Actors/Actress that will always be in your good books?
 

I started an opposite thread 2 years ago with Most Terrible Actors, which garnered some decent discussion. I'm hoping to go the other way around this time.

So the question is:
Which actor or actress will always be in your good books, which you will continue to follow their work no matter what film they find themselves in nowadays; and if possible, name that film that won you over.


Bonus for lesser known names. What I'm hoping to get out of this is that I (or others) get to dig up said movies; maybe give said actor or film a chance; and perhaps pay a little more attention at other great actors (that is currently not on my, or others' radar). :)


Of course, I'll start:

1) Eddie Redmayne - (Pillars of the Earth) This guy plays creepy characters now such as the ones in Savage Grace, Hick, Black Death, but will forever be in my good books because of his work at Pillars.

2) Andrew Garfield - (Boy A) Just became a big name now but I was aware of his work back with Boy A

3) Saoirse Ronan - (Death Defying Acts)

4) Tom Hardy - (Bronson) Tom Hardy got on my radar with RocknRolla, and Warrior but Bronson is what really won me over

5) Ben Foster

6) Colin Farrell - (In Bruges)

7) David Kross - (The Reader)



As you see, I'm already guilty of it so please feel free to make it lengthy if you want. The more films/actors in the mix, the better. :)

Basically everyone who was in PT Anderson's early movies

Mark Wahlberg
Julianne Moore
Luis Guzman
Don Cheadle
Philip Seymour Hoffman
William H Macy
John C Reilly
Phillip Baker Hall

Exceptions: Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds, Tom Cruise

Al Pacino
Robert de Niro
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Edward Norton - American History X
Joe Pesci - Goodfellas
Brad Pitt - Fight Club
Mark Wahlberg - Boogie Nights

Bangkok Dangerous - Nicolas Cage

/thead?

More than Casino? :)

Yeah, the scene between him and Ray Liotta in the restaurant has always been one of my favs. Such a great actor it's too bad he disappeared from films.

c bale. American Psycho. The Machinist
Christoph Waltz.Django Unchained,Inglourious Basterds

Russell Crowe - Gladiators

Tom hanks
Leo DiCaprio
(Catch me if you can..both actors),but I love all their movies
Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, crash)
johnny depp (blow..possibly my favorite movie if I had to choose one)
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Gary Oldman
Christopher Walken
Liam Neeson
Jean Reno
Morgan Freeman
Michael Caine

edit: Kevin Spacey and Matt Damon

Di Caprio
Denzel (even though 2 guns happened)
Tom Hanks

Even bad movies bad these guys are ok because of them.

Hands down Di Caprio

Arnold obviously for me.. inspiration and starred in INSANELY GOOD MOVIES.. terminator, T2, last action hero, etc..
I grew up with him as a kid and still idolize him.. such a fan boy haha

Will Smith - I Am Legend

Jason Statham - all of the Transporter movies, and really anything else except Crank 2....

Tom Hanks - Cast Away

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Nicholas Cage - Adaptation and Matchstick Men
Steve Buscemi - Reservoir and Boardwalk
Denzel - Man on Fire, Crimson Tide, Training Day
Leonardo
Kevin Spacey
Hanks

T Hanks - Turner & Hooch
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 500 Days of Summer
Will Ferrell - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Jackie Chan - Rumble in the Bronx
and Sam Rockwell - Choke

alot have been mentioned, george clooney: i dont remember which movie it was, but it was before oceans eleven

Pretty much any movie these guys are in...I'm there. Movies listed are what made me fall for them even more.

Tom Hanks: You Got Mail, Forrest Gump, although I had this huge sense of creepiness from him in Splash when the chick says she's taking a bath (but really her tail came back and was figuring out how to change back her legs) and he goes "oh..can I join you?" or something.

Richard Gere: Pretty Woman, Unfaithful (felt SO bad for him)
Denzel Washington: Fallen.
Jamie Foxx
Drew Barrymore (sorry..I just love her)

Hahaha, I was hoping for some guilty pleasures to come out as well.


I'll try to match. As for mine:

Nicolas Cage: (Face Off) I know he gets a lot of hate around here but his earlier work will always have me watching whatever he puts out. To me the guy is sooooo good that even when he's bad, it's still entertaining in some way or another. lol.

John Cleese - all the Monty Python flicks
Christopher Walken - The King of New York (lots of actors became famous from this movie)
Bill Murray - Caddyshack and many more that followed
Rene Russo - Major League

Actors
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Leo - Iron Mask
Denzel - Training Day, He Got Game , But is close to being off my list if he makes another 2 Guns.

Directors: Too Many Movies to Name
Nolan
Scorsese
Tarantino
Spielberg

Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio for sure, I don't care what they are selling - I'm buying! I will probably get flamed for this but I enjoy Daniel Craig, I think he's a good Bond, but I thought he did a really good job in Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Mark

Vin Diesel http://forum.greytalk.com/public/sty...ault/dunno.gif

I forgot to add another movie that made me love Tom Hanks, the Green Mile.





:tears: <-- Seriously, that is me.