Favorite role by your favorite actors.

[Jessooker]

I'm bored and I thought this would be pretty interesting.

Choose 5 of your favorite actors and actresses and tell us what your favorite role was.

Actors:

1. Edward Norton- Narrator in Fight Club
2. Cillian Murphy- Kitten in Breakfast on Pluto
3. Matt Damon- Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley
4. Geoffrey Rush- The Marquis de Sade in Quills
5. Ewan Mcgregor- Christian in Moulin Rouge!

Actresses:

1. Audrey Hepburn- Susy in Wait Until Dark
2. Kate Winslet- Clementine in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Jennifer Connelly- Kathy in House of Sand and Fog
4. Cate Blanchett- Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator
5. Naomi Watts- Kitty Fane in The Painted Veil


This was done off the top of my head at 2am and I can't think that much, so it's good enough for now.

[drudo182]

1. Christian Bale - Jim Davis, Harsh Times
2. Denzel Washington - Jake Shuttlesworth, He Got Game
3. Matt Damon - Will Hunting, Good Will Hunting
4. Jeremy Davis - Timothy Upham, Saving Private Ryan
5. Tobey Maguire - Homer Wells, The Cider House Rules

1. Rachel McAdams - Allie, The Notebook
2. Judy Garland - Esther, Meet Me In St. Louis
3. Kate Hudson - Penny Lane, Almost Famous
4. Liv Tyler - Faye Dolan, That Thing You Do!
5. Annette Bening - Carolyn Burnham, American Beauty

I know I just got done saying I didn't like Liv Tyler at all but then I remembered this movie and she was good in it. So she's not one of my favs but I really liked her in this one. I'm nuts.

And anything Rachel McAdams does drives me wild.

[Jessooker]

You're right, she is good in that thing you do. i love that movie, the extended version even more.

[drudo182]

There needs to be more love for He Got Game too. Maybe my favorite Spike Lee movie. Soundtrack is amazing because you can't beat Public Enemy.

[thedondeluge]

Actors:

1. Christian Bale- Patrick Bateman American Psycho
2. Jake Gyllenhall- Donnie Darko , Donnie Darko

That's about all that i can think of.

[Jessooker]

There needs to be more love for He Got Game too. Maybe my favorite Spike Lee movie. Soundtrack is amazing because you can't beat Public Enemy.

I never saw it :blush:

[WakingTheMisery]

Keanu Reeves in Point Break

I don't really like his acting, but this is my favorite movie and he plays the role perfectly.

[Ravenna]

There needs to be more love for He Got Game too. Maybe my favorite Spike Lee movie. Soundtrack is amazing because you can't beat Public Enemy.
as much as i love ray allen and his silky smooth J, he couldn't act worth shit in this movie. 25th hour is spike's best, imo.

[pshh]

matt damon - good will hunting
guy pearce - memento
jim carey - eternal sunshine of a spotless mind

[irthesteve]

Will Smith - every role, because he is amazing

[InYourName]

leo dicaprio - frank abignail in catch me if you can
hugh jackman - robert angier in the prestige
nick cage - dave spritz in weather man
adam sandler - john clasky in spanglish
jim carrey - truman burbank in the truman show
greg kinnear and matt damon - walt and bob tenor in stuck on you
christian bale - patrick bateman in american psycho
seth rogan - ben stone in knocked up
will ferrel - jack wyatt in bewitched
tom cruise - david aames in vanilla sky
malcom mcdowell - alex in clockwork orange


theres just a few i probbaly have a million more

[Jessooker]

Clive Owen as Larry in Closer

"Thank you for your honesty, now fuck off and die you fucked up slag."

[gilatron5000]

Clive Owen as Larry in Closer

"Thank you for your honesty, now fuck off and die you fucked up slag."YES.

This list is hard for me.

