The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1986 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
Awards
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
The Mission, directed by Roland Joffé, United Kingdom
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
The Green Ray (Le Rayon vert), directed by ÃÂric Rohmer, France
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Stammheim, directed by Reinhard Hauff, West Germany
1986 films
By country/region
By genre/medium
Births
- January 1 - Jessica Gunning, English actress
- January 1 - Colin Morgan, Northern Irish actor
- January 4 - Charlyne Yi, American actor, comedian, musician and writer
- January 5 - Deepika Padukone, Indian actress
- January 8 - Yash, Indian actor
- January 12 - Chris Evangelou, British actor
- January 16 - Mason Gamble, American former actor
- January 17 - Max Adler, American actor
- January 21
- Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor (d. 2020)
- Ken Yamamura, Japanese actor
- January 24
- Mischa Barton, English-American actress
- Raviv Ullman, Israeli actor
- January 29 - Ashley Lilley, Scottish actress and singer
- January 30 - Ashley Buccille, American actress
- February 1 - Lauren Conrad, American TV personality and author
- February 2 - Gemma Arterton, English actress
- February 4
- Danielle Vega, American actress
- Mari Yamamoto, Japanese actress and journalist
- February 6 - Dane DeHaan, American actor
- February 9 - Jade Xu, actress
- February 10 - Christopher Abbott, American actor
- February 12 - Valorie Curry, American actress
- February 14 - Tiffany Thornton, American actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter
- February 18
- Sakura Ando, Japanese actress
- Dumbfoundead, American rapper and actor
- February 19
- Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor
- Ophelia Lovibond, English actress
- Maria Mena, Norwegian singer
- February 22
- Josh Helman, Australian actor
- Miko Hughes, American actor
- February 24
- Bryce Papenbrook, American voice actor
- Benny Safdie, American director, screenwriter, actor and editor
- February 25
- Jameela Jamil, English actress
- James and Oliver Phelps, English twin actors
- February 26 - Teresa Palmer. Australian actress, writer, model and film producer
- March 1 - Alec Utgoff, Soviet-born English actor
- March 2 - Ethan Peck, American actor
- March 5 - Jason Fuchs, American actor and screenwriter
- March 9 - Brittany Snow, American actress
- March 14 - Jamie Bell, English actor and dancer.
- March 15 - Jai Courtney, Australian actor
- March 16 - Alexandra Daddario, American actress
- March 17 - Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress
- March 20 - Ruby Rose, Australian actress
- March 21 - Scott Eastwood, American actor and model
- March 22 - Matt Bush, American actor
- March 23 - Steven Strait, American actor and singer
- March 24 - Jason Wong, British actor
- March 28 - Lady Gaga, American singer and actress
- March 29 - Lucas Elliot Eberl, American actor and director
- March 30 - Simon Baker, Aboriginal-Canadian actor
- March 31 - Craig McGinlay, Scottish actor
- April 1 - Jenn Murray, Northern Irish actress
- April 3 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and variety show host
- April 4 - Gavin Stenhouse, English actor
- April 7 - Jason Ralph, American actor
- April 9 - Leighton Meester, American actress and singer
- April 12 - Titanilla Bogdányi, Hungarian voice actress
- April 15 - Ester Dean, American singer-songwriter and actress
- April 17 - Zheng Kai, Chinese actor and television personality
- April 19 - Henrik Kalmet, Estonian actor
- April 22 - Amber Heard, American actress
- April 23 - Alisha Morrison, Canadian actress
- April 24 - Tahyna MacManus, Australian actress, director, writer and producer
- April 25
- John DeLuca, American actor and singer
- Daniel Sharman, English actor
- April 27 - Jenna Coleman, English actress
- April 30
- Dianna Agron, American actress, singer and director
- Beau Wirick, American actor
- May 3
- Poppy Delevingne, English actress
- Pom Klementieff, French actress and model
- May 6 - Sasheer Zamata, American actress and comedienne
- May 7 - Robbie Jarvis, British actor
- May 11 - Tia Ballard, American voice actress
- May 12
- Eileen Pedde, American actress
- Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
- Leonard Wu, American actor
- May 13
- Lena Dunham, American writer, director, actress, and producer
- Robert Pattinson, English actor
- May 16 - Megan Fox, American actress and model
- May 17
- T.J. Lowther, American actor
- Tahj Mowry, American actor
- May 19 - Eric Lloyd, American actor, comedian, musician and producer
- May 20 - Robert Emms, British actor
- May 21
- David Ajala, British actor
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph, American actress and singer
- May 23 - Ryan Coogler, American filmmaker
- May 26 - ÃÂstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Spanish-French actress
- May 28 - Joseph Cross, American actor and producer
- May 30 - Will Peltz, American actor
- June 1 - Alessio Puccio, Italian voice actor
- June 3
- Brenden Jefferson, American child actor and songwriter
- Josh Segarra, American actor
- June 4
- Oona Chaplin, Spanish-British actress
- Yahav Winner, Israeli filmmaker (d. 2023)
- June 5 - Amanda Crew, Canadian actress
