Who are your favorite actors and actresses?

[Mass_Liberal]

Mine; Gary Sinise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sean Bean, Kevin Spacey, Ian McKellen, Benecio Del Toro and a whole lot of others I failed to come up with in 10 seconds.

[GainesT1958]

1. Well, one of my favortie actors of all time...

Happened to be a native of your Commonwealth: Jack Lemon! :D

B-)

[Gildor Inglorion]

2. Sir Ian McKellen

Dame Judi Dench, Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Pitt, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Sean Connery, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, JOHNNY DEPP

[Mass_Liberal]

3. DAMN YOU!!!

you're gonna make me edit to add em'

[Mass_Liberal]

4. Is Sean Astin really one of your faves?

I thought he was pretty good, and quite convincing in LOTR, but not amazing. As in surreally good.

[bigwillq]

5. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Sean Penn

Nicholas Cage, Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Depp (so cute!), Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts, Laura Linney, Ashley Judd, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zwellger, I'm forgetting so many, might post again later

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

7. Too many to name

Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Sinise, Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe (although I don't care much for him personally)

Actresses: Brenda Blethyn, Laura Linney, Renee Zellweger, Gwyneth Paltrow (although I don't care much for her personally)

[bigwillq]

8. I forgot Kevin Spacey

and Jodie Foster. Someone else's post reminded me of them and Ed Norton.

[Richardo]

6. Actors I would watch read a phone book:

Kevin Spacey
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Stephen Root
Rene Zellweiger
Jack Lemmon
Joe Mantegna
Steve Buscemi
Jodie Foster
Sean Connery
Frances McDormand
Janeane Garofalo

Actors I will not watch in ANYTHING:
Julia Roberts
Joe Pesci

[Richardo]

12. ...and Tim Robbins

[southpaw]

9. Samuel L. Jackson

Morgan Freeman, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Benicio DelToro, Steve Buscemi, Robert DeNiro...

[bigwillq]

10. Dang it-I forgot Sam Jackson

You have some good choices. You rock!

[Richardo]

11. good list, southpaw - i'm adding some of those to mine....

Morgan and Benicio :)

[gyopsy]

13. Tom Hanks

seems like he's one of these guys where if he's in something, you know that's a good movie.

[Intelsucks]

15. You took the words right out of my mouth

Was Tom Hanks in the movie because it was good? Or was the movie good because Tom Hanks was in it? I've often wondered.

[Indiana_Dem]

14. **Morgan Freeman**, **Johnny Depp**, Mel Gibson,

Denzel Washington, **George Clooney**, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Stiller, Jodi Foster, Meryl Streep, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, David Spade......on edit: **Tom Hanks**, Billy Crystal, Cameron Diaz

[cryfordawn]

16. Ohhhhh yes..

I love Sam Elliott. There is a customer in the store that I work at that looks and talks just like him. I love his voice. I like the deep voice. also like Mel Gibson and Brad Pitt. Too many others to list.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

17. Ewan McGregor and Johnny Depp; Sarah Polley and Samantha Morton

are the first to come to mind

others I like-Christopher Lee, Stev Buscemi, William H Macy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Murray, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Watson

I assume we're discussing the living. if not, Charlie Chaplin supercedes all on this list

[saltpoint]

18. A few favorites --

Lee Remick
Dustin Hoffman
Robert Redford
Selma Hayek
Jonathan Rhys-Myers
Glenda Jackson
Elizabeth Taylor
Tilda Swinton