Hamish's Favourite Actors

MY FAVOURITE ACTORS

Since alot of my favourite actors of all time seem to be appearing in more and more of my favourite movies, I figured why not make a list of my personal favourite actors. Don't worry actresses, you'll get your own list soon. So without further ado, here they are (in no particular order)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Born in L.A. on February 17th, 1981, Joseph has had quite a diverse career in terms of acting and in 2013 directed his first feature length film Don Jon, starring himself and Scarlett Johansson. His most notable roles include Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Looper, 500 Days of Summer and 50/50. Levitt has been nominated for a Golden Globe twice for Best Actor in 2009 for 500 Days of Summer and again in 2011 for 50/50. With his hilarious sense of humour, serious acting and personality, Joseph is without question my favourite on this list. 

 

Karl Urban

Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now presides in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, Karl has had quite the career playing many major roles and some that go extremely unappreciated. Although he has won various awards, these were mainly due to his ensemble work put into his role as Bones in both Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness. Besides this however, Karl has had just as successful roles in his career ranging from Judge Dredd in Dredd, Vaako in one of my personal favourite movie franchises, Riddick and Caesar in the popular T.V. series Xena. Besides Karl Urban, I don't think anyone can honestly say they have been in the Enterprise, been Xena's love and been a continued enemy of Vin Diesel.

  

Michael Shannon

Now here's the sleeper...Born in Lexington, USA on August 7, 1974, Michael although has not appeared in many mainstream films, he has made himself a household name for any fan of his. His most notable roles are as Agent Nelson in the hit T.V. show, Boardwalk Empire. As for films, he has starred in a recently new film as a serial killer in The Iceman, has gone mono a mono with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Premium Rush and the role that will now put him in more and more films, his adaptation of the popular Superman villain General Zod in 2013's Man of Steel. He has also been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Revolutionary Road in 2008.

Ewan McGregor

Born on March 31st 1971, McGregor has had quite a peculiar career as a professional actor as most of his films seem to be either hit or miss. These films, whether hit or miss, do not reflect how his acting talent is negatively as every movie I have seen of his display his acting talent in an extraordinary way. Some of his most famous roles was his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Episodes I, II and III of Star Wars. As well as these roles, he has had some comedic and dramatic roles in his life. His comedy showing in The Men Who Stare at Goats and his emotion showing in The Impossible. Without question one of the most underrated actors ever, Ewan has continued to show his talent in more ways than one. 

  

Jamie Foxx

The reason that Jamie stands out (for the moment at least) is because he is the only actor on this list so far to win an Oscar. Born December 13, 1967, Foxx has dipped into both comedy and drama, and excels tremendously in each genre. His most popular roles includes Django in Quentin Tarantino's Django: Unchained, Nick Rice in one of my personal favourite movies Law Abiding Citizen and alongside Tom Cruise in the 2004 thriller Collateral. As for his comedic roles, he spouted some hilarious lines in Django: Unchained and even managed to say some of the best lines in these two films, Due Date and Horrible Bosses. 

 

Mark Wahlberg

Mark is one of those actors everytime you see them act, they seem to be getting better and better at their job. Born on June 5, 1971, Wahlberg has had a giant career in such a small time with being nominated for countless awards and even being nominated for 2 Oscars, one for The Fighter and the other for The Departed. Much like Jamie Foxx, Mark has shown throughout his career how he is both a dramatic and comedic actor. His comedic side is shown through two pop culture renowned movies, Ted and The Other Guys. Like mentioned before, Mark has also had quite a diverse career as a dramatic actor and has continued to show this in such award worthy films including The Fighter and Contraband.

 

Thanks for Reading! What actors are your favourites and why? Would love to know your guy's thoughts!