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Noddy Holder
15 Jan 2004, 20:59
I'm sure this has been done before but couldn't find it in the search.
Who is your favourite actor, and what film of theirs is your favourite? Mine:
Male - Kevin Spacey(American Beauty)
Female - Andie MacDowell(Groundhog Day)
beckybiglands
15 Jan 2004, 21:08
Tom Hanks- i like all his movies :D
Noddy Holder
15 Jan 2004, 21:11
Originally posted by beckybiglands
Tom Hanks- i like all his movies :D
He'd be my second favourite. Probably on the strength of The Green Mile. Awesome performance.
bacon buster
15 Jan 2004, 23:48
male: brad pitt (fight club)
i think he's a pretty versatile actor, who has been in some excellent movies (i hope troy is good)
female: i don't much like any female actors, for their acting ability anyway ;)
lozstar
16 Jan 2004, 04:09
My favourite actor(s) would have to be... Hugh Grant, Steve Martin & Ashton Kutcher.
jacqui9
16 Jan 2004, 08:10
Paul Newman (The Sting)
Wonderful actor. There is none better.
Sorry Loztar but I cannot Ashton Kutcher.
TheWackedYak
16 Jan 2004, 08:13
Actor: Ed Norton Jnr with the great Leslie Nielsen right up there.
Actress: if just on acting, probably one of the three Aussie chicks (Blanchette, Kidman, Watts) although Watts is the most boofable of the three.
Pornstar
16 Jan 2004, 08:20
Ed Norton
Disgustipated
16 Jan 2004, 09:21
Sean Penn has my vote.
brassmonkey
16 Jan 2004, 10:09
Male: Hugh Grant, Tom Hanks, Daniel Day Lewis, Matthew McConaughey
Female: Nicole Kidman, Shannon Elizabeth, Elizabeth Hurley (this isn't based on acting talent)
NICK THE PIE MAN
16 Jan 2004, 10:10
Easily Ed Norton.
Incredible and versatile.
Always been a big fan of Jack Nicholson also.
Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Johnny Depp, Russel Crowe are all up there for me too.
Favourite actress goes to Nicole Kidman. Her expressions, maneorisms and versatility impress me.
Coll_RP
16 Jan 2004, 10:36
Al Pacino - The Godfather and Scarface and all his other movies
Nicole Kidman - Always plays the part perfectly
Rusty Brookes
16 Jan 2004, 10:54
Fave Male: Christopher Lee
Fave Female: Frances McDormand
Cheer Red Blood
16 Jan 2004, 11:17
Johnny Depp : Black Pearl
Sarah Michelle Gellar : Buffy
Eliza Dushku : Buffy
Edward Norton & Robert De Niro.
I don't really have a fav female actress.
I wouldn't watch a movie just because a certain actress was in it, where as I will always watch movies if the above two actors are in them, I have never been disappointed yet.
Napier_Street
16 Jan 2004, 11:54
Originally posted by Rusty Brookes
Fave Female: Frances McDormand
I am so glad someone nominated Frances McDormand - she is incredible.
Male Actor - Robert De Niro (pre 1995)
Mr Eagle
16 Jan 2004, 12:10
Ed Norton and John Cusack are the best of the younger generation. I also have a soft spot for Samuel L Jackson.
Christopher Walken and Holly Hunter
crudbucket
16 Jan 2004, 17:16
SEAN CONNERY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pieman7
16 Jan 2004, 17:22
Mr Robert De Niro - own Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Cape Fear and the Untouchables on DVD.
Actress probably Heather Graham but thats more so the fact I have a thing for her.
My favourite of all time is James Stewart. Just love every movie he is in.
More recently i'd say Johnny Depp and Kate Hudson (cos I fancy her):D
Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly. Their performances in Requiem were outstanding. It is okay to base this on only one movie, right?
Portmagpies
16 Jan 2004, 19:12
Eddie Murphy.
noogie_da_sheep
16 Jan 2004, 19:14
Male: Samuel L. Jackson...and Tom Hanks (Green Mile and Castaway...great acting there)
Female: Keira Knightley;)
Magpira
16 Jan 2004, 21:02
This is too hard. I love De Niro, Robert Duvall, Pacino, Ed Norton.
But one person I will mention is Johnny Depp because he is a very versatile actor and in this day and age it's quite rare, although I don't love all of his film choices. I think he deserves some credit as he hasn't always gone for the 'big' hollywood type, blockbuster films and instead has done some great work, as he does pick some unusual roles.
bacon buster
17 Jan 2004, 00:08
Originally posted by Magpira
Robert Duvall
i think kilgore is my favourite duvall character, absolute classic.
Noddy Holder
17 Jan 2004, 00:31
Originally posted by bacon buster
i think kilgore is my favourite duvall character, absolute classic.
I loved the Rober Duvall movie where he plays a southern preacher. I can't remember the name.:confused:
brassmonkey
17 Jan 2004, 06:13
Originally posted by DonFan
I loved the Rober Duvall movie where he plays a southern preacher. I can't remember the name.:confused:
The Apostle
Fave Male: Christopher Lee
Amen to that.
Can't think of any females I've been impressed with enough to class as a favourite...
John Cusack has never made a bad movie has he? I just love anything he is in. Films like One Crazy Summer, Identity, High Fidelity, Serendipity, Runaway Jury, Pushing Tin, Being John Malkovich, Eight Men Out, Grosse Point Blank, Better Off Dead. What a hero!
