Actors who can Act

[Jasandjules]

Inspired by the other thread.

Who are the actors who you just know will make the film?

For me it's very easy :- Johnny Depp

[shirt]

depp is good i agree, and what a career he's had.

i'd add:

william h. macy
daniel day lewis
naomi watts
heath ledger
christopher plummer
tony hopkins
edward norton
brad pitt
kevin spacey
gabriel byrne
albert finney
cate blanchett

maybe a touch controversial:

george clooney
tom hanks [much better as support than a lead though]

[Muzzer]

Robert De Niro
Al Pacino

[pacman1]

Chuck Norris.

[Steamer]

Alan Rickman...

...He plays the part of Alan Rickman excellently!

[AllTorque]

Shatner!

[Legend83]

Brendan Gleeson

Ciaran Hinds

Jim Broadbent

Tommy Lee Jones

Gene Hackman

Edited by Legend83 on Monday 29th November 15:17

[derestrictor]

Vernon Wells.

At The Fringe some years ago, I caught Cat Stevens performing Bennett from the original Commando with The Latin, supported by Ian Anderson's simultaneous interpretation of 'Jazz Odyssey' upon that famous flute.

"Vorenus te iacere caput, John - Ego rem tibi mittendas balls!"

[ErnestM]

Chris Cooper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cooper_(actor)

Normally a supporting actor. His performance in "Breach" was outstanding.

[Legend83]

ErnestM said:

Chris Cooper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cooper_(actor)

Normally a supporting actor. His performance in "Breach" was outstanding.

I knew my list was missing the best one!

Superb actor in everything I have seen him in.

[shirt]

Legend83 said:

ErnestM said:

Chris Cooper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cooper_(actor)

Normally a supporting actor. His performance in "Breach" was outstanding.

I knew my list was missing the best one!

Superb actor in everything I have seen him in.

he is good, but always seems to play the same type of character.

[Eric Mc]

Most classically trained British (and Irish) actors.

[pacman1]

Bond aside, I always thought Timothy Dalton was a very underrated actor.

[Halb]

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sean COnnery
ANd loads loads more
Jimmy Stewart
Alec Guinness.

[Sonic]

@shirt - some good ones there!

I'd add John Malkovich

Edited by Sonic on Monday 29th November 16:21

[Custard Test]

I have to add

My favourite TV Actors:

Timothy Ollyphant - Justified

Michael C Hall - For Dexter pretty much

John Lithgow - For Dexter 5 (I could have givien him a standing ovation from my sofa)

My favouite film Actors:

Tim Roth - for Funny Games - So I also have to inclue:
Naomi Watts
Rufus Sewell - For all the villans he has played
Johnny Depp - only 1 bad film IMO (An no one ever agrees with me so I won't name it)
Shia LaBeouf - Hmm, quite a few films he has don'e very well in.
Heath Ledger - Batman - oh wow.

I'll stop there, in my fantasy world of rather fanciable actors!

ETA: I do not fancy John Lithgow or Naomi Watts!
EETA: After a long think I do not fancy Tim Roth either!

Edited by Custard Test on Monday 29th November 16:24

Edited by Custard Test on Monday 29th November 16:33

[rhinochopig]

This lad http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516003/

Harry Lloyd. He'll be a big name one day IMO. Cracking young actor.

You may remember him from such classics as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC0NuBaliLs&fea...

[Chapppers]

wildcard - Paul Whitehouse.

such a shame he's never really done anything but comedy.

Edited by Chapppers on Monday 29th November 16:33

[Eric Mc]

That Harry Lloyd has a great future -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcTjhUN_7U

[rhinochopig]

Eric Mc said:

That Harry Lloyd has a great future -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcTjhUN_7U

It's just not the same without the "Hurah for Harold Llyod, da-da da-da-da.... intro.