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{{Short description|Actors who became politicians, and vice versa}}
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This is a list of individuals who achieved recognition and success both as [[actor]]s and as [[politician]]s.

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===
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{{category see also|American actor-politicians}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Party !! Office(s) !! Year(s)
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Clay Aiken]] || rowspan=2|Actor and singer ||rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] || Nominee for {{ushr|NC|2|X}} ||2014
|-
|Candidate for {{ushr|NC|4|X}}
|2022
|-
|data-sort-value="Autry, Alan"|[[Alan Autry]] || Actor || {{party shading/Independent}}|[[Independent Party (United States)|Independent]] || [[Mayor]] of [[Fresno, California]] || 2001–2009 
|-
|data-sort-value="Bell, Rex"|[[Rex Bell]] || Actor || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|| [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]] || 1955–1962
|-
|data-sort-value="Bogert, Frank"|[[Frank Bogert]] || Actor, rodeo announcer || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[Mayor of Palm Springs, California]] || 1958–1966, 1982–1988
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Sonny Bono]] || rowspan=2|Actor and singer-songwriter || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[Mayor of Palm Springs, California]] || 1988–1992
|-
|[[U.S. Representative]] - {{ushr|CA|44|X}} || 1995–1998
|-
|data-sort-value="Brown, Kimberlin"|[[Kimberlin Brown]] || Actress (''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Candidate for {{ushr|CA|36|X}} || 2018
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Marilyn Chambers]] || rowspan=2|[[Pornographic film actress]] || [[Personal Choice Party]]<br/> || Nominee for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] || 2004
|-
|[[Boston Tea Party (political party)|Boston Tea Party]]|| Alternate [[write-in candidate]] to vice-presidential running mate || 2008
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Wendell Corey]] || rowspan=2|Actor || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Member of the [[Santa Monica City Council]]||1965–1968
|-
|Candidate for [[U.S. Representative]]
|1966
|-
|data-sort-value="Dekker, Albert"|[[Albert Dekker]] || Actor || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Member of the [[California State Assembly]]||1945–1947
|-
|data-sort-value="DeVille, Cherie"|[[Cherie DeVille]] || Pornographic film actress || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Candidate for [[President of the United States|President]] || 2020
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Bob Dornan]] || rowspan=3|Actor (''[[Twelve O'Clock High (TV series)|Twelve O'Clock High]]'', local television personality) || rowspan=3 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[U.S. Representative]] - [[CA-27|California 27]], [[California's 38th congressional district|38]], [[CA-46|46]]|| 1977–1983, 1985–1997
|-
|Candidate for [[U.S. Senate]]
|1982
|-
|Candidate for [[President of the United States|President]]
|1996
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Helen Gahagan Douglas]] || rowspan=2|Actress in [[Broadway theatre]] and film || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || [[U.S. Representative]]- {{ushr|CA|14|X}}|| 1945–1951
|-
|Nominee for [[U.S. Senate]]|| 1950
|-
|data-sort-value="Eastwood, Clint"|[[Clint Eastwood]] || Actor || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Mayor of [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]] || 1986–1988
|-
|data-sort-value="Farrell, Charles"|[[Charles Farrell]] || Actor || ||[[Mayor of Palm Springs, California]] || 1947–1955 
|-
|data-sort-value="Flynn, Joe"|[[Joe Flynn (American actor)|Joe Flynn]] || Actor || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Candidate for the [[Ohio Senate]] || 1950
|-
|data-sort-value="Franken, Al"|[[Al Franken]] || Actor and comedian (''[[Saturday Night Live]]''), radio personality (''[[The Al Franken Show]]'') ||{{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || [[List of United States Senators from Minnesota|U.S. Senator - Minnesota]] || 2009–2018 
|-
|data-sort-value="Gavin John"|[[John Gavin]] || Actor (''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'', ''[[Spartacus (1960 film)|Spartacus]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[U.S. Ambassador to Mexico]] || 1981–1986 
|-
|data-sort-value="Gilbert, Melissa"|[[Melissa Gilbert]] || Actress || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Candidate for {{ushr|MI|8|X}} || 2016 
|-
|data-sort-value="Gilliam, Vic"|[[Vic Gilliam]] || Part-time actor ([[Screen Actors Guild]] membership) || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] || 2007–2017 
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Fred Grandy]] || rowspan=2|Actor (''[[The Love Boat]]''), radio personality (''The Grandy Group'') || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[U.S. Representative]] - [[Iowa's 6th congressional district|Iowa 6]] and [[Iowa's 5th congressional district|5]]||1987–1995
|-
|Candidate for [[Governor of Iowa|Governor]]
|1996
|-
|data-sort-value="Harper, Hill"|[[Hill Harper]]
|Actor (''[[CSI: NY]],[[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|The Good Doctor]])'' || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
||Candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Michigan]]
||2024
|-
|rowspan=2|[[J. G. Hertzler]] || rowspan=2|Actor (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'') ||rowspan=2 {{party shading/Independent}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (until 2017)<br/>[[Independent politician|Independent]] (from 2017) || [[Ulysses, New York]] town councillor || 2013–2020
|-
|Candidate for {{ushr|NY|23|X}} || 2018
|- 
|rowspan=2|[[Gil Hill]] || rowspan=2|Actor (''[[Beverly Hills Cop (film series)|Beverly Hills Cop]]'') || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Member of the [[Detroit City Council]] || 1990–2001
|-
|Candidate for [[2001 Detroit mayoral election|Mayor of Detroit]] || 2001
|-
|[[Kane (wrestler)|Glenn Jacobs]] || Actor and professional wrestler || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Mayor of [[Knox County, Tennessee]] || 2018–present
|-
|[[Ben Jones (American actor and politician)|Ben Jones]] || Actor || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ||[[U.S. Representative]] - {{ushr|GA|4|X}} || 1989–1993 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kelly, Jack"|[[Jack Kelly (actor)|Jack Kelly]] || Actor (''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Mayor of [[Huntington Beach, California]] || 1983–1986
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Sheila Kuehl]] || rowspan=3|Former child actress || rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || [[California State Assembly]] || 1994–2000
|-
|[[California State Senate]]
|2000–2008
|-
|[[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]]
|2014–2022
|-
|data-sort-value="Kulp, Nancy"|[[Nancy Kulp]] || Actor (''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'') || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Candidate for {{ushr|PA|9|X}} || 1984 
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Sonny Landham]] || rowspan=2|Actor (''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]'', ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'', ''[[48 Hrs.]]'', ''[[Lock Up (1989 film)|Lock Up]]'' and ''[[Action Jackson (1988 film)|Action Jackson]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|Candidate for [[Governor of Kentucky]]||2003
|-
|{{party shading/Libertarian}}|[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|Candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Kentucky]]
||2008 
|-
|data-sort-value="Lewis, Al"|[[Al Lewis (actor)|Al Lewis]] || Actor (''[[The Munsters]]'', ''[[Car 54, Where Are You]]'') || {{party shading/Green}}|[[Green Party of the United States|Green]] || Candidate for [[Governor of New York]] || 1998
|-
|rowspan=2|[[John Davis Lodge]] || rowspan=2|Actor (''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'', ''[[The Little Colonel (1935 film)|The Little Colonel]]'') || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[U.S. Representative]] - {{ushr|CT|4|X}} || 1947–1951
|-
|[[Governor of Connecticut]] || 1951–1955 
|-
|data-sort-value="Mathias, Bob"|[[Bob Mathias]] || Actor (''[[China Doll (film)|China Doll]]'', ''[[It Happened in Athens]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[U.S. Representative]] - {{ushr|CA|18|X}} || 1967–1975 
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Christopher Mitchum]] || rowspan=2|Actor || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Candidate for [[California State Assembly]] || 1998
|-
|Candidate for {{ushr|CA|24|X}} || 2012, 2014
|-
|data-sort-value="Murphy, George"|[[George Murphy]] || Actor || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[List of United States Senators from California|U.S. Senator - California]] || 1965–1971 
|-
|data-sort-value="Neal, Diane"|[[Diane Neal]] || Actor || {{party shading/Independent}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || Candidate for {{ushr|NY|19|X}} || 2018
|-
|data-sort-value="Nixon, Cynthia"|[[Cynthia Nixon]] || Actress || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Candidate for [[Governor of New York]] || 2018
|-
|data-sort-value="Overall, Park"|[[Park Overall]] || Actress || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Tennessee]] || 2008
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Stephen Peace]] || rowspan=2|Actor and producer (''[[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes|Killer Tomatoes]]'' franchise) || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ||[[California State Assembly]]||1982–1992
|-
|[[California Senate]] || 1993–2002 
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Richard Petty]] || rowspan=2|Actor, professional racecar driver (''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'', ''[[Days of Thunder]]'', ''[[Stroker Ace]]'') || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Member of the [[Randolph County, North Carolina]] Commission || 1978–1994
|-
|Candidate for [[Secretary of State of North Carolina]]||1996
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Steven Michael Quezada]] || rowspan=2|Actor || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Member of the [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] school board || 2013–2017
|-
|Member of the [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico]] Commission || 2017–2025
|-
|data-sort-value-'Radel,  Trey"|[[Trey Radel]] || Actor (''[[StartUp (TV series)|StartUp]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[U.S. Representative]] - {{ushr|FL|19|X}} || 2013–2014
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Ronald Reagan]] || rowspan=2|Actor || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[Governor of California]] || 1967–1975
|-
| [[President of the United States]] || 1981–1989
|-
|data-sort-value="Ritter, Tex"|[[Tex Ritter]] || Actor and country music singer || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Tennessee]] || 1970
|-
|data-sort-value="Rogers, Will"|[[Will Rogers]] || Actor || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || [[List of mayors of Beverly Hills, California|Mayor of Beverly Hills, California]] || 1928 
|-
|data-sort-value="Rogers, Will Jr"|[[Will Rogers Jr.]] || Actor || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || [[U.S. Representative]] - {{ushr|CA|16|X}}||1943–1944
|-
|data-sort-value="Sabàto, Antonio"|[[Antonio Sabàto Jr.]] || Model and actor (''[[General Hospital]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Candidate for {{ushr|CA|26|X}} || 2018 
|-
|data-sort-value="Savage, Ben"|[[Ben Savage]] || Actor || {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Candidate for {{ushr|CA|30|X}} || 2024
|-
|data-sort-value="Schwarzenegger, Arnold"|[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] || Actor and retired bodybuilder || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[List of governors of California|Governor of California]] || 2003–2011
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Jerry Springer]] || rowspan=3|Actor (''[[Ringmaster (film)|Ringmaster]]'') and talk show host (''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]'') ||  rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|| Candidate for {{ushr|OH|2|X}}||1970
|-
|Member of [[Cincinnati City Council]]
|1971–1974
|-
|[[Mayor of Cincinnati]] 
|1977–1978
|-
|rowspan=3|[[George Takei]] || rowspan=3|Actor (''[[Star Trek]]'') || rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Alternate delegate to [[1972 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]]||1972
|-
|Candidate for [[Los Angeles City Council]]
|1973
|-
|Candidate for [[California State Assembly]]
|1980 
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Shirley Temple Black]] || rowspan=4|Former child actor || rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ||Candidate for {{ushr|CA|11|X}} || 1967 
|-
|[[U.S. Ambassador to Ghana]]||1974–1976
|-
|[[Chief of Protocol of the United States|U.S. Chief of Protocol]]||1976–1977
|-
|[[U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia]]||1989–1992
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Fred Thompson]] || rowspan=2|Actor || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[List of United States Senators from Tennessee|U.S. Senator - Tennessee]] || 1994–2003
|-
| Candidate for [[President of the United States|President]] || 2008   
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Jesse Ventura]] || rowspan=2|Actor and professional wrestler || rowspan=2 {{party shading/Independent}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] (until 1998)<br>[[Reform Party of the United States of America|Reform]] (1998–2000)<br/> [[Independence Party of Minnesota|Independence]] (2000–2003)|| Mayor of [[Brooklyn Park, Minnesota]]||1991–1995
|-
|[[Governor of Minnesota]] || 1999–2003 
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Ralph Waite]] || rowspan=3|Actor (''[[The Waltons]]'') || rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Candidate for {{ushr|CA|37|X}}||1990  
|-
|Candidate for {{ushr|CA|44|X}}||1998
|-
|Candidate for {{ushr|CA|39|X}}||1998
|-
|data-sort-value="Willingham, Noble"|[[Noble Willingham]] || Actor (''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'') || {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Candidate for {{ushr|TX|1|X}} || 2000
|}

