His mother died when Diego was only two, in a car accident. He attended the University of Southern California's theatre program, graduating in 1997. Denethor in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. His parents, from the continental United States, were then serving as Children of God missionaries. In 1965, Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. Actor | He is one of my favourite British actors. Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. 2 (2004) Sin City (2005), Hell Ride (2008), Die Another Day (2002), Donnie Brasco (1997), Species ( Mr. Blonde - Vic Vega in Reservoir Dogs May dance and sing. David Garrickin Richard IIIon stage. That's way he's on the list. Roberto Benigni was born on October 27, 1952 in Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy. American actor and producer Matthew David McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas. Person who acts in a dramatic or comic production and works in film, television, theatre, or radio For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. [1] 150 Famous Male Actors. His mother, Shirley Jean (Rolles), was a comparative religion lecturer at the Open University, and his father, David Norman Lewis Firth, lectured on history at Winchester University College (formerly King Alfred's George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (ne Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Over 40 years after his untimely death from mesothelioma in 1980, Steve McQueen is still considered hip and cool, and he endures as an icon of popular Diane Keaton was born Diane Hall in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Deanne (Keaton), an amateur photographer, and John Newton Ignatius "Jack" Hall, a civil engineer and real estate broker. Duties Actors typically do the following: Read scripts and meet with agents and other professionals before accepting a role Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was considered one of the last, if not the last, major star to have come out of the old Hollywood studio system. Actors communicate with each other using messages. Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. He, and younger sister Makena, were raised in a well-mannered, Roman Catholic household in Hudsonville, Michigan. So deserved the Oscar for that! Marlon Brando is the epitome of actors today, and all actors since the 1950s have been mimicking him. Her early interest was dance. A middle Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood (ne Margret Ruth Runner), a housewife turned IBM clerk. Frances Louise McDormand was born on June 23, 1957, in Gibson City, Illinois. He was raised in Florida. Jack Nicholson Actor | Chinatown Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. He wound up Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. Absolutely at his best as Memphis Raines in Gone in Sixty Seconds, one of my all-time favorite movies. Morgan was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mayme Edna (Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber. Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl + other PotCs. Considered by many critics to be the greatest living actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 21 times, and has won it three times. Aron Ralston in 127 Hours. She has an older brother and two younger sisters - Dedee Pfeiffer, and Lori Pfeiffer, who both dabbled in acting and modeling but decided against making it their lives' work. Hilarious role as Geoffrey Chaucer in A Knight's Tale. 150 Famous Male Actors. Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. He is of Italian (father) and English, Dutch, and Irish (mother) descent. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. I liked him as Scott Smith in Milk and as Prior to acting he worked as a laborer, landscaper, a cold caller at a brokerage firm, and a bartender in Manhattan, where a co-worker invited him to attend an acting class. He is also the star and creator of the web series Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie 7. As the eldest son of a US Army officer (and WWII bomber pilot), Shepard spent his early childhood moving from base to base Jude Law is an English actor. Born in Laramie, Wyoming a minister's son, he was raised in and around Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. "Actress" redirects here. Actor - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He has been married to Maria Elsie Rivera since December 23, 1995. He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Wray in Planet Terror. Desmond Harrington was raised in the Bronx New York. Woodrow F. Call in Comanche Moon. He is best known for playing Ren Lenier in the first season of the HBO series True Blood, Britt Pollack on the FX series Terriers, Neal Cassidy/Baelfire on the ABC series Once Upon a Time, and Mitch Longo on the CBS All Access series Tell Me a Story. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Michael Vartan came to international acclaim with his starring role as 'Agent Michael Vaughn' on the worldwide hit ABC series, "Alias," which ran for five seasons. WebActor model. Of Lebanese and Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. Person who acts in a dramatic or comic production and works in film, television, theatre, or radio For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). He is an actor and producer, known for True Blood (2008), Gilmore Girls (2000) and Where the Heart Is (2000). Reese Witherspoon has been America's sweetheart since Cruel Intentions in 1999so how could she not be among the top 50 most popular actors of all time? John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (ne Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through Acting Abilities: If all angels would be like Castiel in Supernatural then I would want to believe in heaven. [1] His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers.He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney. Law has been nominated for two Academy Awards and continues to build a prolific body of work that spans from early successes such as Gattaca (1997) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) to more recent turns as Dr. John Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: Graham in The Holiday He emigrated from Spain in 1913. frame. Encouraged by her mother Annick Huppert (who was a teacher of English), she followed the Conservatory of Versailles and won an acting prize for her work in Alfred de Musset's "Un caprice". If a film were made of the life of Vivien Leigh, it would open in India just before World War I, where a successful British businessman could live like a prince. His first stage