candidate in the 2003 Quebec general election in Viau
			Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Saint-Lambert (2004–2008)
		Parti Québécois	Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bourget (2008–2018)
Jean Lapointe	Genie-winning actor, comedian	Liberal	Member of the Senate of Canada for Saurel (2005–2014)
Alexandrine Latendresse	Actress	New Democratic Party	Member of the Canadian House of Commons for Louis-Saint-Laurent (2011–2015)
Susan Leblanc	Actress	New Democratic Party	Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Dartmouth North (2017–present)
Viola Léger	Actress	Liberal	Member of the Senate of Canada for L'Acadie (2001–2005)
Greg Malone	Actor, impressionist (CODCO)	New Democratic Party	Candidate in the 2000 St. John's West by-election
		Green Party of Canada	Candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election in Avalon
Jean-Louis Roux	Actor, playwright (La famille Plouffe)	Liberal	Member of the Senate of Canada for Mille Isles (1994–1996) Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1996–1997)
Amanda Shatzko	Actress		Electoral Area Director (Mayor) of Silver Star Mountain Resort and vice-chair of Regional District of North Okanagan	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lenore Zann	Actor	Independent (since 2019; provincial only)	Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River (2009–2019)Template:Efn
		Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (2009–2019; provincial only)
		Liberal Party of Canada	Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Cumberland—Colchester (since 2019)

Mexico

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Irma Serrano			Member of the Senate of the Republic
Carmen Salinas		Institutional Revolutionary Party	Member of the Chamber of Deputies

Central and South America

Brazil

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Alexandre Frota	Pornographic film actor	Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) (2019–present)	Federal Deputy for São Paulo (2019–present)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
		Social Liberal Party (PSL) (2018–2019)
Ana de Hollanda	Singer and actress	None	Minister of Culture (2011–2012)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bete Mendes	Actress	Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) (1985–1999)	State Secretary of Culture of São Paulo (1987–1988)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
		Workers' Party (PT) (1980–1985)	Federal Deputy for São Paulo (1983–1991)
Celso Frateschi	Actor	Workers' Party (PT)	Municipal Secretary of Culture of São Paulo (1997–1998)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Daisy Lúcidi	Actress	Reform Progressive Party (PPR)	State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
		Liberal Front Party (PFL)
		Democratic Social Party (PDS)	Alderwoman of Rio de Janeiro
Gretchen	Singer and actress	Citizenship (CIDADANIA)	Unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Ilha de Itamaracá	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Kito Junqueira	Actor	Progressives (PP) (-2019)	State Deputy of São Paulo (1995–1999)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
		Green Party (PV)
Manoel Gomes	Singer	Partido Liberal (PL) (2022)	Unsuccessful candidate for State Deputy of Maranhão	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mário Frias	Actor	None	Special Secretary of Culture (2020–present)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Regina Duarte	Actress	None	Special Secretary of Culture (2020)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rita Cadillac	Singer, dancer and pornographic film actress	Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)	Unsuccessful candidate for Alderwoman of Praia Grande	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Stepan Nercessian	Actor	Citizenship (CIDADANIA) (1992–present)	Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro (2011–2015)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
		Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) (1964–1992)	Alderman of Rio de Janeiro (2005–2010)
Tiririca	Actor, clown and Humorist	Liberal Party (PL) (2010–present)	Federal Deputy for São Paulo (2019–present)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Toninho do Diabo	Actor and singer	Solidarity (SD)	Unsuccessful candidate for Federal Deputy for São Paulo	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Argentina

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Eva Perón		Justicialist Party and Female Peronist Party	President of the Female Peronist Party

Guatemala

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Jimmy Morales	Actor and comedian	National Convergence Front	50th President of Guatemala	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Panama

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Rubén Blades		Mother Earth Movement (MPE)	Unsuccessful candidate for President of Panama

Europe

Country	Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Armenia	Hayk Marutyan	Producer, comedian, filmmaker, actor		Political activist, Mayor of Yerevan (2018–2021)
Germany	Peter Sodann		Left Party	Unsuccessful presidential candidate
Iceland	Jón Gnarr		The Best Party	Mayor of Reykjavík
Italy	Beppe Grillo		Five Star Movement	Leader and Guarantor of the Five Star Movement
Italy	Gina Lollobrigida		I Democratici	Unsuccessful MEP candidate
Italy	Alessandra Mussolini		Movimento Sociale Italiano & Azione Sociale	Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies & Member of the European Parliament
Italy	Ilona Staller		Lista del Sole, Partito Radicale & Partito dell'Amore	Member of the Parliament of Italy
Netherlands	Boris van der Ham
Norway	Ellen Horn		Labour Party	Minister of Culture
Poland	Lech Kaczyński		formerly Law and Justice; later Independent	President of Poland
Poland	Jarosław Kaczyński		Law and Justice	Prime Minister of Poland
Poland	Paweł Kukiz		Independent; leader of the Kukiz'15 alliance	Unsuccessful presidential candidate
Serbia	Ljubiša Preletačević		Independent	unsuccessful presidential candidate
Slovenia	Marjan Šarec		List of Marjan Šarec	Prime Minister of Slovenia
Spain	Toni Cantó		Union, Progress and Democracy, Citizens & People's Party	Member of the Congress of Deputies & Member of the Corts Valencianes
Spain	Juanjo Puigcorbé		Republican Left of Catalonia	Councillor of the City Council of Barcelona
Ukraine	Volodymyr Zelenskyy	Comedian and film actor and director	Servant of the People	President of Ukraine
Ukraine	Roman Hryshchuk	Comedian and film actor	Servant of the People	People's Deputy of Ukraine

