Malin Åkerman (Watchmen, The Proposal, The Heartbreak Kid, Couple Retreat, Trophy Wife) – IMDB Page – Born: Stockholm, Sweden in 1978. Raised in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.

Pamela Anderson (Baywatch, V.I.P.) – IMDB Page –  Born in Lady Smith, British Columbia, Canada in 1967. Raised in Comox, British Columbia, Canada.

Will Arnett (Saturday Night Live, The Lego Movie, The Millers, Arrested Development) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1970.  Raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters I & II, The Blues Brothers, Trading Places) – IMDB Page – Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1952. Raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Jay Baruchel (How to Train Your Dragon, Million Dollar Baby, This is the End, Tropic Thunder, Goon, Knocked Up, Popular Mechanics for Kids) – IMDB Page – Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1982. Raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Neve Campbell (Party of Five, Scream (1,2,3,4), Wild Things) – IMDB Page – Born in Guelph, Ontario in 1973. Also Raised in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and possibly Greater Toronto Area.

John Candy (SCTV, Spaceballs, Uncle Buck, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Planes,Trains and Automobiles) – IMDB Page – Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada in 1950. Also Raised in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Died in 1994 Aged 43 in Mexico on the set of Wagons East!.

Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura Pet Detective 1 and 2, Dumb and Dumber, The Truman Show, Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, The Cable Guy, The Mask, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone) – IMDB Page – Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada in 1962. Also raised in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City TV Series and Movies, Police Academy, Porky’s) – IMDB Page – Born in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England in 1952. Raised in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada and in England in both Merryside and London.

Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno, Scott Pilgram vs. the World, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, This is the End, Youth in Revolt, Year One, Extreme Movie, TV Series Arrested Development) – IMDB Page – Born in Brampton, Ontario in 1988. Also Raised in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Emmanuelle Chriqui (You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Wrong Turn, Entourage, Detroit Rock City, Elektra Luxx, Waiting…, Cadillac Records, 13) – IMDB Page – Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Moved at the age of 2 and raised mainly in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, He was also re-edited into the end of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Jumper, The Virgin Suicides, Television Series Higher Ground) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1981. Raised in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.

Tommy Chong (Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke, Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie, After Hours, That 70’s Show) – IMDB Page – Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1938.  Moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in when he was very young and spent most of his childhood there. He became an American Citzen in the 1980’s.

Elisha Cuthbert (24, House of Wax, The Girl Next Door, Old School, Happy Endings, Popular Mechanics for Kids) – IMDB Page – Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1982. Raised in Greenfield Park, Quebec. Also lived in Toronto, Ontario before she got into acting. Is Currently married to NHLer Dion Phanuef.

Nina Dobrev (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Let’s Be Cops. Vampire Diaries) – IMDB Page – Born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1989. Moved to Canada at the age of 2 where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario.

Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future Trilogy, Family Ties, Spin City, Teen Wolf) – IMDB Page – Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1961. Was raised in various locations across Canada in his youth with his dad being a a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. By 1971 the family settled in Burnaby, British Columbia when Michael was about 10 years old and his father had retired from the RCMP.

Brendan Fraser (The Mummy Trilogy, Bedazzled, Furry Vengance, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Monkeybone, Dudley Do-Right, Blast from the Past, George of the Jungle, Encino Man) – IMDB Page – Born in 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Fraser was born to Canadian Parents living in Indiana. He spent time living across the USA in his youth as well as in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and in Europe in the Netherlands and Switzerland. He attended an all boys private school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He used to visit his Grandparents in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in his youth.

Ryan Gosling – (The Notebook, Crazy Stupid Love, Drive, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Ides of March, Remember the Titans, Breaker High) – IMDB Page – Born in London, Ontario, Canada in 1980. Also lived in Cornwall, Ontario and Burlington, Ontario. Became a member of the Mickey Mouse Club and moved to Orlando, Florida at the age of 12.

