Which actors can play good and bad roles well?
06-13-24 | 07:12 AM
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Which actors can play good and bad roles well?
Kevin Bacon...can do bad like in Hollow Man, The River Wild, Sleepers, X-Men: First Class, but then plays good guys really well in most other things. I think he is one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood.
Ben Mendelsohn is another who does both so well.
Ben Mendelsohn is another who does both so well.
06-13-24 | 07:54 AM
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Yeah Kevin Bacon is THE first one that came to mind.
06-13-24 | 07:56 AM
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Jesse Plemons. Can be a normal guy or a complete psychopath, sometimes without the audience knowing which.
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06-13-24 | 09:01 AM
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^ that's a good call.
06-13-24 | 09:17 AM
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John Lithgow is the king actor of this. Everyone else comes second.
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06-13-24 | 10:38 AM
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06-13-24 | 12:00 PM
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Robert Ryan
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06-13-24 | 12:29 PM
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Gary Oldman
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06-13-24 | 01:57 PM
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Javier Bardem
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06-13-24 | 02:29 PM
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with his versatility, i know he hasn't played a lot of bad guys, but Christian Bale was the standout in Thor 4.
06-13-24 | 03:39 PM
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Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Anthony Hopkins, Russell Crowe, Will Smith, Gene Hackman
Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Glenn Close, Faye Dunaway, Emma Stone, Charlize Theron, Annette Bening, Amy Adams, Kathy Bates, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis
Just to name 25
Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Glenn Close, Faye Dunaway, Emma Stone, Charlize Theron, Annette Bening, Amy Adams, Kathy Bates, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis
Just to name 25
06-13-24 | 03:42 PM
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Nic Cage
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06-13-24 | 04:14 PM
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06-13-24 | 05:36 PM
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John Lithgow
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06-13-24 | 07:39 PM
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I also thought of John Lithgow. A loveable goofball in 3rd Rock from the Sun. Pure evil in season 4 of Dexter.
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06-13-24 | 09:43 PM
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06-13-24 | 10:16 PM
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Paul Giamatti is the one.
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06-14-24 | 04:55 AM
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06-14-24 | 08:42 AM
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Nicolas Cage was my first thought, too. What about Uma Thurman?
Halle Berry & Sandra Bullock have both won Oscars and Razzies.
Halle Berry & Sandra Bullock have both won Oscars and Razzies.
06-14-24 | 08:43 AM
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Bill Cosby
06-15-24 | 06:02 AM
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06-15-24 | 06:04 AM
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