Russia

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Vladimir Bortko	Actor and film director	Communist Party	Member of the State Duma (2011–2021)
Rolan Bykov	Stage and film actor	Common Deed	People's Deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), unsuccessful 1995 parliamentary candidate
Yury Solomin	Stage and film actor, director	Independent	Russian Minister of Culture (1990–1991)
Vitaly Churkin	Former child actor	Independent	Ambassador to Belgium (1994–1998), Ambassador to Canada (1998–2003), Ambassador to the United Nations (2006–2017)
Yevgeni Gerasimov	Actor and film director	United Russia	Member of the Moscow City Duma (2001–present)
Stanislav Govorukhin	Actor and film director	Independent, later United Russia	Member of the State Duma (1994–2003 and 2005–2018), unsuccessful 2000 presidential candidate
Nikolai Gubenko	Stage and film actor and director	Communist Party	USSR Minister of Culture (1989–1991), member of the State Duma (1995–2003), member of the Moscow City Duma (2005–2020)
Natalya Gundareva	Stage and film actress	Women of Russia	Member of the State Duma (1994–1996)
Yuli Gusman	Actor, TV presenter, director	Choice of Russia	Member of the State Duma (1994–1996)
Yelena Drapeko	Stage and film actress	Communist Party, later A Just Russia	Member of the State Duma (1999–present)
Mikhail Yevdokimov	Actor, comedian and TV presenter	Independent	Governor of Altai Krai (2004–2005), unsuccessful 1995 and 2003 parliamentary candidate
Alexey Sevastyanov	Actor	United Russia	Member of the Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2007–present)
Maria Kozhevnikova	Actress	United Russia	Member of the State Duma (2011–2016)
Sergey Boyarsky	Former child actor	United Russia	Member of the State Duma (2016–present)
Ksenia Sobchak	Actress and TV presenter	Civic Initiative	Unsuccessful 2018 presidential candidate
Dmitry Pevtsov	Actor	Independent (caucused with New People)	Member of the State Duma (2021–present)
Nikolai Burlyayev	Actor and film director	A Just Russia — For Truth	Member of the State Duma (2021–present)

United Kingdom

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
George Alexander	Stage actor	Municipal Reform Party	London County Councillor for South St Pancras (1907–1913)
Marina Baker	Actor and Playboy Playmate	Liberal Democrats	Lewes District Councillor (?-2007) Candidate in the 2005 United Kingdom general election at Brighton Kemptown
Bruce Belfrage	Stage actor	Liberal	Candidate in the 1950 United Kingdom general election at South Buckinghamshire
Louise Bours		UKIP (-2018) Independent (2018-)	MEP for North West England (2014–2019)
Tracy Brabin	Actress and television writer	Labour	MP for Batley and Spen (2016–2021) Mayor of West Yorkshire (2021-)
Derwent Hall Caine	Stage actor	Labour	MP for Liverpool Everton (1929–1931)
Michael Cashman	Actor (EastEnders)	Labour	MEP for West Midlands (1999–2014) Member of the House of Lords (2014-)
Alfred Denville	Actor and theatre impresario	Conservative	MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (1931–1945)
Jimmy Edwards	Actor	Conservative	Candidate in the 1964 United Kingdom general election at Paddington North
Meredith Edwards	Character actor	Plaid Cymru	Candidate in the 1966 United Kingdom general election at Denbigh
David Ensor	Television actor	Labour	MP for Bury and Radcliffe (1964–1970)
Andrew Faulds	Actor	Labour	MP for Smethwick (1966–1974) and Warley East (1974–1997)
Richard Franklin	Actor (Doctor Who)		Perennial candidate in general elections (see Political activities)
James Gaddas	Actor	Conservative	Candidate in the 2005 United Kingdom general election at Stockton South
Helen Griffin	Actress (Doctor Who)	RESPECT The Unity Coalition	Candidate in the 2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
Cheryl Hall	Actress	Labour	Candidate in the 1997 United Kingdom general election at Canterbury Kent County Councillor (?-?)
Glenda Jackson	Oscar winning Actress	Labour	MP for Hampstead and Highgate (1992–2010) and Hampstead and Kilburn (2010–2015)
Edwin James	Stage actor (The London Merchant)	Liberal	MP for Marylebone (1859-?)
Debi Jones	Actor	Conservative	Crosby Councillor for Manor ward (?-?) Candidate in the 2010 United Kingdom general election at Sefton Central
Rustie Lee	Actress and TV personality	UKIP	Candidate in the 2005 United Kingdom general election at Wyre Forest
Liz Lynne	Actress	Liberal Democrat	MP for Rochdale (1992–1997) MEP for West Midlands (1999–2012)
Bill Maynard	Film and television actor	Independent	Candidate in the 1984 Chesterfield by-election
Al Murray	Actor and comedian	Free United Kingdom Party	Candidate in the 2015 United Kingdom general election at South Thanet
Cecil Ramage	Stage actor	Liberal	MP for Newcastle upon Tyne West (1923–1924)
James Robertson Justice	Character actor	Labour	Candidate in the 1950 United Kingdom general election at North Angus and Mearns
Willie Rushton	Actor and comedian	Independent	Candidate in the 1963 Kinross and Western Perthshire by-election
Giles Watling	Actor	Conservative	Tendring District Councillor for Frinton ward (2007–2016) MP for Clacton (2017–2014)

