31 Indonesian male film actors

Zainal Abidin was a Citra Award-winning Indonesian actor who played in more than a hundred and fifty films.

Farouk Achmad, often credited as Farouk Afero, was a Pakistani-born Indonesian film actor. After making his feature film debut in 1964, he rose to fame in 1970 with Bernafas dalam Lumpur. Afero ultimately appeared in more than sixty films.

Abdul Hamid Arief was an Indonesian actor who appeared in more than 120 films. Born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, he started his acting career in theatre before migrating to film with 1948's Anggrek Bulan. His first starring role, and the one from which he first gained recognition, was as the title character in Pangeran Hamid. Over subsequent decades he was a productive film actor, often appearing in four or five films a year. He also acted in various television series.

Abimana Aryasatya is an Indonesian actor and film producer. He is best known for starring in the films Shackled (2012), 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (2013), Haji Backpacker (2014), and in the highest-grossing Indonesian film of all time, Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 1 (2016). He has received multiple awards and nominations such as Indonesian Movie Awards, Indonesian Film Festival, and Indonesian Box Office Movie Awards.

Astaman was an Indonesian actor active from the 1910s until the mid-1970s. He was a leading actor in the influential theatre company Dardanella and, after entering the film industry with 1940s Kartinah, acted in 43 films.

Awaludin or Awaluddin was an Indonesian actor, known for his roles from the 1950s-1970s. He was nominated for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival for his performance in the 1954 film Lewat Djam Malam.

Fauzi Baadilla is an Egyptian-born Indonesian actor and model. He appeared as Damar in Mengejar Matahari, directed by Rudy Soedjarwo, a role for which he won "Best Supporting Role Actor" at the 2005 Bandung Film Festival.

Indra Birowo is an actor and comedian, who made his television debut in Extravaganza.

Darussalam was an Indonesian actor who appeared in more than seventy films in his forty-year career. Born in Bengkulu, he studied to be nurse before migrating to theatre during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, marrying Netty Herawaty while with the troupe Irama Masa. The couple spent the remainder of the occupation and the ensuing revolution touring the archipelago with a number of troupes. In 1949, Darussalam and Herawaty made their feature film debut in Fred Young's Saputangan, appearing in seven further Young productions before migrating to Djamaluddin Malik's Persari. During their eight years with the company, Darussalam and Herawaty travelled to the Philippines and Singapore and found popularity among audiences, though Darussalam remained in his wife's shadow.

Adipati Koesmadji or better known as Adipati Dolken is an Indonesian actor and model of mixed German and Javanese descent.

Bachtiar Effendi was an Indonesian film actor and director who also served as a cultural critic. Beginning his film career in 1930, he made several works for Tan's Film before joining a drama troupe.

Ali Joego was a stage and film actor and director active in the Dutch East Indies and Indonesia. During his twenty-year career he appeared in thirty films and directed seven.

Raden Soekarno, better known as Rendra Karno, was an Indonesian actor. Born in Kutoarjo, Central Java, Soekarno entered the film industry in 1941, making his debut appearance in Union Films' Soeara Berbisa. Over the next forty years he appeared in more than fifty films. He was also involved in the theatre during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and the Indonesian National Revolution. For his role in 1962's Bajangan di Waktu Fadjar, he was named best supporting actor at the 1963 Asian Film Festival in Tokyo.

Michael George William Lewis is an Indonesian actor and model. His father is a Canadian diplomat, while his mother is of Chinese-Malaysian descent. When he was still in high school, Lewis' father was stationed at the Canadian embassy in Jakarta. As of 2018, Lewis resides in Jakarta.

Guiliano Marthino Lio, or known as Marthino Lio, is Indonesian actor. Lio was born on January 26, 1989 at Surabaya. Lio started his career on entertainment industry as a model on 2004.

Deddy Mizwar is an Indonesian actor and film director in Indonesia, born of an Indo father and Betawi mother. He is the Chairman of Indonesia's National Film Council and the Vice Governor In West Java. He also ran for governorship of the province in the 2018 election. His 2010 film How Funny was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist.

