These Were The Most Searched Actors Of 2025, According To Google

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Ignacio Weil

Entertainment - December 10th 2025, 23:00 GMT+1

Walton goggins fallout cropped processed by imagy — 10. Walton Goggins

Search trends in 2025 made it very clear that the world was not done with Walton Goggins or his gloriously cursed Ghoul. With *Fallout Season 2* arriving on Prime Video and throwing Cooper Howard back into the wasteland, curiosity spiked every time a new trailer or interview hinted at “more madness, more humour, more violence” from the show. The prospect of seeing the Ghoul stomping through New Vegas kept fans replaying his scenes, then jumping to Google to figure out how this same guy can be so unsettling and so oddly charismatic. At the same time, his drama *The Luckiest Man in America* quietly found a second life on streaming, turning what had been a box office underperformer into a word-of-mouth gem people recommended to each other. That combination of prestige TV buzz and slow-burn film discovery is exactly the kind of cocktail that makes someone one of the most searched actors of 2025. Goggins felt like a performer you needed to “catch up on” before the next big awards conversation or genre obsession hit. | © Amazon MGM Studios

Emma myers wednesday cropped processed by imagy — 9. Emma Myers

In Emma Myers’ case, 2025 felt like the year the internet collectively went, “Oh, she’s everywhere now,” and then opened a fresh tab to confirm it. Her role as Natalie in *A Minecraft Movie* dropped her right into the center of a cultural moment, with kids turning screenings into chaotic “block party” events and adults trying to understand how a video game adaptation suddenly became one of the biggest box office stories of the year. That film’s success, plus a nomination at the Kids’ Choice Awards for her performance, meant people were constantly looking up who she was, what else she’d done, and where they’d seen her before. They didn’t have to dig far to land on her return as Enid in *Wednesday Season 2*, which only amplified the feeling that she was quietly building a very solid résumé. Between meme-able red-carpet moments, fan edits, and endless speculation about what she might tackle next, Myers turned into one of those names that just kept reappearing on Google’s “most searched actors” lists for the year. | © Netflix

Jeremiah Fisher cropped processed by imagy — 8. Jeremiah Fisher

Jeremiah Fisher pulled off a very specific 2025 flex: he’s not a real person, yet he still muscled his way into the “most searched actors” conversation. With the third and final season of *The Summer I Turned Pretty* rolling out weekly on Prime Video, the character’s messy love life and questionable decisions were dissected in real time by fans. Viewers typed “Jeremiah Fisher” into search bars to rewatch scenes, break down the story, or hunt for interviews… and only then remembered the actual name Gavin Casalegno hiding behind the beach-blond chaos. Season 3 leaned hard into Jeremiah’s big emotional swings, from romantic milestones to painful betrayals, turning him into a lightning rod for online debate. That constant churn of think pieces, TikToks, and defenses “in favour of Jeremiah” meant his character name became more searchable than many real actors. It’s one of the rare cases where a fictional boy from Cousins Beach accidentally joined the ranks of the most searched faces of 2025 — without technically being a face at all. | © Amazon MGM Studios

Bella Ramsey the last of us season 2 cropped processed by imagy — 7. Bella Ramsey

While some actors drift in and out of the spotlight, Bella Ramsey spent 2025 firmly in the center of it thanks to *The Last of Us Season 2*. As new episodes aired on HBO, viewers seemed incapable of watching and then just… moving on with their day; instead they jumped straight to Google to unpack Ellie’s decisions, look up interviews, and revisit earlier scenes with fresh context. The season pushed the character into darker, more complex territory, and Ramsey met that challenge with the kind of performance that lingers long after the credits roll. Press coverage and festival conversations kept circling back to how transformative the role had been for them, which only fueled more searches as people tried to track their career from earlier projects to this point. Every trailer drop, behind-the-scenes tidbit, or awards-season whisper triggered another spike in interest. By the end of the year, Ramsey felt less like a “breakout star” and more like a fixture in any discussion of the most searched actors of 2025. | © HBO

Monster the ed gein story charlie hunnam cropped processed by imagy — 6. Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam’s 2025 search surge had a distinctly darker edge, anchored by his turn as Ed Gein in *Monster: The Ed Gein Story*, the third season of the true-crime anthology. Taking on such an infamous figure, and doing it as both star and executive producer, immediately put him under an intense spotlight, with audiences wanting to know how he prepared, what the series did or didn’t show, and how he felt about playing someone that disturbing. That alone would have made him a regular fixture on Google, but there was more cooking in the background. News of him leading the spy series *Legacy of Spies*, set in John le Carré’s world, gave people something completely different to look forward to, promising a shift from serial killers to Cold War intrigue. Add in ongoing chatter about his involvement in Amazon’s crime series *Criminal* and long-standing fan affection from earlier roles, and you get a year where his name kept bouncing between past, present, and future projects. It’s no mystery why he wound up among the most searched actors of 2025 — curiosity had too many angles to latch onto. | © Netflix

Kaitlyn Dever the last of us season 2 cropped processed by imagy — 5. Kaitlyn Dever