Asia

Country	Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Bangladesh	Kabori Sarwar		Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh	Asaduzzaman Noor		Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh	Farooque		Bangladesh Awami League
China	Jiang Qing		Chinese Communist Party
Indonesia	Rhoma Irama			Founder and chairperson of Partai Islam Damai Aman
Indonesia	Zumi Zola		National Mandate Party
Israel	Yair Lapid
Pakistan	Atiqa Odho
Pakistan	Fauzia Wahab
Pakistan	Abrar Ul Haq

India

Actor-Politician	Acting career	Political Party	Political Career	Source
Mithun Chakraborty		Bharatiya Janata Party (2021–present)	Nominated Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha
Ushasie Chakraborty
Mukhyamantri Chandru
Locket Chatterjee		Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament, Hooghly, West Bengal
Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Deepika Chikhalia	Played Sita in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan	Bharatiya Janata Party	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Sunny Deol	Hindi Film Actor	Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Dev		All India Trinamool Congress	Member of Parliament Lok Sabha	<ref name=news18/>
Devan
Dharmendra		Bharatiya Janata Party	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Sanjay Dutt		Samajwadi Party	Former General Secretary of the party
Sunil Dutt		Indian National Congress	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
K. B. Ganesh Kumar		Left Democratic Front	Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Roopa Ganguly		Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Suresh Gopi		Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha, Kerala
Arun Govil	played Ram in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan	Bharatiya Janata Party	Candidate in 1980 Lok Sabha election
Govinda		Indian National Congress	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha. Left politics in 2008.
Innocent
Smriti Irani	Acted in Hindi serials and films	Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles
F. G. Natesa Iyer
Javed Jaffrey		Aam Aadmi Party	Candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha election
Jagadish
Jaggayya			First Indian actor to be elected as a Member of Parliament
Jaggesh		Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of the party
Nusrat Jahan		All India Trinamool Congress	Member of Parliament Lok Sabha	<ref name=news18/>
Jamuna	played as Sathya Bhama in Sri Krishna Tulabharam	Indian National Congress	Elected as member of the Lok Sabha
Jaya Prada	played as Hema Pradhan in Sargam	Bharatiya Janata Party	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
B. Jayashree
Jayasudha		Bharatiya Janata Party	Former MLA of Andhra Pradesh
Beena Kak
Pawan Kalyan		Jana Sena Party	Founder of the Party
Mahesh Kumar Kanodia
Naresh Kanodia
Vaishali Kasaravalli
Navaneet Kaur		Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Kavitha
Arshi Khan		Indian National Congress	Candidate in 2019 Lok Sabha election	<ref name="news18">Template:Cite web</ref>
Rajesh Khanna		Indian National Congress	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Vinod Khanna		Bharatiya Janata Party	Former Member of Parliament
Kirron Kher	played as Sumitra in Devdas	Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Ravi Kishan		Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of ParliamentLok Sabha
Amol Kolhe	Marathi serial and movie actor	Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)	Member of Parliament Lok Sabha	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dilip Kumar
Shashi Kumar
Bappi Lahiri	Famous music director	Bharatiya Janata Party	Candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha election
Paidi Lakshmayya
Chindodi Leela
O. Madhavan
Harihara Mahapatra
Siddhanta Mahapatra
Hema Malini	Indian film actress	Bharatiya Janata Party	Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Mahesh Manjrekar		Maharashtra Navnirman Sena	Candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha election
Bhagwant Mann
Urmila Matondkar	Indian film actress	Shiv Sena	Member of the party
Mohanlal
Anubhav Mohanty
Aparajita Mohanty
Mukesh
Murali
Anant Nag		Janata Dal (Secular)	Candidate in 2004 Lok Sabha election
Nagma	Indian film actress	Indian National Congress	Vocal supporter of the party
B. T. Lalitha Naik
Prashanta Nanda
Naresh
Nargis
Kajal Nishad
Gul Panag		Aam Aadmi Party	Candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha election
Pandiyan
Chirag Paswan
B. C. Patil
Jaya Prada
Bullet Prakash
Prakash Raj		Independent	Candidate in 2019 Lok Sabha Election	<ref name=news18/>
Krishnam Raju
Rakshita
Paresh Rawal		Bharatiya Janata Party	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Rekha		Independent	Nominated Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha
J. K. Rithesh
Sandhya Roy
Satabdi Roy
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Rakhi Sawant		Republican Party of India (A)	Candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha elections
Moon Moon Sen		All India Trinamool Congress	Former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Shabana Azmi		Communist Party of India	Star campaigner of the party
Sharada
Shilpa Shinde		Indian National Congress	Candidate in the 2019 Indian general election	<ref name=news18/>
Shruti		Bharatiya Janata Party	Ex-chairperson of the Women's Development Corporation and Chief Secretary of Mahila Morcha
Dara Singh		All India Jat Mahasabha	President of the party and Nominated Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha

Andhra Pradesh
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Dasari Narayana Rao	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Minister of State for Coal and Mines of the Republic of India
K. Chiranjeevi	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism of the Republic of India
Konidala Pawan Kalyan	Jana Sena Party	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Kota Srinivasa Rao	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
M. Mohan Babu	Telugu Desam Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Murali Mohan Maganti	Telugu Desam Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
N. T. Rama Rao	Telugu Desam Party	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Nandamuri Balakrishna	Telugu Desam Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Nandamuri Harikrishna	Telugu Desam Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
R. K. Roja	Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh
Rao Gopala Rao	Telugu Desam Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Bihar
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Nitish Bharadwaj	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Gujarat
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Arvind Trivedi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Upendra Trivedi	Independent	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Karnataka
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Kumar Bangarappa	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
M. H. Ambareesh	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting of the Republic of India
Madhu Bangarappa	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Minister for Primary and Secondary Education of Karnataka
Malavika Avinash	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	State Spokesperson of the party	Template:Steady
Ramya Divya Spandana	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Umashree	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Minister for Women and Child Development of Karnataka
B. M. Upendra Kumar	Uttama Prajaakeeya Party	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Template:Steady
Kerala
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Suresh Gopi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Tourism of the Republic of India
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Manoj Tiwari	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Former State President of the party	Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Vani Tripathi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Former National Secretary of the party	Template:Steady
Tamil Nadu
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
A. Mansoorali Khan	India Jananayaha Pulikal	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Template:Steady
Arun Pandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
C. R. Saraswathi	Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam	Template:Party color cell	Propaganda Secretary of the party	Template:Steady
D. Napoleon	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Former State Vice President of the party	Former Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Gautami	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Deputy Propaganda Secretary of the party	Template:Steady
Gayathri Raguramm	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Women's Wing Deputy Secretary of the party	Template:Steady
J. Jayalalithaa	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Former General Secretary of the party	Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
K. Bhagyaraj	M.G.R. Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Template:Steady
Kamal Haasan	Makkal Needhi Maiam	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Karthik	Manitha Urimaigal Kaakkum Katchi	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Template:Steady
Karunaas	Mukkulathor Pulipadai Katchi	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Kavingnar Snekan	Makkal Needhi Maiam	Template:Party color cell	Youth Wing Secretary of the party	Template:Steady
Khushbu Sundar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	National Executive Committee Member of the party	Template:Steady
Kovai Sarala	Makkal Needhi Maiam	Template:Party color cell	Former Core Committee Member of the party	Template:Steady
Kutty Padmini	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Former State Executive Committee Member of the party	Template:Steady
M. G. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
M. K. Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	President of the party	Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
M. Karunanidhi	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Former President of the party	Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Madhuvanti Arun	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	State Executive Committee Member of the party	Template:Steady
Namitha	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	State Executive Committee Member of the party	Template:Steady
Pala. Karuppiah	Tamil Nadu Thannurimai Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
R. Sarathkumar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Member of the party	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Radha Ravi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	State Executive Committee Member of the party	Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Radikaa Sarathkumar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Member of the party	Template:Steady
Ramarajan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Ranjana Natchiyaar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Art & Cultural Wing State Secretary of the party	Template:Steady
S. S. Chandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
S. S. Rajendran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
S. Ve. Shekher	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Seeman	Naam Tamilar Katchi	Template:Party color cell	Chief Coordinator of the party	Template:Steady
Sivaji Ganesan	Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Sripriya Sethupathi	Makkal Needhi Maiam	Template:Party color cell	Central Governing Body Member of the party	Template:Steady
T. Rajendar	All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Thol. Thirumavalavan	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	Template:Party color cell	President of the party	Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Udhayanidhi Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Youth Wing Secretary of the party	Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
V. N. Janaki Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Vagai Chanderasekar	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Vijay	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Template:Steady
Vijayakant	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Former Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	State General Secretary of the party	Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Vindhyaa	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Template:Party color cell	Joint Propaganda Secretary of the party	Template:Steady
Vyjayantimala Bali	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Telangana
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Vijayashanthi	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	State Campaign Committee Chief Coordinator of the party	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Uttar Pradesh
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
Amitabh Bachchan	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Jaya Bachchan	Samajwadi Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Raj Babbar	Indian National Congress	Template:Party color cell	Former State President of the party	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Rajpal Naurang Yadav	Sarva Sambhav Party	Template:Party color cell	Founder of the party	Template:Steady
West Bengal
Name	Political Party		Party Position	Political Career
George Baker	Bharatiya Janata Party	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Mimi Chakraborty	All India Trinamool Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Member of Parliament of the Republic of India
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha	All India Trinamool Congress	Template:Party color cell	Template:Steady	Former Minister of Shipping of the Republic of India