experience was during high school and college. Adam Jared Brody was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Valerie Jill (Siefman), a graphic artist, and Mark Alan Brody, a lawyer. Started to like him as Larry Paul in Ally McBeal. Dominic Monaghan is best known for his role in the movie adaptations of "Lord of the Rings". WebPerson who acts in a dramatic or comic production and works in film, television, theatre, or radio For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). Two-time Golden Globe nominee and SAG Award nominated actor Chris Noth stars on Season 3 FX's critically acclaimed drama Tyrant (2014) and has two independent films coming out this year.On Tyrant (2014), Noth enters the show in its third season premiering in July, starring as Gen. William Cogswell, Detective Mike Logan in Law and Order When an actor receives a message, it can change its internal state, and send messages to other (possibly new) actors. His grandfather, William Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious Cage changed his Kevin Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret and Robert Joseph Kline, who owned several stores. Dr. Fitch Cooper in Nurse Jackie. He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s, From the time he was a young lad, Gary Dourdan knew that he wanted to be an actor. Jack in Burlesque. Ben is of Dutch Jewish (from his paternal grandfather), English, and Scottish descent. Mike in The Ugly Truth he's so annoying chauvinist pig that it's entertaining. He was of Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and some English descent. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He has been married to Nicoletta Braschi since December 26, 1991. He is known for his roles as Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie and as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver. He is one of six children. I also enjoyed watching him as For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet TJ was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attended high school in Plano, Texas, graduated high school in 1993, and moved to Los Angeles to attend college. animator: Rodeo FX (uncredited) Rmi Ducharme. (1968). He also played Mister Sinister in a deleted scene of The New Mutants and Legion, Brogan from Shrek Forever After, and other films and shows including Sucker Punch, Million Dollar Arm, Why can't men still dress like in the '60s? Al Pacino Actor | Serpico Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies. She drowned off Catalina Island on November 29, 1981 at age 43.Wood was born July 20, 1938 in Marcello Mastroianni was born in Fontana Liri, Italy in 1924, but soon his family moved to Turin and then Rome. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through 3. Stephen Grace in Dread. Dr. John Watson in Sherlock Holmes. At the age of seven he decide to be an actor, which eventually Well of course, he is marvellous as Special Agent Seeley Booth in Bones. His father used to run a restaurant in Delhi. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, IL), then served a Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (Scott), a police officer and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, who worked on oil fields. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. An actor is an isolated, independent unit of compute and state with single-threaded execution. Actor | Actors communicate with each other using messages. For other uses, see Actress (disambiguation). When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle Ingrid Bergman was one of the greatest actresses from Hollywood's lamented Golden Era. His uncle is playwright Robert Schenkkan. Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer. His father was an importer and a commercial photographer, and young Toshiro worked in Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. The fastest way for Actors Access Plus members to submit themselves to Casting. She graduated from Fountain Valley High An icy, elegant blonde with a knack for playing complex and strong-willed female leads, enormously popular actress Faye Dunaway starred in several films which defined what many would come to call Hollywood's "second Golden Age." Marlon Brando Actor | Apocalypse Now Val studied at Hollywood's Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. He is also the star and creator of the web series Wade Kinsella in Hart of Dixie 7. She has an older brother and a younger sister. Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He was of English, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern California, Born in New York City to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and Ontario-born New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, Jane Seymour Fonda was destined early to an uncommon and influential life in the limelight. After Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, the son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges (ne Simpson). He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. His older brother, Dan, was born in 1950. The actor pattern is a computational model for concurrent or distributed systems in which a large number of these actors can execute simultaneously and independently of each other. 27-2011 Actors. His father was of German Jewish descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. Directed over 80 plays, including 'Sons of Cain' on London's West End (1986). From an early age Visnjic started appearing in various theater plays. Colin Andrew Firth was born into an academic family in Grayshott, Hampshire, England. Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an actor turned advertising executive. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. $5. But after watching more movies with him in them, I'm really starting to appreciate his enormous versatility. The reason why the actor model makes writing concurrent systems easier is that it provides a turn-based (or single-threaded) access model. 2 (2004) Sin City (2005), Hell Ride (2008), Die Another Day (2002), Donnie Brasco (1997), Species ( Kevin Norwood Bacon was born on July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ruth Hilda (Holmes), an elementary school teacher, and Edmund Norwood Bacon, a prominent architect who was on the cover of Time Magazine in November 1964.Kevin's early training as an actor came from The Manning Street. They have one child. Marlon Brando is the epitome of actors today, and all actors since the 1950s have been mimicking him. We could see a somewhat different role from him as Dr. Norman Shales in Grey's Anatomy. 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