Favorite Actors - Top 5

[DIRTY_SANCHEZ]

Hi all just wondered who are you current favorites actors in the biz, mine are in no particular order:

1.Johnny Depp - Chocolat etc
2.Steve Buscemi - Fargo etc
3.Colin Farrell - Tigerland etc
4.Jake Gylenhall - Donnie Darko
5.Jason Lee - Anything he's in

Also like John Tuturro, Vincent Cassel and John Cusack.

[Denyse]

Ben Affleck
Kevin Spacey
George Clooney
Tom Hanks
Colin Farrell

[marksiwel]

Will Ferrel (just for comedy)
Ben Affleck
Brad Pitt
Spacey (He defines the word actor, all the while without being a jackass)

[code6enterprises]

Will Ferrel
John C. McGinly - Dr. Cox from Scrubs
Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty, not one of his best moves, and yes I said moves)
Jason Lee
Sean Connery

[Omaru]

I nor particular order also

Steve Buscemi
Will Farrel
Jim Carrey
Kevin Spacey
Keifer Sutherland

[johnbamforth]

here we go
in no order

bruce willis
christian bale
wawrick davis
robert englund
mark whalberg

[themysca]

Ben Affleck
Kennegh Brannagh (especially in his Shakesperian flicks)
Matt Damon
Ian Mckuellen
James Stewart

[colcake]

charleston heston
steve buscemi
uma thurman
kevin spacey
Sean connery

[Spike_Spiegel]

No order

Al Pacino
Edward Norton
Bruce Lee /forums/images/icons/grin.gif
Christian Bale
Bill Murray

[jayandbobrock]

jason mewes:hes a funny guy
colin farrell:phone booth
seth green:the italian job
ben affleck:every movie
martin lawerence:national security

I also think mark whailberg,will smith and mike myers are good actors

[Psyche]

kevin spacey
kenneth brannaugh (sp?)
mel gibson
dunno if this counts but the whole monty python crew
eddie izzard

[Efexeye]

In no particular order:
Bobby Deniro
Jack Nicholson
Patrick Stewart
Ian McClellan (McKellan?)
Sam Neill

[Monkeyforahead]

- Kevin Spacey
- Ray Liotta
- John Cusack
- De Niro
- Bruce Campbell, not so much for his acting, he normally just has bit parts as a B-actor, but he's an awesome guy. Met him, read his book, seen most of his movies, he's just a cool guy all in all. And he was BORN to play Ash /forums/images/icons/smirk.gif

[karmattack]

Damn, Monkey, you almost got appluase from me again. Who are you? Where did you come from?

John Cusack
Brad Pitt
Paul Newman
Dustin Hoffman
Ewan McGregor

Honorable mention: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly, Ed Norton, Jason Lee, and [sometimes] Tom Cruise.

[Razorback]

I try not to associate with the actor... just the part that actor plays.

Some of my favorite performances have been by Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor, Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson... oh it goes on and on I might as well just go with those. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

RB

[karmattack]

<I try not to associate with the actor... just the part that actor plays.> Dude, who are you? James Lipton?
JUST KIDDING, oh master of the poopshoot post. Don't hurt me.

Good call on Leo and Daniel Day-Lewis. Leo was awesome in The Beach, This Boy's Life, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape. As far as Daniel Day-Lewis goes...once in a while I watch a movie that makes me want to be the lead character and I find myself leaving the theater acting a little bit like them. For instance, Chow Yun-Fat in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones, Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon [no, I'm not kidding], Campbell Scott in Singles, and finally Daniel Day-Lewis in Last of the Mohicans.

[psychofiend]

Charlie Chaplin
Johnny Depp
Quentin Tarrintino
Gunnar Hansen

[Omaru]

Kevin Spacey
Brad Pitt
Steven Seagal*
Matt damon
Sean Connery
Hugh Jackman

*actually I very opposite of like him, so h was more of a red herring.

[ozchick]

hard to answer as my likes tend to go in waves (ie out sight out of mind!)...

John Cusack
Ewan Mcgregor
Matthew Mcconoughey
Colin Farrell
I'm leaving the 5th spot free for when Andrew Mccarthy makes his big comeback. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[Monkeyforahead]

Woah, Kevin Spacey seems to be a hot pick.

[Mighty_Wingman]

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Whew ! that was close.

I can't belive no one said :
1) Gary Oldman . This guy can play anything and make you believe it. From prissy english royalty to Sid Vicious to a Detroit street pimp, and no one mentions him ?
2) Edward Norton . Can go from a doe eyed catholic school boy to a vicious killer in the blink of an eye. He was mentioned, at least .
3)Denzel Washington . From a run away slave joining the Union army to a crooked streetwise narc this guy is always so damned entertaining I'll watch movies I have no interest in just for his performance.
4) Liv Tyler. Oh so easy on the eyes and " LotR " would not be what it is without her, Few can carry that Elven grace the way she does .And I wouldn't be half as excited about " Jersey Girl " if not for her.
5) John Cusack. From a bumbling, suicidal teenager to a grumpy , self centered,vinyl shill, to a psychotic mass murderer with multiple personality disorder.
Beat that .

Before anyone informs me that all these actors have stinkers in their closets. Who doesn't ?

And while I agree with alot of you that Kevin Spacey is a Fine actor I've never been able to forgive him for cutting off Gwenneth Paltrows' head.

And please don't hate me for reviving this thread.

[Asteban]

<font color="green"> I really don't agree with Wingman, that much....only with what he said about Edward Norton. I realy can't stand Liv Tyler, she looks like a horse in LotR and I think the movie would have been wonderful without her, just as the books were wonderful without Arwen....Any of you who have seen the movie and haven't read the books, Arwen was only mentioned about once if even that in the books. ANYWAY!!! </font color>

<font color="green"> 1) Johnny Depp: He's got to be the most versatile actor around. Just take a look at the movies he's been in. </font color>

<font color="blue"> 2) Russell Crowe: A lot of people don't like him, but I believe that he is an amazing actor. He kicked ass in Gladiator. He was amazing in A Beautiful Mind. I have yet to see Master and Commander but I've known about it, and have been waiting for it, for over a year, and it looks so wonderful. </font color>

<font color="blue"> 3) Edward Norton: AAAA.....mazing. That's all I have to say. Well, I guess I lied. In my opinion one of the only actors I've seen that could give Johnny Depp a run for his money in versatility....Depp would still win though. </font color>

<font color="red"> 4) Billy Boyd: I don't know WHY, but I just LOVE him. He's so great in LotR as Pippin. I couldn't imagine anyone else in that role. And then there's his accent..... I love Scottish folk. </font color>

<font color="red"> 5) Sean Connery: This is just given. He's Sean Connery...who doesn't love him? And once again.....SCOTTISH! I love their accents so much. He's an amazing actor. I've only seen him in one bad movie, although I'm sure that he's been in quite a few bad ones....in fact he's been in every movie ever made. I make note to point him out...hahaha. He's an extra a lot of the time. </font color>

There are many other good ones too that are not on my top 5, but I also like Jake Gyllenhaal(Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies), Al Pacino(loved Scarface) Robert De Niro(not a huge fan but he was great in The Untouchables) and Andy Garcia(same as De Niro).

<font color="green"> HAPPY THANKSGIVING! </font color>