Japan

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Yukio Aoshima	Template:Ill, Template:Ill	Independent Dainiin Club	Member of the House of Councillors (1968–1995) Governor of Tokyo (1995–1999)
Template:Ill			Member of the House of Councilors (1947-?) Deputy Secretary of Health Administration
Hideo Higashikokubaru	Takeshi Castle	Independent (2007–2012) Japan Restoration (2012–2013)	Governor of Miyazaki (2007–2011) Member of the House of Representatives (2012–2013)
Template:Ill	Actress (Takarazuka Revue)		Member of Takarazuka City Council (2007-?)
Shintaro Ishihara	Actor and director (Crazed Fruit, The Hole)	Liberal Democratic (1968–1995) Independent (1995–2012) Sunrise (2012) Japan Restoration (2012–2014) Future Generations (2014)	Member of the House of Councillors (1968–1972) Member of the House of Representatives (1972–1995, 2012–2014) Governor of Tokyo (1999–2012)
Template:Ill	Actor		Member of Template:Ill (2011–present)
Template:Ill	Actor and tarento		Member of Nagoya City Council (2011–2015)
Akira Matsu	Actor (Takarazuka Revue)	New Komeito	Member of the House of Councillors (1995–2007, 2007–2013)
Junko Mihara	Actor	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Councillors (2010–present)
Kensaku Morita			Member of the House of Councillors (1992–1998) Member of the House of Representatives (1998–2003) Governor of Chiba (2009–present)
Template:Ill	Actress (Takarazuka Revue)		Member of Ashiya City Council (2007–2019) Member of Hyogo Prefectural Assembly (2019–present)
Chikage Oogi	Actor (Takarazuka Revue)	New Conservative	Member of the House of Councilors (1977–2007) Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2001–2003) Minister of Construction (2000–2001) Secretary of the National Land Agency (2000–2001) Minister of Transport (2000–2001) Secretary of the Hokkaido Development Agency (2000–2001) President of the House of Councillors (2004–2007)
Akiko Santō	Actress	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Councillors (1974–1992, 1995–1996, 2001-present) Director General of Science and Technology Agency (1990–1991) Vice-president of the House of Councilors (2007–2010) President of the House of Councilors (2019–Present)
Template:Ill	Actress	New Frontier Komeito	Member of the House of Councillors (1998–2003)
Template:Ill	Actor	Liberal Democratic	Mayor of Ashiya, Fukuoka
Yoshiko Yamaguchi	Actor (Manchukuo propaganda films)	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Councillors (1974–1992)
Tarō Yamamoto	Actor	Independent (2011–2014) People's Life (and later Liberal 2016)	Member of the House of Councillors (2013–present)
Katsuhiko Yokomitsu	Actor	Constitutional Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (1993–2012, 2017–present)