===Canada===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Akerman, Jeremy"| [[Jeremy Akerman]]
| rowspan="2" |Film actor
| rowspan="2" | [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party]]
| Member of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] for [[Glace Bay-Dominion|Cape Breton East]] (1970–1980)
|
|-
| Leader of the [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party]] (1968–1980)
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Ball, Elizabeth"| [[Elizabeth Ball (politician)|Elizabeth Ball]] || Shakespeare theater actor || || [[Vancouver City Council]]lor || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Benskin, Tyrone"| [[Tyrone Benskin]] || Actor and theatre director || [[New Democratic Party]] || [[Member of the Canadian House of Commons]] for [[Jeanne-Le Ber]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Biddle, Sonya"| [[Sonya Biddle]] || Stage actress || [[Vision Montreal]] || [[Montreal City Council]]lor ||
|-
| rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Champagne, Andrée"| [[Andrée Champagne]]
| rowspan="3"| Actress (''[[Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut]]'')
| rowspan="3"| [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]
| [[Minister of State (Canada)|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 [[Senatorial Division of Grandville|Grandville]] (2005–2014)
| 
|-
|data-sort-value="Curzi, Pierre"| [[Pierre Curzi]] || [[Genie Awards|Genie]]-and-[[Jutra Award|Jutra]]-winning actor || [[Parti Québécois]] || Member of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] for [[Borduas]] || 
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Dhavernas, Sebastian" | [[Sébastien Dhavernas]]
| rowspan="2" | Actor and dub actor
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| Candidate in the [[2008 Canadian federal election]] in [[Outremont (electoral district)|Outremont]]
|
|-
| [[Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal]]
| Candidate in the [[2013 Montreal municipal election]] in Desmarchais-Crawford
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Keeper, Tina"| [[Tina Keeper]] || [[Gemini Awards|Gemini]]-winning actress and filmmaker || Liberal || Member of the Canadian House of Commons for [[Churchill (electoral district)|Churchill]] (2006–2008) || 
|-
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Kotto, Maka"| [[Maka Kotto]]
|rowspan="3" | Actor
|rowspan="2" | [[Bloc Québécois]]
| Candidate in the [[2003 Quebec general election]] in [[Viau]]
|
|-
| Member of the Canadian House of Commons for [[Saint-Lambert (electoral district)|Saint-Lambert]] (2004–2008)
|
|-
| Parti Québécois
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for [[Bourget (electoral district)|Bourget]] (2008–2018)
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Lapointe, Jean"| [[Jean Lapointe]] || Genie-winning actor, comedian || Liberal || Member of the Senate of Canada for [[Senatorial Division of Saurel|Saurel]] (2005–2014) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Latendresse, Alexandrine"| [[Alexandrine Latendresse]] || Actress || New Democratic Party || Member of the Canadian House of Commons for [[Louis-Saint-Laurent (electoral district)|Louis-Saint-Laurent]] (2011–2015) || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Leblanc, Susan"| [[Susan Leblanc]] || Actress || New Democratic Party || Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for [[Dartmouth North]] (2017–present) || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Léger, Viola"| [[Viola Léger]] || Actress || Liberal || Member of the Senate of Canada for [[List of New Brunswick senators|L'Acadie]] (2001–2005) ||
|-
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Malone, Greg" | [[Greg Malone (actor)|Greg Malone]]
| rowspan="2" | Actor, impressionist (''[[CODCO]]'')
| New Democratic Party
| Candidate in the 2000 [[St. John's West (federal electoral district)|St. John's West]] [[by-election]]
| 
|-
| [[Green Party of Canada]]
| Candidate in the [[2019 Canadian federal election]] in [[Avalon (electoral district)|Avalon]]
| 
|-
|data-sort-value="Roux, Jean-Louis"| [[Jean-Louis Roux]] || Actor, playwright (''[[La famille Plouffe]]'') || Liberal || Member of the Senate of Canada for [[Senatorial Division of Mille Isles|Mille Isles]] (1994–1996)<br>[[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] (1996–1997) || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Shatzko, Amanda"| [[Amanda Shatzko]] || Actress || || Electoral Area Director (Mayor) of [[Silver Star Mountain Resort]] and vice-chair of [[Regional District of North Okanagan]] || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6901711/ | title=Amanda Shatzko &#124; Actress | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rdno.ca/regional-government/board-directors/director-amanda-shatzko-vice-chair-board | title=Director Amanda Shatzko &#124; Regional District of North Okanagan }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Zann, Lenore" | [[Lenore Zann]]
| rowspan="3" | Actor
| [[Independent politician|Independent]] (since 2019; provincial only)
| rowspan="2" | Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for [[Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River]] (2009–2019){{efn|It was known as Truro-Bible Hill at the time of Zann's election, but it was renamed in the 2012 electoral boundary review.}}
|
|-
| 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===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| [[Irma Serrano]] || || || Member of the [[Senate of the Republic (Mexico)|Senate of the Republic]] || 
|-
| [[Carmen Salinas]] || || [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] || Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]] ||
|}

