2006-06-29 14:15:05 · 36 answers · asked by interplanetjanet_galaxygrl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Kevin Spacey
Hands down the best.
He can do Singing and dancing (Beyond the Sea), Drama (American Beauty), Action (The Negotiator), play a Bad Guy (The Usual Suspects, Seven) Comedy (The Ref) and have you seen his appearances on SNL? some of the best!
2006-06-29 14:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by Eric J 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Gene Hackman - not a glamour boy, but what a range - he disappears into his roles. Another current actor who does the same is Russell Crowe - his performances in LA Confidential, The Insider and A Beautiful Mind show an incredible range.
As actresses go - Meryl Streep is the most versatile, but I would put Judi Dench and Brenda Blethyn way up there too. Of the younger actresses... Scarlet Johansson is pretty impressive.
2006-06-29 18:21:58 · answer #2 · answered by Shakespeare 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Base on my belief that an actor with true range disappears into his/her character, and it no longer is the actor portraying the character, but the character that carries the film, of living actors today, I'd have to say Philip Seymour Hoffman. Look at his body of work and the variety of roles he's successfully played without stealing the spotlight or elevating his name above the importance of the character. On the actress front, I'd have to say Nichole Kidman, but you have to sit through a lot of bad, or at least not so good movies to see her true range.
2006-06-30 08:38:01 · answer #3 · answered by lionheart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MEN: Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Viggo Mortensen
WOMEN: Halle Berry, Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron
2006-06-29 14:23:09 · answer #4 · answered by scary shari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter Seller look at Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) He play the Group Captain (G/C) Lionel Mandrake/President Merkin Muffley/Dr. Strangelove in one movie
Look at Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) He play in the movie a Général Latour/Major Robinson/Herr Schroeder/Adolf Hitler/The President/Prince Kyoto
Look at The Mouse That Roared (1959) He play the Grand Duchess Gloriana XII/Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy/Tully Bascombe
2006-06-29 16:07:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actors: Sean Penn, Dustin Hoffmann & Johnny Depp
Actress: Halle Berry...
2006-06-30 13:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by achin4waldo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dustin Hoffman by FAR. Look at his work, the man can do ANYthing. Look at his
Rainman
Hook
Tootsie
Hero
Little Big Man
Midnight Cowboy
the list just goes on and on. He doesn't take the easy roles, and he excells at becoming the character he's portraying. More versatile than any other actor I know.
He's just flippin amazing!
2006-06-29 14:53:15 · answer #7 · answered by Crooks Gap 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack Nicholson
Johnny Depp
2006-06-29 14:20:59 · answer #8 · answered by neonmariachi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halle Berry
2006-06-29 14:17:09 · answer #9 · answered by mastapes21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meryl Streep
2006-06-29 14:18:22 · answer #10 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meryl Streep
2006-06-29 14:17:11 · answer #11 · answered by back_in_nd_ok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