[trindaddy]

Brad Pitt- Mickey O'neil, Snatch
Vince Vaughn- Jeremy Gray, Wedding Crashers
Matt Damon- Jason Bourne, Bourne Trilogy (I thought he pulled off being an action star surprisingly well)
Johnny Depp- George Yung, Blow or Edward Scissorhands, Edward Scissorhands
and for my surprise old school pick:
Charlie Chaplan- The Tramp, Many films. This character was so innovative and completely comedic genius for it's time. I love watching older movies, even before their was sound, and nobody could tell you exactly what they were thinking or saying without sound like this man could. The Immigrant, Gold Rush, all great.

[Chris Fallon]

John Cusack as Lane Meyer in Better Off Dead and Rob Gordon in High Fidelity
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump in well ... Forrest Gump
Jack Nicholson as McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate

Not many actresses I can think of. Guess I'm too sexist at the moment. :shrug:

[Chris Fallon]

Brad Pitt- Mickey O'neil, Snatch
Vince Vaughn- Jeremy Gray, Wedding Crashers
Matt Damon- Jason Bourne, Bourne Trilogy (I thought he pulled off being an action star surprisingly well)
Johnny Depp- George Yung, Blow or Edward Scissorhands, Edward Scissorhands
and for my surprise old school pick:
Charlie Chaplan- The Tramp, Many films. This character was so innovative and completely comedic genius for it's time. I love watching older movies, even before their was sound, and nobody could tell you exactly what they were thinking or saying without sound like this man could. The Immigrant, Gold Rush, all great.

Good call on Chaplin's "Little Tramp". I'm a film major and we've been discussing his early roles (mostly City Lights) all this quarter.

[InYourName]

HAAAHAHAHA Nicholas Cage and Stuck On You.

you have no room makin fun of any of my choices you like will ferrel as frank the tank

[goodarmcindy]

Christian Bale - The Prestige
Kevin Spacey - Usual Suspects
Joe Pesci - Goodfellas

Leslie Nielsen - Naked Gun(s)

[gloriousmuse]

Natalie Portman - Alice in Closer
Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones's in Bridget Jones Diary
Julie Andrews - Maria in The Sound of Music
Keira Knightley - Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice

James McAvoy - Robbie Turner in Atonement
Marlon Brando - Terry Mallory in On the Waterfront
James Dean - Cal Trask in East of Eden
Charlie Chaplin - Tramp in The Kid

[screamoutmyname]

Christian Bale.

[reductiondesign]

Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing
Philip Baker Hall in Secret Honor
Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr.
David Thewlis in Naked
Orson Welles in Citizen Kane

...is it too early to list Daniel Day-Lewis in Blood?

[chokeychicken]

uma thurman in kill bill
emily blunt in the devil wears prada

[polock]

robert deniro in any mafia movie

[Smash Adams]

Edward Norton in American History X
Sean Penn- any movie no matter how shitty it is
that's all I can think of at the moment

[Jessooker]

Not many actresses I can think of. Guess I'm too sexist at the moment. :shrug:

I realized with this that I don't like a lot of actresses.


...is it too early to list Daniel Day-Lewis in Blood?

never.

[Jessooker]

YES.

This list is hard for me.

Me too, I'll probably think of more throughout the day.


James McAvoy as Mr. Tumnus in Chronicles of Narnia.
He brought my favorite childhood fictional character to life perfectly.

[anthony051]

Morgan Freeman - Red in Shawshank
Edward Norton - The Narrator in Fight Club
Christopher Walken - Charlie Barret in Suicide Kings
Michael Clark Duncan - John Coffey in The Green Mile
Brad Pitt - Jesse James in the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Brad Pitt - Tyler Durden in Fight Club
Samuel Jackson - Julles Winnfield in Pulp Fiction
Michael Madsen - Mr. Blonde in Resevoir Dogs
Edward Norton - Derek Vinyard in American History X
Sean Penn - Sam Dawson in I am Sam
Clive Owen - Theo Faron in Children of Men



I could keep going but most of these have probably already been said.

[Jessooker]

Paul Bettany as William Chaucer in A Knight's Tale.

[anthony051]

Oh my god.

I forgot Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.