==Central and South America==

=== Brazil ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Alexandre Frota]] || rowspan="2" | [[Pornographic film actor]]
| [[Brazilian Social Democracy Party|Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)]] (2019–present) || rowspan="2" | [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Federal Deputy]] for [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] (2019–present) || rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|last=Minas|first=Estado de|date=2018-10-07|title=Alexandre Frota é eleito deputado federal por São Paulo |url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2018/10/07/interna_politica,995364/alexandre-frota-e-eleito-deputado-federal-por-sao-paulo.shtml|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Estado de Minas|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|-
|[[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Social Liberal Party (PSL)]] (2018–2019)
|-
|[[Ana de Hollanda]]
|Singer and actress
|''None''
|[[Ministry of Culture (Brazil)|Minister of Culture]] (2011–2012)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ana de Hollanda - Cantora, compositora, ex-Ministra da Cultura|url=http://www.anadehollanda.site/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=ana-de-hollanda|language=pt}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bete Mendes]]
| rowspan="2" |Actress
|[[Brazilian Democratic Movement|Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)]] (1985–1999)
|[[State Secretary of Culture]] of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] (1987–1988)
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal BETE MENDES|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/139160/biografia|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
|[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party (PT)]] (1980–1985)
|[[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Federal Deputy]] for [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] (1983–1991)
|-
|[[Celso Frateschi]]
|Actor
|[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party (PT)]]
|[[Municipal Secretary of Culture]] of [[São Paulo]] (1997–1998)
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cultural|first=Instituto Itaú|title=Celso Frateschi|url=http://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa207566/celso-frateschi|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Daisy Lúcidi]]
| rowspan="3" |Actress
|[[Democratic Social Party|Reform Progressive Party (PPR)]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro|State Deputy]] of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morre a atriz Daisy Lúcidi, aos 90 anos, vítima da covid-19|url=https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/tv/morre-a-atriz-daisy-lucidi-aos-90-anos-vitima-da-covid-19,138fa9614f9a248938413666c33eb379yh5qik2k.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Terra|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|-
|[[Democrats (Brazil)|Liberal Front Party (PFL)]]
|-
|[[Reform Progressive Party|Democratic Social Party (PDS)]]
|Alderwoman of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
|[[Gretchen (singer)|Gretchen]]
|Singer and actress
|[[Citizenship (Brazil)|Citizenship (CIDADANIA)]]
|Unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of [[Ilha de Itamaracá]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=G1 > Política - NOTÍCIAS - No PPS, Gretchen terá aulas para ser prefeita|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Politica/0,,MUL28135-5601,00-NO+PPS+GRETCHEN+TERA+AULAS+PARA+SER+PREFEITA.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=g1.globo.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kito Junqueira]]
| rowspan="2" |Actor
|[[Progressives (Brazil)|Progressives (PP)]] (-2019)
| rowspan="2" |[[Legislative Assembly of São Paulo|State Deputy]] of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] (1995–1999)
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eleições 2018 {{!}} Kito Junqueira Deputado Federal 1133|url=https://politica.estadao.com.br/eleicoes/2018/candidatos/pr/deputado-federal/kito-junqueira,1133|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Estadão|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ator Kito Junqueira morre aos 71 anos, em Curitiba|url=https://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2019/08/23/ator-kito-junqueira-morre-aos-71-anos-em-curitiba.ghtml|access-date=2020-06-28|website=G1|date=23 August 2019 |language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
|[[Green Party (Brazil)|Green Party (PV)]]
|-
|Manoel Gomes
|Singer
|Partido Liberal (PL) (2022)
|Unsuccessful candidate for [[Legislative Assembly of Maranhão|State Deputy]] of [[Maranhão]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cantor de Caneta Azul tentou vida política por partido ligado a Bolsonaro |url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2023/06/06/cantor-caneta-azul-vida-politica.htm |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mário Frias]]
|Actor
|''None''
|[[Special Secretary of Culture]] (2020–present)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ator Mário Frias é nomeado e sucederá Regina Duarte como secretário de Cultura|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2020/06/19/ator-mario-frias-e-nomeado-e-sucedera-regina-duarte-como-secretario-de-cultura.ghtml|access-date=2020-06-28|website=G1|date=20 June 2020 |language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
|[[Regina Duarte]]
|Actress
|''None''
|[[Special Secretary of Culture]] (2020)
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=OSullivan|first=Dermot|date=2020-03-07|title=Amid Jokes and Memes, Regina Duarte Assumes Role as Secretary of Culture|url=https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/amid-jokes-and-memes-regina-duarte-assumes-role-as-secretary-of-culture/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=The Rio Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rita Cadillac (Brazilian entertainer)|Rita Cadillac]]
|Singer, dancer and [[Pornographic film actor|pornographic film actress]]
|[[Brazilian Socialist Party|Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)]]
|Unsuccessful candidate for Alderwoman of [[Praia Grande]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gretchen, Rita Cadillac e ex-BBBs fracassam nas urnas; cantores se destacam - 06/10/2008 - UOL Eleições 2008|url=https://eleicoes.uol.com.br/2008/ultnot/2008/10/06/ult6008u356.jhtm|access-date=2020-06-28|website=eleicoes.uol.com.br}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Stepan Nercessian]]
| rowspan="2" |Actor
|[[Citizenship (Brazil)|Citizenship (CIDADANIA)]] (1992–present)
|[[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Federal Deputy]] for [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] (2011–2015)
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal STEPAN NERCESSIAN|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/160627/biografia|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
|[[Brazilian Communist Party|Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)]] (1964–1992)
|Alderman of [[Rio de Janeiro]] (2005–2010)
|-
|[[Tiririca]]
|Actor, [[clown]] and Humorist
|[[Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)|Liberal Party (PL)]] (2010–present)
|[[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Federal Deputy]] for [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] (2019–present)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deputado(a) Federal Tiririca|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/160976|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados|language=pt-br}}</ref>
|-
|[[Toninho do Diabo]]
|Actor and singer
|[[Solidarity (Brazil)|Solidarity (SD)]]
|Unsuccessful candidate for [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Federal Deputy]] for [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paulo|first=iG São|date=2014-10-06|title=De Mulher Maravilha a Toninho do Diabo: candidatos bizarros que não se elegeram - Política - iG|url=https://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/politica/2014-10-06/de-mulher-maravilha-a-toninho-do-diabo-candidatos-bizarros-que-nao-se-elegeram.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Último Segundo|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|}

=== Argentina ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
|[[Eva Perón]]||  ||[[Justicialist Party]] and [[Female Peronist Party]]|| President of the Female Peronist Party || 
|}

=== Guatemala ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
|[[Jimmy Morales]] || Actor and comedian  ||[[National Convergence Front]] || 50th [[President of Guatemala]] || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Beauchamp |first1=Zack |title=Guatemala just elected a comedian with zero political experience to be president |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/10/26/9616984/guatemala-election-jimmy-morales |website=Vox |language=en |date=26 October 2015}}</ref>
|}

=== Panama ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
|[[Rubén Blades]]||  || Mother Earth Movement (MPE) || Unsuccessful candidate for [[President of Panama]]|| 
|}

