List Your Favorite Actors: and why?

[MrChug]

What does it say about your personality? Who will DRIVE you to the theater with reckless abandon, and who intrigues you no matter who they play? Come on...give a little of yourself, it'll be fun.

1. Morgan Freeman
2. Anthony Hopkins
3. Kevin Spacey
4. Will Ferrell
5. Kevin Kline
6. Steve Carrell (can pull off almost any role)
7. Don Cheadle
8. (believe it or not) Brad pitt in the right role
9. Ryan Gosling (Dude better get more roles or he's not gonna be the "prodigy" I think he is.)
10. Tony Shaloub (brilliant)

Then you have your comedic actors like Jonah Hill, Justin Long, Jim Carrey, etc. I could go on, but they aren't in my top 10. Who's in yours?

[MrChug]

I kinda figured no one wanted to reply because we might find out who can't afford to go to the movies...:D

[TwAnKiEs]

Jess Weixler - cuz she has teeth :hat

http://www.teethmovie.com/cast.html

[JMarkJohns]

I don't think I could do a top-10. Everyone is going to have greats like Hopkins, Washington and Freeman, so I'll just concede they are in my top-10.

In no particular order...

Christian Bale: His films are always interesting at the least, or amazing most typically. I've seen him in films since he was in his early teens in a handful of Shakespearean films, and love what he's done with my favorite comic hero, Batman.

Ethan Hawke: For three films, Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites and Training Day.

Matt Damon: For the Bourne films, for The Talented Mr. Ripley, for Dogma... and then the award-winning films he's been in, The Departed and Good Will Hunting.

Russell Crowe: I'm kind of souring on him. His films are always good, but he peaked with Gladiator. Where's the range? If there is a change in character, is very, very subtle from film to film. Still, I'll see every one of his films.

Will Ferrell: Classic comedian. Initially didn't quite get it when he was a Spartan or a suited-up dweeb at the Roxbury, but I get it now and his films always make me laugh.

With a few more films: Ben Foster... will likely join the ranks. His roles in Alpha Dog and 3:10 to Yuma were great.

With a few better roles can get back in: Ed Norton... The Illusionist went a long way to make up for The Italian Job, but now comes Incredible Hulk, which looks lame. Where is the actor who gave us American History X, Primal Fear, Fight Club and 25th Hour? Those four roles were GREAT.

For TV: Donald Faison... I know he's been in films (Clueless, Remember The Titans) but his role on Scrubs crack me up! Maybe it's as much the writing as it is him, but Faison delivers perfectly and really brings a ton of range to the character. Most of its over-the-top absurdity, but it works.

EDIT: I did forget Spacey. He's fantastic. well, save for Pay It Forward...

[JMarkJohns]

8. (believe it or not) Brad pitt in the right role
9. Ryan Gosling (Dude better get more roles or he's not gonna be the "prodigy" I think he is.)
10. Tony Shaloub (brilliant)

Then you have your comedic actors like Jonah Hill, Justin Long, Jim Carrey, etc. I could go on, but they aren't in my top 10. Who's in yours?

These three are quality choices. My gripe with Pitt is he settles for roles. His two best roles (for my money, anyways) are Legands Of The Fall and Fight Club. Each role was completely different. Now he's resting on "cool" ...

Gosling is really becoming a good actor. Fracture was great. I haven't seen Lars And The Real Girl, yet, but I intend to.

Shaloub is one of my favorites, but my biggest issue is that his movie roles aren't very big. Monk is great. It rivals Scrubs and Pysche as my favorite TV show, but in the end I just like Scrubs better, so even though Tony is a better actor than Donald, I went with the character that makes me laugh most.

[CuckingFunt]

In no particular order, and completely off the top of my head:

Morgan Freeman -- he's just the fucking man. A truly amazing actor, but would probably even make this list for his voice alone.

Robert De Niro -- some really odd movie choices, especially in recent years, but he's still awesome.

Don Cheadle -- I've been captivated by him as an actor since he first stole every fucking scene from Denzel Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress.

John C. Reilly -- I worry about him going too far down the Dewey Cox path, but his performance in Boogie Nights is enough to keep him on the list for a while.

Brad Pitt (also, in the right roles) -- it's so easy to tell when he's bored with/by a project and his performance can definitely suffer as a result. But, when he's good, I've been quite impressed with him as a dramatic actor and a comedic actor.

George Clooney -- admittedly, I've wanted to marry him since he was on "The Facts of Life," but I think he's proven himself as an actor, as well. Very good, and refreshingly subtle choices with his performances.

Matt Damon -- for some reason, there's a part of me that doesn't want to like him as much as I do, but I've been consistently impressed by him on and off screen. There's an intelligence that really comes across.

Jude Law -- get passed the pretty boy looks and he's been quite good in several films.

Christian Bale -- I think the first thing I saw him in was Little Women, and I've been impressed ever since.

Edward Norton -- bad choices recently, but he's still good.

Guy Pearce -- he just does not work enough. I think he's a fantastic actor.

Johnny Depp -- been good since the 80's. It's still shocking to me that his first Oscar nomination came from playing a drunken pirate.

Robert Downey, Jr. -- I've always loved him, and really hope that Iron Man will spark somewhat of a comeback.

Terrence Howard and Ryan Gosling are both getting there, but I need to see more.

[clambake]

benicio del toro should make some lists.

[mrsmaalox]

Easy for me to make a list but except for 1 and 2, there is no particular order

1. Vincent D'Onofrio---I love character actors; he's the ultimate chameleon

2. Kevin Spacey---he's awesome in drama or comedy

3. Jeremy Irons---just because

4. Michael Caine---always loved him, but Cider House Rules is classic

5. Chris Cooper---another excellent character actor

6. John Cusack---on the cusp of greatness

7. Robert Downey Jr.---Chaplin

8. Ryan Gosling---started moving up my list after Half Nelson

9. George Clooney---robbed by the Academy for Brother Where Art Thou?

10. Cary Grant---the dorkier he was the more I love him!!!

[monosylab1k]

DiCaprio. If he's good enough for Scorsese, that's all I need to know.

[E20]

Sylvester Stallone
Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee
Arnold Swchanger (sp)
Christian Bale (because of Batman)
Morgan Freeman

[Mister Sinister]

Paul Newman
Clive Owen
Morgan Freeman
Gregory Peck

[MajicMan]

No Denzel Washington? I would say Denzel, Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Russel Crowe, Tom Hanks

[1Parker1]

No Denzel Washington? I would say Denzel, Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Russel Crowe, Tom Hanks

Al Pacino hasn't had a good movie out in quite some time. I just saw that 88 minutes movie, complete crap.

[Heath Ledger]

Dane Cook not because he's a good actor but he proves that in America any gumpy retard looking dude can get rich and famous being a jackass and a horrible actor.

[CuckingFunt]

After thinking about this while vacuuming (yes, I'm a nerd), I realized that Clive Owen and Ewan McGregor should have been on my main list, and that Chiwetel Ejiofor should have been on my almost there list.

[mrsmaalox]

Dane Cook not because he's a good actor but he proves that in America any gumpy retard looking dude can get rich and famous being a jackass and a horrible actor.

Dane Cook is cute; but not Heath Ledger cute. Dane is like a playful boy cute.

And I forgot Sean Penn on my list; and Colin Firth.

[Shaolin-Style]

Christian Bale Dudes been in Equilibrium, American Psycho, and Batman.
Tommy Lee Jones, marshall movies, batman again, and several others
al pacino
Johnny Depp, even a boring movie like Secret Window was made entertaining to me by him
Wesley Snipes, Demolition Man, the marshalls movie, Art of War, the early Blade movies
Sylvester Stalone, rockys, rambos
jet li and jackie chan
Mel Gibson, what women want, braveheart, payback, the patriot
jim carrey
william ferrel
steve carrel
guilty pleasures: mark wahlberg and leonardo dicaprio
tom hanks
ian mckellan
viggo mortisan

[remingtonbo2001]

There have been some good names thrown out there, but I'm surprised at some of the names missing. Anyways, in no particular order...

Jim Carey- In Living Color, Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, Man on the Moon, Fun with Dick and Jane, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Trueman Show, Bruce Almighty

Dan Akroyd (Underrated, IMO)- SNL, Blues Brothers, Ghost Busters, Trading Places (classic)

Eddie Murphey- Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places

John Goodman- Roseanne, The Babe

Kevin Costner- The Postman (Great Movie), Tin Cup

Bruce Willis- Die Hard, Sixth Sense, The Last Boy Scout, Bandits(Great Movie), Pulp Fiction

Tom Hanks- Big (Classic), Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Sleepless in Seattle, Castaway, Toy Story

Sean Connary- James Bond, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, The Rock

Johnny Depp- Edward Sissorhands, Don Jaun DeMarco Pirates of the Carribean, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

John Candy- Uncle Buck, Cool Runnings, Canadian Bacon

[MrChug]

IMatt Damon: For the Bourne films, for The Talented Mr. Ripley, for Dogma... and then the award-winning films he's been in, The Departed and Good Will Hunting.

Russell Crowe: I'm kind of souring on him. His films are always good, but he peaked with Gladiator. Where's the range? If there is a change in character, is very, very subtle from film to film. Still, I'll see every one of his films.

Matt and Russell are a bit overrated, BUT JUST TO ME. Matt's gifted, talented and deserves to be in ANYONE'S Top 10 and Crowe's good but only in a Christian Bale kinda way (Batman Begins reference).

[MrChug]

These three are quality choices. My gripe with Pitt is he settles for roles. His two best roles (for my money, anyways) are Legands Of The Fall and Fight Club. Each role was completely different. Now he's resting on "cool" ...

Gosling is really becoming a good actor. Fracture was great. I haven't seen Lars And The Real Girl, yet, but I intend to.

Shaloub is one of my favorites, but my biggest issue is that his movie roles aren't very big. Monk is great. It rivals Scrubs and Pysche as my favorite TV show, but in the end I just like Scrubs better, so even though Tony is a better actor than Donald, I went with the character that makes me laugh most.

SO RIGHT...Pitt is limited, but good when he picks something within his range.

[atlfan25]

I kinda figured no one wanted to reply because we might find out who can't afford to go to the movies...:D

I figured no one would would reply after you said that.

[MajicMan]

Al Pacino hasn't had a good movie out in quite some time. I just saw that 88 minutes movie, complete crap.

Yeah but Godfather and Scarface rank up there among all time.

[MrChug]

Edward Norton -- bad choices recently, but he's still good.
Johnny Depp -- been good since the 80's. It's still shocking to me that his first Oscar nomination came from playing a drunken pirate.
Robert Downey, Jr. -- I've always loved him, and really hope that Iron Man will spark somewhat of a comeback.

Johnny Depp will go down as the next DeNiro...even better maybe. Fucker is so versatile he makes me sick (maybe my jealously coming thru).

Downey will always be a great but settling for comic book roles knocks him down a notch. He's still kindof a gawd though, but not in my top 10.

Ed Norton doesn't work enough, but his work has defined him. And defined him WELL.

[MrChug]

I figured no one would would reply after you said that.

Way to reply 21st then jackass...

[MrChug]

Sylvester Stalone-never really saw it till "Rocky Balboa" seriously
-jet li-gotta learn mandarin
-jackie chan-gotta learn contonese (or is it the other way around?)
-guilty pleasures: mark wahlberg and leonardo dicaprio: shit, gotta agree with you there...

[lefty]

Denzel Washington
Tom Hanks
Tim Robbins
Dustin Hofman
Jack Nicholson
Anthony Hopkins
Michael Caine
Al Pacino
Robert De Niro
Brad Pitt
Edward Norton
Daniel Day Lewis
Christopher Lee
Eliott Gould
Ian Holmes
John Goodman
Ben Stiller
Owen Wilson
Vince Vaughn
Michael Douglas
Benicio Del Toro
Jim Carrey
Jackie Chan
Gary Oldman
Fabricio Oberto

And that guy who played the tough dad in Amarican Beauty, Chris Cooper


Don't ask me why.

[CuckingFunt]

And that guy who played the tough dad in Amarican Beauty (not Kevin Spacey)


Chris Cooper, and he's a fantastic actor.

[Don Quixote]

Some of my favorites ...

Rob Schneider
Dane Cook
Madonna
Stallone
Gary Coleman

Willie Aames. (A good guy, and a GREAT actor)
Robert Blake
Christopher Atkins
Lorenzo Lamas
Tony Danza

Macaulay Culkin
Tom Arnold
Pauly Shore
Seagol
van Damme
Ben Affleck

[lefty]

Chris Cooper, and he's a fantastic actor.

Thanks, I always forget his name.

Yes, he is amazing

[MrChug]

Some of my favorites ...

Rob Schneider
Dane Cook
Madonna
Stallone
Gary Coleman

Willie Aames. (A good guy, and a GREAT actor)
Robert Blake
Christopher Atkins
Lorenzo Lamas
Tony Danza

Macaulay Culkin
Tom Arnold
Pauly Shore
Seagol
van Damme
Ben Affleck

Someone's on the way to your house to kick the fuck out of you...RIGHT NOW.

[Biggems]

In no particular order

Tom Cruise - Top Gun, Legend, Days of Thunder, A Few Good Men, Taps, Risky Business, Outsiders, Losin It, Color of Money, Cocktail, All the Right Moves, Jerry Maguire, Last Samarai, Collateral

Will Smith - I Robot, I am Legend, Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Men in Black, Shark Tale

Will Farrell - Old School, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, Saturday Night Live, A Night at the Roxbury, Wedding Crashers, Zoolander

Chevy Chase - Foul Play, Saturday Night Live, Funny Farm, Vacation Series, Nothing But Trouble, Memiors of the Invisible Man, Fletch, Fletch Lives, Spies Like Us

Dan Aykroyd - Trading Places, Spies Like Us, Dr Detroit, Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Saturday Night Live, Dragnet, Nothing But Trouble, Coneheads, The Great Outdoors, My Girl

Eddie Murphy - Trading Places, Delirious, Raw, Coming to America, Boomerang, Dr Dolittle, Nutty Professor, Beverly Hills Cop Trilogy, Shrek, Saturday Night Live, Harlem Nights

John Candy - Uncle Buck, Summer Rental, Planes Trains and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, Stripes, Spaceballs, Splash, Armed and Dangerous, Cool Runnings

Vince Vaughn - Wedding Crashers, Starsky and Hutch, DodgeBall, Swingers

Ben Stiller - Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Along Came Polly, Mystery Men, Dodgeball, Night at the Museum

Owen Wilson - Zoolander, Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, I Spy, Night at the Museum

Rick Moranis - Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, Little Giants, Spaceballs, Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Nicholas Cage - Raising Arizona, Valley Girl, Con Air, Face Off, Ghostrider, Trapped in Paradise, It Could Happen To You, The Rock, Gone in Sixty Seconds, National Treasure

Tom Hanks - Bachelor Party, Big, Splash, Volunteers, Money Pit, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, the Terminal, Dragnet, Bosom Buddies, Nothing in Common, Sleepless in Seattle, Youve Got Mail, The Da Vinci Code

John Cusack - Say Anything, One Crazy Summer, Serendipity, Gross Pointe Blanke, Hot Pursuit, The Sure Thing, Better Off Dead, Runaway Jury, High Fidelity

Morgan Freeman - Lean on Me, Along Came a Spider, The Shawshank Redemption, Kiss the Girls, High Crimes, Evan Almighty, The Sum of All Fears, The Big Bounce,

Ryan Reynolds - Van Wilder, Blade 3, Waiting, Two Guys A Girl and a Pizza Place, Just Friends, Smoking Aces, Buying the Cow

[remingtonbo2001]

For me, John Cusack and Nicholas Cage came in at #11 and #12. Both outstanding actors.

[Biggems]

I also enjoy Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Lawrence Fishburne, Sean Connery, Kevin Bacon, Christian Bale, Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, The Rock, Kurt Russell, Christian Slater and Jonah Hill

[leemajors]

John Turturro - Barton Fink
John Goodman ^^ LOOK UPON MEE!! I WILL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND!!
Stephen Root

[Mister Sinister]

In no particular order
Ryan Reynolds - Van Wilder, Blade 3, Waiting, Two Guys A Girl and a Pizza Place, Just Friends, Smoking Aces, Buying the Cow
He's also gonna be Deadpool in Wolverine.

[MrChug]

For me, John Cusack and Nicholas Cage came in at #11 and #12. Both outstanding actors.

SHIT! Victory to RTB2001...I hate losing but I also have to add the dude Ryan Reynolds too.

[lefty]

Can't believe I forgot to include Tom Hanks in my list :bang

[mrsmaalox]

Easy for me to make a list but except for 1 and 2, there is no particular order

1. Vincent D'Onofrio---I love character actors; he's the ultimate chameleon

2. Kevin Spacey---he's awesome in drama or comedy

3. Jeremy Irons---just because

4. Michael Caine---always loved him, but Cider House Rules is classic

5. Chris Cooper---another excellent character actor

6. John Cusack---on the cusp of greatness

7. Robert Downey Jr.---Chaplin

8. Ryan Gosling---started moving up my list after Half Nelson

9. George Clooney---robbed by the Academy for Brother Where Art Thou?

10. Cary Grant---the dorkier he was the more I love him!!!

Lefty reminded me I like Tim Robbins too.

[lefty]

Can't believe I forgot to include Tom Hanks in my list :bang

and gary oldman:bang

[JMarkJohns]

Matt and Russell are a bit overrated, BUT JUST TO ME. Matt's gifted, talented and deserves to be in ANYONE'S Top 10 and Crowe's good but only in a Christian Bale kinda way (Batman Begins reference).

Bale isn't overrated. He's severely underrated. Russell is overrated now, but his films are still very good. Not always because he's carrying them, though, unlike some films in the past. Damon is under or overrated. He just is. His dry wit really worked well in Dogma. He's was creepy as hell in The Talented Mr. Ripley and as Jason Bourne he freakin' kicks ass!

Bale doesn't typically do the standard Hollywood fare. Even this Batman stuff kind of rose to the levels of success. It certainly wasn't expected. Very few thought the series should be revised.

And whomever has said Guy Pearce, I'm with you 100%. Great actor. Wish he did more work.

[E20]

Oh yeah add in Steven Seagal and Charles Bronson for me, as well as JVD.

[The Internets]

Mark Wahlberg.

He's awesome.

The Brazilian Job (2008)
Shooter (2007)
We Own The Night (2007)
The Departed (2006)
Invincible (2006)
Four Brothers (2005)
Inside The Actors' Studio (TV series, one episode, as himself) (2004)
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Juvies (TV, narrator) (2004)
The Italian Job (2003)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Planet Of The Apes (2001)
Rock Star (2001)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
The Yards (2000)
Three Kings (1999)
The Corruptor (1999)
The Big Hit (1998)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Traveller (1996)
Fear (1996)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
Renaissance Man (1994)
Form, Focus, Fitness: The Marky Mark Workout (video) (1993)
The Substitute (1993)

[Heath Ledger]

Robert Downey Junior pWns all....

[MrChug]

I happen to go see every f'kn movie John Cusack is in, I think he's awesome, and people have said that my personality resembles him. Does that make him my favorite actor?

[manufor3]

daniel radcliffe
willem defo
tom cruise

[Thunder Dan]

Jack Nicholson because he is the best

[mrsmaalox]

I happen to go see every f'kn movie John Cusack is in, I think he's awesome, and people have said that my personality resembles him. Does that make him my favorite actor?

I don't know, but it could make you my favorite poster! :spin

[stretch]

Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Chris Cooper