[drudo182]

Heath Ledger - Ennis Del Mar, Brokeback Mountain (Possibly my favorite performance ever)

Heath Ledger - Skip, Lords of Dogtown

Peter Sarsgaard - Troy, Jarhead

Ben Foster - Charlie, 3:10 To Yuma

[drudo182]

I never saw it :blush:

You should go rent that right now.

as much as i love ray allen and his silky smooth J, he couldn't act worth shit in this movie. 25th hour is spike's best, imo.

I don't know, man. I thought he held his own pretty well in that movie.

[Jessooker]

Sam Rockwell as Wild Bill in The Green Mile

[williek311]

Kevin Spacey - American Beauty

[williek311]

you have no room makin fun of any of my choices you like will ferrel as frank the tank
You liked Will Ferrel in Bewitched. Whats your point?

[Jessooker]

Kevin Spacey - American Beauty

I love him in Se7en. Even if it was only for around 10 minutes, if that.

[drudo182]

Sam Rockwell as Wild Bill in The Green Mile

My favorite Rockwell role is in Matchstick Men. He was so cool in that movie. Probably my favorite Cage performance as well.

[Jessooker]

My favorite Rockwell role is in Matchstick Men. He was so cool in that movie. Probably my favorite Cage performance as well.

I haven't seen that since it came out so I can't really remember. I'll have to pick that up and He Got Game soon.

[drudo182]

I haven't seen that since it came out so I can't really remember. I'll have to pick that up and He Got Game soon.

And Ernest Goes To Africa.

[Jessooker]

heh. without a doubt.

[williek311]

I love him in Se7en. Even if it was only for around 10 minutes, if that.
Everything he does is great, except for Superman Returns.

[drudo182]

Everything he does is great, except for Superman Returns.

Oh, no. There will be absolutely no trashing of Superman Returns or I'll go insane.

Probably my favorite comic book movie. If they don't do another one with Routh, I'm going to go bonkers.

[Jessooker]

I haven't seen a single Superman movie :shrug:

[williek311]

Oh, no. There will be absolutely no trashing of Superman Returns or I'll go insane.

Probably my favorite comic book movie. If they don't do another one with Routh, I'm going to go bonkers.
That movie was trash. It wasn't better than Batman Begins, Spider Man 1 or 2. And Iron Man will probably be better as well.

[gilatron5000]

'kay. Lets try this again

Christian Bale - Batman Begins
Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
Clive Owen - Children Of Men, although you could put any movie here and I think it might be his best.
Robert Downey, Jr. - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - The Lookout
Edward Norton - Fight Club



I must be sexist at the moment as well.

[gilatron5000]

That movie was trash. It wasn't better than Batman Begins, Spider Man 1 or 2. And Iron Man will probably be better as well.It wasnt better than Batman Begins, but I definitely thought it was better than the Spider-Man movies.

[Jessooker]

most actresses annoy me for some reason.
I don't think there are as many good actresses as there are good actors.

[radiofriendly]

Daniel Day Lewis- Last Of The Mohicans(sentimental favorite. I know it's not his best)
Tom Hanks- Road To Perdition
Denzel Washington- Glory
Tom Cruise- Jerry Maguire
Harrison Ford- The Fugitive
Wil Smith- The Pursuit Of Happiness
Wesley Snipes- White Men Can't Jump
George Clooney- O Brother Where Art Thou
John Tuttorro- Quiz Show
Jack Nicholson- A Few Good Men
Kevin Costner- Bull Durham
Kevin Spacey- American Beauty
Brad Pitt- Assassination of Jesse James
Sean Penn- Mystic River
Michael Caine- The Cider House Rules
Al Pacino- Heat or Dick Tracy
Robert DeNiro- Taxi Driver
Edward Norton- Primal Fear
Richard Gere- Primal Fear
Vanilla Ice- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret Of The Ooze

[Jessooker]

here's a female I thought of.

