Today's celebrity birthdays: April 17, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like David Bradley, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Garner! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for April 17 2026:

Actor David Bradley (1942) terrorized students as Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch across the "Harry Potter" films and turned Walder Frey into one of the most despised villains on HBO's "Game of Thrones." He led the vampire hunt on FX's "The Strain" and appears in the 2025 film "Frankenstein."

Actor Sean Bean (1959) turned rogue in "GoldenEye" and anchored the Fellowship as Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. He met an unforgettable end as Ned Stark on HBO's "Game of Thrones" and won the BAFTA for Best Leading Actor for the BBC prison drama "Time."

Actress Jennifer Garner (1972) won a Golden Globe for her breakout run as Sydney Bristow on ABC's "Alias" and charmed audiences in the body-swap romantic comedy "13 Going on 30." She went on to star in "Juno" and "Dallas Buyers Club," reprised Elektra in "Deadpool & Wolverine," and headlines the Apple TV+ drama "The Last Thing He Told Me."