The following notable individuals have attended and/or graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
List Academy Award winnersRefMahershala AliActorM.F.A., 2000 Academy Award (2017), Moonlight (2019); Green Book Woody Allen Actor, writer, director TSOADid not graduate. Academy Award (1978), Annie Hall (1986); Hannah and her Sisters (2012); Midnight in ParisSean BakerDirector, producer, screenwriter, editorB.F.A., 1998Academy Award (2025), Palme d'Or winner (2024), Anora (2024), The Florida Project (2017), Tangerine (2015) James L. Brooks Producer Coursework Academy Award (1984), Terms of Endearment John Canemaker Director M.F.A., 1976 Academy Award (2006), The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation Joel Coen Director, producer, screenwriter, editor B.F.A., 1978 Academy Award (1997), Fargo (2007); No Country For Old Men Ejae Singer, songwriter, record producer B.F.A. 2014 Academy Award (2026), Golden Geoffrey Fletcher Screenwriter M.F.A., 1999 Academy Award (2010), PreciousLady Gaga Actress, singer, songwriter, musician, producer B.F.A. Academy Award (2019), A Star Is Born Whoopi Goldberg Actress TSOA Academy Award (1991), Ghost Marcia Gay Harden Actress M.F.A., 1981 Academy Award (2001), Pollock Anne Hathaway Actress Coursework Academy Award (2013), Les Misérables Lora Hirschberg Sound mixer B.F.A., 1985 Academy Award (2010), Inception Philip Seymour Hoffman Actor B.F.A., 1989 Academy Award (2006), Capote Angelina Jolie Actress TSOA, 1997 Academy Award (2000), Girl, Interrupted Charlie Kaufman Screenwriter, producer, director TSOA, 1980 Academy Award (2005), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Ang Lee Director M.F.A. Academy Award (2006), Brokeback Mountain (2013); Life of PI Spike Lee Director M.F.A. Academy Award (2019), BlacKkKlansman Kenneth Lonergan Director, writer B.F.A., 1986 Academy Award (2017), Manchester By the Sea Ken Perlin Professor at TSOA Ph.D., 1986 Academy Award (1997) for the development of Perlin noise Oliver Stone Director B.F.A., 1971 Academy Award (1979), Midnight Express (1987); Platoon (1990); Born on the Fourth of July Paul Francis Webster Composer 1928–1930 Academy Award (1953), Secret Love Chloé Zhao Director, filmmaker Graduate Film Production Academy Award (2020), Nomadland Emmy Award winners Jason Ardizzone-West Production designer M.F.A., 2012 Emmy Award (2018), Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Alec Baldwin Actor B.F.A., 1994 Emmy Award (2008), 30 Rock Alexis Bledel Actress B.F.A. Emmy Award (2017), The Handmaid's Tale Rachel Brosnahan Actress B.F.A., 2012 Emmy Award (2018), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Frankie Celenza Culinary host B.F.A., 2009 Emmy Award (2022), Struggle MealsDavid ChaseHead writer, creatorB.F.A.Emmy Award (1999, 2003, 2004, 2007), The Sopranos Billy Crystal Actor, writer B.F.A., 1970 Emmy Award (1991, 1992, 1998), Academy Awards Vince Gilligan Head writer, creator B.F.A., 1989 Emmy Award (2013), Breaking Bad Donald Glover Actor, writer, director, rapper B.F.A., 2006 Emmy Award (2017), Atlanta Felicity Huffman Actress B.F.A., 1988 Emmy Award (2005), Desperate Housewives David Javerbaum Head writer M.F.A., 1995 Emmy Award (2003, 2004, 2005), The Daily Show Kristen Johnston Actress B.F.A. Emmy Award (1997, 1999), 3rd Rock From the Sun Tony Kushner Playwright M.F.A., 1984 Emmy Award (2004), Angels in America Damon Lindelof Head writer, co-creator B.F.A., 1995 Emmy Award (2005), Lost Camryn Manheim Actress M.F.A., 1987 Emmy Award (1998), The Practice Debra Messing Actress M.F.A., 1993 Emmy Award (2003), Will and Grace David Milhous Editor B.F.A., 1991 Emmy Award (2017), Crime Watch Daily Andy Samberg Actor B.F.A., 2000 Emmy Award (2007), "D*ck in a Box", Brooklyn Nine-Nine Thomas Schnauz Director, writer, executive producer B.F.A., 1988 Emmy Award (2013), Breaking Bad Jeffrey Wright Actor M.F.A. Emmy Award (2004), Angels in America Tony Award winners Nina Arianda Actress M.F.A. Tony Award (2012), Venus in FurRachel ChavkinDirectorB.F.A., 2002Tony Award (2019), Hadestown Billy Crudup Actor M.F.A., 1994 Tony Award (2007), The Coast of Utopia Nikki M