Tom Green (The Tom Green Show, Freddy Got Fingered, Road Trip, Stealing Harvard, Charlie’s Angels, Superstar) – IMDB Page – Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada in 1971. Grew up as part of an Army family and also lived in Gloucester, Ontario, Canada which is now part of Ottawa, Ontario.

Corey Haim (The Lost Boys, License to Drive, Lucas, Silver Bullet) – IMDB Page – Born in 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Grew up in the Greater Toronto Area. Died in Burbank, California of Pneumonia on March 10th, 2010. Buried in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.

Phil Hartman (Saturday Night Live, NewsRadio, Jungle All the Way, The Simpsons, Voice work on various Cartoons) – IMDB Page – Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada in 1948. His family moved to the United States when he was 10 years old. Hartman died of a homicide in Encino, California on May 28, 1998 when he was shot by his wife Brynn who later commited suicide.

Natasha Henstridge (Species Trilogy, The Whole Nine Yards, The Whole Ten Yards, Ghosts of Mars, – IMDB Page –  Born in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada in 1974. He maternal grandparents were from the Mi’kmaq Nation. She was raised mainly in Fort McMurray, Alberta Canada. Became and international model at the age of 15.

Joshua Jackson (The Mighty Ducks Trilogy, Dawson’s Creek, Fringe, Cruel Intentions, The Skulls) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1978. Jackson also grew up in California but returned to Vancouver, Canada at the age of 8. Is married to actress Diane Kruger.

Taylor Kitsch (John Carter, Battleship, Lone Survivor, Savages, Friday Night Lights TV Series, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) – IMDB Page – Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada in 1981. He was later raised by his mother in Vancouver, British Columbia. Was a former junior A hockey player who spent time in the AJHL with the Bonnyville Pontiacs (Alberta), AWHL with the Fernie Ghostriders (British Columbia) and the BCHL with the Langley Hornets (British Columbia). Player Profile on Hockeydb.com website. Began modelling after a career ending knee injury when he moved to New York in 2002.

Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, EuroTrip, Beauty and the Beast TV Series) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. Grew up in Vancouver.

Eugene Levy (SCTV, American Pie Movies, Best in Show, Cheaper by the Dozen 2) – IMDB Page – Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1946. Grew up in Hamilton and when to McMaster University where he was the vice-president of the McMaster Film Board, a student film group, and also where he met Canadian raised movie maker Ivan Reitman.

Evangeline Lilly (Lost, Real Steel, The Hurt Locker, The Hobbit Trilogy) – IMDB Page – Born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada in 1979. Was raised in British Columbia, Canada and graduated in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada a Vancouver suburb.

Norm Macdonald (Saturday Night Live, Dirty Work, Billy Madison, Screwed) – IMDB Page – Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in 1963. He was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Howie Mandel (Bobby’s World, Deal or No Deal, America’s Got Talent) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1955. He grew up in the Greater Toronto Area.

Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, Midnight in Paris, Sherlock Holmes, Shelock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Mean Girls, The Vow)- IMDB Page – Born in London, Ontario, Canada in 1978. She grew up in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Was a competitive Figure Skater in her youth and was very active in other athletics.

Eric McCormack (Will and Grace) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1963. Grew up in Greater Toronto Area.

Cory Monteith (Glee, Monte Carlo, Final Destination 3) – IMDB Page – Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1982. Was mainly raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Suffered from a drug and alcohol addiction throughout his youth and bounced around from school to school. Died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada of a heroine and alcohol overdose on July 13th, 2013.

Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Honey I Shrunk the Kids 1 and 2, Honey I Blew Up the Kid, Strange Brew, Spaceballs, Little Giants, Little Shop of Horrors, Bob McKenzie (Various), SCTV) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1953. Grew up in Greater Toronto Area and went to elementary school with the singer of the rock band Rush another Canadian Geddy Lee.

Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix Trilogy, Chocolat, Disturbia) – IMDB Page – Born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada in 1967. Grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Mike Myers (Saturday Night Live, Wayne’s World 1 and 2, Austin Powers Trilogy, So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Love Guru, The Cat in the Hat, Shrek films as voice of Shrek) – IMDB Page – Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada in 1963. He grew up in Scarborough which is part of the Greater Toronto Area. His older brother Paul Myers is a musician. Mike Myers is an avid Toronto Maple Leafs fan which is well known for anyone who has watched The Love Guru. He also reportedly holds citizenship in Canada, the United States and Britain.

Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun Movies, Airplane, Due South, Scary Movie 3 and 4, Men with Brooms, Mr. Magoo *Over 240 Movies) – IMDB Page – Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1926. His father was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police so the Nielsen family moved around Canada often. He spent several years living in Form Norman (now Tulita), Northwest Territories, Canada. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at the age of 17 and later attended Arts school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He worked as a disc jockey in Calgary, Alberta, Canada briefly before moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to attend Radio Art School. His older brother Erik Nielsen was Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1986. Leslie Died of Pnumonia on November 28th, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Catherine O’Hara (Home Alone 1 and 2, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Frankenweenie, SCTV, Beetlejuice) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1954. Grew up in the Greater Toronto Area.

Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy, Arli$$) – IMDB Page – Born in Nepean, Ontario, Canada in 1971.  Was also raised in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean.

Ellen Page (Juno, Inception, X-men: The Last Stand) – IMDB Page – Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1987. She grew up in Halifax before moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to attend post secondary.

Anna Paquin (The Piano, Jane Eyre, True Blood, X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, Scream 4) – IMDB Page – Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1982. She moved with her family to New Zealand when she was only 4 years old.

Matthew Perry (Friends, 17 Again, The Whole Nine Yards, The Whole Ten Yards, Fools Rush In) – IMDB Page – Born in Wiliamstown, Massachusetts, United States in 1969. His mother was a Canadian Journalist and former press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. His parents divorced before his first brithday and he was raised by his mother in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a top ranked junior Tennis player in his youth.

Russell Peters (Source Code, Well known Comedian) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1970. His family moved to the Toronto suburb of Brampton when he was four. He was bullied in his youth because of his ethnicity and learned boxing. He was also a DJ worked the Toronto night club scene while he was first starting out in comedy. One of his biggest comedic influences was Geroge Carlin whom he met in 1992.

Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music, Up, A Beautiful Mind, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1929. His great grandfather was Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott. He was raised in Senneville, Quebec, Canada which is just outside Montreal. He speaks both English and French fluently.

Sarah Polley (Dawn of the Dead, Mr. Nobody, Go, Splice) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1979. Her parents were both actors. She later found out her biological father was a film producer from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She dropped out of high school at the age of 15.

Jason Priestley (Beverly Hills 90210, Call Me Fitz, Tombstone) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada in 1969.  His mother is actress Sharon Kirk. He has a twin sister. He became an American Citizen in 2007.

Keanu Reeves (Matrix Trilogy, Speed, The Devil’s Advocate, Constantine, Bill and Ted Movies) – IMDB Page – Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1964. Reeves moved around the world frequently having also lived in Hawaii, New Zealand and New York City before he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the in 1971 at about seven or eight years old where he mainly grew up. Reeves dreamed of pursuing a hockey playing career but injuries ended those dreams.

Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder, Green Lantern, Buried, The Proposal, Smokin’ Aces, R.I.P.D., The Change-Up, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Just Friends, Blade: Trinity, and Definitely, Maybe) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1976 where he was raised. Had dated Canadian Singer Alanis Morissette. Later married actress Scarlett Johansson whom he later divored. Is currently married to actress Blake Lively who he co-starred with on Green Lantern.

Caroline Rhea (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Phineas and Ferb, The Perfect Man) – IMDB Page – Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1964 and also raised in Montreal. She went to University in Nova Scotia.