If you ever fell down a rabbit hole trying to figure out why everybody suddenly had such intense opinions about a fictional bodybuilder, odds are you bumped into Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby in *The Last of Us Season 2*. Her version of Abby arrived with the weight of a beloved (and divisive) game on its shoulders, and viewers rushed online to compare, dissect, defend, or rage-type about what Dever did with the character. At the same time, she quietly headlined the proof-of-concept short *The Sisters of Scott County*, playing Cherry Mary Reedy, a trucker hopeful caught up in her family’s criminal mess, which premiered as part of a Netflix-backed showcase and immediately earned “this should be a feature” whispers. And just to keep things interesting, she was also front and center in the casting announcements and early production buzz for the Monsterverse sequel *Godzilla x Kong: Supernova,* making set-photo sleuthing a minor sport for genre fans. Put all that together and it makes perfect sense that people spent the year googling her from three totally different angles: prestige TV, gritty indie short, and giant-monster epic in the making.| © HBO

Song ji woo squid game cropped processed by imagy — 4. Song Ji Woo

Anyone who watched *Squid Game* and thought “wait, who is the actress playing Kang Mi-na?” was part of the quiet wave that pushed Song Ji Woo into global search territory. Her performance as one of the new players brought a sharp, anxious energy that stuck in viewers’ minds long after the season’s bloodiest twists, and that curiosity spilled into 2025 as the show kept circulating on Netflix and social media. Korean-drama fans also started clocking her across other titles, tracing her path from supporting turns and younger versions of characters to more complex roles, and K-ent outlets singled her out with rising-star accolades that helped her name travel beyond Korea. Some drama databases already associate her with the dark psychological thriller *The Haunted Palace*, which only fueled more speculation about what kind of stories she gravitates toward, even if she isn’t top-billed. That mix of global phenomenon, genre credibility, and a filmography people are still piecing together is exactly the kind of recipe that sends someone’s name climbing up a list of most searched actors. | © Netflix

Isabela Merced the last of us cropped processed by imagy — 3. Isabela Merced

Type “Who plays Dina?” into a search bar and you instantly understand why Isabela Merced was everywhere in 2025. Her turn as Dina in *The Last of Us Season 2* gave the series a warm, grounded counterweight to all the grief and violence, and fans of the game were watching closely to see how she’d translate such a beloved character to live action. While that conversation was still raging, she swooped into the DC universe as Kendra Saunders, better known as Hawkgirl, in *Superman*, suddenly becoming a key part of James Gunn’s fresh comic-book lineup and earning plenty of “give her a solo movie” chatter. Add that to the goodwill she carried in from *Alien: Romulus* and *Turtles All the Way Down,* and you had viewers bouncing between prestige TV, sci-fi horror, YA drama, and superhero spectacle just to keep up with her. Industry press started labeling her a “drama star to watch” and including her in power-of-young-Hollywood roundups, which only made those searches more frequent. Merced didn’t just have a good year — she had the kind of year that convinces people to learn your name properly and remember it. | © HBO

Lewis pullman thunderbolts cropped processed by imagy — 2. Lewis Pullman

Some actors land one giant franchise role and coast; Lewis Pullman used his to kick open several doors at once, which is how he wound up near the top of Google’s actor rankings. The big headline was his jump into the Marvel sandbox as Robert “Bob” Reynolds, also known as Sentry, in *Thunderbolts** — a character with enough raw power and internal chaos to keep comic fans debating for months. At the same time, he continued building a more offbeat résumé, with projects like the animated or voice-driven *Goodnight Universe* and his attachment to the adaptation of *Remarkably Bright Creatures* giving him an interesting foothold in both genre fare and softer, literary material. Interviews, festival appearances, and think pieces ranking his “best performances so far” kept resurfacing older work like *Skincare* and *The Line*, inviting more people to catch up. The result was a year where his name floated between blockbuster speculation and cinephile conversations, which is exactly the overlap that makes search numbers climb fast. | © Marvel Studios

Cropped Anora — 1. Mikey Madison

Whenever a single film owns both awards season and the group-chat discourse, the actor at its center is destined to dominate search — which is precisely what happened with Mikey Madison and *Anora*. By the time the movie had collected a Palme d’Or, swept major critics’ lists, and then stormed into the Oscars to take Best Picture and a Best Actress statuette for Madison, curiosity about her had gone way beyond cinephile circles. Viewers wanted to know how she built Ani, how much of the role was research and how much was instinct, and what it does to your life when an indie about a New York sex worker suddenly becomes the film everyone is arguing about. Meanwhile, Google’s own Year in Search **crowned *Anora* the most searched movie of 2025**, which meant every spike of interest in the film dragged Madison’s name along with it. Ongoing interviews, talk-show appearances, an SNL hosting gig, and news of her circling new projects like a wild *Masque of the Red Death* reimagining and the thriller *Reptilia* kept the momentum rolling. By the end of the year, “Mikey Madison” wasn’t just another credit; it was shorthand for the performance that defined the movie everybody had looked up at least once. | © A24

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Every year, Google quietly reveals what the world has been obsessively typing into search bars at 2 a.m., and 2025 was no exception. This time, a handful of actors managed to hijack our curiosity with new roles, unexpected scandals, or that mysterious quality that makes you whisper, “Okay fine, I’ll look them up.” And if you’re curious to know what were the most searched movies, TV series, or video games, we got you — but first, let’s talk actors.

What follows isn’t a clinical data rundown; it’s more like peeking at the internet’s collective mood board. These names rose to the top not through algorithms alone, but through the delightful chaos of fandoms, surprise hits, and the occasional headline that made everyone stop scrolling. So settle in — the charts have spoken, and the lineup might surprise you.