Philippines

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Aga Muhlach	Actor	Liberal	Candidate in the 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Camarines Sur's 4th congressional district	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Angelu de Leon	Actress	Aksyon Demokratiko	Councilor, Pasig City (2022–present)
Aiko Melendez	Actress	Nacionalista Party Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2009–10)	Member of the Quezon City Council (2001–2010; 2022–present)
Alfred Vargas	Actor and model	PDP–Laban Liberal (2012–2017) Lakas Kampi CMD (2009–2010)	Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Quezon City's 5th congressional district Member of the Quezon City Council (2010–2013; 2022–present)
Alma Moreno	Actress	United Nationalist Alliance (2014–2016) Liberal (2013)	Candidate in the 2016 Philippine Senate election Member of the Parañaque City Council (2007–2016)
Andrea del Rosario	Actress and model	Nacionalista	Vice mayor of Calatagan, Batangas (2016–2019)
Angelica Jones	Actress and singer	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas Liberal (2015–2016) United Nationalist Alliance (2013–2015) Nacionalista (2010–2013)	Member of the Laguna Provincial Board (2010–2016, 2019–present)
Anjo Yllana	Actor and comedian	Liberal (2015–2019) United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2015) Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (1998–2015)	Member of the Quezon City Council (2013–2019) Vice mayor of Parañaque (2004–2007) Member of the Parañaque City Council (1998–2004)
Cesar Montano	Actor and film director	Liberal (2010) Lakas–CMD (2007)	Candidate in the 2010 Bohol gubernatorial election Candidate in the 2007 Philippine Senate election
Charee Pineda	Actress	Nationalist People's Coalition	Member of the Valenzuela City Council Sangguniang Kabataan chairman of Parada, Valenzuela City (2007–2010)
Christopher de Leon	Actor	Liberal Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2007)	Member of the Batangas Provincial Board (2010–2013)
Cita Astals	Actress		Member of the Manila City Council (1998–2007)
Cristina Gonzales	Actress		Mayor of Tacloban Member of the Tacloban City Council (2007–2016)
Danilo Fernandez	Actor	National Unity Party	Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Laguna's 1st congressional district (2007–2016, 2019–present) Mayor of Santa Rosa, Laguna (2016–2019) Vice governor of Laguna (2001–2004) Member of the Laguna Provincial Board (1998–2001)
Daniel Fernando	Actor	National Unity Party	Governor of Bulacan Vice governor of Bulacan (2010–2019) Member of the Bulacan Provincial Board (1998–2007)
Dennis Roldan	Actor and basketball player	Nationalist People's Coalition	Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Quezon City's 3rd congressional district (1992–1995)
Edu Manzano	Actor, television presenter, and comedian	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino Independent (1998–2009, 2011-?) Lakas-Kampi-CMD (2010)	Vice mayor of Makati (1998–2001) Candidate in the 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in San Juan's at-large congressional district Candidate in the 2016 Philippine Senate election Candidate in the 2010 Philippine vice presidential election
Ejay Falcon	Actor and model	PDP–Laban	Candidate in the 2022 Oriental Mindoro vice gubernatorial election	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Fernando Poe Jr.	Actor	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	Candidate in the 2004 Philippine presidential election
Freddie Webb	Actor, broadcaster, and basketball player		Senator of the Philippines (1992–1998) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Parañaque's lone congressional district (1987–1992) Member of the Pasay City Council (1971–1978)
Gary Estrada	Actor	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	Member of the Quezon Provincial Board (2010–2016)
George Estregan, Jr.	Actor	PDP–Laban United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2016) Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2001–2012)	Governor of Laguna (2010–2014) Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna (2001–2010)
Gian Sotto	Actor	Hugpong ng Pagbabago	Vice mayor of Quezon City Member of the Quezon City Council (2010–2019)
Guia Gomez	Actress	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2010–2013, 2016–2019) United Nationalist Alliance (2013–2016)	Mayor of San Juan (2010–2019)
Girlie "Maita" Javier-Ejercito	Actress	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2018) Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2009–2018)	Vice mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna (2010–2012)
Herbert Bautista	Actor	Nationalist People's Coalition (1992–1994, 2017–present) PDP-Laban (2017) Liberal (2009–2017) Lakas CMD (?-2009) Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1995–1998)	Mayor of Quezon City (2010–2019) Vice mayor of Quezon City (1995–1998, 2001–2010) Member of the Quezon City Council (1986–1989, 1992–1995)
Imelda Papin	Singer	PDP-Laban Liberal (2015–2018) Lakas (1997–2000, 2013) Bangon Pilipinas (2010) Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (2000–2004)	Vice governor of Camarines Sur (1998–2004, 2019–present) Candidate in the 2004 and 2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Camarines Sur's 4th congressional district Candidate in the 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections in San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district Candidate in the 2010 Philippine Senate election	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Isko Moreno	Actor	Aksyon Demokratiko Asenso Manileño (local party) National Unity Party (2016–2021) Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2014–2016) United Nationalist Alliance (2010–2014) Nacionalista (2006–2010)	Mayor of Manila (2019–2022) Vice mayor of Manila (2007–2016) Member of the Manila City Council (1998–2007) Candidate in the 2016 Philippine Senate Elections Candidate in the 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections
Jason Abalos	Actor	PDP-Laban	Member of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Board (2022–present)
Jestoni Alarcon	Actor	Nationalist People's Coalition	Member of the Rizal Provincial Board Vice governor of Rizal (2004–2007) Member of the Antipolo City Council (2001–2004)
Jhong Hilario	Actor and dancer	United Nationalist Alliance	Member of the Makati City Council (2016–present)
Jinggoy Estrada	Actor and film producer	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	Senator of the Philippines (2004–2016, 2022–present) Mayor of San Juan (1992–2001) Vice Mayor of San Juan (1988–1992)
Joey Marquez	Actor and comedian		Mayor of Parañaque (1995–2004) Vice mayor of Parañaque (1992–1995)
Jomari Yllana	Actor, model, and race car driver	PDP-Laban Independent (2015–2018)	Member of the Parañaque City Council
Jolo Revilla	Actor and comedian	PDP-Laban Lakas-CMD United Nationalist Alliance (2014–2016)	Vice Governor of Cavite Barangay captain of Panapan VII, Bacoor, Cavite (2010–2013)
Joseph Estrada	Actor	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	President of the Philippines (1998–2001) Vice president of the Philippines (1992–1998) Senator of the Philippines (1987–1992) Mayor of Manila (2013–2019) Mayor of San Juan (1969–1986)
Julian Trono	Actor and dancer		Sangguniang Kabataan chairman of San Martin de Porres, Quezon City
Lani Mercado-Revilla	Actress	PDP-Laban	Mayor of Bacoor (2016–2022), Cavite Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cavite's 2nd congressional district (2010–2016, 2022–present)
Lito Lapid	Actor	Nationalist People's Coalition (1991–1998, 2018–present) Independent (2012–2018) Lakas-CMD (1998–2012) Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (2004)	Senator of the Philippines (2004–2016, 2019–present) Governor of Pampanga (1995–2004) Vice governor of Pampanga (1992–1995)
Lou Veloso	Actor, comedian, and director	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	Member of the Manila City Council (1995–2004, 2007–2013, 2019-present)
Lucy Torres-Gomez	Actress	PDP-Laban Liberal (2010–2016)	Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Leyte's 4th congressional district (2010–2013, 2013–present)
Manny Pacquiao	Professional boxer and actor	PDP-Laban (2012–2014, 2016–present) People's Champ Movement (local party) United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2016) Liberal (before 2007, 2010–2012) Nacionalista (2009–2010) Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (2007–2008) PROMDI (2022)	Senator of the Philippines (2016–2022) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Sarangani's at-large congressional district (2010–2016) Candidate in the 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections in South Cotabato's 1st congressional district Candidate in the 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections
Maricel Morales	Actress and beauty queen		Member of the Angeles City Council (2007–2016)
Marjorie Barretto	Actress		Member of the Caloocan City Council (2007–2013)
Monsour del Rosario	Actor and film producer	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma PDP-Laban (2018–2021) United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2018) Nacionalista (2010–2012)	Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Makati's 1st congressional district (2016–2019) Member of the Makati City Council (2010–2016) Candidate in the 2022 Philippine Senate Elections
Nash Aguas	Actor, businessman/entrepreneur, real-estate investor	Lakas-CMD	Councilor, Cavite City (2022–present)
Nora Aunor	Actress	Aksyon Demokratiko (2001)	Candidate in the 2001 Camarines Sur gubernatorial election
Ramon Revilla Sr.	Actor	Lakas	Senator of the Philippines (1992–2004)
Bong Revilla Jr.	Actor and television presenter	Lakas-CMD	Senator of the Philippines (2004–2016, 2019–present) Governor of Cavite (1998–2001) Vice governor of Cavite (1995–1998)
Rey Malonzo	Actor and film director		Mayor of Caloocan (1995–2004)
Richard Gomez	Actor, television presenter, and film director	PDP-Laban	Mayor of Ormoc (2016–2022) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Leyte's 4th congressional district (2022–present)
Rico J. Puno	Singer, actor, and television host	United Nationalist Alliance Una ang Makati (local party) PDP-Laban (before 2015)	Member of the Makati City Council (1998–2007, 2016–2018)
Robin Padilla	Actor, television host	PDP-Laban	Senator (2022–present)
Roderick Paulate	Actor, television host, and comedian	Nationalist People's Coalition	Member of the Quezon City Council (2010–2016, 2016–2019)
Rogelio de la Rosa	Actor	Liberal	Senator of the Philippines (1957–1963)
Rommel Padilla	Actor, model, and film producer		Member of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Board (2007–2010, 2016–2019)
Roselle Nava	Actress and singer	Liberal (2010–2012, 2015–2019) United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2015)	Member of the Parañaque City Council (2010–2019)
Rudy Fernandez	Actor and film producer	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	Candidate in the 2001 Quezon City mayoral election
Sonny Parsons	Actor, singer, and film director		Member of the Marikina City Council (1992–1995)
Tito Sotto	Actor, singer, comedian, and television presenter	Nationalist People's Coalition United Nationalist Alliance (2013–2015) Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1987–2007)	Senator of the Philippines (1992–2004, 2010–2022) Vice mayor of Quezon City (1988–1992)
Vandolph Quizon	Actor and comedian	PDP-Laban Liberal (2015–2018)	Member of the Parañaque City Council
Vilma Santos	Actress	Nacionalista Liberal (2009–2018) Lakas-CMD (1998–2009)	Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batangas's 6th congressional district (2016–2022) Governor of Batangas (2007–2016) Mayor of Lipa, Batangas (1998–2007)
Yoyong Martirez	Actor, basketball player, and comedian	Nacionalista	Member of the Pasig City Council (1995–2004, 2013–2022) Vice Mayor of Pasig (2004–2013)