Hajji Raden Mochtar, often credited as Rd Mochtar, was an Indonesian actor. Of noble descent, Mochtar was discovered by Albert Balink and first cast in the commercial failure Pareh (1936). Rising to popularity after the release of Terang Boelan the following year, he spent nearly sixty years in film, while also becoming a businessman and farmer.

Mohamad Mochtar, usually credited as Moh Mochtar, was an Indonesian film actor active from 1939 until 1981.

Didik Hadiprayitno, born Kwee Tjoen An, better known by his stage name Didik Nini Thowok, is a Javanese dancer who always impersonates women during his performances of traditional Javanese dance and Balinese dance. As he has studied dance in several countries, including Indonesia, India, Japan, and Spain, he often incorporates styles from many cultures in his dances. He is of mixed Chinese-Javanese descent.

Soekarno M. Noor was an Indonesian actor and film producer. He acted in 118 films and dramas.

Louis Victor Wijnhamer, better known as Pah Wongso, was an Indo social worker popular within the ethnic Chinese community of the Dutch East Indies, and subsequently Indonesia. Educated in Semarang and Surabaya, Pah Wongso began his social work in the early 1930s, using traditional arts such as wayang golek to promote such causes as monogamy and abstinence. By 1938, he had established a school for the poor, and was raising money for the Red Cross to send aid to China.

Randy Dionisius Pangalila also known as Randy Pangalila is an Indonesian actor. Randy is of Manado, Dutch, and Javanese descent. Randy became widely known after a role in soap opera Cinta Fitri. Before playing in the soap, Randy began his career in the entertainment industry by becoming a model. In addition to acting, Randy is a vocalist in the band Eleven Band, releasing a song titled Bertahan. Randy also contributed vocals for two songs on the soundtrack of the movie Oh Baby titled Lewat Semesta and Tanpamu Ku Tak Bisa.

S. Poniman was an Indonesian kroncong singer and comic actor. Born in Banda Aceh in 1910, he took up singing and made his way to Batavia. In 1940 he made his debut as music director and actor on the film Kedok Ketawa, completing three further productions before the Japanese occupation brought film production to a near-standstill. Poniman spent time as a soldier and truck driver before returning to the film industry in 1951, after Indonesia's independence, as a star of Dunia Gila. Between 1951 and 1958 he appeared in more than twenty films before leaving the struggling industry to become a trader. Though he appeared in several further films before his death, Poniman never regained his stardom.

Rachmat Kartolo was an Indonesian actor and singer.

Rangga Nattra is an Indonesian actor and director. He was born on July 18, 1989. He started his career as an announcer at one of Bali radio station. After that, in 2011 Rangga moved to Jakarta to host several TV programs.

Evan Sanders is an actor and a singer. He was a VJ for MTV Indonesia. In August 2008 he released his first solo album – Unforgettable Sebelah Mata. A song Takkan Terluka Lagi was promoting this album. The new album is DUA MATA, New single "For Once In Our Life" soundtrack My Last Love the movie.

Taura Danang Sudiro or better known as Tora Sudiro is an Indonesian actor and comedian of Javanese descent.

Benyamin Sueb was an Indonesian comedian, actor and singer. He released 46 studio albums and starred in more than 50 films. He received two Citra Awards for Intan Berduri in 1973 and Si Doel Anak Modern in 1975.

Sutisna, more commonly known as Sule, is an Indonesian comedian and actor. Sule became well-known after winning the Indonesian comedian audition show API with Ogi Suwarna and Obin Wahyudin in the group SOS in 2005. His fame escalated after landing a role in the comedic show Opera Van Java on Trans7. His son, Rizky Febian, is a singer.

Iko Uwais is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is best known for starring in the action films Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), The Raid 2 (2014), Headshot (2016), Mile 22 (2018), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Stuber (2019) and the Netflix series Wu Assassins (2019–present).

Waldemar Caerel Hunter, best known by his stage name S. Waldy, was an Indonesian stage and film actor.