== Europe ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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]] || || [[The Left (Germany)|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]] || || [[The Democrats (Italy)|I Democratici]] || Unsuccessful [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] candidate || 
|-
| Italy || [[Alessandra Mussolini]] || || [[Italian Social Movement|Movimento Sociale Italiano]] & [[Social Action|Azione Sociale]] || Member of the [[Italian Chamber of Deputies]] & [[Member of the European Parliament]] ||
|-
| Italy || [[Ilona Staller]] || || [[Green party|Lista del Sole]], [[Italian Radicals|Partito Radicale]] & [[Partito dell'Amore]] || Member of the [[Parliament of Italy]] ||
|-
| [[Netherlands]] || [[Boris van der Ham]] || || || || 
|-
| [[Norway]] || [[Ellen Horn]] || || [[Labour Party (Norway)|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 (Spanish political party)|Citizens]] & [[People's Party (Spain)|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===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
|data-sort-value="Bortko, Vladimir"| [[Vladimir Bortko]] || Actor and film director || [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation|Communist Party]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (2011–2021) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Bykov, Rolan"| [[Rolan Bykov]] || Stage and film actor|| Common Deed || [[Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union|People's Deputy of the Soviet Union]] (1989–1991), unsuccessful [[1995 Russian legislative election|1995 parliamentary candidate]] ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Solomin, Yury"| [[Yury Solomin]] ||Stage and film actor, director || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[Ministry of Culture (Russia)|Russian Minister of Culture]] (1990–1991) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Churkin, Vitaly"| [[Vitaly Churkin]] ||Former child actor || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[List of Ambassadors of Russia to Belgium|Ambassador to Belgium]] (1994–1998), [[Ambassador of Russia to Canada|Ambassador to Canada]] (1998–2003), [[Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations|Ambassador to the United Nations]] (2006–2017) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Gerasimov, Yevgeni"| [[Yevgeni Gerasimov (actor)|Yevgeni Gerasimov]] ||Actor and film director || [[United Russia]] || Member of the [[Moscow City Duma]] (2001–present) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Govorukhin, Stanislav"| [[Stanislav Govorukhin]] ||Actor and film director || [[Independent politician|Independent]], later [[United Russia]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (1994–2003 and 2005–2018), unsuccessful [[2000 Russian presidential election|2000 presidential candidate]] ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Gubenko, Nikolai"| [[Nikolai Gubenko]] ||Stage and film actor and director || [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation|Communist Party]] || [[Ministry of Culture (Soviet Union)|USSR Minister of Culture]] (1989–1991), member of the [[State Duma]] (1995–2003), member of the [[Moscow City Duma]] (2005–2020) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Gundareva, Natalya"| [[Natalya Gundareva]] ||Stage and film actress || [[Women of Russia]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (1994–1996) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Gusman, Yuli"| [[Yuli Gusman]] ||Actor, TV presenter, director || [[Democratic Choice of Russia|Choice of Russia]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (1994–1996) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Drapeko, Yelena"| [[Yelena Drapeko]] ||Stage and film actress || [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation|Communist Party]], later [[A Just Russia]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (1999–present) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Yevdokimov, Mikhail"| [[Mikhail Yevdokimov]] ||Actor, comedian and TV presenter || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || Governor of [[Altai Krai]] (2004–2005), unsuccessful [[1995 Russian legislative election|1995]] and [[2003 Russian legislative election|2003]] parliamentary candidate ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Sevastyanov, Alexey"| [[Alexey Sevastyanov]] ||Actor || [[United Russia]] || Member of the [[Pskov Oblast]] Assembly of Deputies (2007–present)||
|-
|data-sort-value="Kozhevnikova, Maria"| [[Maria Kozhevnikova]] ||Actress || [[United Russia]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (2011–2016) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Boyarsky, Sergey"| [[Sergey Boyarsky]] ||Former child actor || [[United Russia]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (2016–present) ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Sobchak, Ksenia"| [[Ksenia Sobchak]] ||Actress and TV presenter || Civic Initiative || Unsuccessful [[2018 Russian presidential election|2018 presidential candidate]] ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Pevtsov, Dmitry"| [[Dmitry Pevtsov]] ||Actor || [[Independent politician|Independent]] (caucused with [[New People (political party)|New People]]) || Member of the [[State Duma]] (2021–present)||
|-
|data-sort-value="Burlyayev, Nikolai"| [[Nikolai Burlyayev]] ||Actor and film director || [[A Just Russia — For Truth]] || Member of the [[State Duma]] (2021–present)||
|}