Helena Bonham-Carter as Marla Singer in Fight Club


Also,

Jude Law as Maguire in Road to Perdition.
Benicio Del Toro as Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

[LansingGaddis]

Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Jack Nicholson - The Shining
Edward Norton - American History X
Michael Cera - Arrested Development
Jake Gyllenhaal - Zodiac
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

[williek311]

most actresses annoy me for some reason.
I don't think there are as many good actresses as there are good actors.
Well duh because Men > Women

[meeotch]

Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bill Murray - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Ryan Gosling - Lars and the Real Girl
Johnny Depp - Blow
Brad Pitt - Fight Club, Jesse James
Brandon Lee - The Crow

[Ailite]

Tommy Lee Jones- No Country For Old Men
Daniel Day-Lewis- There Will Be Blood
George Clooney- O Brother Where Art Thou?
Vigga Mortenson- Lord of The Rings
Ed Norton- Fight Club
Zach Braff- Garden State
Owen Wilson- The Royal Tenenbaums, Cars
Leonardo Dicaprio- Catch Me If You Can
Tom Hanks- Castaway
Brad Pitt- Fight Club
Bill Murray- The Life Aquatic
Kevin Spacey- American Beauty
Kevin Costner- Dances With Wolves
Jim Carrey- Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Ralph Fiennes- The English Patient
Ian McKellen- Lord of The Rings
Jeff Bridges- The Big Lebowski
Johnny Depp- Pirates of The Caribbean
Geoffrey Rush- Pirates of the Caribbean

Natalie Portman- Garden State
Keira Knightley- Pirates of The Caribbean
Scarlett Johanson- Lost In Translation
Kate Winslet- Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Nicole Kidman- Cold Mountain

Man, I can barely think of any women.

[xriotx]

Not saying he's my favorite actor, but I loved Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko.

[Ravenna]

my top 5

Robert De Niro - Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver
Marlon Brando - Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now
Al Pacino - Michael Corleone in The Godfather I&II
Jack Nicholson - Jake Gittes in Chinatown
Daniel Day Lewis - Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood

[drudo182]

That movie was trash. It wasn't better than Batman Begins, Spider Man 1 or 2. And Iron Man will probably be better as well.

Ha. Okay.

[Jessooker]

Russell Crowe, I can't decide between L.A. Confidential and A Beautiful Mind.

[Ravenna]

Russell Crowe, I can't decide between L.A. Confidential and A Beautiful Mind.
The Insider

[atticus1492]

Anthony Hopkins-Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

I love that movie.

[pilot_light_out]

Woody Harrelson - Micky in Natural Born Killers
Matthew Lillard - Stevo in SLC Punk!
Jim Carrey - Lloyd in Dumb and Dumber
Seth Green - Kenny in Can't Hardly Wait
Kevin Costner - Field of Dreams
Robin Williams - Patch in Patch Adams or Andrew in Bicentennial Man
Jack Black - Lance in Orange County or JD in Saving Silverman
Tom Green - Gordy in Freddy Got Fingered
Seann William Scott - Stifler in any American Pie

Michelle Pfieffer - Catwoman/Selena - Batman Returns
Juliette Lewis - Mallory in Natural Born Killers
Neve Campbell - Sidney in the Scream trilogy
Jeanine Garafolo - Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion/Big Trouble
Christina Ricci - Casper, Now and Then
Evan Rachel Wood - Tracy in Thirteen

[Jessooker]

The Insider

I've never been able to watch this in whole.

[Jessooker]

Ben Foster in 3:10 to Yuma
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Punch-Drunk Love
Paul Giamatti in Cinderella Man

[MADSTA]

Leonardo DiCaprio - Howard Hughes, The Aviator
Bobby DeNiro - Jimmy Conway, Goodfellas
Will Ferell - Frank 'The Tank' Ricard, Old School


Leonardo DiCaprio. Hands down my favorite actor of all-time in his best role. It isn't my favorite movie of his, but he is absolutely flawless.
Whenever I say that he's my favourite actor I get flack for it because they think I only like him for his looks. I have seen every one of his movies. My favourite role of his would have to be Jim Carrol in The Basketball Diaries. The scene where he's begging his mom for money gets me every time.

[Jessooker]

Whenever I say that he's my favourite actor I get flack for it because they think I only like him for his looks.
My favourite role of his would have to be Jim Carrol though.

