Happy birthday to these stars born in 1974, who will be celebrating half a century this year. Cheers to 50!
Ed Helms
Ed Helms, best known for playing Andy Bernard in The Office and Stuart Price in The Hangover Trilogy, is hitting the Big Five-Oh on Jan. 24, 2024.
Christian Bale
Christian Bale, who got his big break in Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun at age 13 and wound up becoming the Batman in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy, turns 50 on Jan. 30, 2024.
Olivia Colman
Multi-award-winning British actress Olivia Colman, who has been recognized for her roles in Broadchurch, The Night Manager, The Crown and The Favourite, will be 50 on Jan. 30, 2024.
Seth Green
Philly-born actor and creative Seth Green, most recognized for his film role as Dr. Evil’s son Scott in the Austin Powers trilogy and most acclaimed for his work on Robot Chicken, hits the halfway mark to 100 on Feb. 8, 2024.
Elizabeth Banks
Known for playing the flamboyantly dressed Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games series and for appearing in comedies like Pitch Perfect, Wet Hot American Summer and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Elizabeth Banks will have her 50th birthday on Feb. 10, 2024.
Mahershala Ali
Noted by The New York Times as one of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century for his performances in films and shows like The 4400, House of Cards and Moonlight, Mahershala Ali hits his golden birthdate on Feb. 16, 2024.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Reaching the big five-oh this year is former teenybopper favorite Mark-Paul Gosselaar, known best for playing Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell, and later for reprising the role in the Peacock sequel series. His birthday is on March 1.
Matt Lucas
British actor, comedian and TV personality Matt Lucas, who you may recognize from Alice in Wonderland, Bridesmaids, Paddington and most recently Wonka, hits on 50 on March 5, 2024.
Eva Mendes
Cuban-American actress, creative director for CIRCA beauty, and partner to Canadian A-lister Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes makes it halfway to a century on March 5, 2024.
Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer, known best for her portrayal of Pam Beesly on The Office and for co-hosting the Office Ladies podcast, turns 50 on March 7, 2024. She will appear as Ms. Heron, Cady Heron’s mother, in the movie-musical adaptation of Mean Girls this January.
Tobias Menzies
Tobias Menzies, a celebrated British character actor who often plays complicated, nuanced roles (Jonathan Randall in Outlander, Edmure Tully in Game of Thrones, Prince Phillip in The Crown, the Duke of Cornwall in King Lear, among many others), will be 50 on March 7, 2024.
Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Hannigan, who got her breakout role in Hollywood as teenage witch Willow Rosenberg opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the groundbreaking YA supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer and later landed a leading role in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, turns 50 on March 24, 2024.
Penélope Cruz
Spanish bombshell, muse to director Pedro Almodóvar and wife to fellow actor Javier Bardem, will blow out 50 candles on April 28, 2024. She is recently starred in the movie Ferrari opposite Adam Driver and Patrick Dempsey.
Matt Berry
Renaissance man (and Renaissance vampire on What We Do in the Shadows) Matt Berry will be 50 on May 2, 2024. The British actor/comedian/musician/writer’s quirky, distinctive voice has also brought numerous animated characters to life on TV and film.
Fairuza Balk
Hollywood’s favorite goth-girl Fairuza Balk, whose impressive filmography includes The Craft, Almost Famous, American History X, Ray Donovan and The Worst Witch, is a summer baby: She’ll be 50 on May 21, 2024.
Paul Greene
Hallmark Channel heartthrob Paul Greene, whom you’ve likely seen in a sappy made-for-TV Christmas flick (or whom you might recognize from Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere), will hit the five-decade mark on June 2, 2024.
Hannah Waddingham
Four-octave vocalist and accomplished British actress Hannah Waddingham, who became internationally recognized with her role in the popular Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso, completes her 50th trip around the sun on July 28, 2024.
Hilary Swank
Recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005, actress and film producer Hilary Swank, known best for her roles in Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby and Freedom Writers, turns 50 on July 30, 2024 (just one year after becoming a mom to twins).
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon, a frequent collaborator with director Jeff Nichols and an actor whose credits include leading roles in Revolutionary Road, Nocturnal Animals, George & Tammy and The Flash, among many other titles on film and television, will be 50 on Aug. 7, 2024.
Amy Adams
Six-time Academy Award nominee Amy Adams, who has been celebrated for her parts in Enchanted, Arrival, Sharp Objects and Junebug, among many others, will be 50 on Aug. 20, 2024. She will soon star in a book-to-screen adaptation of the bestselling satirical novel Nightbitch.
Burn Gorman
Burn Gorman, whose formidable filmography as one of Hollywood’s most sought-out character actors includes Torchwood, The Dark Knight Rises, Pacific Rim, The Man in the High Castle and Game of Thrones, will hit the half-century mark on Sept. 1, 2024. He recently starred in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Matthew Macfadyen
Versatile British actor Matthew Macfadyen, who proved he could play the dreamy Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice and the intolerable Tom Wambsgans in Succession, reaches halfway to age 100 on Oct. 17, 2024.
Joaquin Phoenix
Multi-award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, the brother of the late River Phoenix, will celebrate his 50th birthday on Oct. 28, 2024. He recently starred in the titular role in Napoleon, one of 2023’s most controversial films.
Leonardo DiCaprio
One of the world’s highest-paid and most famous actors, Leonardo DiCaprio, will be 50 on Nov. 11, 2024, and wants to make one more movie before the milestone. The multi-Oscar nominee (and one-time winner for The Revenant) recently made waves among critics for his performance as Ernest Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson, the TV scream queen and muse to producer Ryan Murphy, has been in numerous seasons of American Horror Story and American Crime Story and clinched the titular role in Ratched. Paulson is turning 50 on Dec. 17, 2024. She will next appear in the psychological-horror film Dust, set to be released on Hulu.