Sri Lanka

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Vijaya Kumaratunga		Sri Lanka Mahajana Party	Founder
Rohitha Abeygunawardena			MP, Cabinet Minister
Anarkali Akarsha			Provincial Councillor
Gerald Camilo III			MP, Deputy Speaker
T. B. Ekanayake			MP, Cabinet Minister
Gamini Fonseka	Actor, filmmaker		Governor of North Eastern Province
Malini Fonseka			MP
TB Ilangaratne			MP, Cabinet Minister
Jeewan Kumaranatunga			MP, Cabinet Minister
Geetha Kumarasinghe			Provincial Councillor
N. M. Perera	Sri Lanka's first star		MP, Cabinet Minister
Mahinda Rajapaksa			President
Ranjan Ramanayake			MP
Upeksha Swarnamali			MP
Uddika Premarathna			MP

Thailand

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Kukrit Pramoj	National Artist, actor	None	President of the Template:Ill (1973–1974)
		Social Action Party	Prime Minister (1975–1976)
Suthep Wongkamhaeng	National artist, actor, singer, film director	New Force Party	Member of the House of Representatives (1979–1983)
		Palang Dharma Party	Member of the House of Representatives (1988–1991)
Template:Ill	Actor, musician, journalist, film director	Independent	Deputy-governor candidate in the Template:Ill
Arisman Pongruangrong	Singer, actor	Palang Dharma Party	Member of the House of Representatives (1995–1996)
			Candidate in the 1996 Thai general election in Bangkok
		Thai Rak Thai Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2005–2006)
Template:Ill	Actor, television presenter	Thai Rak Thai Party	Candidate in the 2005 Thai general election in Bangkok
			Deputy government spokesperson (2005–2006)
			Candidate in the 2006 Thai general election in Bangkok
		People's Power Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2007–2011)
		Pheu Thai Party
Template:Ill	Actress	Democrat Party	Candidate in the 2005 Thai general election in Bangkok
			Member of the House of Representatives (2007–2014)
Yuranunt Pamornmontri	Actor, singer, television presenter	Thai Rak Thai Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2005–2006)
		People's Power Party	Candidate in the 2007 Thai general election in Bangkok
		Pheu Thai Party	Candidate in the 2009 Bangkok gubernatorial election
			Member of the House of Representatives (2011–2013)
Template:Ill	1st Runner-Up Miss Thailand 1985, Thai representative at Miss Asia Pacific International 1985, Actress, Singer	Thai Citizen Party	Candidate in the 2006 Thai general election in Bangkok
		People's Power Party	Candidate in the 2007 Thai general election in Bangkok
		Pheu Thai Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2011–2013)
			Candidate in the 2019 Thai general election in Bangkok
Sombat Metanee	National artist, actor, film director	None	Member of the Senate (2006)
			Member of the National Legislative Assembly (2006–2007)
Template:Ill	Actor	People's Power Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2007–2011)
		Pheu Thai Party
		Bhumjaithai Party
			Candidate in the 2011 Thai general election in Samut Prakan
		Palang Pracharath Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2019–2020)
Nattakorn Devakula	Journalist, television presenter, actor, singer	Independent	Candidate in the 2009 Bangkok gubernatorial election
Template:Ill	Actor, model	None	Spokesman of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (2011–2014)
Tanwarin Sukkhapisit	Actor, film director	Future Forward Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2019–2020)
		Move Forward Party
Template:Ill	Actor, singer, television presenter	Future Forward Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2019–)
		Move Forward Party
Template:Ill	Actor	None	Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Defence (2020–)
Template:Ill	Actor, television presenter	Move Forward Party	Candidate in the Template:Ill
Tankhun Jitt-itsara	Actor, television presenter	Democrat Party	Member of the House of Representatives (2013)
Sakaojai Poonsawat	Actress, television presenter	Pheu Thai Party	Candidate in the 2023 Thai general election in Bangkok

Africa

Nigeria

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Olusegun Obasanjo	Military officer, author, and former actor	People's Democratic Party	President of Nigeria (1999–2007)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Richard Mofe-Damijo	Actor (Wedding Party, The Meeting)	People's Democratic Party	Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State (2009–2015)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Desmond Elliot	Actor (The Wedding Party, Falling)	All Progressives Congress	Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly (2015–present)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Funke Akindele	Actress (Jenifa, Omo Ghetto)	People's Democratic Party	Deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State (2023 elections)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Kanayo O. Kanayo	Actor (Living in Bondage, Rituals)	People's Democratic Party	Aspirant for Member of the National Assembly (2019)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Yul Edochie	Actor (The Billionaire, Royal Castle)	Democratic People’s Congress	Governorship candidate in Anambra State (2017 election)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ghana

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
John Dumelo	Actor (The King's Bride, A Private Storm)	National Democratic Congress	Member of Parliament candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon (2020)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Kofi Annan	Diplomat, actor, author	N/A	United Nations Secretary-General (1997–2006)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Uganda

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Bobi Wine	Musician and actor (Situka, Mukyamu)	National Unity Platform	Member of Parliament (2017–present), Presidential candidate (2021)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

South Africa

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Ronnie Kasrils	Actor (A Dry White Season)	South African Communist Party	Minister of Intelligence (2004–2008)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Oceania

Australia

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Angry Anderson	Musician and actor (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Jesus Christ Superstar 1992)	National Party of Australia, Australian Liberty Alliance	Candidate for Throsby in 2013 and a New South Wales Senate seat in 2016	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Liddy Clarke	Actress (Prisoner, Home and Away, Fire)	Australian Labor Party	Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Clayfield (2001–2006)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Derryn Hinch	Journalist and actor (The Rocky Horror Show 2008, The Colour of Darkness)	Derryn Hinch's Justice Party	Member of the Australian Senate for Victoria (2016–2019)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Scott Morrison	Child actor (Vicks TV advertisements)	Liberal Party of Australia	Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022) and member for Cook (2007–present)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Terry Norris	Actor (Cop Shop, Innocence, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)	Australian Labor Party	Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Noble Park (1982–1985) and Dandenong (1985–1992)	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Di Smith	Actor and drama coach (A Country Practice, Puberty Blues)	Australian Labor Party	Candidate for Wentworth in 2013	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bryan Wiseman	Actor (Home and Away)	United Australia Party	Withdrawn candidate for Cook in 2019	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

New Zealand

Actor-politician	Acting career	Political party	Political career	Source
Rawiri Paratene	Actor (Whale Rider, The Insatiable Moon)	Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand	Candidate for Maungakiekie in 2008	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of sportsperson-politicians