so, who is your favourite actor/actresses?
Do you prefer the new breed, or the old hats?
post your comments here.

I love AND hate Brad Pitt.

The non-conformist in me hates that I like someone thats so popular and pretty while at the same time I think he's the greatest actor in recent years.

His performances in Interview with the Vampire, Fight Club, and even Troy were excellent


I also like - Stuart Townsend, Ed Norton, Wesley Snipes, Jason Lee, Broken Lizard, and, unfortunately, Vin Diesel.

Yeah, Brad Pitt is definitely not just coasting on his looks; he's a great actor.

I really like Joaquin Phoenix and Kate Winslet for the "newer" faces, whereas Clint Eastwood and Maureen O'Hara are a couple of my favorite "classics".

Johnny Depp, Samuel L. Jackson, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hillary Swank, Willem Dafoe and Jim Carrey.

Those are the best actors I can think of... not necessarily my favs, but they're definitely talented.





JennRose is back!!!

Johnny Depp!!!!

I love Vincent Price too

I have tons...but I'm brain dead at the moment...

Indeed, i think everyone can agree that Johnny Depp is an incredible actor, no matter what the role.

I'm also a fan of Bill Paxton, although i prefer his earlier work.

Hi guys. Thanks, Dis. It is nice to have been missed. *sniff*

I also really like Johnny Depp. Who can't?

We've actually all missed you hon. Where you been? UM hasn't been the same!

Depp definitely IS a great actor. I do like Jason Lee, John Belushi, Ewon McGregor, Sandra bullock (she's such a cutie ). Hmmm... I don't know. I know there are more, I just can't think of them right now

I actually was hospitalized for a serious bout of food poisoning/dehydration (crazy,eh? bad shellfish) and ended up staying with my folks after that for a couple of weeks to recover. I shut off my internet for a little while when I was gone. But everything is back up and running now, especially me. I just took a little while to get everything caught up.

And here I am!

wait, Burns is a Mod now! Good for you! 'Bout time.

Ok, I will stop getting this thread off topic.

Oh wow that's insane! I'm glad you had a full recovery.
Ah yes, i became a mod about a month ago.
And as such, i'm afraid we'll have to get this back on topic.

Jenn that's terrible!!! I never would have thought that was the reason you were gone for so long. But I'm glad you're back and feeling better!

*Edit:
Sorry for derailing the thread guys.

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom (no one could do Legolas better), Jack Nicholson, Angelina Jolie, Kiefer Sutherland, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Ive always been a fan of Ed Norton's work. He can really take a role and twist it into his own. I also like Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson

Mickey Rourke in Sin City!

Mine, no order

Viggo Mortensen
Micheal Biehn
Edward Norton
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bill Paxton
John Travolta
Brad Pitt
Johnny Depp

now theres loads of actresses i fancy but i'm not going to list them all

Kevin Spacey - for lots of different roles.

Mickey Rourke in Barfly!

and my favourite one ever - Eli Wallach as Tuco in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly !!!

Mmmm.... in no particular order


Rutger Hauer (his perfomance in Blade Runner deserved his place in my list)
Johny Depp (fav quote: "Cus I'm the Captain Jack Sparrow" )
Harrison Ford (the man behind Indiana Jones and Han Solo and Philip Deckard, need I say more?)
Steve Buscemi
Samuel L. Jackson
Jim Carrey
Nicolas Cage
James Stewart (I saw "Vertigo", "The Rope" and "The Man Who Killed Liberty Valance" and man he impressed me!)


And in actresses:
Uma Thurman (she deserved the place in the list because of Kill Bill)
and my GODDESS:
Angie Jolie

Oh forgot about Johnny Depp...best actor ever IMO Been watching his career since 21 Jump Street.

Edit - Also his debut in Freddy Kruger...dunno why, but I liked him immediately even in such a minor role.

males: John travolta, nicholas cage and jim carey

Meryl Streep
Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans (the entire cast of Requiem for a Dream- BRILLIANT)
Angelina Jolie
Edward Norton
Joaquin Phoenix
Helena Bonham-Carter
Jack Nicholson

Johnny Depp
Brad Pitt
Christian Bale
Jake Gyllenhaal
Robin Williams
Jim Carrey
John Cleese
Jason Lee
Vin Diesel
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ben Affleck
Michael Shanks

Actor- Johnny Depp

Actress- Kiera Knightly

Anyone see the hole? Keira was in that. Graet movie. And I think Depp was excellent as Jack Sparrow

Val Kilmer

Michelle Yeoh

Val Kilmer ( Alltime favorite )
Johnny Depp ( No need for words )
Joaquin Phoenix
Brad Pitt
Sean Bean
Sigourney Weaver
John Malkovich ( Nobody likes Malky ? You guys forgot about him )
Christophe Lambert ( I'm a sucker for the Highlander films.. )

Christopher Walken and Doris Day.

Robin Williams
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Helen Hunt
Dustin Hoffman

I think it is impossible to have a greatest actor, you have to catagorize them into who you like in the action movies or romantic movies etc.. However I like a good comedy and Chris Farley, John Candy just to name a couple.

Hi,
Clive Owen was yummy in Arthur and Closer (Arthur was my favorite though).

Sarah

RE-reading these threads I realize there are SO many actors in good roles.

The classics - DeNiro, Pacino, Newman
James Gandolfini - in movies and as Tony Soprano
Val Kilmer is so cool in many flicks
Cher in Silkwood
Cher and Eric Stoltz in Mask

Almost forgot two actors so cool in a great movie-

Reign of Fire with:
Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey (he looks so bad-ass with his shaved head!)

Coo-ee

Actor: Christopher Walken.

Actress: Nicole Kidman.

Jessica Alba shes sho HOT! Enough said....

Although I find this sort of question almost imposible to answer, as no actors ever do the same part in the same movie so you cannt compare them the same. Every movie the director gets what he wants out of the actors, and therefore the movie is more reflected on the directors vision, then the actors ability....

Anyhow, that being said I like the work of Jack Nicholson, and female... well.... Im unsure...

micheal douglas
john wayne (for campyness - its a childhood thing)
depp for sure
antonio banderas (for desperado and the 13th warrior)
sean connery

others i can't think of right now...

After seeing Sin City, I've gained an immense respect for Bruce Willis. And it wasnt just Sin City, also, Die Hard and Hostage were a couple of good movies with him in it.