List of American actors of Irish descent

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This is a list of notable Irish American actors.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is Irish American and a notable actor.

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The list is organized in reverse chronological order of birth decades and all of the actors' surnames are in alphabetical order.

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