Who is your favorite actor?
 

I know a lot of people are going to say Deniro and Pacino, and with good reason, but mine is Robert Downey Jr.

Weird Science made me pay attention, Less Than Zero made me really take notice and 2 Girls & A Guy put him on a whole different level to me.

Check out Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for a good movie that he stars in. It was an indie so it wasn' shown in most theaters.


Johnny Depp is the next best to me.

I don't really have one "favourite" actor. I'd have to say my tops are Jack Nicholson, Christopher Walken, and Paul Newman.

Good choices. Can't go wrong with any of em.

Nicholson of course. In recent years (like the last 15 or so) I've become a solid fan of Gene Hackman's work.
As well as Samuel L.

so many favorites though. Harrisson Ford, Clint Eastwood, I love Arnie's brand of humor and corny one-liners, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn (sexiest woman who ever lived)... and the list goes on.

Joe Pesci, he's hilarious in casino and a real asshole in goodfellas.

Joaquin Phoenix.

I love him.

His role as Johnny Cash is busting him out big time. I haven't seen it yet but I'm hearing nothing but great things about his performance from literally everyone.


Another guy who has blown me away with his acting roles lately is Geoffrey Rush. Damn that guy is a chameleon.

probably samuel l jackson

Kevin Spacey - another guy who's acting ability kicks major ass.

He was great in Glengarry Glen Ross :thumbsup

Deniro and Pachino are mine

I forgot about Buscemi, add him to my tops.

True. But I loved him long before that. :small-smi


My other favorite is John Malkovich.

Oh, and Pacino. He's top notch, too.

Morgan Freeman.

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1. Buscemi
2. Andy Garcia
3. Pacino

Pachino is the best

Something tells me your love for Joaquin has very little to do with acting.

Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, or Ralph Fiennes.

John Travolta in "Battlefield Earth"

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Jean Reno !

Johnny Depp is my pick too. He is a great actor and very versatile in the roles he plays. Nice pic. :)

I forgot about Jack Nicholson..he is right up there also

Hell yes, that guy's great.


Anthony Hopkins.

I said him already....


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:D

I have a ton of them, trust me. I'm a bit obsessed. :winkwink:

Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Mel Gibson - in no order.

Hanks , Depp , Gibson , Deniro , Stallone

Edward Norton and Christian Bale

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Alot of these guys have been mentioned but there are several missing from previous posts

In no particular order - these guys are REAL actors that absorb and become whatever role they play. Most of these guys are pretty famous but they are "Character Actors" by every sense of the words: (google is my friend :winkwink: )

Denzel Washington
Gary Oldman
Tim Roth
Robin Williams
Steve Buscemi
Edward Norton
Samuel L. Jackson
Dustin Hoffman
Harvey Keitel
John C. Reilly
Sean Connery
Deniro
Pacino
Tom Hanks
Tommy Lee Jones
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson
Morgan Freeman
Ed Harris
Christian Slater
George Clooney
Laurence Fishburne
John Travolta
Nicolas Cage
Anthony Hopkins
Matt Damon
Tommy Lee Jones
Delroy Lindo
Richard Gere
John Malkovich
Kevin Spacey
Christopher Walken

Up and comers breaking out (past few years):

Terrence Howard
Clive Owens
Joaquin Phoenix
Jamie Fox
Andre Braugher
Heath Ledger
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jeffrey Wright

:thumbsup :thumbsup

EDIT: Robert Downey Jr. belongs on the list - no doubt ... dude's got "chops"!

de niro for sure

yeah i know its cliche'd but De Niro and Pacino,,,loved them in the movie Heat

awesome flick....morgan freeman rocks too

Excellent list.

I was going to mention Ed Harris and Anthony Hopkins earlier as well.

Hopkins is a standout for decades!

:thumbsup :thumbsup

Johnny Depp

i cant go deep into this discussion cuz ive seen so many great actors.... id be busy all night naming em.
i can pick some who come to mind - micheal douglas (NOONE can play a desperate guy like him), christian slater, steve buscemi, ray liotta

Dane Cook - Waiting is by far a great and hilarious movie!

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Robert Dinero & AL Pacino also

Can't believe I forgot Billy Bob Thornton!

my favorite is mel gibson. he's very versatile, may it be drama, action, or comedy

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Charles Bronson.

"I dug seventeen tunnels.....with my face"

Mr Majestyk
Breakout
The DIrty Dozen
Death Wish

Just look at his career.

Fucking guy was great.

One of my favorites too. :thumbsup

Denzel. No question.