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Originally posted by Snake207:
At this point, I’d say Tom Hardy.

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Claire Foy.

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Claire Foy confuses me. At times I really like her. Other times I can't stand her. Sometimes within the span of the same show. Or even the same episode.

She's undoubtedly a good actress. There's just something... cringe-y... about many of her facial expressions.

(I feel the same way about Natalie Dormer and her expressions.)

If you haven't seen it already, Claire Foy starred in a miniseries called The Promise, which is mostly about the British military pulling out of Palestine (Israel) in the late 1940s, immediately prior to the founding of Israel and their War of Independence. It's pretty good, from an interesting and oft-overlooked period of British history.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1692202/

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My pick is Bill Nighy. He has a wide range of character portrayals, from a powerful vampire in Underworld, to a sniveling officer in Valkyrie and even does some mild comedy in Sean of the Dead and others. He plays many rolls well.

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Damian Lewis. Played Lt. Winters in Band of Brothers.

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Originally posted by Todd Huffman:
Damian Lewis. Played Lt. Winters in Band of Brothers.

Not to mention other cable series' Homeland and Billions

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Originally posted by .38supersig:

“By Grabthar’s hammer…what a savings.” —Sir Alexander Dane, Galaxy Quest

“That’s it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.” —The Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

“I wanted this to be professional. Efficient, adult, cooperative, not a lot to ask. Alas, your Mr. Takagi did not see it that way, so he won’t be joining us for the rest of his life.” —Hans Gruber, Die Hard

"I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death.” —Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“It all begins with the soil, the vine, the grape. The smell of the vineyard – like inhaling birth... some deeply imprinted, and probably subconscious place in my soul.” —Steven Spurrier, Bottle Shock

“Mister Potter. Our new…celebrity.” —Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“I can’t help you if you don’t even know who you are.” – Blue Caterpillar, Alice in Wonderland

"Where’s the happy ending, Jason?" – Sir Alexander Dane, Galaxy Quest

“Always.” – Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

“This time John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly.” – Hans Gruber, Die Hard

While I was reading these, it seems like I could remember just about all of them. The best one of all time is:


"Oh, yes. What was it you said to me before? Yippie-ki-yay motherf..."

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:

You forgot:

"Some men are born in the wrong century. I think I was born on the wrong continent." Elliot Marston - Quigley Down Under

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James Hong who has been acting since the 1950s has been fighting for parity for Asian actors for decades. With the success of Warner Bros.’ Crazy Rich Asians this weekend employing an Asian cast in all leading roles, the 89 year-old Hong said, “I never thought it would take this long.”

It is, indeed, a watershed moment for Hollywood as this now becomes only one of the few films ever released by a major studio that heralds a full Asian cast. Hong, who has around 500 credits (not counting voiceovers like the character of Mr. Ping in the Kung Fu Panda film franchise) has, through impossible odds, racked up the most credits of any actor — living or dead — on film, TV and stage.

He also soon became a role model to the next generation of Asian actors, as Jason Scott Lee (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Hawaii Five-0, Mulan) told Deadline three years ago.

Hong’s heroic path through Hollywood included fighting racism, relentlessly advocating for non-stereotypical Asian roles and encouraging others to take up the fight and push through to make necessary change in the entertainment industry.

He has worked on films with Clark Gable (Soldier of Fortune) and in TV with Jane Wyman in one of the only TV episodes John Ford ever helmed (The Bamboo Cross) and many, many others, but it was Groucho Marx who gave Hong his start in the most unusual way. Marx had been alerted to a Chinese man out of Minnesota who was an impressionist. Marx booked Hong on his show You Bet Your Life, and Hong — doing spot on impressions of Peter Lorre, Jimmy Stewart, James Cagney and Groucho himself — was a huge hit with television audiences. So much so that Hong landed an agent — with Bessie Loo (the only agent for Asians at that time).

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What helped Hong in Hollywood was his versatility as an actor, whether it is playing the villain in Big Trouble in Little China or in a comedic role in Seinfeld, Wayne’s World 2 or dramatic roles in Hawaii Five-O, Blade Runner or Chinatown. In fact, he played eight different roles in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu. “Yes, each time a different character, never the same one,” he laughed. “One day, the producer and I were walking through the cafeteria, and he said to me, ‘You are really a lifesaver. I can call you and you can fill in for any role.’ So yes, that did help.”

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As for what is next for him, Hong said that he is still acting and doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon as he is looking to produce his own, yet untitled, feature screenplay about a grandfather and his estranged granddaughter who realize, through an unexpected adventure that pushes them into another world, that family relationships are the key to survival.

He said that there are a number of young filmmakers who have come forth that want to help him realize this film, which will be heavily cast with Asian actors. “Everything is about timing,” he said. “And it seems like the time is right.”

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Kenneth Branagh. I don’t follow the oscars etc but I’ve always liked this actor. According to IMDb He gets nominated a lot but never wins. I’ve enjoyed just about everything I’ve seen him in. So I think he’s underrated.

He's one of those guys who everyone knows is good, but is rarely the leading man or in huge films, so he gets overlooked for the big awards.

Andre Braugher, who was Frank Pembleton in "Homicide - Life on the Streets." His career never took off, but he is almost always excellent.