List of actor-politicians
This is a list of politicians who also worked as actors and vice versa:
North America
USA
| Actor-politician | Acting career | Political party | Political career | Source |
| Clay Aiken | Actor and singer | Democratic | Candidate in the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina's 2nd district | |
| Alan Autry | Actor | Republican | Mayor of Fresno, California | |
| Roseanne Barr | Actress and comedian | Green Peace and Freedom | Candidate in the 2012 United States presidential election | |
| Rex Bell | Actor | Republican | 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
| Frank Bogert | Actor, rodeo announcer | Republican | City councillor in Palm Springs, California Mayor of Palm Springs, California | |
| Sonny Bono | Actor and singer-songwriter | Republican | Mayor of Palm Springs, California Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 44th district | |
| Kimberlin Brown | Actress | Republican | Candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California's 36th district | |
| Marilyn Chambers | Pornographic film actress | Personal Choice Party Boston Tea Party | Vice-presidential running mate in the 2004 United States presidential election Alternate write-in candidate to vice-presidential running mate | |
| Wendell Corey | Actor | Republican | City Councillor in Santa Monica, California Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, California, 1966 | |
| Albert Dekker | Actor | Democratic | Member of the California State Assembly for the 57th district | |
| :fr:Cherie DeVille|Cherie DeVille | Pornographic film actress | Democratic | Candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election | |
| Bob Dornan | Actor | Republican | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th, 38th, and 46th districts | |
| Helen Gahagan Douglas | Actress in Broadway theatre and film | Democratic | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 14th district Democratic nominee in the 1950 United States Senate election in California | |
| Clint Eastwood | Actor | Independent | Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California | |
| Charles Farrell | Actor | City councillor in Palm Springs, California Mayor of Palm Springs, California | ||
| Joe Flynn | Actor | Republican | Candidate for the Ohio Senate | |
| Al Franken | Actor and comedian, radio personality | Democrat | United States Senator from Minnesota | |
| John Gavin | Actor | Republican | United States Ambassador to Mexico | |
| Melissa Gilbert | Actress | Democratic | Candidate in the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan's 8th district | |
| Vic Gilliam | Part-time actor | Republican | Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
| Fred Grandy | Actor, radio personality | Republican | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th and 5th districts | |
| J. G. Hertzler | Actor | Democratic Independent | Town councillor at Ulysses, New York Candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 23rd district | |
| Gil Hill | Actor | Detroit City Council president | ||
| Glen Jacobs | Actor and professional wrestler | Republican | Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee | |
| Ben Jones | Actor | Democratic | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district | |
| Jack Kelly | Actor | Republican | Mayor of Huntington Beach, California | |
| Sheila Kuehl | Former child actress | Democratic | Member of the California State Assembly for the 41st district Member of the California State Senate for the 23rd district Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District | |
| Nancy Kulp | Actor | Democratic | Candidate in the 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania's 9th district | |
| Sonny Landham | Actor | Republican Libertarian | Candidate in the 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election Candidate in the 2008 United States Senate election in Kentucky | |
| John Davis Lodge | Actor | Republican | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district 79th Governor of Connecticut | |
| Morgan Mason | Actor | Republican | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 18th congressional district | |
| Christopher Mitchum | Actor | Republican | Candidate for the California State Assembly Candidate in the 2012 and 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California's 24th congressional district | |
| George Murphy | Actor | Republican | United States Senator from California | |
| Diane Neal | Actor | Independent | Candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York's 19th congressional district | |
| Cynthia Nixon | Actress | Democratic | Candidate in the 2018 New York gubernatorial election | |
| Park Overall | Actor | Democratic | Candidate in the 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee | |
| Stephen Peace | Actor and producer | Democratic | Member of the California State Assembly and California Senate | |
| Steven Michael Quezada | Actor | Democratic | Member of the school board in Albuquerque, New Mexico County commissioner at Bernalillo County, New Mexico | |
| Ronald Reagan | Actor | Republican | 33rd Governor of California 40th President of the United States | |
| Trey Radel | Actor | Republican | Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th congressional district | |
| Tex Ritter | Actor and country music singer | Republican | Candidate in the 1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee | |
| Will Rogers | Actor | Democratic | Mayor of Beverly Hills, California | |
| Will Rogers Jr. | Actor | Democratic | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th congressional district | |
| Antonio Sabàto Jr. | Model and actor | Republican | Candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California's 26th congressional district | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Actor | Republican | 38th Governor of California | |
| Jerry Springer | Actor and talk show host | Democratic | Candidate in the 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio's 2nd congressional district Cincinnati City Counciler 56th Mayor of Cincinnati | |
| George Takei | Actor | Democratic | Alternate delegate from 1972 Democratic National Convention Candidate for the Los Angeles City Council Candidate for the California State Assembly | |
| Fred Thompson | Actor | Republican | United States Senator from Tennessee | |
| Jesse Ventura | Actor and professional wrestler | Reform Independence Party of Minnesota | Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 38th Governor of Minnesota | |
| Ralph Waite | Actor | Democratic | Perennial candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| Noble Willingham | Actor | Republican | Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives |