Favorite Actors

1. Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Roy Rush was born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, to Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. His mother was of German descent and his father had English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. ...

Favorite performances: Lionel Logue in The King's Speech, The Marquis de Sade in Quills, Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Cpt. Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Sir Francis Walsingham in Elizabeth 1 & 2, Harry Plummer in The Banger Sisters, Supt. Francis Hare in Ned Kelly, Virgil Oldman in The Best Offer

2. Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor | The Master

Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport to Marilyn (Loucks), a lawyer and judge, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a Xerox employee, and was mostly of German, Irish, English and Dutch ancestry. After becoming involved in ...

Favorite performances: Fr. Brendan Flynn in Doubt, Truman Capote in Capote, Andy Hanson in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, "Miss Rusty" Zimmerman in Flawless, Sandford "Sandy" Lyle in Along Came Polly, Lancaster Dodd in The Master, Nurse Phil Parma in Magnolia, Owen Davian in Mission: Impossible III, Lester Bangs in Almost Famous, Joseph Turner White in State and Main, Young Craps Player in Hard Eight

3. Mads Mikkelsen

Actor | Hannibal

Mads Mikkelsen's great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a banker.

Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success Pusher (1996), he slowly grew ...

Favorite performances: Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal, David Andernach in Die Tür/The Door, Lucas in Jagten/The Hunt, H. Overgård in Arctic, Svend in De grønne slagtere/The Green Butchers, Jacob Stolze in En kort en lang/Shake It All About, Jacob Petersen in Efter brylluppet/After the Wedding, Duncan "The Black Kaiser" Vizla in Polar, Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, Young Jacob in Nu/Now, Tonny in Pusher 1 & 2

4. John Malkovich

Actor | Being John Malkovich

John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, newly founded by his friend Gary ...

Favorite performances: Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman, Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons, Marvin Boggs in Red & Red 2, Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom in Con Air, Sheriff Vogel in Cut Bank, "Himself" in Being John Malkovich, Laurence Darling in The Wilde Wedding, Mitch Leary in In the Line of Fire, Aaron Ramsey in The Survivalist, Teddy "KGB" in Rounders

5. Brad Dourif

Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Gaunt character actor Brad Dourif was born Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. He is the son of Joan Mavis Felton (Bradford) and Jean Henri Dourif, a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was three years old, ...

Favorite performances: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Hazel Motes in Wise Blood, Younger Brother in Ragtime, Dep. Clinton Pell in Mississippi Burning, Dr. Amos "Doc" Cochran in Deadwood, James Venamun/The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III, Luther Lee Boggs in The X-Files, Al Bert in Critters 4, Daddy in Wildling, Sam Kramer/David Bell in Spontaneous Combustion, The Man in Malignant, The Duty Doctor in Nightwatch, Sgt. Leonard "Mat" Matlovich in Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force, The Alien in The Wild Blue Yonder, Jack Dante in Death Machine, Charles Lee Ray/"Chucky" in the Child's Play/Chucky franchise, Dr. Thomas Wheedon in Senseless

6. Tom Hanks

Producer | Cast Away

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...

Favorite performances: Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump, Cpt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger in Sully, Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile, Cpt. John Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Prof. G.H. Dorr in The Ladykillers, Eamon Bailey in The Circle, James Donovan in Bridge of Spies

7. Al Pacino

Actor | Serpico

Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.

He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi)...

Favorite performances: Michael Corleone in The Godfather series, Francis Lionel "Lion" Delbuchi in Scarecrow, Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon, Lt. Col. Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman, Arthur Kirkland in ...And Justice for All, Lt. Vincent Hanna in Heat, Antonio "Tony" Montana in Scarface, Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, "Meyer Offerman" in Hunters, Danny Collins in Danny Collins, Simon Axler in The Humbling, Richard "Ricky" Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross, "Himself" in Jack and Jill, Walter Abrams in Two for the Money

8. Christoph Waltz

Actor | Django Unchained

Christoph Waltz is an Austrian-German actor. He is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained (2012). For each performance, he won...

Favorite performances: Col. Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds, Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained, Dr. Dyson Ido in Alita: Battle Angel, Ulrich Mott in Georgetown, Qohen Leth in The Zero Theorem, Hans Kortmann in Das Geheimnis im Wald, "Regus Patoff" in The Consultant, Alan Cowan in Carnage

9. Peter Capaldi

Actor | Doctor Who

Peter Capaldi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Nancy (Soutar) and Gerald John Capaldi. His parents owned an ice cream business. He is of Italian (from his paternal grandfather), Scottish, and Irish descent. Capaldi attended drama classes and was accepted into the Glasgow School of Art. After ...

Favorite performances: The 12th Doctor in Doctor Who, Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It, Luke Wakefield in Mr Wakefield's Crusade, Dr Pete in The Field of Blood, Gaius Grieves/The Thinker in The Suicide Squad, Max Roy in House of 9

10. Jack Nicholson

Actor | Chinatown

Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through ...

Favorite performances: Randle Patrick "R.P."/"Mac" McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dr. Buddy Rydell in Anger Management, Jack Torrance in The Shining, Frank Costello in The Departed, P.I. Jake "J.J." Gittes in Chinatown, Robert "Bobby" Eroica Dupea in Five Easy Pieces, Freddy Gale in The Crossing Guard, Jonathan Fuerst in Carnal Knowledge, Garrett Breedlove in The Evening Star, Col. Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men

11. Robert Englund

Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street

Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series. He has starred alongside Oscar-winners Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon ...

Favorite performances/appearances: Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise + Freddy vs. Jason, Inʞubus in Inʞubus, Stuart Lloyd in The Last Showing (accent notwithstanding), Willie Doust in Red, Ian Essko in Zombie Strippers, Eli Giles in Black Swarm, Hezekiah Confab in The Moleman of Belmont Avenue; as himself on True Terror with Robert Englund

12. Bryan Cranston

Actor | Breaking Bad

Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...

Favorite performances: Walter White in Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul, Dalton Trumbo in Trumbo, Hal in Malcolm in the Middle, Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way, Tim Sacksky in The King of Queens, Philip Lacasse in The Upside, Jack O'Donnell in Argo, Judge Michael Desiato in Your Honor

13. Johnny Depp

Actor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one ...

Favorite performances: Cpt. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 1-4, Morton "Mort" Rainey in Secret Window, Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 1 & 2, CST Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, Sam in Benny & Joon, Agt. Sands in Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Imaginarium Tony 1 in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Det. Guy Lapointe in Tusk

14. Ian McShane

Actor | Deadwood

A natural at portraying complex villains, anti-heroes, and charming heavies, Ian McShane is the classically trained, award-winning actor who has grabbed attention and acclaim from audiences and critics around the world with his unforgettable gallery of scoundrels, kings, mobsters and thugs.

And, now...

Favorite performances: Al Swearengen in Deadwood, Mr. Wednesday in American Gods, Meredith in 44 Inch Chest, Lovejoy in Lovejoy, Amphiaraus in Hercules, Ron Parfitt in Cuban Fury, Sheriff Leland Kilbaught in The Hollow Point, Teddy Bass in Sexy Beast, Vincent Hardwick in Too Scared to Scream, Harry Brown in The Wild and the Willing, Ragnar Sturlusson (voice) in The Golden Compass

15. Michael C. Hall

Actor | Dexter

Michael C. Hall was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Janice (Styons), a guidance counselor, and William Carlyle Hall, who worked for IBM. Michael is a graduate of NYU's Master of Fine Arts program in acting. He is known for the titular character "Dexter" in Dexter (2006) and as mortician "David ...

Favorite performances: David Fisher in Six Feet Under, Dexter Morgan in Dexter & Dexter: New Blood, David Kammerer in Kill Your Darlings, Richard Dane in Cold in July, Ken Castle in Gamer

16. Andrew Lincoln

Actor | The Walking Dead

Andrew Lincoln is a British actor. Lincoln spent his early childhood in Hull, Yorkshire before his family relocated to Bath, Somerset when he was age 10. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School in Bath, and then the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. His father is a civil engineer...

Favorite performances: Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead & TWD: The Ones Who Live and Simon Casey in Teachers

17. Heath Ledger

Actor | Brokeback Mountain

When hunky, twenty-year-old heart-throb Heath Ledger first came to the attention of the public in 1999, it was all too easy to tag him as a "pretty boy" and an actor of little depth. He spent several years trying desperately to sway this image, but this was a double-edged sword. His work comprised ...

Favorite performances: The Joker in The Dark Knight, Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Dan in Candy, Ned Kelly in Ned Kelly, Harry Faversham in The Four Feathers, Anthony "Tony" Shepard in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Jacob Grimm in The Brothers Grimm

18. Samuel L. Jackson

Actor | Pulp Fiction

Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), ...

Favorite performances: Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, Lazarus in Black Snake Moan, The Octopus in The Spirit, Foley in The Samaritan, Stephen in Django Unchained, Carl Lee Hailey in A Time to Kill, Elijah Price/Mr. Glass in the Unbreakable series, Det. Lorenzo Council in Freedomland, Abel Turner in Lakeview Terrace, George Washington Williams in The Legend of Tarzan, S.A. Derrick Vann in The Man, Mitchell "Mitch" Henessey in The Long Kiss Goodnight, Sam in Fresh, Det. P.K. Highsmith in The Other Guys, Dr. Harry Adams in Sphere, Monroe in Strictly Business

19. Ewan McGregor

Actor | Moulin Rouge!

Ewan Gordon McGregor was born on March 31, 1971 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, to Carol Diane (Lawson) and James Charles McGregor, both teachers. His uncle is actor Denis Lawson. He was raised in Crieff. At age 16, he left Morrison Academy to join the Perth Repertory Theatre. His parents ...

Favorite performances: Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episodes 1-3 & Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mark Renton in Trainspotting 1 & 2, Phillip Morris in I Love You Phillip Morris, Alex Law in Shallow Grave, Elmont in Jack the Giant Slayer, Catcher "Catch" Block in Down with Love, Roman Sionis/Black Mask in Birds of Prey, Michael in Perfect Sense, Norman Warne in Miss Potter, Seymour "Swede" Levov in American Pastoral

20. Michael Shannon

Actor | Take Shelter

Michael Corbett Shannon was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Geraldine Hine, a lawyer, and Donald Sutherlin Shannon, an accounting professor at DePaul University. His grandfather was entomologist Raymond Corbett Shannon.

Shannon began his professional stage career in Chicago. His ...

Favorite performances: Curtis LaForche in Take Shelter, Peter Evans in Bug, John Givings in Revolutionary Road, Dex Lasorda in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Col. Richard Strickland in The Shape of Water, Donnie in Machine Gun Preacher, Avery Shaw in Law & Order: SVU, Det. Bobby Monday in Premium Rush, Cpt. John Beatty in Fahrenheit 451, Mr. Green in The Night Before, Greg Buehl in 8 Mile

21. Willem Dafoe

Actor | Spider-Man

Having made over one hundred films in his legendary career, Willem Dafoe is internationally respected for bringing versatility, boldness, and daring to some of the most iconic films of our time. His artistic curiosity in exploring the human condition leads him to projects all over the world, large ...

Favorite performances: S.A. Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints, Max Schreck/Count Orlok in Shadow of the Vampire, Jesus in The Last Temptation of Christ, Thomas Wake in The Lighthouse, Vincent Van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate, Lionel "Elvis" Cormac in Daybreakers, Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin in Spider-Man & Spider-Man: Far from Home

22. Ralph Fiennes

Actor | The Constant Gardener

Actor Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born on December 22, 1962 in Suffolk, England, to Jennifer Anne Mary Alleyne (Lash), a novelist, and Mark Fiennes, a photographer. He is the eldest of six children. Four of his siblings are also in the arts: Martha Fiennes, a director; Magnus ...

Favorite performance: Francis "D." Dolarhyde in Red Dragon, Amon Göth in Schindler's List, M. Gustave H. in The Grand Budapest Hotel, David Hare in Beat the Devil, Justin Quayle in The Constant Gardener, Chef Julian Slowik in The Menu, Mark Antony in Antony and Cleopatra, Michael Berg in The Reader, Lenny Nero in Strange Days, Harry Waters in In Bruges

23. Malcolm McDowell

Actor | A Clockwork Orange

Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943 in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Edna (McDowell), a hotelier, and Charles Taylor, a publican. His father was an alcoholic. Malcolm hated his parents' ways. His father was keen to send his son to private school to give him a good start in life...

Favorite performances: Alexander "Alex" DeLarge/Burgess in A Clockwork Orange, H.G. Wells in Time After Time, Max Gunter in Voyage of the Damned, Michael "Mick" Travis in if.... & O Lucky Man!, Kesslee in Tank Girl, Teddy K. in In Good Company, Dr. Tolian Soran in Star Trek: Generations, Prof. Cornwallis in Community, Cpt. Harry Flashman in Royal Flash, Prof. Gordon Haig in Some Kind of Beautiful

24. Javier Bardem

Actor | Skyfall

Javier Bardem belongs to a family of actors that have been working on films since the early days of Spanish cinema.

He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. His maternal grandparents were...

Favorite performances: Raoul Silva/Tiago Rodriguez in Skyfall, Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls, Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men, Det./Capt. Agustín Rejas in The Dancer Upstairs, Ramón Sampedro in The Sea Inside, Reiner in The Counselor, Felix Marti in The Gunman, Felix Reyes-Torrena in Collateral

25. James Caan

Actor | Thief

A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.

He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) ...

Favorite performances: Edward "Ed" Deline in Las Vegas, Paul Sheldon in Misery, Frank in Thief, Brian Piccolo in Brian's Song, Santino "Sonny" Corelone in The Godfather 1 & 2, Roy Sweeney in Flesh and Bone, Harold Grainey in The Good Neighbor, "Jolly" Villano in Kiss Me Goodbye, Jonathan E. in Rollerball, Richard "Dick" Kanipsia in Slither, Anthony "Tony" Archer in Hawaii Five-0, Jimmy "Killer" Kilgannon in The Rain People, Axel Freed in The Gambler, Jim McKinney in Death Valley Days

26. Gene Hackman

Actor | The French Connection

Eugene Allen Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California, the son of Anna Lyda Elizabeth (Gray) and Eugene Ezra Hackman, who operated a newspaper printing press. He is of Pennsylvania Dutch (German), English, and Scottish ancestry, partly by way of Canada, where his mother was born. After ...

Favorite performances: Brill/Edward Lyle in Enemy of the State, S.A. Rupert Anderson in Mississippi Burning, Henry Hearst in Under Suspicion, John Herod in The Quick and the Dead, Max Millan in Scarecrow, Rev. Frank Scott in The Poseidon Adventure, Sen. Kevin Keeley in The Birdcage, Harry Zimm in Get Shorty, Jedediah "Jed" Ward in Class Action, Sam Cayhall in The Chamber, Col. Jason Rhodes in Uncommon Valor, "Buzz" Lloyd in Marooned

27. Bill Nighy

Actor | Love Actually

Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon.

At school,...

Favorite performances: Billy Mack in Love Actually & Red Nose Day Actually, Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3, Viktor in the Underworld series, Gen. Friedrich Olbricht in Valkyrie, Philip in Shaun of the Dead, Leo Argyll in Ordeal by Innocence, James Lake in About Time, Thomas Jerome Newton in The Man Who Fell to Earth, Mr Woodhouse in Emma., Edmund Brundish in The Bookshop

28. Sam Rockwell

Actor | Moon

Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which ...

Favorite performances: Sam Bell in Moon, Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, William "Wild Bill" Wharton in The Green Mile, Victor Mancini in Choke, Watson Bryant in Richard Jewell, Mr. Right/Francis Munch in Mr. Right, Charley Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Owen in The Way, Way Back, Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Douglas "Doug" Varney in Better Living Through Chemistry, Kenny Waters in Conviction, Gary in A Case of You

29. Freddie Highmore

Actor | Finding Neverland

Freddie Highmore is an English actor who came to prominence for his roles in Five Children and It (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

He was born Alfred Thomas Highmore in Camden Town, London, England, to Sue (Latimer), a talent agent, and Edward Thomas ...

Favorite performances: Dr. Shaun Murphy in The Good Doctor, Norman Bates in Bates Motel, Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Evan Taylor/August Rush in August Rush, Jared & Simon Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles

30. John Goodman

Actor | 10 Cloverfield Lane

John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as ...

Favorite performances: Howard Stambler in 10 Cloverfield Lane, Dan Conner in Roseanne & The Conners, Charlie Meadows/Karl Mundt in Barton Fink, Harling Mays in Flight, Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski, Bones Darley in Death Sentence, Judge Joe Tolliver in The Jack Bull, Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove

31. Will Smith

Producer | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Willard Carroll "Will" Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden ...

Favorite performances: William "Will" Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Richard Williams in King Richard, Ben/Tim Thomas in Seven Pounds, Howard Inlet in Collateral Beauty, Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness, Dr. Bennet Omalu in Concussion, Paul in Six Degrees of Separation, Bagger Vance in The Legend of Bagger Vance

32. Michael Rooker

Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy

Michael Rooker was born on April 6, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama. When he was thirteen, his parents divorced and he went with his mother to live in Chicago. He caught the acting bug while attending college, and began appearing in local stage productions. On first breaking into film, his intensity and "...

Favorite performances: Merle Dixon in The Walking Dead, Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Yondu Odonta in Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2, Jared Svenning in Mallrats, Jamie Yost in Law & Order, Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger, Church in The Marine 2, Gary in The Trigger Effect, Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder, Charles "Chick" Gandil in Eight Men Out

33. Peter Dinklage

Actor | Game of Thrones

Peter Dinklage is an American actor. Since his breakout role in The Station Agent (2003), he has appeared in numerous films and theatre plays. Since 2011, Dinklage has portrayed Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011) . For this he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a...

Favorite performances: Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, Marlowe Sawyer in Nip/Tuck, Frank Lovett in Death at a Funeral, Eddie "Fireblaster" Plant in Pixels, Ronald/"Renault" in The Boss, Gerard in A Case of You

34. Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor | Inception

Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s,...

Favorite performances: Calvin Candie in Django Unchained, Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street, James "Jim" Carroll in The Basketball Diaries, Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can, Arnie Grape in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, Howard Hughes in The Aviator, Fee "The Kid" Herod in The Quick and the Dead, Frank Wheeler in Revolutionary Road, Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby

35. Daniel Brühl

Actor | Rush

Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he ...

Favorite performances: Niki Lauda in Rush, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler in The Alienist, Fredrick Zoller in Inglourious Basterds, Lukas in 2 Days in Paris, Daniel in Colonia, Ernst Schmidt in The Cloverfield Paradox

36. Roy Scheider

Actor | Jaws

Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance. Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, ...

Favorite performances: Chief Martin Brody in Jaws 1 & 2, Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, Mark Ford Brady in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Agt. Henry "Doc" Levy in Marathon Man, Det. Buddy Manucci in The Seven-Ups, Frank Ligourin in Klute, Harry Mitchell in 52 Pick-Up

37. Crispin Glover

Actor | What Is It?

While he's never been a typical leading man, Crispin Glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing personalities in the movie business. His unusual characters and personal projects have inspired a cult-like following that has dubbed him both madman and genius.

The son of actress and...

Favorite performances: Willard Stiles in Willard, Mr. World in American Gods, Phil in Hot Tub Time Machine, Luc Chaltiel in Lucky Day, The Thin Man in Charlie's Angels 1 & 2, Jimmy Mortimer in Friday the 13th Pt. 4, Willy in Epic Movie

38. Jamie Foxx

Actor | Collateral

Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy...

Favorite performances: Ray Charles in Ray, Walter "Johnny D." McMillian in Just Mercy, Nathaniel Ayers Jr. in The Soloist, Jamie King in The Jamie Foxx Show, Will Stacks in Annie, Django Freeman in Django Unchained, Willie Beaman in Any Given Sunday, Hassan El Ruk'n in The Great White Hype

39. Michael Sheen

Actor | Masters of Sex

Even though he had burned up the London stage for nearly a decade--and appeared in several films--Michael Sheen was not really "discovered" by American audiences until his critically-acclaimed turn as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1999 Broadway revival of "Amadeus".

Sheen was born in Newport, Wales...

Favorite performances: David Frost in Frost/Nixon, Dr. Martin Whitly in Prodigal Son, Aziraphale in Good Omens, Miles Maitland in Bright Young Things, Roland Blum in The Good Fight, Lucian in Underworld 1 & 3, Castor/Zuse in Tron: Legacy, Bill Carroll in Beautiful Boy, William Trench in The Four Feathers

40. Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor | 12 Years a Slave

English actor, writer and director Chiwetel Ejiofor is renowned for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He is also known for playing Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things...

Favorite performances: Solomon Northrup in 12 Years a Slave, The Alien/"Faraday" in The Man Who Fell to Earth, Lola in Kinky Boots, Luke in Children of Men, John Loomis in Z for Zachariah, Dr. Adrian Helmsley in 2012, Dewey Hughes in Talk to Me, Victor Sweet in Four Brothers

41. Morgan Freeman

Actor | Driving Miss Daisy

With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Morgan was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mayme Edna (Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber. The young Freeman...

Favorite performances: Ellis "Red" Redding in The Shawshank Redemption, Prin. Joe Clark in Lean on Me, God in Bruce Almighty, Thaddeus Bradley in Now You See Me 1 & 2, The Boss in Lucky Number Slevin, Pres. Tom Beck in Deep Impact, Him in 10 Items or Less, Sgt. Mjr. John Rawlins in Glory, Carter Chambers in The Bucket List, Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr. in Street Smart, Det. Alex Cross in Kiss the Girls & Along Came a Spider

42. Michael Landon

Actor | Little House on the Prairie

Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, on Saturday, October 31st, 1936, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. In 1941, he and his family moved to Collingswood, New Jersey.

When Eugene was in high school, he participated -- and did very well -- in track and field, especially javelin throwing, ...

Favorite performances: Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright in Bonanza, Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven, Tad Cameron in Tales of Wells Fargo, Alan Horn/White Hawk in Cheyenne, Tony Rivers in I Was a Teenage Werewolf

43. Anthony Perkins

Actor | Psycho

Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City, to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins, an actor of both stage and film. His father died when he was five. Anthony's paternal great-grandfather was engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony. Perkins attended the Brooks School, the Browne & ...

Favorite performances/appearances: Norman Bates in the Psycho series, Josef K. in Le procès/The Trial, Joshua "Josh" Birdwell in Friendly Persuasion, Abel Guevez de Argensola in Green Mansions, Jim Piersall in Fear Strikes Out, Rev. LaSalle in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, Ray Blent in Tall Story, Sean McAvoy in Mahogany, John Cerruti in Winter Kills, Arthur Johnson in A Demon in My View; as himself on Chillers

44. Matt Smith

Actor | Doctor Who

Matt Smith is an English actor who shot to fame in the UK aged 26 when he was cast by producer Steven Moffat as the Eleventh Doctor in the BBC's iconic science-fiction adventure series Doctor Who (2005).

Matthew Robert Smith was born and raised in Northampton, the son of Lynne (Fidler) and David ...

Favorite performances: The 11th Doctor in Doctor Who, Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon, Charles Manson in Charlie Says, Parson Collins in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Danny Foster in Party Animals

45. Kyle Chandler

Actor | Argo

Kyle M. Chandler is an Emmy-winning American actor who was born in Buffalo, New York in 1965. He resides in the United States with his wife, Kathryn Chandler, and their two children, Sawyer and Sydney. Some of his most notable credits include "Friday Night Lights" (Friday Night Lights (2006)), "...

Favorite performances: Gary Hobson in Early Edition, Coach Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights, The Searcher in The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, Brooks Davis in Game Night, John Driscoll in The Day the Earth Stood Still, Agt. Patrick Denham in The Wolf of Wall Street

46. Michael Emerson

Actor | Saw

Michael Emerson was born on September 7, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for Saw (2004), Lost (2004) and Person of Interest (2011). He has been married to Carrie Preston since September 5, 1998.

Favorite performances: Harold Finch in Person of Interest, Dr. Leland Townsend/Jake Perry in Evil, Benjamin "Ben" Linus in Lost, Ted in Claws, Zep Hindle in Saw, Allan Shaye in Law & Order: SVU, Gerry Rankin in Law & Order: CI, Bosco in Playing by Heart

47. David Tennant

Actor | Doctor Who

Widely considered as one of the greatest stage and screen actors of his generation both in his native Scotland and internationally, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. He is of Scottish ...

Favorite performances: The 10th Doctor in Doctor Who, Peter Vincent in Fright Night, Crowley in Good Omens, DI Peter Carlisle in Blackpool

48. John Leguizamo

Actor | Moulin Rouge!

Fast-talking and feisty-looking John Leguizamo has continued to impress movie audiences with his versatility: he can play sensitive and naïve young men, such as Johnny in Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991); cold-blooded killers like Benny Blanco in Carlito's Way (1993); a heroic Army Green Beret, ...

Favorite performances: Paul in Vanishing on 7th Street, Benny Blanco in Carlito's Way, Chi-Chi Rodriguez in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, The Violator in Spawn, Julian in The Happening (yep), Atticus in The Hollow Point, Felix De La Pena in The Take, Cholo DeMora in Land of the Dead, Tybalt Capulet in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Agt. Jacob Vazquez in Waco, Beck in Assault on Precinct 13

49. William Sadler

Actor | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

William Thomas Sadler was born on April 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, to Jane and William Sadler. He began his acting career in New York theaters, appearing in more than 75 productions over the course of 12 years. His roles included that of Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning ...

Favorite performances: Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Frank Brayker in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption, Jim in The Mist, Kyle Devlin in Law & Order: CI, Sgt. John McGarrett in Hawaii Five-0, Fr. Andy in Bull

50. Colin Firth

Actor | A Single Man

Colin Andrew Firth was born into an academic family in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. His mother, Shirley Jean (Rolles), was a comparative religion lecturer at the Open University, and his father, David Norman Lewis Firth, lectured on history at Winchester University College (formerly King Alfred's...

Favorite performances: Bertie/King George VI in The King's Speech, Mike/Ben in Before I Go to Sleep, Harry Hart/Galahad in the Kingsman series, Maxwell "Max" Perkins in Genius, Sam Mulliner in Supernova, Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton in Dorian Gray, George Falconer in A Single Man

51. Cillian Murphy

Actor | 28 Days Later...

Striking Irish actor Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, the oldest child of Brendan Murphy, who works for the Irish Department of Education, and a mother who is a teacher of French. He has three younger siblings. Murphy was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. He went on to study law ...

Favorite performances: Jim in 28 Days Later..., Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer, Martin Kennedy in Retreat, Jackson Rippner in Red Eye, Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in Batman Begins, Ivan Kunning in Aloft, Emmett in A Quiet Place Part II, Raymond Leon in In Time

52. Dylan Baker

Actor | Happiness

Dylan Baker was born on October 7, 1959 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Happiness (1998), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Selma (2014). He has been married to Becky Ann Baker since September 6, 1987. They have one child.

Favorite performances: Steven Wilkins in Trick 'r Treat, Bill Maplewood in Happiness, Jonathan Bendel in Simply Irresistible, Ed Smart in The Elizabeth Smart Story, Biff Simpson in Hunters, Martin Geller in Head of State, Dr. David Arata in Chicago Fire

53. James Cromwell

Actor | L.A. Confidential

Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon University, James Cromwell is the son of film director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson. He studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon, and went into the theatre (like his parents) doing everything from ...

Favorite performances: George Sibley in Six Feet Under, Dr. Arthur Arden in American Horror Story: Asylum, Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact, Lt. Gen. Joseph "Joe" Campbell in The General's Daughter, WA Hal Moores in The Green Mile, Terence Parker in Cowgirls 'n Angels, Dr. Farrington in Maude, Harve Miller in Little House on the Prairie

54. Kevin Bacon

Actor | Footloose

Kevin Norwood Bacon was born on July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ruth Hilda (Holmes), an elementary school teacher, and Edmund Norwood Bacon, a prominent architect who was on the cover of Time Magazine in November 1964.

Kevin's early training as an actor came from The Manning Street. ...

Favorite performances: Agt. John "Jackie" Rohr in City on a Hill, Nick Hume in Death Sentence, Henri Young in Murder in the First, Jorge Christophe in Beauty Shop, Valentine "Val" McKee in Tremors, Jack Brennan in Frost/Nixon

55. Jim Carrey

Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...

Favorite performances: Steven Russell in I Love You Phillip Morris, Fletcher Reede in Liar Liar, Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura 1 & 2, Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog, Steve Gray in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Truman Burbank in The Truman Show, Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber 1 & 2

56. Terrence Howard

Actor | Crash

Terrence Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Anita Jeanine Williams (née Hawkins) and Tyrone Howard. He was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His love for acting came naturally, through summers spent with his great-grandmother, New York stage actress Minnie Gentry. He later began his acting career ...

Favorite performances: Djay in Hustle & Flow, Cameron Thayer in Crash, Lucious Lyon in Empire, Coach Jim Ellis in Pride, Lt. Lincoln Scott in Hart's War, Lt. Green in Four Brothers, Det. Sean Mercer in The Brave One, Bama in Get Rich or Die Tryin', Quentin Spivey in The Best Man

57. Benicio Del Toro

Actor | Sicario

Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. A favorite of film buffs, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest Mexican policeman in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000).

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Favorite performances: Det. Lt. Jack "Jackie Boy" Rafferty in Sin City, Jerry Sunborne in Things We Lost in the Fire, Toby Jay Wadenah in The Pledge, Alejandro Gillick in Sicario, DJ in Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi

58. Edward Norton

Actor | Fight Club

American actor, filmmaker and activist Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.

His mother, Lydia Robinson "Robin" (Rouse), was a foundation executive and teacher of English, and a daughter of famed real estate developer ...

Favorite performances: Will Graham in Red Dragon, The Narrator in Fight Club, Aaron Stampler/Roy in Primal Fear, Derek Vinyard in American History X, Lester "Worm" Murphy in Rounders, Mike Shiner in Birdman, Lionel Essrog in Motherless Brooklyn, Izzy LaFontaine in Modern Family, Alan Isaacman in The People vs. Larry Flynt

59. John Cusack

Actor | Grosse Pointe Blank

John Cusack is, like most of his characters, an unconventional hero. Wary of fame and repelled by formulaic Hollywood fare, he has built a successful career playing underdogs and odd men out--all the while avoiding the media spotlight. John was born in Evanston, Illinois, to an Irish-American ...

Favorite performances: Mike Enslin in 1408, Craig Schwartz in Being John Malkovich, David Gordon in Martian Child, Adam Yates in Hot Tub Time Machine, Robert Hansen in The Frozen Ground, George "Buck" Weaver in Eight Men Out, Eddie Thomas in America's Sweethearts

60. Mark Wahlberg

Producer | The Fighter

American actor Mark Wahlberg is one of a handful of respected entertainers who successfully made the transition from teen pop idol to acclaimed actor. A Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for The Departed (2006) who went on to receive positive critical reviews for his performance in The Fighter (...

Favorite performances: Sgt. Sean Dignam in The Departed, Jack Salmon in The Lovely Bones, James Silva in Mile 22, Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights, Bobby Mercer in Four Brothers, Mickey in The Basketball Diaries, Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Melvin Smiley in The Big Hit, Det. Terry Hoitz in The Other Guys, Micky Ward in The Fighter

61. Stanley Tucci

Actor | Big Night

Actor Stanley Tucci was born on November 11, 1960, in Peekskill, New York. He is the son of Joan (Tropiano), a writer, and Stanley Tucci, an art teacher. His family is Italian-American, with origins in Calabria.

Tucci took an interest in acting while in high school, and went on to attend the State ...

Favorite performances: Dill Penderghast in Easy A, Sean in Burlesque, George Harvey in The Lovely Bones, The Professor in Patient Zero, David Ruskin in Monk, Paul Child in Julie & Julia, Caesar Flickerman in The Hunger Games series, Tusker Mulliner in Supernova, Dave Kingman in America's Sweethearts

62. Don Cheadle

Actor | Crash

Donald Frank Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family: mother Bettye (née North), a teacher; father Donald Frank Cheadle Sr., a clinical psychologist; sister Cindy; and brother Colin. After graduating from high...

Favorite performances: Martin "Marty" Kaan in House of Lies, Maurice "Mo" Monroe in Black Monday, Ralph "Petey" Greene in Talk to Me, Det. Graham Waters in Crash, Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda, Perry in MADtv, Buck Swope in Boogie Nights, Basher Tarr in the Ocean's series, L.D. in Bulworth, Agt. Montel Gordon in Traffic

63. David Morse

Actor | The Green Mile

David Morse, a 6' 4" tall blue-eyed blond who performed on stage for 10 years before breaking into film, has become established as a respected supporting, character actor and second lead.

He was born the first of four children of Charles, a sales manager, and Jacquelyn Morse, a schoolteacher, on ...

Favorite performances: Brutus "Brutal" Howell in The Green Mile, Robert Turner in Disturbia, John Booth in The Crossing Guard, Mike Webster in Concussion, Joe Roberts in The Indian Runner, Gideon Ferguson in The Slaughter Rule, Jerry Maxwell in Inside Moves, Lou in Hounddog, Ex-CIA Agent in World War Z, Everett Palmer in Dreamer

64. Hugo Weaving

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria, to English parents Anne (Lennard), a tour guide and teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. During his early childhood, the ...

Favorite performances: Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Eddie Fleming in The Interview, V in V for Vendetta, Agent Smith in The Matrix series, Old Georgie + multiple in Cloud Atlas

65. William H. Macy

Actor | Fargo

William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, while his performance in Fargo earned a nomination for the ...

Favorite performances: Charles "Charlie" Gigot in The Wool Cap, Donnie Smith in Magnolia, Frank Gallagher in Shameless, Walt Price in State and Main

66. Greg Kinnear

Actor | As Good as It Gets

Greg Kinnear was born on June 17, 1963, in Logansport, Indiana, USA to Edward Kinnear, a career diplomat with the US State Department, and Suzanne (nee Buck) Kinnear, a homemaker. He has two brothers -- James, vice president-investments at Wachovia Securities in Arizona who was born in 1957, and ...

Favorite performances: Simon Bishop in As Good As It Gets, Bob Crane in Auto Focus, Terry Phelps in Shining Vale, Richard Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine, Dr. Benjamin Hobart in Friends, Dr. Phil McGuire/"Spiros" in Phil, Capt. Lane Pendleton in The Twilight Zone

67. Eddie Redmayne

Actor | Les Misérables

British actor Eddie Redmayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor (for The Theory of Everything (2014)).

Edward John David Redmayne was born and raised in London, England, the son of Patricia (Burke) and Richard Charles Tunstall Redmayne, a businessman. His great-grandfather was Sir Richard ...

Favorite performances: Eddie Kreezer in Hick, Jack Jackson in The Pillars of the Earth, Colin Clark in My Week with Marilyn, Marius in Les Misérables, Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts series, Osmund in Black Death

68. Michael Clarke Duncan

Actor | The Green Mile

Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised on Chicago's South Side by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let ...

John Coffey in The Green Mile, Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon in The Slammin' Salmon, Dr. Holland in George Lopez, Jerome Burnett in Two and a Half Men, Augy in Redemption Road, Duane Taylor in The Challenger, Wilson Fisk/Kingpin in Daredevil, Craps Player in Friday, "Bear" Curlene in Armageddon

69. Patrick Wilson

Actor | The Phantom of the Opera

Patrick Joseph Wilson was born in Norfolk, Virginia and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, the son of Mary Kathryn (Burton), a voice teacher and professional singer, and John Franklin Wilson, a news anchor.

Wilson has a B.F.A. in Drama from Carnegie-Mellon University. His theater work has produced ...

Favorite performances: Don Champagne in Home Sweet Hell, Jeff Kohlver in Hard Candy, Joe Harris in The Ledge, Josh Lambert in Insidious: Chapter 2, Ed Warren in The Conjuring series, Chris Mattson in Lakeview Terrace

70. Jason Flemyng

Actor | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Jason Flemyng was born on September 25, 1966 in Putney, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Deep Rising (1998). He has been married to Elly Fairman since June 6, 2008.

Favorite performances: Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Thomas Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Vadim in The Musketeers, Stumbo in Below, Brian in Bobby Z

71. David Morrissey

Actor | The Walking Dead

David Morrissey started acting at Everyman's Youth Theatre in Liverpool, where he was born and raised. He made an auspicious debut in One Summer (1983), a series about two Liverpool runaways. Following a degree at RADA, he worked with the theatre company Cheek By Jowl. He has also worked at theatre...

Favorite performances: DI Tom Thorne in Thorne, Philip Blake/The Governor/"Brian Heriot" in The Walking Dead, Ripley Holden in Blackpool, Jackson Lake in Doctor Who, Dr. Michael Glass in Basic Instinct 2, Murray Devlin in The Field of Blood

72. Evan Peters

Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse

Evan Peters was born in 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. When his father's job was transferred, the family moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan. There, Evan began taking acting classes and at age 15, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the ...

Favorite performances: Kai Anderson in AHS: Cult, Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver in the X-Men series, Kit Walker in AHS: Asylum, Jeff Wald in I Am Woman, Luke Cooper in The Office, Charlie Hillridge in Criminal Minds

73. Jackie Chan

Actor | Ngo si seoi

Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.

Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ...

Favorite performances: Mr. Han in The Karate Kid, Chief Inspector Yang Naing Lee in the Rush Hour series, "Steelhead" in Xin Su shi jian/Xīnsù Shìjiàn/Shinjuku Incident, Cpt. Huo An in Tian jiang xiong shi/Dragon Blade, Ngoc Minh Quan in The Foreigner, Bennie Chan in Jue di tao wang/Skiptrace

74. Jeff Goldblum

Actor | Jurassic Park

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley (Temeles), a radio broadcaster who also ran an appliances firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a doctor. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry.

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Favorite performances: Dr. Ian Malcolm in the Jurassic Park series, The Grandmaster in Thor: Ragnarok, David Jason in Deep Cover, Seth Brundle in The Fly, Scott Woolley in Will & Grace, Det. Zachary "Zack" Nichols in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, "Mac" in Earth Girls Are Easy

75. John Turturro

Actor | Fading Gigolo

Highly talented, lightly built American actor who always looks unsettled and jumpy has become a favourite of cult/arthouse film aficionados with his compelling performances in a broad range of cinematic vehicles.

Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian-American parents, Katherine (...

Favorite performances: John Shooter in Secret Window, Ambrose Monk in Monk, Carmine Falcone in The Batman, Chuck in Anger Management, Barton Fink in Barton Fink, Joey "Knish" in Rounders, Emilio Lopez in Mr. Deeds

76. Aldis Hodge

Actor | Black Adam

Aldis Hodge is a SAG Award-winning actor, who has built a dynamic career as a versatile performer shining in roles in both film and television. Hodge is perhaps best known for his role as Noah in the WGN hit series Underground (2016), starring alongside Jurnee Smollett and Christopher Meloni. ...

Favorite performances: Anthony "Tony" Woods in Clemency, ADA/DA Decourcy Ward in City on a Hill, Matthew Miles in Girlfriends, Will Thomas in What Women Want, James Lanier in The Invisible Man, Derwin Davis in Girlfriends

77. Robin Lord Taylor

Actor | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

A native of Shueyville, Iowa, Taylor is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Speech.

Robin Lord Taylor has appeared in several acclaimed television series, such as The Walking Dead (2010), Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) The Good Wife (2009) and ...

Favorite performances: Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in Gotham, Nick in Kevin Can F**k Himself, Julian Lambrick in Would You Rather, Sam in The Walking Dead, Cedric Stuber in Law & Order

78. Tim Robbins

Actor | Mystic River

Born in West Covina, California, but raised in New York City, Tim Robbins is the son of former The Highwaymen singer Gil Robbins and actress Mary Robbins (née Bledsoe). Robbins studied drama at UCLA, where he graduated with honors in 1981. That same year, he formed the Actors' Gang theater group, ...

Favorite performances: Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption, Jacob Singer in Jacob's Ladder, Col. Nic Vos in Catch a Fire, Hamilton Bartholomew/Cpt. Carson Dyle in The Truth About Charlie, Staff Sgt. Fred Cheaver in The Lucky Ones, William Fenimore/Oliver Lang in Arlington Road, Griffin Mill in The Player, Nick Beam in Nothing to Lose, Phil Blumburtt in Howard the Duck

79. Dustin Hoffman

Actor | Tootsie

Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, ...

Favorite performances: Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels in Tootsie, Lenny Bruce in Lenny, Enrico "Ratso"/"Rico" Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy, Bernie Focker in Meet the Fockers, Thomas "Babe" Levy in Marathon Man, Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate, Prof. Jules Hilbert in Stranger than Fiction

80. Derek Luke

Actor | Antwone Fisher

Derek Luke was born on April 24, 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Antwone Fisher (2002), Glory Road (2006) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). He has been married to Sophia Adella Luke since April 4, 1999. They have one child.

Favorite performances: Patrick Chamusso in Catch a Fire, Antwone Fisher in Antwone Fisher, Bobby Joe Hill in Glory Road, Greg Taylor in American Refugee, Bobby in Pieces of April, Dr. Miles Bourdet in HawthoRNe, Joshua "Josh" Hardaway in Madea Goes to Jail

81. Chris Cooper

Actor | Adaptation.

Christopher Walton Cooper was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mary Ann (Walton), a homemaker, and Charles Sherwood Cooper, a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the US Air Force. His parents were from Texas, where Cooper was raised.

Educated at the University of Missouri school of ...

Favorite performances: Charlie Aiken in August: Osage County, John Laroche in Adaptation., Col. Frank Fitts in American Beauty, Tex Richman in The Muppets

82. Cary Elwes

Actor | Saw

Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, the third son of interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Georgina Kennedy and the late portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes. He is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was raised in London and attended ...

Favorite performances: Westley in The Princess Bride, Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the Saw series, Sir Edgar in Ella Enchanted, "Tom Cruise" in Family Guy, Mjr. Cabot Forbes in Glory, Lord Arthur Holmwood in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Det. Nick Ruskin in Kiss the Girls, Alex Pankhurst in Ghost Light, Sidney Truex in Law & Order: SVU, Nathan in Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

83. John Larroquette

Actor | Night Court

John Bernard Larroquette, is an all-around American actor known for his roles in both drama and comedy. He became well-known as Deputy District Attorney Dan Fielding in the NBC sitcom "Night Court" (1984-1992; 2023-present), a role that earned him four straight Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor...

Favorite performances: Reinhold/Daniel "Dan" Fielding in Night Court, Carl Sack in Boston Legal, Frank Beckerson in Parks and Recreation, Mike "Mac" McBride in the McBride series, Jenkins in The Librarians

84. Peter Krause

Actor | Six Feet Under

Peter William Krause was born on August 12, 1965, in Alexandria, Minnesota. Both his parents were teachers, and he has a sister and brother. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota. He graduated in 1987 from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, with a degree in English literature. In ...

Favorite performances: Nathaniel "Nate" Fisher Jr. in Six Feet Under, Cpt. Bobby Nash in 9-1-1, Adam Braverman in Parenthood, Peter Connelly in 3rd Rock from the Sun

85. Warwick Davis

Actor | Willow

English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. (Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance broker. Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism. He was educated at City of London Freemen's School. When he ...

Favorite performances: Lubdan/The Leprechaun in the Leprechaun series, "Porridge" in Doctor Who, Old Hamm in Jack the Giant Slayer, Willow Ufgood in Willow

86. Tony Curran

Actor | Calibre

Tony Curran was born on December 13, 1969 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Calibre (2018), Deadwood: The Movie (2019) and Outlaw King (2018). He has been married to Mai Curran since August 13, 2011.

Favorite performances: Damon Caylor in Night Stalker, Vincent Van Gogh in Doctor Who, Rodney Skinner in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alex Rodney in Flight of the Phoenix, King Stephen in The Pillars of the Earth, Brett Swann in SEAL Team

87. Steve Buscemi

Actor | Fargo

Steve Buscemi was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Dorothy (Wilson), a restaurant hostess, and John Buscemi, a sanitation worker. He is of Italian (father) and English, Dutch, and Irish (mother) descent. He became interested in acting during his last year of high school. After graduating, he moved to...

Favorite performances: Garland Greene in Con Air, Danny McGrath in Billy Madison, Carl Showalter in Fargo, Donny Kerabatsos in The Big Lebowski, Chet in Barton Fink, Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs, Buscemi in Desperado, "Art Masterson" in ER, "Rockhound" in Armageddon

88. Ken Leung

Actor | Old

Ken Leung was raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side in New York City. His family moved to Midwood, Brooklyn where he grew up before finishing high school in Old Bridge, New Jersey. He attended NYU and studied acting with Catherine Russell and Nan Smithner, then briefly with Anne ...

Favorite performances: Leon Tao in Person of Interest, Sang in Rush Hour, Det. Steven Sing in Saw, Lloyd Bowman in Red Dragon

89. Ken Watanabe

Actor | The Last Samurai

Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959 in Uonuma, Japan. Both of his parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy. He became interested in acting at the age of 24, when a director of England's National Theater Company, where he was studying, told him ...

Favorite performances: Katsumi Hosokawa in Bel Canto, Chairman Ken Iwamura in Memoirs of a Geisha, Dr. Ishiro Serizawa in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Cpt. Tanaka in Shanghai, Takumi Nakamura in The Sea of Trees

90. Charles S. Dutton

Actor | Gothika

Charles S. Dutton was born on January 30, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Gothika (2003), Alien³ (1992) and A Time to Kill (1996). He was previously married to Debbi Morgan.

Favorite performances: P.I. Ken Karsch in Secret Window, Off. Leonard Norton in Mimic, Willis Richland in Cookie's Fortune, Percy Walker in Legion, Sonny Rothmiller in A Low Down Dirty Shame, Huey in Nick of Time

91. Dan Aykroyd

Writer | Ghostbusters

Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...

Favorite performances: Elwood Blues in The Blues Brothers, Louis Winthorpe III in Trading Places, Sgt. Joe Friday in Dragnet, Augustus "Gus" Trenor in The House of Mirth, Roman Craig in The Great Outdoors, Lance Agensky in Diamonds

92. Richard Dawson

Self | Family Feud

Richard Dawson was born Colin Lionel Emm on November 20, 1932 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. When he was 14, he joined the Merchant Navy and served for three years. During that time, he made money boxing. He had to lie about his age and remain tough so the older guys would not hassle him. In the ...

Favorite performances/appearances: Cpl. Peter Newkirk in Hogan's Heroes, Damon Killian in The Running Man, Roger Stambler in McMillan & Wife; as himself on Match Game and Family Feud (barring any '70s-'80s inappropriate touching or nonconsensual kissing, b/c with consent, it's cute; without, it's anything but)