Who do you think is the most versatile actor/actress?

[iamme]

I was talking to my sister the other day, and she mentioned how she thought Edward Norton was a great actor. After thinking about it, I realized he pretty much played the same character in all his movies: intellectual, sly, unassuming. I was trying to think of an actor who's played a wide variety of roles and has done a good job doing so.


Who do you think has done the best job playing the widest variety of roles, convincingly?

 

[RossMAN]

Daniel Day Lewis
Russell Crowe
Guy Pearce

 

[Scarpozzi]

Most versatile actor.

 

[TreMetal]

Vin Diesel for sure. [yes, I am kidding]

 

[damiano]

brad pitt is not too bad

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Daniel Day Lewis
Russell Crowe
Guy Pearce

I'll add Gary Oldman to that list.

 

[murphy55d]

I second Russell Crowe.

Tom Cruise as well. (like him or not, he's done a lot of good movies w/ a lot of varying roles)

 

[arod]

Russell Crowe is good but the best by far is tom hanks

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Daniel Day Lewis
Russell Crowe
Guy Pearce

I'll add Gary Oldman to that list.

Excellent choice, forgot that he was in The Professional until I recently saw it on HBO.

 

[mpitts]

Steve Buscemi

 

[BDawg]

Mel Gibson can play any role as long as it involved his wife and/or kids being killed, and him being forced to take revenge on the responsible parties.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Russell Crowe
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
William H. Macy

At one point, my answer for the women would have been Meg Ryan, but she's been typecast ever since Sleepless in Seattle. Off the top of my head, I'd have to go with Jennifer Connelly.

 

[BDawg]

Oh, and for actress, Julianne Moore

She's played a porn star, CDC scientist, school teacher, FBI agent, etc...

 

[Hammer]

val kilmer is pretty versatile when you think of all the different kinds of movies he's done.

 

You guys don't know squat when it comes to actors, hands down the most versatile actor is Tom Hanks.

 

[brunswickite]

Ed Norton
Anjelina Jolie

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: Roger
You guys don't know squat when it comes to actors, hands down the most versatile actor is Tom Hanks.

Yeah, but he talks to volleyballs.

 

[Scarpozzi]

What about Jeana Jameson? She's pretty versatile....she can act on her back, on all fours, on her knees....

 

Yeah, but he talks to volleyballs.

I see, so that disqualifies him from being the most versatile actor.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: BDawg
Oh, and for actress, Julianne Moore

Sweet merciful fancy Moses. I should have thought of this. Just saw Far From Heaven not too long ago, too.

 

[CraigRT]

Kevin Spacey, Sean Penn

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: mpitts
Steve Buscemi

haha, no, he always has to play a weird guy.. he rocks!!

 

[SlowSS]

My pick is Robert DeNiro.

He was superb in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Deer Hunter, The God Father Part II, Good Fellas, Wag the Dog.
Although he hasn't had good roles lately, he isn't afraid to get into silly movies like Meet the Parents and Analyse That.

For actress I pick Meryl Streep. A very versatile actress.

She could just about play any role in a movie. She was outstanding in the movies like The Deer Hunter, Manhattan,
The French Lieutenant's Woman, Silkwood, A Cry in the Dark

 

[Murpheeee]

Kevin Spacey
Ralph Fiennes
Anthony Hopkins
Ian McKellan

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: Yield

Originally posted by: mpitts
Steve Buscemi

haha, no, he always has to play a weird guy.. he rocks!!

He was just...funny lookin'