Celebrities born on May 23

Caner Özyurtlu was born on May 23, 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for Ev (2010), Girl with No Mouth (2019) and The Way We Are (2020).

Screenwriter and director for film and television, Rodrigo wrote the dystopian Sci-Fi action thriller 'Animal Race', directed by Oscar nominee Fernando Meirelles. Wrote, directed, produced and edited the horror drama 'Lacuna' (2021). Created, developed and wrote the three seasons of the TV series 'Family Matters' (2014). Developed and wrote the horror drama series 'The Forgotten Valley' (2022) and the feature film 'The Awakener' (2018). The adaptation of the controversial comic book also became a TV Series (Turner/Space), also written by Rodrigo. Developed and wrote the TV series 'Killer Vacation' (2023) and in partnership with filmmaker Sergio Rezende, wrote the feature film 'Em Nome da Lei' (2016). Rodrigo also developed exclusive narrative content for Amazon Studios, Globoplay, Globo TV, HBOMax and Turner. Alongside iconic filmmaker Carlos Diegues, wrote the feature film 'Deus Ainda é Brasileiro' (2024). In his debut as a director and producer with the short film '702', was selected for several festivals, taking the best script award at Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest and Best Direction and Audience at TMFF Glasgow UK. His short films 'Roommate', 'Lapse' and 'Reminiscent' also won international awards. In 2021 released 'Lacuna', his first feature film, a thriller full of mystery and drama.

Laurent Stocker (born 27 May 1973) is a French theatre and cinema actor, and a sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. He trained at the Ateliers Gérard Philipe and the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique from 1993 to 1996 in the classes of Madeleine Marion, Daniel Mesguich and Philippe Adrien. He entered the Comédie-Française on 14 June 2001, where he became the 511th sociétaire on 1 January 2004. He starred in, among other films, Ensemble, c'est tout by Claude Berri, after the novel of the same name by Anna Gavalda, a role for which he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor on 22 February 2008. He also starred in Le code a changé by Danièle Thompson with Dany Boon and Karin Viard, and also in Cyprien with Elie Semoun and Catherine Deneuve. He is also a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres. Source: Article "Laurent Stocker" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Tosh Zhang (born 23 May 1989) is a Singaporean actor and musician. Zhang is most well-known for his catchy songs which garnered millions of views on YouTube and for playing the role of 'Sergeant Ong' in the record-breaking Ah Boys to Men movie series by director Jack Neo.

John Solomon is an American comedian and writer. Solomon was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Huntington Beach, California. He started his comedy career as an improv comedy performer at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Solomon wrote for Saturday Night Live from 2006 to 2014, serving as co-writing supervisor in his final season. He is the writing partner of comedian Will Forte, collaborating on the screenplay for MacGruber, and working together on Extreme Movie. He was a director, writer and producer for the television series The Last Man on Earth.

Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson (born 23 May 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the Millennium Trilogy: The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. He is the older brother of Tomas Alfredson (director of Let the Right One In) and the son of Hasse Alfredson.