Top 50 Actors

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

No mention of who missed out...So keep your hopes up and lets get on with it....

(all stats according to imdb.com)

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50: Jean Reno

65 movies including Ronin and Leon.

Hamster's opinion: Extremely good character actor. Thoroughly deserves to be top 50 and puts a lot of this list to shame...

49: Daniel Day-Lewis

24 movies including My Left Foot (heavily disabled), My Beautiful Laundrette (gay), Last Of The Mohicans

Hamster's opinion: Said by many to be one of the very best character actors out there. Watch My Left Foot and realise he ain't disabled in any way...

48: Sean Pertwee

68 movies and TV appearances including Dog Soldiers, Equilibrium and 51st State (and the voice of Hakhar in Killzone)

Hamster's opinion: I'm a fan of his work, especially in Dog Soldiers. Gritty, English no-nonsense type. Good working actor, but could never carry a film on his own.

47: Antonio Banderas

68 movies and TV appearances including Desperado, Mask Of Zorro and Play It To The Bone

Hamster's opinion: Never particularly liked his style but I've not got a problem with him being on the list.

46: Harrison Ford

59 movies and TV appearances including Star Wars, Indiana Jones and The Fugitive

Hamster's opinion: He's just always been there. He IS Indiana Jones, he IS Han Solo. He's in no way a hero of mine but he's earned his fanbase through fine acting displays. Lose the earring.

[VerbalPuke]

I'm glad to see Daniel Day Lewis, but I'm dissapointed in his position. I loved his performance in Last of the Mohicans, but he deserves a higher spot for his role in Gangs of New York.

Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York is one of the best villians I have ever seen.

[TGC]

Ford was brilliant in films such as The Mosquito Coast and Witness, not to mention Blade Runner, but his most recent efforts have been atrocious. I was a fan for years, but he's lost a lot in the last decade.

Daniel Day Lewis is an acting god. I have to agree that he deserves to be on the list, but he also deserves to be much higher up.

Jean Reno is great in everything he does, even if the films are complete and utter shit. Yes, that includes Godzilla.

So far so good.

[Laice07]

Thats a great beginning! Looking forward to the rest of the list.

[gunnar hendershow]

Definitely a great start.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

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45: William Shatner

188 movies and TV appearances including loads of Star Treks and Miss Congeniality.

Hamster's opinion: My jury is out as to whether Shatner can actually ACT. His performance in Miss Congeniality says he probably can.

44: Anthony Hopkins

99 movies and TV appearances including Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal and Nixon

Hamster's opinion: I'm not a big fan unfortunately although I thought he was great in The Road To Wellville as Dr. Kellogg.

43: Christopher Walken

108 movies and TV appearances including Catch Me If You Can, The Prophecy and plenty of other supporting roles...

Hamster's opinion: Last time I did one of these he was top 5. A very very good actor no mistake, but his cult following usually pushes him higher than he should be.

42: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

43 movies and TV appearances including Third Rock From The Sun, Brick and Mysterious Skin

Hamster's opinion: Found fame in Third Rock. Proved himself to be an incredible young actor. Younger than me :ohwell:

41: Sean Bean

80 movies and TV appearances including Sharpe, Ronin and Lord Of The Rings ('tis a gift!)

Hamster's opinion: Who'da thunk it? A gruff speaking Sheffield-actor becoming ladies heart-throb in the excellent Sharpe and launching a decently growing movie career. I love the guy.

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Edited December 4, 2006 by ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster

[figos]

Glad to see Sean Bean making it!

[gunnar hendershow]

I'm really surprised to see Walken so low, as you said he is such a huge cult figure.

[TMM]

Good start so far. Except I've never seen that kid from Third Rock in anything else BUT Third Rock. Oh, and Sean Bean should be much higher.

[zero]

Levitt? Hopkins and Walken that low? SHATNER?!?!?!?!?!

Don't get me wrong, I love Shatner, but he does not belong on this list. I'm waiting for Steven Segal now. First round was much better.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Segal belongs here for being one of the best comedic actors of the 1990s.

[Zaz]

Sean Bean is one of, if not my favourite, actors ever. Seeing Walken there is also great, though I hoped those two would be higher.

[Ace]

JGL deserves it for just sharing the same last name as a certain awesome EWB member

And I love Shatner in Boston Legal. Am I the only one in that group?

[Liam]

Glad to see Sean Bean there. For whatever reason, I love the guy.

[lari]

And I love Shatner in Boston Legal. Am I the only one in that group?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

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40: Dustin Hoffman

62 movies and TV appearances including Marathon Man, The Graduate and Rain Man.

Hamster's opinion: An excellent actor who rarely turns in a below brilliant performance. Deserves to be higher.

39: Tony Leung

78 movies and TV appearances including Infernal Affairs, Hero and 2046

Hamster's opinion: For me Hong Kong's greatest actor of his generation. Massively talented, huge range, can do it all, and excellently.

38: Will Ferrell

49 movies and TV appearances including Anchorman, Zoolander and Talladega Nights

Hamster's opinion: A late run in the voting saw him into the list. For me he's great in Anchorman and Zoolander, a bit average in everything else. Good, but not great.

37: James Spader

48 movies and TV appearances including Sex, Lies And Videotape, Crash, Stargate and Boston Legal

Hamster's opinion: I don't care about 'sex' movies, Stargate was entertaining but didn't blow me away, and never seen Boston Legal, so I can't really comment...

36: John C. McGinley

77 movies and TV appearances including Scrubs, Office Space and countless other surprising roles (like Captain Hendrix in The Rock)

Hamster's opinion: Great in Scrubs and always a good support actor in the movies I've seen. For me, doesn't belong any higher than here....And this may be slightly flattering. Has no top lip - interesting.

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Edited December 11, 2006 by ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster

[Guest mAXi]

Dustin Hoffman, only at 40 ?

That's a crying shame.

[Zaz]

Ugh, fanboys

Sean Bean deserves to be higher than the top 3 in that list.

[Dingle]

I didnt expect McGinley on this, ah well (Y)

Walken and Ho[kins being here also gets a (Y) but like afew others I expected a higher finish.

[JStarr]

Me personally, I enjoyed the hell out of Spader in Secretary, but Maggie Gyllenhaal made that movie. Other than that, Spader's always been kind of meh.