Silent film actors

The following is a list of actors and actresses whose careers began in the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. This list includes international performers who were well known throughout the world, and those who may have only achieved a degree of success in their native countries. Some silent film actors and actresses had careers that only spanned the silent film era, such as Louise Brooks. Others however, maintained careers with the advent of sound film, or talkies.