He's really proved that he's a great actor in the last few years. I have no problem saying so.
I haven't seen The Basketball Diaries in years.

[Ravenna]

John C. Reilly in Boogie Nights

[Fedaykin]

My 5 Fave Performances Male:
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia
Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
Tom Hanks - Forest Gump
Bill Murray - Groundhog Day
Sean Penn - Hurlyburly

My 5 Fave Performances Female:
Cate Blanchet - Elizabeth
Cate Blanchet - Elizabeth
Cate Blanchet - Elizabeth
Cate Blanchet - Elizabeth
Cate Blanchet - Elizabeth

[MADSTA]

John Cusack as Rob Gordon in High Fidelity
Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones's in Bridget Jones Diary
Heath Ledger - Skip, Lords of Dogtown
Agreed.

He's really proved that he's a great actor in the last few years. I have no problem saying so.
I haven't seen The Basketball Diaries in years.
So many people I know only know him from Titanic, so they assume he's a no-talent pretty boy. I'd like to make them watch few just to prove them wrong.
My friend got me TBD for my birthday, I was psyched.

[Jessooker]

Agreed.


So many people I know only know him from Titanic, so they assume he's a no-talent pretty boy. I'd like to make them watch few just to prove them wrong.
My friend got me TBD for my birthday, I was psyched.

I think my personal favorite of his is The Departed. I just loved him in it. With so many incredible actors in it, he really stood out above the rest for me.

[oranjeman]

Denzel Washington - Man on Fire
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind + The Truman Show
Tom Hanks - The Terminal + Castaway (I've never seen Forrest Gump--a crime, I know--but he plays the isolated character so perfectly)
Clive Owen - Closer
Jude Law - Closer
James McAvoy - Narnia + Atonement
Russell Crow - A Beautiful Mind

Natalie Portman - Garden State (the avatar) + Leon: The Professional + Closer
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Julia Roberts - Closer
Georgie Henley - Lucy Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia
Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
Michelle Monaghan - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

[MADSTA]

I think my personal favorite of his is The Departed. I just loved him in it. With so many incredible actors in it, he really stood out above the rest for me.
He's excellent in that as well. I need to watch that again soon.

[notoaststereo]

Actors:

1. Edward Norton - The 25th Hour
2. Jack Nicholson - Chinatown
3. Christian Bale - Rescue Dawn
4. Brad Pitt - Fight Club
5. Clive Owen - Children of Men

Actress:

1. Natalie Portman - Garden State
2. Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine o the Spotless Mind
3. Zooey Deschanel - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
4. Cate Blanchet - I'm Not There
5. Michelle Monaghn - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

[nhoium]

RDJ: Harry Lockhart - KKBB

[nhoium]

javier bardem - a sea inside

[drudo182]

DiCaprio is easily one of my favorite actors as well.

Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape is his best work, hands down.

[MADSTA]

I can't believe he didn't win the Oscar for that one.

[TJ Wells]

Yeah Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugitive? WTF? Good performance, but not Oscar-worthy.


Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Robert Downey Jr. - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Val Kilmer - Tombstone
Jack Nicholson - The Passenger
Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront

[leifstar]

ryan gosslin - the united states of leland
ryan gosslin - Stay

[billyboatkid]

I just like Denzel in pretty much anything, alone with Morgan Freeman.

[MADSTA]

Robert Downey Jr. - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
I keep forgetting that I need to see this again.

[sayyes]

Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
Edward Norton - Fight Club
Leonardo Dicaprio - Blood Diamond
Rober Deniro - Goodfellas
Sean Penn - Mystic River
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Brick
Kate Winslett - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
John Cusack - High Fidelity
Cillian Murphey - 28 days later

[Ravenna]

Yeah Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugitive? WTF? Good performance, but not Oscar-worthy.


Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Robert Downey Jr. - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Val Kilmer - Tombstone
Jack Nicholson - The Passenger
Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront
hell yes. its hard to think of many performances that are better than this.

[TJ Wells]

hell yes. its hard to think of many performances that are better than this.
The only one that compares is Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia.