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The Best Character Actors of All Time

May 26, 202412 Mins Read


A movie can live or die by its characters, who are a major factor behind getting audiences invested in the world of the narrative. The best actors can elevate these big-screen people into being among the most admired creations in storytelling. Ryan Reynolds’ portrayal of Deadpool is a prime example of a big-screen star who captured viewers with his charismatic portrayal, helping to breathe life into one of Marvel’s biggest personalities. A great character actor can only enhance the film.




These stars of the big and small screen are known for playing some of the most colorful individuals in media. Their larger-than-life performances have kept audiences entertained through various movies and TV Shows. These actors have proven themselves capable of creating characters who will be remembered for years to come, with audiences still discussing these roles long after the original film or TV Series’ release.


10 Samuel L. Jackson Plays Cinema’s Toughest Individuals

A close-up of ​​​​​​​John Raymond Arnold looking upwards in Jurassic Park

Born

December 21, 1948

Most Known For

Mace Windu (Stars Wars), Frozone (The Incredibles), Arnold (Jurassic Park), Nick Fury (MCU)


Samuel L. Jackson’s remarkable filmography has seen him pop up in some of the biggest movie franchises. Some of his most notable roles include the wise Jedi master Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequels, and the laid-back superhero Frozone in The Incredibles, where he holds a large presence over his fellow cast members.

Samuel L. Jackson has become most known for playing tough individuals. Jurassic Park’s Arnold is strong and defiant, advising Jurassic Park’s visitors to “hold onto” their “butts” while shutting down the park’s power. He has also brought some real gravitas to the part of Nick Fury in the MCU, contributing a no-nonsense demeanor to SHIELD’s director, which makes Fury appear as fearless as the Avengers themselves.

Avengers Endgame Film Poster

MCU

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, heroes like Iron Man, Captain America, and Captain Marvel battle threats to the Earth and to the universe.

Latest Film
The Marvels

Cast
Chris Evans , Robert Downey Jr. , Tom Holland , Paul Rudd , Chris Hemsworth , Mark Ruffalo , Jeremy Renner , Scarlett Johansson


9 Audiences Are Invested In Margot Robbie’s Characters

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in front of a green backdrop.

Born

July 2, 1990

Most Known For

Harley Quinn (Suicide Squad), Barbie (Barbie), Naomi Lapaglia (The Wolf Of Wall Street)

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Hailing from Australia, Margot Robbie has become a significant name in the movie industry. Her recent success playing the happy-go-lucky feminine icon Barbie has left some moviegoers believing she is worthy of an Oscar. Audiences seem invested in a few of Margot Robbie’s characters, like her time in the Australian soap Neighbours, portraying the confident and lively Donna Freedman.


One of her most widely celebrated parts is her take on Naomi Lapaglia in The Wolf Of Wall Street, leaving audiences mesmerized by Margot Robbie’s bold and audacious gold-digger. Margot Robbie’s most beloved character, however, remains Harley Quinn in the DC Extended Universe, bringing a chaotic energy that completely overshadows the rest of Zack Snyder’s shared cinematic world.

The cast of The Suicide Squad 2021 on the movie poster

The Suicide Squad

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker, and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

Release Date
August 5, 2021

Cast
Margot Robbie , Viola Davis , Idris Elba , John Cena , Joel Kinnaman , Michael Rooker

Runtime
2 hours 12 minutes

8 Rowan Atkinson Is A Great Comedy Talent


Born

January 6, 1955

Most Known For

Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean), Johnny English (Johnny English), Blackadder (Blackadder), Zazu (The Lion King)

Britain has produced some of the greatest comedy talent, and one of the funniest is Rowan Atkinson. His hilarious routines as incompetent individuals like Mr. Bean and Johnny English never grow old. Rowan Atkinson has also created some solid supporting characters, who are often the highlights of their respective movies.

One of the most prominent is his turn in 2002’s live-action Scooby-Doo feature, providing Spooky Island’s overly-serious theme park owner Emile Mondavarious with his trademark comic wit. Another fine showing for Rowan Atkinson comes in 1994’s The Lion King, brilliantly voicing the pompous royal advisor Zazu, while his recent Wonka character Father Julius brings many laughs when he finds a giraffe lurking outside his church.


Johnny English Film Poster

Johnny English

After a sudden attack on MI5, Johnny English, Britain’s most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain’s only spy.

Director
Peter Howitt

Release Date
July 18, 2003

Cast
Rowan Atkinson , John Malkovich , Natalie Imbruglia , Tasha de Vasconcelos , Ben Miller , Greg Wise , Douglas McFerran , Steve Nicolson

Writers
Neal Purvis , Robert Wade , William Davies

Runtime
87 Minutes

Main Genre
Comedy

7 Kathryn Hahn’s Marvel Villains Are Truly Menacing

Kathryn Hahn is Agatha Harkness in WandaVision

Born

July 23, 1973

Most Known For

Jennifer Barkley (Parks And Recreation), Doc Ock (Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse), Agatha Harkness (WandaVision)

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Even though she rarely portrays the lead character in her media projects, Kathryn Hahn has developed a sizable fan base. One of her most notable portrayals is in Parks And Recreation, pleasing many audiences with her depiction of the ambitious political advisor, Jennifer Barkley. Kathryn Hahn’s biggest standouts to date have come in her Marvel productions, where she has shown a captivating, forceful nature.

Her voice works as Doc Ock in Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse is inspired, providing menacing undertones to this clever gender-swap of the Marvel Comics villain Otto Octavius. Kathryn Hahn would later offer her talents to one of the best secret TV villains, Agatha Harkness, in WandaVision, giving the manipulative witch Agatha Harkness an enjoyably mischievous side.

The superheroes Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Kat Dennings, Kathryn Hahn, Randall Park, and Teyonah Parris in WandaVision (2021)

WandaVision

Blends the style of classic sitcoms with the MCU, in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision – two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives – begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

Release Date
January 15, 2021

Cast
Elizabeth Olsen , Paul Bettany , Kathryn Hahn , Teyonah Parris , Randall Park , Kat Dennings

Main Genre
Superhero

Seasons
1

Creator
Jac Schaeffer

Production Company
Marvel Studios

Number of Episodes
9


6 Harrison Ford’s Characters Are Wonderfully Diverse

Indiana-Jones looks up in awe in Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

Born

July 13, 1942

Most Known For

Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones), Han Solo (Star Wars), President James Marshall (Air Force One), Mike Pomeroy (Morning Glory)

Harrison Ford is a major Box Office draw, bringing a strong charisma to his cinematic counterparts. He is mostly celebrated for playing grand and heroic figures, such as Indiana Jones and Star Wars Han Solo. His Hollywood appearances have seen him undertake a diverse collection of characters, like the stern President James Marshall in Air Force One.


Harrison Ford will portray a similar political figure in Captain America: Brave New World, where he will take over from the late William Hurt as the now-U.S. President Thunderbolt Ross. Many of Harrison Ford’s movie credits follow him playing humorously grumpy figures, such as Morning Glory’s newsreader Mike Pomeroy and Cowboys & Alien’s Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde, who frequently overshadow the films’ main protagonists.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Poster-1

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones is an American media franchise consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels, that depicts the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, Jr. (portrayed in all films by Harrison Ford), a fictional professor of archeology.

Created by
George Lucas

First Episode Air Date
March 4, 1992

Cast
Harrison Ford , Karen Allen , Paul Freeman , John Rhys-Davies , Ke Huy Quan , Alfred Molina

5 Karen Gillan Is Extremely Underrated

Amy Pond stands in front of the TARDIS in Doctor Who.

Born

November 28, 1987

Most Known For

Amy Pond (Doctor Who), Nebula (Guardians Of The Galaxy), Ruby Roundhouse (Jumanji)


Karen Gillan is an underrated actor. She has appeared in some of the best films and TV Shows, where she has proven herself to be an incredible acting talent. Karen Gillan first gained prominence as the feisty kissogram Amy Pond in Doctor Who, and has since gone on to play a few larger-than-life characters.

Playing Nebula in the Guardians Of The Galaxy films demonstrates her strong commitment to her craft, having willingly shaved off her hair for the gig. She imbues Guardians Of The Galaxy’s seemingly cold and distant Nebula with some warmth beneath the bitter exterior. Karen Gillan also does an excellent job at portraying Jumanji’s Ruby Roundhouse, comically representing the shy bookworm Martha inside Ruby’s defiant warrior avatar.

Guardians of the Galaxy Film Poster

Guardians of the Galaxy

A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

Created by
Arnold Drake , Gene Colan

First Episode Air Date
July 26, 2015

Cast
Chris Pratt , Dave Bautista , Zoe Saldana , Bradley Cooper , Vin Diesel


4 Hugh Jackman Knows How To Create A Great Movie Character

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine for Deadpool 3 and Wolverine as seen in Marvel comics

Born

October 12, 1968

Most Known For

Wolverine (X-Men), Jean Valjean (Les Miserables), P.T. Barnum (The Greatest Showman), Blackbeard (Pan), Vincent Moore (Chappie)

Hugh Jackman knows how to create movie characters that get people talking. He is most famous for acting as the gruff and serious Wolverine, which he will reprise for Deadpool And Wolverine. 2017 saw Hugh Jackman bring the exuberant showman P.T. Barnum to life in style in The Greatest Showman, showing himself to be a perfect casting.


Even though Pan disappointed many viewers upon its release, Hugh Jackman’s Blackbeard is undoubtedly a highlight of the movie, delightfully hamming it up as the scheming pirate captain. Chappie is also another spectacular showing from Hugh Jackman as a character actor, giving an amazing performance as Chappie’s bitter enemy, the ruthless robotic engineer Vincent Moore.

Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)

X-Men (2000)

In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.

Director
Bryan Singer

Release Date
July 14, 2000

Cast
Patrick Stewart , Hugh Jackman , Ian McKellen , Famke Janssen , James Marsden , Halle Berry , Anna Paquin

Writers
Tom DeSanto , Bryan Singer , David Hayter

Runtime
1 Hour 44 Minutes

Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises, Donners’ Company

3 Jeff Goldblum Is Famous For Playing Cinema’s Most Eccentric Characters

Ian Malcom (Jeff Goldblum) in front of a projector in Jurassic Park

Born

October 22, 1952

Most Known For

Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park), Seth Brundle (The Fly), The Grandmaster (Thor: Ragnarok)


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Jeff Goldblum has become a familiar face to many moviegoers, cropping up in many great 80s movies. Famed for playing some of cinema’s most eccentric characters, his popularity has never died down. Jeff Goldblum’s most iconic individual remains Jurassic Park’s quirky scientist Ian Malcolm, whose odd behavior has made him most people’s favorite Jurassic Park hero.

Jeff Goldblum also had a notable turn in 1987’s remake of The Fly, terrifying audiences with his electrifying portrayal of the geeky scientist Seth Brundle, who accidentally fuses his body with a fly during a teleportation-gone-wrong. Most recently, he has become known to Marvel Studios fans as Thor: Ragnarok’s childlike and self-absorbed Grandmaster, dominating the screen with his gigantic personality.


The Jurassic Park movie poster with a simple black background

Jurassic Park

A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park’s cloned dinosaurs to run loose.

Director
Steven Spielberg

Release Date
June 9, 1993

Cast
Laura Dern , Sam Neill , Jeff Goldblum , Richard Attenborough

Writers
Michael Crichton , David Koepp

Runtime
2 hours 7 minutes

Production Company
Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

2 Johnny Depp Has Embodied Various Wacky Roles

Born

June 9, 1963

Most Known For

Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates Of The Caribbean), Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands), Mad Hatter (Alice In Wonderland), Willy Wonka (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory), Grindelwald (Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them)

Throughout his time in Hollywood, Johnny Depp has embodied various wacky roles. Most of these people he has played have been as part of collaborations with the popular film director Tim Burton, such as his magnificent version of the rather aloof Mad Hatter in 2010’s Alice In Wonderland, and the intriguingly strange Edward Scissorhands.


Easily Johnny Depp’s most celebrated role to date is as the drunken pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, who has become so synonymous with Pirates Of The Caribbean that most forget how he isn’t the main character in most of the films. Meanwhile, his portrayal of Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts movies is the best interpretation of the character, bringing his trademark oddness to Dumbledore’s former lover.

Johnny Depp, Peneloppe Cruz, Ian McShane, and Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is an American fantasy supernatural swashbuckler film series based on Walt Disney’s theme park attraction of the same name. 

First Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Cast
Johnny Depp , Keira Knightley , Orlando Bloom , Stellan Skarsgård , Bill Nighy , Tom Hollander , Jack Davenport , Kevin McNally

1 Tom Baker Has Frequently Been A Favorite Among Audiences


Born

January 20, 1934

Most Known For

The Fourth Doctor (Doctor Who), Bendu (Star Wars: Rivals), Koura (The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad), Zeebad (The Magic Roundabout)

Tom Baker’s oddball nature has frequently made him an audience favorite. He is best known for playing Doctor Who’s Fourth Doctor, giving him an endearing madcap energy. Tom Baker has established himself as a fine character actor, appearing as the ancient entity Bendu in Star Wars: Rivals and the esteemed Professor Plum in the Cluedo TV Series.

Tom Baker has found considerable success portraying villains. He is decidedly menacing as Zeebad in 2005’s The Magic Roundabout, and Tom Baker also steals the show as The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad’s Koura. His small role in the 2000s’ Dungeons & Dragons as the wild elves’ leader Halvarth is regarded as a high point of the film, providing his trademark oddness to the character.


Doctor Who Poster for the 13th Doctor

Doctor Who

The adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.

Release Date
March 26, 2005

Cast
Jodie Whittaker , Peter Capaldi , pearl mackie , Matt Smith , David Tennant , Christopher Eccleston , Sylvester McCoy , Tom Baker , Paul McGann , Peter Davison

Main Genre
Sci-Fi

Seasons
15

Creator
Sydney Newman

Production Company
BBC Studios, BBC Wales, Bad Wolf

Number of Episodes
196

Network
BBC



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