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

==Asia==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Country !! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| [[Bangladesh]] || [[Kabori Sarwar]] || ||[[Awami League|Bangladesh Awami League]]
|  || 
|-
| Bangladesh || [[Asaduzzaman Noor]] || ||[[Awami League|Bangladesh Awami League]]
|  || 
|-
| Bangladesh || [[Farooque]] || ||[[Awami League|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===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Actor-Politician !! Acting career !! Political Party !! Political Career !! Source
|-
|data-sort-value="Chakraborty,Mithun"|[[Mithun Chakraborty]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021–present) || Nominated Member of Parliament [[Rajya Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Chakraborty,Ushasie"|[[Ushasie Chakraborty]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Chandru,Mukhyamantri"|[[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Chatterjee,Locket"|[[Locket Chatterjee]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of Parliament, [[Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hooghly]], [[West Bengal]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Chattopadhyay,Harindranath"|[[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Chikhalia,Deepika"|[[Deepika Chikhalia]] || Played [[Sita]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Deol,Sunny"|[[Sunny Deol]] || Hindi Film Actor|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Dev"|[[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]] || || [[All India Trinamool Congress]] || Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || <ref name=news18/>
|-
|data-sort-value="Devan"|[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Dharmendra"|[[Dharmendra]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Dutt,Sanjay"|[[Sanjay Dutt]] || || [[Samajwadi Party]] || Former General Secretary of the party || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Dutt,Sunil"|[[Sunil Dutt]] || || [[Indian National Congress]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Ganesh Kumar, K B"|[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] || || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] || Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Ganguly,Roopa"|[[Roopa Ganguly]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Member of Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]]
| 
|-
|data-sort-value="Gopi,Suresh"|[[Suresh Gopi]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of Parliament of [[Rajya Sabha]], Kerala || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Govil,Arun"|[[Arun Govil]] || played [[Rama|Ram]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Candidate in 1980 [[Lok Sabha]] election || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Govinda"|[[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] || || [[Indian National Congress]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]]. Left politics in 2008. || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Innocent"|[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Irani,Smriti"|[[Smriti Irani]] || Acted in Hindi serials and films|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Iyer,F. G. Natesa"|[[F. G. Natesa Iyer]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Jaffrey,Javed"|[[Javed Jaffrey]] || || [[Aam Aadmi Party]] || Candidate in 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] election || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Jagadish"|[[Jagadish]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Jaggayya"|[[Jaggayya]] || || || First Indian actor to be elected as a Member of Parliament ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Jaggesh"|[[Jaggesh]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of the party ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Jahan, Nusrat"|[[Nusrat Jahan]] || || [[All India Trinamool Congress]] || Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || <ref name=news18/>
|-
|data-sort-value="Jamuna"|[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] || played as Sathya Bhama in [[Sri Krishna Tulabharam (1966 film)|Sri Krishna Tulabharam]] || [[Indian National Congress]] || Elected as member of the [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Jaya Prada "|[[Jaya Prada]] ||played as Hema Pradhan in [[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Jayashree,B."|[[B. Jayashree]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Jayasudha"|[[Jayasudha]] || ||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Former MLA of Andhra Pradesh || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kak,Beena"|[[Beena Kak]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kalyan,Pawan"|[[Pawan Kalyan]] || || [[Jana Sena Party]] || Founder of the Party || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kanodia,Mahesh Kumar"|[[Mahesh Kumar Kanodia]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kanodia,Naresh"|[[Naresh Kanodia]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kasaravalli,Vaishali"|[[Vaishali Kasaravalli]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kaur,Navaneet"|[[Navaneet Kaur]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kavitha"|[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Khan,Arshi"|[[Arshi Khan]] || || [[Indian National Congress]] || Candidate in 2019 [[Lok Sabha]] election || <ref name="news18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/lok-sabha-election-2019-meet-the-actors-who-have-taken-the-political-plunge-2066463.html|title=Lok Sabha Election 2019: Meet the Actors Who have Taken the Political Plunge|date=May 6, 2019|website=News18}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Khanna,Rajesh"|[[Rajesh Khanna]] || || [[Indian National Congress]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Khanna,Vinod"|[[Vinod Khanna]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Former Member of Parliament || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kher,Kirron"|[[Kirron Kher]] || played as Sumitra in [[Devdas]] || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kishan,Ravi"|[[Ravi Kishan]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ||Member of Parliament[[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kolhe,Amol"|[[Amol Kolhe]] || Marathi serial and movie actor || [[Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)]] || Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/loksabha-elections/shirur-lok-sabha-results-2019-amol-kolhe-defeats-shivajirao-adhalrao-patil/articleshow/69466983.cms|title=Shirur Lok Sabha Results 2019: Amol Kolhe defeats Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil |website=Pune Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Kumar,Dilip"|[[Dilip Kumar]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Kumar,Shashi"|[[Shashi Kumar]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Lahiri, Bappi"|[[Bappi Lahiri]] ||Famous music director || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Candidate in 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] election || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Lakshmayya,Paidi"|[[Paidi Lakshmayya]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Leela,Chindodi"|[[Chindodi Leela]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Madhavan,O."|[[O. Madhavan]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Mahapatra,Harihara"|[[Harihara Mahapatra]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Mahapatra,Siddhanta"|[[Siddhanta Mahapatra]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Malini,Hema"|[[Hema Malini]] || Indian film actress || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Manjrekar,Mahesh"|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]] || || [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] || Candidate in 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] election || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Mann,Bhagwant"|[[Bhagwant Mann]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Matondkar,Urmila"|[[Urmila Matondkar]] ||Indian film actress || [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] || Member of the party ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Mohanlal"|[[Mohanlal]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Mohanty,Anubhav"|[[Anubhav Mohanty]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Mohanty,Aparajita"|[[Aparajita Mohanty]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Mukesh"|[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Murali"|[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Nag,Anant"|[[Anant Nag]] || || [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] || Candidate in 2004 [[Lok Sabha]] election ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Nagma"|[[Nagma]] || Indian film actress || [[Indian National Congress]] || Vocal supporter of the party || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Naik,B. T. Lalitha"|[[B. T. Lalitha Naik]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Nanda,Prashanta"|[[Prashanta Nanda]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Naresh"|[[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Nargis"|[[Nargis]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Nishad,Kajal"|[[Kajal Nishad]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Panag,Gul"|[[Gul Panag]] || || [[Aam Aadmi Party]] || Candidate in 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] election || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Pandiyan"|[[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Paswan,Chirag"|[[Chirag Paswan]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Patil,B. C."|[[B. C. Patil]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Prada,Jaya"|[[Jaya Prada]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Prakash,Bullet"|[[Bullet Prakash]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Raj,Prakash"|[[Prakash Raj]] || || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || Candidate in 2019 [[Lok Sabha]] Election || <ref name=news18/>
|-
|data-sort-value="Raju,Krishnam"|[[Krishnam Raju]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Rakshita"|[[Rakshita]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Rawal,Paresh"|[[Paresh Rawal]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Rekha"|[[Rekha]] || || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || Nominated Member of Parliament [[Rajya Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Rithesh,J. K."|[[J. K. Rithesh]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Roy,Sandhya"|[[Sandhya Roy]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Roy,Satabdi"|[[Satabdi Roy]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Satyanarayana,Kaikala"|[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Sawant,Rakhi"|[[Rakhi Sawant]] || || [[Republican Party of India (A)]] || Candidate in 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] elections || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Sen,Moon Moon"|[[Moon Moon Sen]] || || [[All India Trinamool Congress]] || Former Member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Shabana,Azmi"|[[Shabana Azmi]] || || [[Communist Party of India]] || Star campaigner of the party || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Sharada"|[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] || || || || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Shinde,Shilpa"|[[Shilpa Shinde]] || || [[Indian National Congress]] || Candidate in the [[2019 Indian general election]] || <ref name=news18/>
|-
|data-sort-value="Shruti"|[[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] || || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || Ex-chairperson of the Women's Development Corporation and Chief Secretary of Mahila Morcha || 
|-
|data-sort-value="Singh,Dara"|[[Dara Singh]] || || [[Jat Mahasabha|All India Jat Mahasabha]] || President of the party and Nominated Member of Parliament [[Rajya Sabha]] || 
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=5|'''[[Andhra Pradesh]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Ministry of Coal#List of ministers of state|Minister of State for Coal and]] [[Ministry of Mines (India)#List of ministers of state|Mines]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Chiranjeevi|K. Chiranjeevi]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Ministry of Tourism (India)#List of ministers of tourism|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Konidala Pawan Kalyan]]
|[[Jana Sena Party]]
|{{party color cell|Jana Sena Party}}
|Founder of the party
|[[List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Mohan Babu|M. Mohan Babu]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Murali Mohan Maganti]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[Nandamuri Balakrishna]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|{{steady}}
|[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Nandamuri Harikrishna]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[R. K. Roja]]
|[[Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party]]
|{{party color cell|Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh
|-
|[[Rao Gopala Rao]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[Bihar]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Nitish Bharadwaj]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[Gujarat]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Arvind Trivedi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Upendra Trivedi]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|{{party color cell|Independent politician}}
|{{steady}}
|Former Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[Karnataka]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Kumar Bangarappa]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[M. H. Ambareesh]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)#Ministers of State|Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Madhu Bangarappa]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Minister for Primary and Secondary Education of Karnataka
|-
|[[Malavika Avinash]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|State Spokesperson of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Ramya Divya Spandana]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Umashree]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Former Minister for Women and Child Development of Karnataka
|-
|[[Upendra (actor)|B. M. Upendra Kumar]]
|[[Uttama Prajaakeeya Party]]
|{{party color cell|Uttama Prajaakeeya Party}}
|Founder of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[Kerala]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Suresh Gopi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|[[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas]], and [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Tourism]] of the Republic of India
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Manoj Tiwari (Delhi politician)|Manoj Tiwari]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Former State President of the party
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Vani Tripathi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Former National Secretary of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[Tamil Nadu]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|A. Mansoorali Khan]]
|India Jananayaha Pulikal
|{{party color cell|India Jananayaha Pulikal}}
|Founder of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Arun Pandian]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[C. R. Saraswathi]]
|[[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]
|{{party color cell|Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam}}
|Propaganda Secretary of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Napoleon (actor)|D. Napoleon]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Former State Vice President of the party
|Former [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment]]
|-
|[[Gautami]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Deputy Propaganda Secretary of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Gayathri Raguram]]m
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Women's Wing Deputy Secretary of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Former General Secretary of the party
|Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[K. Bhagyaraj]]
|M.G.R. Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
|{{party color cell|M.G.R. Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Founder of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Kamal Haasan]]
|[[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]
|{{party color cell|Makkal Needhi Maiam}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]
|Manitha Urimaigal Kaakkum Katchi
|{{party color cell|Manitha Urimaigal Kaakkum Katchi}}
|Founder of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Karunaas]]
|Mukkulathor Pulipadai Katchi
|{{party color cell|Mukkulathor Pulipadai Katchi}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Snehan|Kavingnar Snekan]]
|[[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]
|{{party color cell|Makkal Needhi Maiam}}
|Youth Wing Secretary of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Khushbu Sundar]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|National Executive Committee Member of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Kovai Sarala]]
|[[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]
|{{party color cell|Makkal Needhi Maiam}}
|Former Core Committee Member of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Kutty Padmini]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Former State Executive Committee Member of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[M. K. Stalin]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|President of the party
|[[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[M. Karunanidhi]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Former President of the party
|Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[Madhuvanti Arun]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|State Executive Committee Member of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Namitha]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|State Executive Committee Member of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Pala. Karuppiah]]
|Tamil Nadu Thannurimai Kazhagam
|{{party color cell|Tamil Nadu Thannurimai Kazhagam}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[R. Sarathkumar]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Member of the party
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Radha Ravi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|State Executive Committee Member of the party
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Radikaa Sarathkumar]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Member of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Ramarajan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|Ranjana Natchiyaar
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Art & Cultural Wing State Secretary of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[S. S. Chandran]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[S. S. Rajendran]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[S. Ve. Shekher]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Seeman]]
|[[Naam Tamilar Katchi]]
|{{party color cell|Naam Tamilar Katchi}}
|Chief Coordinator of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Sivaji Ganesan]]
|[[Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani]]
|{{party color cell|Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Sripriya|Sripriya Sethupathi]]
|[[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]
|{{party color cell|Makkal Needhi Maiam}}
|Central Governing Body Member of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[T. Rajendar]]
|All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|{{party color cell|All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|{{party color cell|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}
|President of the party
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Udhayanidhi Stalin]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Youth Wing Secretary of the party
|[[List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] 
|-
|[[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Vagai Chanderasekar]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]
|[[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}
|Founder of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Vijayakant]]
|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}
|Founder of the party
|Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|[[Vijay Vasanth|Vijayakumar (Alias) Vijay Vasanth]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|State General Secretary of the party
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Vindhya (actress)|Vindhyaa]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|Joint Propaganda Secretary of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
|[[Vyjayantimala Bali]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[Telangana]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Vijayashanti|Vijayashanthi]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|State Campaign Committee Chief Coordinator of the party
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[Uttar Pradesh]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Jaya Bachchan]]
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
|{{party color cell|Samajwadi Party}}
|{{steady}}
|[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|-
|[[Raj Babbar]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|Former State President of the party
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Rajpal Naurang Yadav]]
|Sarva Sambhav Party
|{{party color cell|Sarva Sambhav Party}}
|Founder of the party
|{{steady}}
|-
!colspan=5|'''[[West Bengal]]'''
|-
!Name
!colspan=2|Political Party
!Party Position
!Political Career
|-
|[[George Baker (Indian actor)|George Baker]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Mimi Chakraborty]]
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|{{party color cell|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of the Republic of India
|-
|[[Shatrughan Prasad Sinha]]
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|{{party color cell|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|{{steady}}
|Former [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Shipping]] of the Republic of India
|}

