Emmys 2026: Stars to Know
Meet acting nominees, Creative Arts winners and the host of the 2026 Emmys. Selection checked on 7 September 2026.
12 faces
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Jason Bateman
American actor
Jason Bateman is an American actor and director known for Arrested Development and Ozark. He is among the 2026 Emmy nominees.
Betty Gilpin
American actress
Betty Gilpin is an American actress known for playing Debbie Eagan in GLOW. She won a 2026 guest-acting Emmy for Widow's Bay.
Mariska Hargitay
American actress and producer
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay is an American actress, philanthropist, producer, and director. Hargitay is known for playing Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, the longest-running character of all time in an American primetime drama.
Shailene Woodley
American actress
Shailene Diann Woodley is an American actress. Woodley's breakthrough role came as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013).
David Harbour
American actor
David Kenneth Harbour is an American actor. He gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Alan Cumming
Scottish actor, producer, director, writer and presenter
Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, filmmaker and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, five Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
Stephen Colbert
American comedian, writer and television host
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.
Noah Wyle
American actor
Noah Wyle is an American actor known for playing John Carter in ER and Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch in The Pitt. He is a 2026 lead-actor Emmy nominee for The Pitt.
Jean Smart
American actress
Jean Elizabeth Smart is an American actress. Her work includes both comedy and drama, and her accolades include seven Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, with nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award.
Matthew Rhys
Welsh actor
Matthew Rhys is a Welsh actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Actor Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
Linda Cardellini
American actress
Linda Edna Cardellini is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles in the teen drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), the medical drama ER (2003–2009), and the thriller Bloodline (2015–2017), as well as for her guest role as Sylvia Rosen on AMC's Mad Men (2013–2015).
Harrison Ford
American actor
Harrison Ford is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, Ford's accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and two SAG-AFTRA's Actor Awards.