Sunday, July 18, 2010

Top Ten Favorite Actors

A few days ago while playing some futbol with the co-workers, we began discussing favorite actors, and I realized I didn't have a strong list. Therefore I decided to put together this well thought-out list of my top ten favorite actors. I like these actors not only because of their great acting, but because of the characters they create, their versatility in roles, and most importantly their style... The Movies in Green are ones I have not seen yet... Coming later will be my Top Ten favorite Actresses and Directors...

10. Kevin Spacey

Notable Movies: Seven, The Usual Suspects, LA Confidential, American Beauty, The Life of David Gale, Beyond the Sea, Superman Returns, 21, Recount

Notable Roles: John Doe, Roger Verbal Kint/Keyser Soze, Lester Burnham , Bobby Darin, Lex Luthor , Ron Klain

Academy Awards: 2 Wins (The Usual Suspects, American Beauty)






"The Greatest Trick the Devil ever Pulled was Convincing the World he didn't exist."







9. Heath Ledger

Notable Movies: Ten Things I Hate About You, The Patriot, A Knight's Tale, Casanova, Lords of Dogtown, Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight

Notable Roles: Ned Kelly, Giacomo Casanova, Skip Englbom, Ennis del Mar, The Joker

Academy Awards: 1 win (The Dark Knight) 1 Nomination (Brokeback Mountain)






"Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars. I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it. You know, I just... do things."











8. Al Pacino

Notable Movies: The Godfather, Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, And Justice for All, Scarface, Dick Tracy, The Godfather Part III, Scent of a Woman, Angels America, Ocean's Thirteen

Notable Roles: Michael Corleone , Frank Serpico , Sonny Wortzik , Tony Montana , Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice , Roy Cohn

Academy Awards: 1 win (Scent of a Woman) 7 Nominations (The Godfather, Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, And Justice for All, Dick Tracy, Glengarry Glenn Rose)






"There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me, keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."








7. Tom Hanks

Notable Movies: Big, A League of their Own, Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Road to Perdition, Catch Me if you Can, The Terminal, The Da Vinci Code, Charlie Wilson's War, Angels and Demons

Notable Roles: Andrew Beckett , Forrest Gump , Woody , Captain John H. Miller , Victor Navorski, Professor Robert Langdon , Charlie Wilson

Academy Awards: 2 Wins (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) 3 Nominations (Big, Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away)



"I Don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental, like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it's both."










6. Denzel Washington

Notable Movies: Cry Freedom, Glory, Malcolm X, Philadelphia, Courage Under Fire, Remember the Titans, The Hurricane, Training Day, John Q, Man on Fire, American Gangster

Notable Roles: Malcolm X, Coach Herman Boone, Alonzo Harris, John Q , John Creasy, Frank Lucas

Academy Awards: 2 Wins (Glory, Training Day) 3 Nominations (Cry Freedom, Malcolm X, The Hurricane)





"See, ya are what ya are in this world. That's either one of two things. Either your somebody, or you aint nobody."








5. Robert DeNiro


Notable Movies: The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, The Untouchables, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino, Meet the Parents, The Good Shepard

Notable Roles: Vito Corleone, Travis Bickle, Michael Vronsky, Jake LaMotta, Al Capone, Jimmy Conway, Max Cady

Academy Awards: 2 Wins (The Godfather Part II, Raging Bull) 4 Nominations (Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Awakenings, Cape Fear)




"I make him an offer he don' refuse. Don' worry"











4. Russell Crowe


Notable Movies: LA Confidential, The Insider, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, Cinderella Man, A Good Year, 310 to Yuma, American Gangster, Robin Hood

Notable Roles: Officer Wendell Bud White, Jeffrey Wigand, Maximus Decimus Meridius, John Nash , Captain Jack Aubry , Jim Braddock, Richie Roberts , Robin Hood

Academy Awards: 1 win (Gladiator) 2 Nominations (The Insider, A Beautiful Mind)



"Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line! Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead. Brothers, what we do in life. echoes in eternity."







3. Liam Neeson


Notable Movies: Schindler's List, Michael Collins, Les Miserables, Star Wars: Phantom Menace, Gangs of New York, Kinsey, Kingdom of Heaven, Batman Begins, The Chronicles of Narnia

Notable Roles: Oscar Schindler, Michael Collins, Jean Valjean, Qui-Gon Jinn, Alfred Kinsey, Godfrey of Ibelin, Ra's al Ghul, Aslan, Zeus

Academy Awards: 1 Nomination (Schindler's List)






"My father was fond of saying you need three things in life- a good doctor, a forgiving priest, and a clever accountant. The first two, I've never had much use for."












2. Leonardo DeCaprio


Notable Movies: What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Titanic, Catch Me if you Can, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Blood Diamond, The Departed, Shutter Island, Inception

Notable Roles: Jack Dawson, Frank William Abigal Jr, Amsterdam Vallon, Howard Hughes, Danny Archer, William Billy Costigan

Academy Awards: 3 Nominations (What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Aviator, Blood Diamond)






"Sometimes I truly fear that I... am losing my mind. And if I did it... it would be like flying blind."










1. Johnny Depp

Notable Movies: Edward Scissorhands, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Ed Wood, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Sleepy Hollow, Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Public Enemies

Notable Roles: Edward Scissorhands, Edward Wood, Ichabod Crane, Hunter S. Thompson, Captain Jack Sparrow, Sir James Matthew Barrie, Willy Wonka, Sweeny Todd, John Dilinger

Academy Awards: 3 Nominations (Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland, Sweeny Todd)





"I was raised on a farm in Mooresville, Indiana. My mama ran out on us when I was three, my daddy beat the hell out of me cause he didn't know no better way to raise me. I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you. What else do you need to know?"

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