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Another one of my famous lists- this one counting down our favorite actors and actresses. For this list, I am not basing it off of quantitative ratings of every movie of every actor (see this thread Average Ratings of All Movies From an Actor/Actress Game Thread).
The reason I am not doing that is because an actor can be great in a movie (see Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Nocturnal Animals" (2.5/5 stars), while the movie can be dragged down by a litany of other factors (poor story, poor direction, poor supporting actors, etc.)
Also, for this list, we are counting actors/actresses' works solely in film and television. I thought about including Broadway, but I think that is unfair considering the esoterica that can be inherent in plays.
So, in conclusion, my list and hopefully yours is based on a qualitative feeling of who you feel is the greatest actor/actress of all time. If you want to rate actors/actresses based on every movie they've been in, check out my other thread. You can also include some HM's if you'd like.
Without further ado,
1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Michael Shannon
3. Jake Gyllenhaal
4. Christian Bale
5. Bryan Cranston
6. Denzel Washington
7. Jack Nicholson
8. Matthew McConaughey
9. James Stewart
10. Ryan Gosling
11. Alan Rickman
12. Paul Newman
13. Idris Elba
14. Russell Crowe
15. Brad Pitt
16. Liam Neeson
17. Phillip Seymour Hoffman
18. Samuel L. Jackson
19. Kevin Spacey
20. Tom Hanks
The reason I am not doing that is because an actor can be great in a movie (see Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Nocturnal Animals" (2.5/5 stars), while the movie can be dragged down by a litany of other factors (poor story, poor direction, poor supporting actors, etc.)
Also, for this list, we are counting actors/actresses' works solely in film and television. I thought about including Broadway, but I think that is unfair considering the esoterica that can be inherent in plays.
So, in conclusion, my list and hopefully yours is based on a qualitative feeling of who you feel is the greatest actor/actress of all time. If you want to rate actors/actresses based on every movie they've been in, check out my other thread. You can also include some HM's if you'd like.
Without further ado,
1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Michael Shannon
3. Jake Gyllenhaal
4. Christian Bale
5. Bryan Cranston
6. Denzel Washington
7. Jack Nicholson
8. Matthew McConaughey
9. James Stewart
10. Ryan Gosling
11. Alan Rickman
12. Paul Newman
13. Idris Elba
14. Russell Crowe
15. Brad Pitt
16. Liam Neeson
17. Phillip Seymour Hoffman
18. Samuel L. Jackson
19. Kevin Spacey
20. Tom Hanks