===Japan===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| [[Yukio Aoshima]] || ''{{ill|Shabondama Holiday|ja|シャボン玉ホリデー}}'', ''{{ill|Iji-waru Baasan|ja|いじわるばあさん}}'' || [[Independent (politics)|Independent]]<br/>[[Dainiin Club]] || Member of the [[House of Councillors]] (1968–1995)<br/>[[Governor of Tokyo]] (1995–1999) ||
|-
| {{ill|Nobuo Asaoka|ja|浅岡信夫}} || || || Member of the House of Councilors (1947-?)<br/>Deputy Secretary of Health Administration ||
|-
| [[Hideo Higashikokubaru]] || ''[[Takeshi Castle]]'' || Independent (2007–2012)<br/>[[Japan Restoration Party|Japan Restoration]] (2012–2013) || [[Governor of Miyazaki]] (2007–2011)<br/>Member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] (2012–2013) ||
|-
| {{ill|Hiroki Hōjō|ja|鳳城ひろき}} || Actress ([[Takarazuka Revue]]) || || Member of [[Takarazuka City Council]] (2007-?) ||
|-
| [[Shintaro Ishihara]] || Actor and director (''[[Crazed Fruit]]'', ''[[The Hole (1957 film)|The Hole]]'') || [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]] (1968–1995)<br/>Independent (1995–2012)<br/>[[Sunrise Party|Sunrise]] (2012)<br/>Japan Restoration (2012–2014)<br/>[[Party for Future Generations|Future Generations]] (2014) || Member of the House of Councillors (1968–1972)<br/>Member of the House of Representatives (1972–1995, 2012–2014)<br/>Governor of Tokyo (1999–2012) ||
|-
| {{ill|Shigeru Kanai|ja|金井シゲル}} || Actor || || Member of {{ill|Edogawa Ward Council|ja|江戸川区議会}} (2011–present) ||
|-
| {{ill|Keiichi Kurokawa|ja|黒川慶一}} || Actor and tarento || || Member of [[Nagoya City Council]] (2011–2015) ||
|-
| [[Akira Matsu]] || Actor ([[Takarazuka Revue]]) || [[New Komeito Party|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)<br/>Member of the House of Representatives (1998–2003)<br/>[[Governor of Chiba]] (2009–present) ||
|-
| {{ill|Kaori Nakajima|ja|中島かおり}} || Actress ([[Takarazuka Revue]]) || || Member of [[Ashiya City Council]] (2007–2019)<br/>Member of [[Hyogo Prefectural Assembly]] (2019–present) ||
|-
| [[Chikage Oogi]] || Actor ([[Takarazuka Revue]]) || [[New Conservative Party (Japan)|New Conservative]] || Member of the House of Councilors (1977–2007)<br/>[[Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]] (2001–2003)<br/>Minister of Construction (2000–2001)<br/>Secretary of the National Land Agency (2000–2001)<br/>Minister of Transport (2000–2001)<br/>Secretary of the Hokkaido Development Agency (2000–2001)<br/>[[List of Presidents of the House of Councillors (Japan)|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)<br/>Director General of Science and Technology Agency (1990–1991)<br/>Vice-president of the House of Councilors (2007–2010)<br/>President of the House of Councilors (2019–Present) || 
|-
| {{ill|Tamaki Sawa|ja|沢たまき}} || Actress || [[New Frontier Party (Japan)|New Frontier]]<br/>[[Komeito]] || Member of the House of Councillors (1998–2003) ||
|-
| {{ill|Junya Takaki|ja|高木淳也}} || 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)<br/>[[Liberal Party (Japan, 2016)|People's Life (and later Liberal 2016)]] || Member of the House of Councillors (2013–present) ||
|-
| [[Katsuhiko Yokomitsu]] || Actor || [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|Constitutional Democratic]] || Member of the House of Representatives (1993–2012, 2017–present) ||
|}

===Philippines===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| [[Aga Muhlach]] || Actor|| [[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal]]|| Candidate in the [[2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections]] in [[Camarines Sur's 4th congressional district]]|| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tubeza|first=Philip C.|date=2012-08-04|title=Actor Aga Muhlach now member of Aquino party|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/242755/actor-aga-muhlach-now-member-of-aquino-party|access-date=2021-09-14|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Barrameda|first=Juan Escandor Jr, Shiena M.|date=2013-05-16|title=Fuentebella beats Aga Muhlach in CamSur's 4th district congressional race|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/410599/fuentebella-beats-aga-muhlach-in-camsurs-4th-district-congressional-race|access-date=2021-09-14|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Angelu de Leon]] || Actress || [[Aksyon Demokratiko]] || [[Councilor]], [[Pasig City]] (2022–present) ||
|-
| [[Aiko Melendez]] || Actress|| [[Nacionalista Party]] <br/> [[Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino]] (2009–10) || Member of the [[Quezon City]] Council (2001–2010; 2022–present) ||
|-
| [[Alfred Vargas]] || Actor and model|| [[PDP–Laban]]<br/>Liberal (2012–2017)<br/>[[Lakas Kampi CMD]] (2009–2010)
| Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]] from [[Quezon City's 5th congressional district]]<br/>Member of the Quezon City Council (2010–2013; 2022–present) ||
|-
| [[Alma Moreno]] || Actress|| [[United Nationalist Alliance]] (2014–2016)<br/>Liberal (2013)
| Candidate in the [[2016 Philippine Senate election]]<br/>Member of the [[Parañaque]] City Council (2007–2016) ||
|-
| [[Andrea del Rosario]] || Actress and model|| [[Nacionalista Party|Nacionalista]]|| Vice mayor of [[Calatagan]], [[Batangas]] (2016–2019) ||
|-
| [[Angelica Jones]] || Actress and singer|| [[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas]]<br/>Liberal (2015–2016)<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2013–2015)<br/>Nacionalista (2010–2013)
| Member of the [[Laguna Provincial Board]] (2010–2016, 2019–present) ||
|-
| [[Anjo Yllana]] || Actor and comedian|| Liberal (2015–2019)<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2015)<br/>[[Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino]] (1998–2015)
| Member of the Quezon City Council (2013–2019)<br/>Vice mayor of Parañaque (2004–2007)<br/>Member of the Parañaque City Council (1998–2004) ||
|-
| [[Cesar Montano]] || Actor and film director|| Liberal (2010)<br/>[[Lakas–CMD (1991)|Lakas–CMD]] (2007)
| Candidate in the [[2010 Bohol local elections|2010 Bohol gubernatorial election]]<br/>Candidate in the [[2007 Philippine Senate election]] ||
|-
| [[Charee Pineda]] || Actress || Nationalist People's Coalition || Member of the [[Valenzuela City]] Council<br/>[[Sangguniang Kabataan]] chairman of Parada, Valenzuela City (2007–2010) ||
|-
| [[Christopher de Leon]] || Actor|| Liberal<br/>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]]<br/>Member of the Tacloban City Council (2007–2016)
|
|-
| [[Danilo Fernandez]] || Actor|| [[National Unity Party (Philippines)|National Unity Party]]|| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from [[Laguna's 1st congressional district]] (2007–2016, 2019–present)<br/>Mayor of [[Santa Rosa, Laguna]] (2016–2019)<br/>Vice governor of [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]] (2001–2004)<br/>Member of the [[Laguna Provincial Board]] (1998–2001) ||
|-
| [[Daniel Fernando]] || Actor|| National Unity Party|| Governor of [[Bulacan]]<br/>Vice governor of Bulacan (2010–2019)<br/>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<br/>Independent (1998–2009, 2011-?)<br/>Lakas-Kampi-CMD (2010)
| Vice mayor of [[Makati]] (1998–2001)<br/>Candidate in the [[2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections]] in [[San Juan's at-large congressional district]]<br/>Candidate in the 2016 Philippine Senate election<br/>Candidate in the [[2010 Philippine presidential election#For vice president|2010 Philippine vice presidential election]] ||
|-
| [[Ejay Falcon]] || Actor and model || PDP–Laban || Candidate in the 2022 [[Oriental Mindoro]] vice gubernatorial election ||<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-10-01|title=Ejay Falcon files COC for vice governor|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/01/21/ejay-falcon-files-coc-for-vice-governor|access-date=2021-10-01|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fernando Poe Jr.]] || Actor|| [[Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino]]|| Candidate in the [[2004 Philippine presidential election]]||
|-
| [[Freddie Webb]] || Actor, broadcaster, and basketball player|| || [[Senate of the Philippines|Senator of the Philippines]] (1992–1998)<br/>Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]] from [[Legislative districts of Parañaque|Parañaque's lone congressional district]] (1987–1992)<br />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<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2016)<br/>Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2001–2012)|| Governor of Laguna (2010–2014)<br/>Mayor of [[Pagsanjan]], Laguna (2001–2010) || 
|-
|[[Gian Sotto]] || Actor || [[Hugpong ng Pagbabago]] || Vice mayor of Quezon City<br/>Member of the Quezon City Council (2010–2019) ||
|-
| [[Guia Gomez]] || Actress || Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2010–2013, 2016–2019)<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2013–2016)<br/> || Mayor of [[San Juan, Metro Manila|San Juan]] (2010–2019) || 
|-
| [[Girlie Ejercito|Girlie "Maita" Javier-Ejercito]] || Actress || Partido Federal ng Pilipinas<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2018)<br/>Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2009–2018) || Vice mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna<br/>Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna (2010–2012) || 
|-
| [[Herbert Bautista]] || Actor || Nationalist People's Coalition (1992–1994, 2017–present)<br/>PDP-Laban (2017)<br/>Liberal (2009–2017)<br/>Lakas CMD (?-2009)<br/>[[Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino]] (1995–1998) || Mayor of Quezon City (2010–2019) <br/> Vice mayor of Quezon City (1995–1998, 2001–2010) <br/> Member of the Quezon City Council (1986–1989, 1992–1995) || 
|-
| [[Imelda Papin]] || Singer || PDP-Laban<br/>Liberal (2015–2018)<br/>Lakas (1997–2000, 2013)<br/>[[Bangon Pilipinas]] (2010)<br/>Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (2000–2004) || Vice governor of [[Camarines Sur]] (1998–2004, 2019–present)<br/>Candidate in the [[2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections|2004]] and [[2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections]] in Camarines Sur's 4th congressional district<br/>Candidate in the [[2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections]] in [[San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district]]<br/>Candidate in the [[2010 Philippine Senate election]]|| <ref>{{Cite news|last=Escandor|first=Juan|date=May 20, 2001|title=Imelda Papin sings a song of victory in Bicol|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3qU2AAAAIBAJ&dq=imelda+papin&pg=PA30&article_id=1851,45529668}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Papin losing|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2004/05/14/249972/papin-losing|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-14|title='Jukebox Queen' Imelda Papin headed for a loss|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/14/13/jukebox-queen-imelda-papin-headed-loss|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126012331/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/14/13/jukebox-queen-imelda-papin-headed-loss|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2020|access-date=2021-09-15|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Isko Moreno]] || Actor || [[Aksyon Demokratiko]]<br/>[[Asenso Manileño]] (local party)<br/>National Unity Party (2016–2021)<br/>Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2014–2016)<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2010–2014)<br/>Nacionalista (2006–2010) || [[Mayor of Manila]] (2019–2022)<br/>Vice mayor of [[Manila]] (2007–2016)<br/>Member of the [[Manila City Council]] (1998–2007)<br/>Candidate in the 2016 Philippine Senate Elections<br/>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]]<br/>Vice governor of [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]] (2004–2007)<br/>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)<br/>Mayor of San Juan (1992–2001)<br/>Vice Mayor of San Juan (1988–1992) || 
|-
| [[Joey Marquez]] || Actor and comedian ||  || Mayor of Parañaque (1995–2004)<br/>Vice mayor of Parañaque (1992–1995) || 
|-
| [[Jomari Yllana]] || Actor, model, and race car driver || PDP-Laban<br/>Independent (2015–2018) || Member of the Parañaque City Council || 
|-
| [[Jolo Revilla]] || Actor and comedian || PDP-Laban<br/>Lakas-CMD<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2014–2016) || Vice Governor of [[Cavite]]<br/>Barangay captain of Panapan VII, [[Bacoor]], Cavite (2010–2013) || 
|-
| [[Joseph Estrada]] || Actor || Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino || [[President of the Philippines]] (1998–2001)<br/>[[Vice president of the Philippines]] (1992–1998)<br/>Senator of the Philippines (1987–1992)<br/>Mayor of Manila (2013–2019)<br/>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<br/>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)<br/>Independent (2012–2018)<br/>Lakas-CMD (1998–2012)<br/>[[Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan]] (2004) || Senator of the Philippines (2004–2016, 2019–present)<br/>[[Governor of Pampanga]] (1995–2004)<br/>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<br/>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)<br/>[[People's Champ Movement]] (local party)<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2016)<br/>Liberal (before 2007, 2010–2012)<br/>Nacionalista (2009–2010)<br/>[[Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino]] (2007–2008)<br/>[[PROMDI]] (2022) || Senator of the Philippines (2016–2022)<br/>Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from [[Sarangani's at-large congressional district]] (2010–2016)<br/>Candidate in the [[2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections]] in [[South Cotabato's 1st congressional district]]<br/>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]]<br/>PDP-Laban (2018–2021)<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2018)<br/>Nacionalista (2010–2012) || Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from [[Makati's 1st congressional district]] (2016–2019)<br/>Member of the Makati City Council (2010–2016)<br/>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 Philippine general election|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)<br/>Governor of Cavite (1998–2001)<br/>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)<br/>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<br/>Una ang Makati (local party)<br/>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)<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2015)
| Member of the Parañaque City Council (2010–2019) ||
|-
| [[Rudy Fernandez (actor)|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<br/>United Nationalist Alliance (2013–2015)<br/>Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1987–2007) || Senator of the Philippines (1992–2004, 2010–2022)<br/>Vice mayor of Quezon City (1988–1992)
|
|-
| [[Vandolph Quizon]]|| Actor and comedian|| PDP-Laban<br/>Liberal (2015–2018)
| Member of the Parañaque City Council ||
|-
| [[Vilma Santos]]|| Actress|| Nacionalista<br/>Liberal (2009–2018)<br/>Lakas-CMD (1998–2009)
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from [[Batangas's 6th congressional district]] (2016–2022)<br/>[[Governor of Batangas]] (2007–2016)<br/>[[Mayor of Lipa, Batangas]] (1998–2007)
|
|-
| [[Yoyong Martirez]]|| Actor, basketball player, and comedian|| Nacionalista|| Member of the [[Pasig|Pasig City]] Council (1995–2004, 2013–2022)<br/>Vice Mayor of Pasig (2004–2013)
|
|}

