Favorite current actor?

[Terramax]

OT: Edward Norton. I think he's a great actor.

Indeed he is. Pity most of the films he stars in aren't worth his talent.

Also, anyone who adds Nicolas Cage or Tom Cruise as their favourites - please forward your address so I can personally hunt you down.

 

[redisforever]

In no particular order, Robert Downey Jr., and Samuel L. Jackson. Yes, I just watched The Avengers yesterday.

 

[DanielBrown]

Gary Oldman has always been a favorite of mine. Noticed him after watching a movie(don't recall which one though) and realised I had seen tons of movies he had starred in. He always does a great performance and is great at... masquerading(?) himself.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

Natalie Portman

She's crazy talented, seems like a half decent person in real life, has a good filmography and look at her... just... look at her...

 

[Gigaguy64]

Robert Downey Junior.
Love that guy, such a good actor, glad to see he got his life together.

 

[RedDeadFred]

he improvises most of his really good lines.

That's especially impressive considering he probably has the best one-liners one a show. I enjoy all of the characters on the show quite a bit but Troy has to be my favorite. Especially since he's actually experiencing more of a character arc than a lot of the others.

As for my choice. The best acting I've seen lately has been coming from Game of Thrones so I'll throw up these two:

Sure the character is written with great dialogue to help us hate him but the kid's delivery of every line just makes me want to strangle him. That's a very good thing if you are playing a villain.

By far my favorite character on the show. He has the best lines and always delivers them perfectly.

 

[ThePenguinKnight]

Nicolas Cage.

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[Goofguy]

I'd have to go with Gary Oldman, great actor and class act all the way.

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

I'm just gonna assume we're talking about actors that are alive and active in their career, because plenty of the ones I love aren't of the living.

Dudes: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Bryan Cranston
Chicas: Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Carey Mulligan, Chloe Moretz (after seeing Kick-Ass, Hugo, and Let Me In, I am incredibly impressed with this girl)

 

[Wayneguard]

Sam Rockwell. In the words of Empire magazine he makes everything he's in 27% better by his presence alone. He almost made Iron Man 2 watchable. Almost.

Sam Rockwell was in Iron Man 2? Wtf!

Sam Rockwell is a fantastic actor and Moon is a motherfucking masterpiece.

OT: Sean Bean has always been a favorite of mine (As with many children of the 90's, Goldeneye was a seminal movie for me).

 

[bigfatcarp93]

Gary Oldman. One of the most versatile actors ever to live, he fits perfectly into any role you put him in.

 

[zelda2fanboy]

Michael Shannon. I'd watch him in anything. I first saw him in Bug and later in The Runaways and Boardwalk Empire. He usually is playing a character utilizing every inch of willpower to repress massive levels of insanity. I can't take my eyes off of him whenever he's on screen.

 

[Atmos Duality]

-Simon Pegg

He's a model comedic actor.
Plays the role straight when it needs to be played straight, and doesn't mug like a jackass.
Plus, as I understand it, he's very good at incorporating all bits of research and geek cred into his movies; subtly even.

 

[leaderproxima]

Gary oldman. Ive seen every single one of his movies and i can tell you, a lot of the time i couldnt even tell it was him, he was so good at the roles that he made me believe he was the character.
He's just such a good actor. Sirius black, commisionor gordon, zorg. wow.

 

[arnoldthebird]

I'm going to say Denzel Washington, there is just something about him....

His performance in American Gangster was incredible

 

[Scarecrow1001]

I would have to go with Dani Pudi, and Alison Brie, because I like Community....

 

[Hollyday]

Sam Rockwell. In the words of Empire magazine he makes everything he's in 27% better by his presence alone. He almost made Iron Man 2 watchable. Almost.

He was the worst character in that movie!

Agreed, the character was AWFUL but I think that was down to the writing rather than Sam Rockwell's performance. Although in my opinion he can do no wrong so I may not be 100% objective...

Surely the worst character in the movie was Mickey Rourke's human Russian Standard Vodka advert?

 

[Casual Shinji]

My favourite actors have always been Bill Murray and Michael J. Fox, due to Ghostbusters and Back to the Future being my favourite movies.

 

[TheEmi1y]

Actors:

Steve Buscemi, Gabriel Byrne anddddd David Thewlis

Actresses:

Miranda Richardson, Amanda Redman anddddd Josie Lawrence

 

[Rose and Thorn]

I am just going to say my top 4 actors because I like the number 4 better than 1.

Spoiler

Winona Ryder is by far my favorite actress and she has been since I was six.

Carey Mulligan

Cloe Moretz

Jena Malone