James Actress, singer B.F.A Tony Award (2011) The Book of Mormon Steve Kazee Actor M.F.A. Tony Award (2012), OnceBradley KingLighting designerB.F.A., 2005 M.F.A., 2010Tony Award (2018) Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812; Tony Award (2019), Hadestown Tony Kushner Playwright M.F.A., 1984 Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: PerestroikaMimi LienSet designerM.F.A., 2003Tony Award (2017) Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 Idina Menzel Actress, singer, songwriter B.F.A. Tony Award (2004), Wicked Donna Murphy Actress, singer 1977–1979 Tony Award (1994), Passion (1996); The King and I Clint Ramos Costume designer M.F.A., 1997 Tony Award (2016), Eclipsed Mel Shapiro Director, writer Founding member Tony Award (1972), Two Gentlemen of Verona Neil Simon Playwright 1944–1945 Tony Award (1965), The Odd Couple (1985); Biloxi Blues (1991); Lost in YonkersAli StrokerActress, singerB.F.A, 2009Tony Award (2019), Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Brandon Uranowitz Actor B.F.A., 2008 Tony Award (2023), Leopoldstadt Jeffrey Wright Actor M.F.A. Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: Perestroika Other notable alumniManish AcharyaDirector, scriptwriter, actorM.F.A., 2001Loins of Punjab Presents, Sita Sings the Blues Cynthia Addai-Robinson Actress B.F.A., 2002 Spartacus, ArrowKarim AïnouzDirectorM.FA., 1992Invisible Life, Madame Satã Alan Aisenberg Actor, producer TSOA Screen Actors Guild Award (2016): Orange Is the New Black Raymond Arroyo Journalist, author B.F.A. EWTN news director and anchorJeff BaenaDirector, writer, producerB.F.A., 1999Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020) Annie Baker Playwright B.F.A. Playwright of Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Flick Monica Barbaro Actress Chicago Justice and Top Gun: Maverick Kristen Bell Actress B.F.A., 2002 Veronica Mars, The Good Place, Reefer Madness, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Frozen Julie Benko Actress B.F.A., 2013; M.F.A., 2021 Funny Girl Julie Benz Actress B.F.A., 1994 Jawbreaker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel Selma Blair Actress Coursework The Fog, Cruel Intentions, Scream 2, Hellboy, Legally Blonde Justin Blanchard Actor B.F.A., 2001 Journey's End (Broadway), Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Rachel Bloom Actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and songwriter B.F.A., 2009 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Barry Bostwick Actor TSOA, 1968 Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City Martin Brest Director B.F.A., 1973 Beverly Hills Cop, Meet Joe Black, Gigli Dean Fleischer Camp Director, producer, screenwriter and editor B.F.A. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On short films and feature film, Fraud, Lilo & Stitch Salvador Carrasco Director B.F.A., 1991 The Other Conquest Susan Cartsonis Film producer M.F.A., 1984 What Women Want Rita Kogler Carver Theater & lighting designer M.F.A., 1989 JuJu Chan Hong Kong-American actress, singer, Taekwon-Do (ITF) athlete and Kung Fu actress M.F.A., 2009 Palace of the Damned, Fist of the Dragon, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Savage Dog, Wu Assassins, The Invisible Dragon Derek Connolly ScreenwriterSafety Not Guaranteed, Jurassic World, Monster Trucks, Kong: Skull Island Frank Coraci Director B.F.A., 1988 The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Click Bud Cort Actor, horse trainer 1967–1969 M*A*S*H, Harold and MaudeHannah DoranPlaywrightMFAThe Meat Kings! (Inc) of Brooklyn HeightsDel Water GapSinger-songwriter and record producerB.F.A., 2016 Julie Delpy Actress TSOA Directing Program Before Sunrise, Homo Faber, Three Colors: White Joel Derfner Composer, author M.F.A., 1999 Signs of Life, Blood Drive, Swish Amanda Detmer Actress M.F.A. Lisa Edelstein ActressHouse M.D.Lindsay EllisYoutuber, authorB.A.Axiom's End Kathryn Erbe Actress B.F.A., 1989 Oz, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Grapes of Wrath, The Father Sam Esmail Writer, director, creator B.F.A., 1998 Mr. RobotAudrey EsparzaActressTSOABlindspot Raúl Esparza Actor B.F.A. Tick, Tick... BOOM!, Taboo, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Company Nicolas Falacci Creator, producer, writer B.F.A., 1981 Numb3rs Jack Falahee Actor B.F.A., 2011 How to Get Away with Murder Wayne Federman Comedian, actor, writer B.F.A. Legally Blonde, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The X-FilesChloe FinemanActress, writer, comedianSaturday Night LiveFLETCHERSinger-songwriterB.F.A., 2016Bridget Fonda Actress B.F.A., 1986 Doc Hollywood, Jackie Brown Marc Forster Director 1990–1993 Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace James Franco Actor, director, writer M.F.A., 2011 Spider-Man trilogy, Pineapple Express, 127 Hours Melissa Fumero Actress B.F.A., 2003 One Life to Live, Brooklyn Nine-Nine John Fusco Screenwriter B.F.A., 1986 Young Guns, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, Forbidden Kingdom Meredith Garretson Actress M.F.A., 2017 Resident Alien, The Offer Gina Gershon Actress B.F.A., 1983 The Insider, Showgirls Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros Playwright, actress Co-author of the Pulitzer Prize drama nominee Omnium Gatherum Isabel Getty Singer-songwriter 2016Clark GreggActor, director, screenwriterAvengersJason GrotePlaywright, screenwriterM.F.A., 2003Maria/Stuart, "The Crash" Matthew Gray Gubler Actor, film director B.F.A., 2002 Criminal Minds, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, (500) Days of Summer Richard W. Haines Feature film producer, director; film historian B.F.A., 1979 Michael C. Hall Actor M.F.A., 1996 Six Feet Under, Dexter, The Game Wood Harris Actor M.F.A., 1983 Above The Rim, The Wire, Empire Ethan Hawke Writer, actor Coursework Great Expectations, Snow Falling on Cedars, Training Day Leslye Headland Director B.F.A., 2002 Bachelorette, Russian Doll, The Acolyte Jessica Hecht Actress B.F.A., 1987 Breaking Bad Amy Heckerling Director B.F.A., 1976 Look Who's Talking, Loser, Clueless Antony Hegarty Musician, visual artist B.F.A., 1992 Swanlights, The Crying Light, UK Mercury Prize 2005, I Am a Bird Now Simon Helberg Actor, comedian, and musician B.F.A Big Bang Theory, Florence Foster Jenkins, AnnettePerez HiltonBlogger, media personalityB.F.A., 2000 Todd Holoubek Actor B.F.A., 2002 Winnie Holzman Playwright, screenwriter, producer M.F.A., 1984 Wicked (musical), My So-Called Life, thirtysomething, Once and AgainRobert HornPlaywright, screenwriter, producerTony Award nominee, Tootsie (2019) Rubaiyat Hossain Writer, director, producer M.F.A., 2016 Under Construction and Made in BangladeshBryce Dallas HowardActress, directorB.F.A., 2003Jurassic World, The Help, Spider-Man 3 Shawn Michael Howard Actor, producer B.F.A., 1992 Above the Rim, Boycott Brianne Howey Actress B.F.A., 2011 Ginny & GeorgiaHu GeChinese actorTSOA Neal Huff Actor M.F.A. Take Me Out, The Little Dog LaughedStephanie HsuActressM.F.A., 2012Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2023 Academy Award nominee Joe Iconis Composer, lyricist, librettist B.M., 2003; M.F.A., 2005 The Black Suits, Be More Chill, Tony Award nominee, Jonathan Larson Award 2006, Kleban Award 2007 Nicholas Jarecki Film director, writer, producer, actor, author B.F.A., 1999 Arbitrage, Crisis, Tyson Jim Jarmusch Director Coursework Night on Earth Max Jenkins Actor, writer B.F.A., 2007 The Mysteries of Laura, High Maintenance Tamara Jenkins Writer, director M.F.A., 1994 Slums of Beverly Hills, The Savages Jeffrey Katzenberg Producer, co-founder of DreamWorks Coursework ShrekKen KelschCinematographerM.F.A., 1977Bad Lieutenant, Big Night, The Funeral Daniel Dae Kim Actor M.F.A., 1996 Lost, Hawaii Five-0Matthew Yang KingActor, director, producer, writerB.F.A., 1996Only Yesterday; Love, Death, and Robots; Numb3rs; Strong Medicine; 24; The World of Steam Stanley Kramer Film producer B.F.A., 1993 High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac Peter Krause Actor, director M.F.A., 1990 Sports Night, Six Feet Under, Parenthood, 9-1-1 Martin Kunert Writer, director, producer B.F.A. Campfire Tales, MTV Fear, Voices of Iraq Eriq La Salle Actor B.F.A. ER Fredric LeBow Screenwriter M.F.A., 1970 While You Wer