Also a big fan of Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting is a classic, awesome in Rounders and Saving Private Ryan.
As for an actress, anything Rachael Weisz and Meg Ryan are in is usually pretty good.
Jeffers
17 Jan 2004, 13:07
Actor - Sam Neil, Tom Hanks
Actress (For acting ability only) - Jena Malone (Even though she's pretty cute), Jodie Foster (For Taxi Driver)
Actress (For everything else ;)) - Another vote for Keira Knightley (Yummy) , Dominque Swain and Bijou Phillips
goaldrush
17 Jan 2004, 13:21
Keifer Sutherland. He is a great actor in 24 and "The Lost Boys".
I also like Harrison Ford.
KiNgCliVe26
17 Jan 2004, 13:29
Tom Green- Freddy got FIngered
Betty- Toms Girlfriend in Freddy got Fingered
Noddy Holder
17 Jan 2004, 14:25
Originally posted by brassmonkey
The Apostle
That's it. Great movie.
Pieman7
18 Jan 2004, 19:53
I should give De Niro's right hand man Joe Pesci credit too. Denzel Washington is a class act, especially the way he tackles real life stories like Malcolm X and Ruben Carter and succeeds.
noogie_da_sheep
18 Jan 2004, 23:38
Originally posted by goaldrush
Keifer Sutherland. He is a great actor in 24 and "The Lost Boys"
what did you think of him in "Dark City"?
EssJayW
19 Jan 2004, 01:03
Brad Garrett. Robert in Everybody Loves Raymond.
Michael Richards. Kramer.
Can laugh at both characters all day.
On the big screen Jack Nicholson is daddy of them all.
Male:
Cary Grant - His Hitchcock Films
James Stewart - ditto
Clint Eastwood - Man with no name Trilogy.
Female:
Mathilda May - Sweetheart, Catwalk
Claudia Cardinale - The Leopard, Once Upon a Time in the West
Krista Allen - Her Emmanuelle in Space Films
Porthos
20 Jan 2004, 13:06
I'm sticking to the living here...
Robin Williams, Jack Nicholson, Gene Hackman.
Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Renee Zellweger.
Jars458
20 Jan 2004, 13:19
Too hard to do.
One's that havn't been mentioned so far who I like are
Humphrey Bogart esp Maltese Falcon and Casablanca
Kevin Bacon -
Phillip Seymour Hoffmann
William H Macey
Women I hae no real favourite.
Portmagpies
20 Jan 2004, 14:55
Originally posted by jod23
Also a big fan of Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting is a classic,
Matt Damon is a joke, as is his buddy Ben Afflek, for claiming a best screenplay Oscar they didn't even write.
Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton, Jack Nicholson.
Women - :confused: :confused:
Portmagpies
20 Jan 2004, 15:54
Can't believe I forgot BILL MURRAY.
Kid Dynamite!
20 Jan 2004, 16:01
Edward Norton, Michael Rosenbaum, Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Rowan Atkinson, Robin Williams, Alan Rickman, Sir Ian McKellan, Orlando Bloom and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
riccardo
21 Jan 2004, 20:43
My favourite male actor would probably be out of Orlando Bloom - Legolas is my favourite LOTR character, and he was very good in Ned Kelly, Owen Wilson - The Haunting, Shanghai Noon/Knights, and maybe Johnny Depp, because he was so good in Pirates of the Carribean. Eric Bana is also there, even just because he has good taste in footy teams!
As for the actresses, I like Jennifer Anniston, I've had a pretty serious crush on her since I first saw an episode of Friends, but Naomi Watts is very good too (The Ring is a personal favourite movie of mine).
Grendel
22 Jan 2004, 07:24
Daniel Auteuil
choc_a_holic
23 Jan 2004, 13:00
hehe yeh robin williams is good, umm there r too many, my favourites r whichever show is my favourite!!
i would have to say,
Tom Hanks, would have to be the best actor that i have seen in my day.
He has done all the different genres, like war, romance, comedy, action, drama etc he is just a dead set champion.
brentoncowell
25 Jan 2004, 12:54
Male-Washington and Cruise
Female-Natalie Portman
doggies40
25 Jan 2004, 13:58
Denzel Washington
Heath Ledger
Matt Damon
Reece Witherspoon
Kate Bosworth
Michelle Rodriguez
lenny&carl
25 Jan 2004, 19:29
My usual answer to this is Robert Carlisle (the main guy from Full Monty,) but after liking lotr so much, i would add Boromir, Gandalf, Sam and Aragorn and Saruman. Cusack's always good or great.
Richmondfan#1
25 Jan 2004, 20:26
I'm a sucker for Aussie actors such as Tom Long and Kevin Harrington. Tom Hanks is terrific though.
Swans Upstart
26 Jan 2004, 10:32
William Hurt (Broadcast News, Big Chill)
Marlon Brando (On the Waterfront, Godfather)
John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction)
Cameron Diaz (My Best Friend's Wedding. There's Something About Mary)
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth, Veronica Guerin)
Audrey Hepburn (anything!)
Jim Carrey.
After his first few OTT roles like Ventura and the mask, he looked like being another Pauly Shore, but after movies like the Truman Show and Man on the Moon he has shown great diversity.
I reckon Billy Bob thornton's allright as well as George Clooney.
Of the gal's Rene Zelwegger's pretty good, ditto Rachel Wiesz.