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

===Thailand===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Pramoj, Kukrit"| [[Kukrit Pramoj]] 
| rowspan="2" | [[National artist (Thailand)|National Artist]], actor 
| ''None''
| President of the {{ill|National Legislative Assembly|th|สภานิติบัญญัติแห่งชาติ (ประเทศไทย) พ.ศ. 2516}} (1973–1974)
|
|-
| [[Social Action Party]]
| [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1975–1976)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Wongkamhaeng, Suthep"| [[Suthep Wongkamhaeng]] 
| rowspan="2" | National artist, actor, singer, film director 
| [[New Force Party]]
| Member of the [[House of Representatives (Thailand)|House of Representatives]] (1979–1983)
|
|-
| [[Palang Dharma Party]]
| Member of the House of Representatives (1988–1991)
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Wongmontha, Seri"| {{ill|Seri Wongmontha|th|เสรี วงษ์มณฑา}} 
| Actor, musician, journalist, film director 
| Independent
| Deputy-governor candidate in the {{ill|1990 Bangkok gubernatorial election|th|การเลือกตั้งผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร พ.ศ. 2533}} 
|
|-
| rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Arisman, Pongruangrong"| [[Arisman Pongruangrong]] 
| rowspan="3" | Singer, actor
| rowspan="2" | 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) 
|
|-
| rowspan="5" data-sort-value="Punnakant, Danuporn"| {{ill|Danuporn Punnakant|th|ดนุพร ปุณณกันต์}} 
| rowspan="5" | Actor, television presenter
| rowspan="3" | [[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 (Thailand)|People's Power Party]]
| rowspan="2" | Member of the House of Representatives (2007–2011) 
|
|-
| [[Pheu Thai Party]] 
|
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Benjasiriwan, Nattaya"| {{ill|Nattaya Benjasiriwan|th|นาถยา แดงบุหงา}} 
| rowspan="2" | Actress 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democrat Party (Thailand)|Democrat Party]] 
| Candidate in the [[2005 Thai general election]] in Bangkok
| 
|-
| Member of the House of Representatives (2007–2014)
|
|-
| rowspan="4" data-sort-value="Pamornmontri, Yuranunt"| [[Yuranunt Pamornmontri]] 
| rowspan="4" | 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
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Pheu Thai Party 
| Candidate in the [[2009 Bangkok gubernatorial election]] 
|
|-
| Member of the House of Representatives (2011–2013)
|
|-
| rowspan="4" data-sort-value="Vajropala, Leelavadee"| {{ill|Leelavadee Vajropala|th|ลีลาวดี วัชโรบล}} 
| rowspan="4" | 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 
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Pheu Thai Party
| Member of the House of Representatives (2011–2013) 
|
|-
| Candidate in the [[2019 Thai general election]] in Bangkok 
|
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Metanee, Sombat" | [[Sombat Metanee]] 
| rowspan="2" | National artist, actor, film director 
| rowspan="2" | ''None'' 
| Member of the [[Senate of Thailand|Senate]] (2006) 
|
|- 
| Member of the [[National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (2006)|National Legislative Assembly]] (2006–2007) 
|
|-
| rowspan="5" data-sort-value="Sutinpeuk, Krungsriwilai" | {{ill|Krungsriwilai Sutinpeuk|th|กรุง ศรีวิไล}}
| rowspan="5" | Actor 
| People's Power Party 
| rowspan="3" | Member of the House of Representatives (2007–2011) 
|
|- 
| Pheu Thai Party
|
|- 
| rowspan="2" | [[Bhumjaithai Party]]
|
|-
| Candidate in the [[2011 Thai general election]] in [[Samut Prakan province|Samut Prakan]]
|
|-
| [[Palang Pracharath Party]] 
| Member of the House of Representatives (2019–2020) 
|
|- 
| data-sort-value="Devakula, Nattakorn"| [[Nattakorn Devakula]] 
| Journalist, television presenter, actor, singer
| Independent 
| Candidate in the [[2009 Bangkok gubernatorial election]] 
| 
|-
| data-sort-value="Tejanarong, Songkran"| {{ill|Songkran Tejanarong|th|สงกรานต์ เตชะณรงค์}} 
| Actor, model 
| ''None'' 
| Spokesman of the [[Ministry of Digital Economy and Society|Ministry of Information and Communication Technology]] (2011–2014) 
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Sukkhapisit, Tanwarin"| [[Tanwarin Sukkhapisit]] 
| rowspan="2" | Actor, film director 
| [[Future Forward Party]] 
| rowspan="2" | Member of the House of Representatives (2019–2020)
| 
|-
| [[Move Forward Party]]
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Assawarungruang, Wayo"| {{ill|Wayo Assawarungruang|th|วาโย อัศวรุ่งเรือง}}
| rowspan="2" | Actor, singer, television presenter
| Future Forward Party
| rowspan="2" | Member of the House of Representatives (2019–)
| 
|-
| Move Forward Party
| 
|-
| data-sort-value="Sawatdee, Wanchana"| {{ill|Wanchana Sawatdee|th|วันชนะ สวัสดี}} 
| Actor 
| ''None''
| Deputy Spokesman of the [[Ministry of Defence (Thailand)|Ministry of Defence]] (2020–)
| 
|-
| data-sort-value="Tieansuwan, Karoonpon"| {{ill|Karoonpon Tieansuwan|th|กรุณพล เทียนสุวรรณ}} 
| Actor, television presenter 
| Move Forward Party
| Candidate in the {{ill|2022 Thai special general election in Bangkok|th|การเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรกรุงเทพมหานคร เขต 9 แทนตำแหน่งที่ว่าง พ.ศ. 2565}}
| 
|-
| [[Tankhun Jitt-itsara]]
|Actor, television presenter
|[[Democrat Party (Thailand)|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===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] || Military officer, author, and former actor || [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] || President of Nigeria (1999–2007) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Olusegun-Obasanjo |title=Olusegun Obasanjo |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref>
|-
| [[Richard Mofe-Damijo]] || Actor (''Wedding Party'', ''The Meeting'') || [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] || Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State (2009–2015) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/mofe-damijo-appeals-to-fans-not-to-judge-his-political-career-based-on-party-affiliation/ |title=Richard Mofe-Damijo appeals to fans not to judge his political career based on party affiliation |website=Vanguard}}</ref>
|-
| [[Desmond Elliot]] || Actor (''The Wedding Party'', ''Falling'') || [[All Progressives Congress]] || Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly (2015–present) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/desmond-elliot-interview-the-actor-turned-politician-talks-about-his-experience-in/ptwhv0b |title=Desmond Elliot Interview |website=Pulse Nigeria}}</ref>
|-
| [[Funke Akindele]] || Actress (''Jenifa'', ''Omo Ghetto'') || [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] || Deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State (2023 elections) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/499021-why-i-dumped-ambode-why-i-didnt-join-the-apc-in-2019-funke-akindele.html |title=Why I dumped Ambode, why I didn't join the APC in 2019 - Funke Akindele |website=Premium Times}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kanayo O. Kanayo]] || Actor (''Living in Bondage'', ''Rituals'') || [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] || Aspirant for Member of the National Assembly (2019) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thecable.ng/kanayo-o-kanayo-says-he-is-finally-a-politician |title=Kanayo O. Kanayo Says He Is Finally a Politician |website=TheCable}}</ref>
|-
| [[Yul Edochie]] || Actor (''The Billionaire'', ''Royal Castle'') || [[Democratic People’s Congress]] || Governorship candidate in Anambra State (2017 election) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/55554964 |title=Yul Edochie on his Political Ambitions |website=BBC News}}</ref>
|}

===Ghana===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
| [[John Dumelo]] || Actor (''The King's Bride'', ''A Private Storm'') || [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] || Member of Parliament candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon (2020) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/John-Dumelo-becomes-a-candidate-for-NDC-515489 |title=John Dumelo becomes a candidate for NDC |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kofi Annan]] || Diplomat, actor, author || [[N/A]] || United Nations Secretary-General (1997–2006) || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/biography |title=Kofi Annan's Biography |website=United Nations}}</ref>
|}

===Uganda===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/14/bobi-wine-presidential-uganda-election-2021 |title=Bobi Wine Presidential Election 2021 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
|}

===South Africa===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/ronnie-kasrils |title=Ronnie Kasrils Biography |website=South African History Online}}</ref>
|}

==Oceania==
===Australia===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
|data-sort-value="Anderson, Angry"| [[Angry Anderson]]
|Musician and actor (''[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]'', ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' 1992)
|[[National Party of Australia]], [[Australian Liberty Alliance]]
|Candidate for [[Division of Throsby|Throsby]] in [[2013 Australian federal election|2013]] and a [[New South Wales]] [[Australian Senate|Senate]] seat in [[2016 Australian federal election|2016]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/people/angry-anderson-1947/|title=Angry Anderson, b. 1947|website=National Portrait Gallery people}}</ref>
|-
|[[Liddy Clark]]e
|Actress (''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]], [[Home and Away]], [[Fire (TV series)|Fire]])''
|[[Australian Labor Party]]
|Member of the [[Queensland Legislative Assembly]] for [[Electoral district of Clayfield|Clayfield]] (2001–2006)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Member Details {{!}} Queensland Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Former-Members/Former-Members-Register/Former-Member-Details?id=61903327|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.parliament.qld.gov.au}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Hinch, Derryn"| [[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 (Australia)|Victoria]] (2016–2019)
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernfm.com.au/show/purple-haze/derryn-hinch-interview-with-mark-copolov-on-purple-haze-podcast-3-hours-exactly-includes-music/|title=Derryn Hinch interview with Mark Copolov on Purple Haze – Podcast (3 hours exactly) – includes music}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Morrison, Scott"| [[Scott Morrison]]
|Child actor ([[Vicks]] TV advertisements)
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|[[Prime Minister of Australia]] (2018–2022) and member for [[Division of Cook|Cook]] (2007–present)
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/from-child-actor-to-prime-minister-who-is-scott-morrison|title=From child actor to prime minister: Who is Scott Morrison?|website=SBS News}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Norris, Terry"| [[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]]
|Actor (''[[Cop Shop]]'', ''[[Innocence (2000 film)|Innocence]]'', ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'')
|[[Australian Labor Party]]
|Member of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] for [[Electoral district of Noble Park|Noble Park]] (1982–1985) and [[Electoral district of Dandenong|Dandenong]] (1985–1992)
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/07/terry-norris-ive-had-such-a-bloody-charmed-life.html|title=Terry Norris: "I've had such a bloody, charmed life"|date=July 29, 2018|website=TV Tonight}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Smith, Di"| [[Di Smith]]
|Actor and drama coach (''[[A Country Practice]]'', ''[[Puberty Blues (TV series)|Puberty Blues]]'')
|[[Australian Labor Party]]
|Candidate for [[Division of Wentworth|Wentworth]] in [[2013 Australian federal election|2013]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2013/guide/went/|title=Wentworth - Australia Votes &#124; Federal Election 2013 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|website=ABC News}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Wiseman, Bryan"| [[Bryan Wiseman]]
|Actor (''[[Home and Away]]'')
|[[United Australia Party (2013)|United Australia Party]]
|Withdrawn candidate for [[Division of Cook|Cook]] in [[2019 Australian federal election|2019]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/03/13/clive-palmer-home-away-china/|title=Clive Palmer's star candidate quits because its tshirts are made in China|date=March 13, 2019|website=The New Daily}}</ref>
|}

===New Zealand===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor-politician !! Acting career !! Political party !! Political career !! Source
|-
|data-sort-value="Paratene, Rawiri"| [[Rawiri Paratene]]
|Actor (''[[Whale Rider]]'', ''[[The Insatiable Moon]]'')
|[[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand]]
|Candidate for [[Maungakiekie (New Zealand electorate)|Maungakiekie]] in [[2008 New Zealand general election|2008]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00414/rawiri-paratene-stands-as-green-candidate.htm|title=Rawiri Paratene stands as Green candidate &#124; Scoop News|website=www.scoop.co.nz}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of sportsperson-politicians]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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