Seth Rogen (This is the End, Pinapple Express, Superbad, Knocked Up, Neighbors, The Green Hornet, Monsters vs. Aliens, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Step Brothers, Pineapple Express, Superbad, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Anchorman, Undeclared, Freeks and Geeks) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982 where he was also raised.

Will Sasso (MADtv, Movie 43, The Three Stooges, Best in Show, Family Guy) – IMDB Page – Born in Landers, British Columbia, Canada in 1975. Grew up the Vancouver area graduating in Delta, British Columbia.

Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands, Slackers, Casper, Little Giants) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1978 where he was also raised. Began his acting career in 1992.

William Shatner (Star Trek various Movie and the TV Series as Captain Kirk) – IMDB Page – Born in Notre-Dame-de-Grance, Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1931 and also raised there. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Montreal.

Martin Short (The Martin Short Show, Frankenweenie, Mars Attacks!, Saturday Night Live, Father of the Bride, SCTV) – IMDB Page – Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1950 where he was also raised. Graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work.

Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Delivery Man) – IMDB Page – Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1982 where she also grew up.

Scott Speedman (Underworld, Underworld: Evolution, Felicity, The Strangers, The Vow) – IMDB Page – Born in London, England, United Kingdom in 1975. Moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of four. He was a competitive swimmer in his youth and a member of the Canadian Junior National Swim Team even placing night at the 1992 Olympic trials. He suffered a neck injury and was forced to leave the sport which lead to a his interest in pursuing an acting career. He attended acting school at the University of Toronto and York University.

Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job, Mash, Pride and Prejudice, The Hunger Games Movie Series, A Time to Kill, Outbreak, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Movie, JFK, Animal House) – IMDB Page – Born in Saint John, New Brunswich, Canada in 1935.  He spent his teenage years in Nova Scotia before moving to Toronto, Ontario. He now splits his time between Santa Monica, California, United States and Georgeville, Quebec, Canada.

Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys, 24, Phone Booth, Mirrors, The Bad Boy) – IMDB Page – Born in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom in 1966. His parents are Canadian actor Donald Sutherland and Canadian actress Shirley Douglas who’s father was former Premier of Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas. His family moved from London to Corona, California, United States in 1970, then later to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his mother  in 1975 after his parents split up. He also spent some time attending school in London, Ontario, Canada.

Alan Thicke (Growing Pains, How I Met Your Mother, Unusually Thicke) – IMDB Page – Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada in 1947 where he was raised. Went to the University of Western in London, Ontario. His son Robin Thicke is a well know singer and songwriter.

Dave Thomas (SCTV, Strange Brew, Doug McKenzie of Bob and Doug McKenzie, Grace Under Fire, Brother Bear 1 and 2) – IMDB Page – Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1949.  He has an honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His younger brother Ian Thomas is a singer-songwriter.

Shannon Tweed (Detroit Rock City, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, Scorned, Dead Sexy, Family Jewels, Falcon Crest) – IMDB Page – Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1957. She later moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada where she grew up. She was a beauty contestant who later caught on with Playboy and later became Playmate of the Month in November of 1981 and Playmate of the Year in 1982. Her sister Tracy Tweed is also an actress who has appeared together with her in Playboy. She had spent 14 months in the Playboy Mansion as Hugh Hefner’s partner before bing kicked out for Cocaine use. She later married Kiss musician Gene Simmons who she met at the Playboy Mansion.

Laura Vandervoort (Ted, This Means War, Smallville, Instant Star) – IMDB Page – Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984 where she was also raised.  Heavily involved in sports in her youth and is even a second-degree black belt in Karate.

Estella Warren (Planet of the Apes, The Cooler, Kangaroo Jack, Driven) – IMDB Page – Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1978 where she also grew up. She trained with the Canadian national synchronized swimming team

Kevin Zegers (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Dawn of the Dead, Wrong Turn, The Colony, Air Bud Movies) – IMDB Page –  Born in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada in 1984 where he also grew up.