- June 11 - Shia LaBeouf, American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker
- June 12
- Jessica Keenan Wynn, American actress, singer and voice-over artist
- Luke Youngblood, English actor
- June 13
- Kat Dennings, American actress
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, American twin actresses and entrepreneurs
- June 14 - Haley Hudson, American actress
- June 17 - Marie Avgeropoulos, Canadian actress and model
- June 18
- Richard Madden, Scottish actor
- Matt Walsh, American political pundit and documentary filmmaker
- June 19
- Nazareno Casero, Argentinian actor
- Erin Mackey, American actress and singer
- June 20 - Dreama Walker, American retired actress
- June 26 - Brittney Karbowski, American voice actress
- June 27
- Drake Bell, American actor, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
- Sam Claflin, British actor
- July 1 - Sonoya Mizuno, British actress
- July 2 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur
- July 8 - Jake McDorman, American actor
- July 10 - Wyatt Russell, American actor
- July 15 - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, American actor
- July 17 - Brando Eaton, American actor
- July 21
- Betty Gilpin, American actress
- Diane Guerrero, American actress
- July 23 - Reece Ritchie, English actor
- July 24 - Megan Park, Canadian actress and director
- July 26 - Saphira Indah, Indonesian actress (d. 2019)
- July 27 - Felecia Angelle, American voice actress
- July 31 - Wunmi Mosaku, Nigerian-born British actress
- August 1 - Elijah Kelley, American actor and singer
- August 2
- Yann Gael, French-Cameroonian actor
- Lily Gladstone, American actress
- August 6 - Nanna Blondell, Swedish actress
- August 13 - Ashley Spillers, American actress
- August 14 - Casey LaBow, American actress and producer
- August 16 - Shawn Pyfrom, American actor and singer
- August 17 - Katia Elizarova, Russian model and actress
- August 22 - Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress
- August 27 - Jack Kesy, American actor
- August 28 - Armie Hammer, American actor
- August 29
- Nicole Byer, African-American comedian, television host and actress
- Lea Michele, American actress and singer
- August 31
- Ryan Kelley, American actor
- Johnny Wactor, American actor (d. 2024)
- September 6 - Kalani Queypo, American actor
- September 8 - Jake Sandvig, American actor
- September 10 - Sarah Levy, Canadian actress
- September 12
- Alfie Allen, English actor
- Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer
- September 14 - A. J. Trauth, American actor and musician
- September 16
- Ian Harding, American actor
- Kyla Pratt, American actress
- Michael James Shaw, American actor and writer
- September 17 - Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Japanese voice actor
- September 18 - Keeley Hazell, English model and actress
- September 19
- Carrie Finlay, Canadian actress
- Peter Vack, American actor, writer, director and producer
- September 20 - Aldis Hodge, American actor
- September 23
- Kaylee DeFer, American former actress
- Jana Pérez, Spanish actress and model
- September 30 - Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor
- October 1
- Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer (d. 2021)
- Jurnee Smollett, American actress
- October 2 - Camilla Belle, American actress, director, and producer
- October 3 - Joonas Suotamo, Finnish actor
- October 5 - Kevin Bigley, American actor
- October 6
- Luisa D'Oliveira, Canadian actress
- Olivia Thirlby, American actress
- October 12 - Rafal Zawierucha, Polish actor
- October 13 - Tom Attenborough, English voice actor
- October 15
- Ali Fazal, Indian actor
- Paul Walter Hauser, American actor
- October 22 - Kyle Gallner, American actor
- October 23
- Emilia Clarke, British actress
- Jessica Stroup, American actress
- October 24
- Drake, Canadian rapper, singer, and actor
- Nobuhiko Okamoto, Japanese voice actor and singer
- October 28
- May Calamawy, Egyptian-Palestinian actress
- Aditi Rao Hydari, Indian actress
- November 1 - Penn Badgley, American actor
- November 4 - Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
- November 10 - Josh Peck, American actor
- November 14 - Cory Michael Smith, American actor
- November 15
- Winston Duke, Tobagonian actor
- Jason Trost, American filmmaker and actor
- November 18
- Georgia King, Scottish actress
- Pablo Lyle, Mexican actor
- Ragne Veensalu, Estonian actress
- November 20 - Kingsley Ben-Adir, British actor
- November 21 - Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, YouTuber, actress, singer and writer
- November 25 - Katie Cassidy, American actress and singer
- November 26 - Trevor Morgan, American actor
- November 28 - Johnny Simmons, American actor
- November 30 - Robert Boulter, English actor
- December 17 - Emma Bell, American actress
- December 19 - Annie Murphy, Canadian actress
- December 24 - Annika Noelle, American Soap Opera Actress
- December 26 - Kit Harington, English actor
- December 27 - Lali González, Paraguayan theatre actress
- December 29 - Ally Maki, American actress
- December 30 - Ellie Goulding, English singer and songwriter
- December 31 - Bronson Pelletier, Canadian actor
- Cathy Yan, Chinese-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer
Deaths
Film debuts
See also
References
External links