Favorite Actors and Actresses

[kevork89]

I didn’t know if a thread like this existed so I’m interested to know who would be your favorite actors and actresses of all time.

For me mine are

Actors
Paul Newman
Ian McKellan
James McAvoy
Tom Hardy
Tom Hanks
Alan Rickman
Denzel Washington
Anthony Hopkins
Robin Williams
Michael Fassbender

Actresses
Viola Davis
Jessica Chastain
Sally Field
Sandra Bullock
Elizabeth Taylor
Audrey Hepburn
Kate Winslet
Jodie Foster
Maggie Smith
Jessica Lange

 

[Schlosser85]

I’ll probably forget some people but here’s some I like.

Actors

Morgan Freeman
Denzel Washington
Anthony Hopkins (when he cares)
Gary Oldman
Daniel Day-Lewis
Tom Hardy
Michael Fassbender
Benedict Cumberbatch
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Michael Caine
Ian McKellen
Tom Hanks
Christian Bale
Tom Wilkinson
Domhnall Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson
Jake Gyllenhaal
Russell Crowe
Liam Neeson
Cillian Murphy
Guy Pearce
Hugo Weaving
Matt Damon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Stanley Tucci
Bill Nighy
Alan Rickman (RIP)

Actresses

Vanessa Redgrave
Helen Mirren
Emma Thompson
Viola Davis
Marion Cotillard
Jessica Chastain
Rachel Weisz
Eva Green
Kate Winslet
Cate Blanchett
Jodie Foster
Minnie Driver
Toni Collette
Anne Hathaway
Charlize Theron
Tilda Swinton

 

[nite-owl]

Actors

Nicolas Cage
Daniel Day-Lewis
Joaquin Phoenix
Robin Williams
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Christian Bale
Sam Rockwell
Willem Dafoe
Michael Keaton
John C. Reilly

Actresses

Jodie Foster
Rachel McAdams
Julianne Moore
Susan Sarandon
Laura Dern
Reese Witherspoon
Amy Adams
France McDormand
Tilda Swinton
Cate Blanchett

 

[Mandon Knight]

Aside from top 2 in each category, in no particular order....


Actors

Jimmy Stewart (my fave actor of the lot)
Ed Norton
Terrence Stamp
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Domanhall Gleason
Christian Bale
Cary Grant
Jeff Bridges

Actresses

Amy Adams (my fave actress of the lot)
Jennifer Connolly
Julianne Moore
Rachel Weisz
Shirley MacLaine
Maggie Smith

 

[Boom]

Christian Bale
Daniel Day-Lewis
Gary Oldman
Heath Ledger
Ian McKellen
Jake Gyllenhaal
Joaquin Phoenix
Leonardo DiCaprio
Michael Fassbender
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Tom Hardy
Viggo Mortensen

Amy Adams
Cate Blanchett
Charlize Theron
Eva Green
Frances McDormand
Jessica Chastain
Jodie Foster
Marion Cotillard
Meryl Streep
Octavia Spencer
Tilda Swinton
Viola Davis

 

[Finarfiniel]

Cate Blanchett (Greatest Living Actor™)
Isabelle Huppert
Viola Davis
Tilda Swinton
Katharine Hepburn
Alfre Woodard
Marion Cotillard
Judi Dench
Liv Ullman

Daniel Day-Lewis
Ian McKellen
David Harbour
Idris Elba
Robert Redford
Tom Hardy
Hugo Weaving
Morgan Freeman
Jack Nicholson
Christopher Lee

 

[Fincher]

Actresses:

1. Jennifer Connelly
2. Naomi Watts
3. Alicia Silverstone
4. Amy Adams
5. Jodie Foster
6. Rose Byrne
7. Evan Rachel Wood
8. Abbie Cornish
9. Charlize Theron
10. Rebecca Hall
11. Tilda Swinton
12. Nicole Kidman
13. Sarah Michelle Gellar
14. Kaley Cuoco
15. Isla Fisher
16. Salma Hayek
17. Elle Fanning
18. Elizabeth Hurley
19. Radha Mitchell
20. Ellie Kemper

I don't have an organized list for actors, but favorites include Denzel Washington, John Cusack, Tom Hardy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gary Oldman, Idris Elba, Harrison Ford, Ethan Hawke, Paul Rudd, Phil Hartman, Chris Farley...