Favorite Actors / Actresses

[Eric]

Searched for this and was surprised not to see it, so I decided to start it. The title is pretty self explanatory. Try to include at least one non-Whedon-related actor and one actress. You you do a top ten of each, top five of each, or just name a few people you like.

I'll make sure to post my list once I've gotten a few minutes to think about it...

[Talkie Toaster]

Alyssa Milano
Jim Carry
Seth Green
Robin Williams
Hugh Laurie
Jennifer Hale
Alan Alda

I have others but this will do at the moment

[Eric]

Feb 9, 2010 18:35:00 GMT -5 Talkie Toaster said:

Jennifer Hale

SAMUS!!!

OK, I've thought about and I think I've got it. I added a few of the TV shows or movies that I like them in. Here they are, in no order (although I must admit Felicia Day and Summer Glau are tied for my all time favorite actresses):

Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning)
Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Serenity, Dollhouse, V)
Christina Ricci (Pumpkin, Penelope)
Claire Danes (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Stardust)
Felicia Day (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Guild, Monk, Dr. Horrible, Dollhouse)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Zodiac)
Jane Lynch (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Role Models, Glee)
Jennifer Aniston (Friends, The Good Girl)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, The Dark Knight, Away We Go)
Rose McGowan (Scream, Planet Terror)
Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Ghostbusters, Aliens, Baby Mama)
Steve Carell (The Office, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine)
Summer Glau (Angel, Firefly, Serenity, The 4400, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dollhouse)
Tina Fey (30 Rock, Baby Mama)

[Talkie Toaster]

Feb 9, 2010 18:57:24 GMT -5 Eric said:

Feb 9, 2010 18:35:00 GMT -5 Talkie Toaster said:

Jennifer Hale

SAMUS!!!

I'm more thinking of Female Commander Shepard and Bastila Shan ;D

[Darth Rosie]

Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 - those chin-ups!!
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in Damages - those arrogant looks ...

Kevin Bacon

[Eric]

Feb 10, 2010 10:50:40 GMT -5 Darth Rosie said:

Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 - those chin-ups!!
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes in Damages - those arrogant looks ...

Kevin Bacon

I can't believe I forgot Linda Hamilton!! Love her.

[Faith5byFive]

David Boreanaz is my 1#
James Marsters is my 2#

Other actors i like are....

Paul Wesley
Ian Sommerhaulder
Josh Hartnett
Stephen Moyer
Zach Braff
Cory Monteith
Jenson Ackles

Eliza Dusku is my 1# Actress
Michelle Trachtenberg is my 2# Actresss

Others i like are

Anna Paquinn
Nina Dobrev

[Angel Beast]

I'll list some of my favorites for now and from what they became my favorite.

Actress:
Alyssa Milano (Whose the Boss)
Alyson Hannigan (American Pie)
Eliza Dushku (Buffy)
Mila Kunis (That 70's Show)
Nicole Kidman (Practical Magic)
Amy Adams (Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)
Michelle Trachtenberg (Eurotrip)
Amber Benson (Buffy)
Charisma Carpenter (Angel)

Actors
Johnny Depp (Cry-Baby)
Cary Elwes (Princess Bride)
Mandy Patinkin (Princess Bride)
David Boreanaz (Buffy)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (WWE)
Bill Nighy (Underworld)
Alan Tudyk (A Knight's Tale)
Laurence Fishburne (Pee-Wee's Playhouse)

[willowsummers]

My favorite actors and actresses because of their ability and range. They are great character actors:

Russell Crowe
Agnes Moorehead(from her work BEFORE Bewitched)

and I think Grace Kelly and Rita Hayworth are the most beautiful women I've ever seen.

[gumgnome]

My favourite actor hands-down is Gene Hackman - his range is spectacular, illustrated for me by these three parts:
Harry Caul in "The Conversation"
Popeye Doyle in "The French Connection" and "The French Connection II"
Little Bill in "Unforgiven"

All really different roles and all masterful displays of acting.

Not too sure about actresses, but I definitely have a soft spot for Minnie Driver - she's always a light in the darkness for any film. Plus I think she's hot.

[drusillacakes]

Feb 12, 2010 12:39:40 GMT -5 gumgnome said:

Not too sure about actresses, but I definitely have a soft spot for Minnie Driver - she's always a light in the darkness for any film. Plus I think she's hot.

She just guest starred on Modern Family. She looks great!

My favorite actors are:
- Christopher Walken- whether he's creeping me out, or making me laugh, I love the man. Especially loved him in Batman Returns, and America's Sweethearts
-Gary Oldman! I hear Juliet Landau is doing a Gary Oldman documentary called "Take Flight." I'm very excited about that. I just love Gary Oldman. He's like a chameleon.
- Jason Bateman- I have a not so secret crush on Jason Bateman... I really liked him in Arrested Development.
-James Franco <3
- The Whedon alums obviously... James Marsters tops my list there, and Nathan Fillion.

My favorite actresses are
- Kate Beckinsale- Serendipity is one of my favorite movies.
- Sandra Bullock: She's been keeping it real since Love Potion #9
- Liv Tyler- I respect the woman.
- Alicia Silverstone- even though I can't really think of what she's done since Clueless, I still love her. Even in Batman & Robin..lol.
- From the Whedonverse-- SMG, Alyson Hannigan, Eliza Dushku, Juliet Landau

Wow, I just realized I have a lot of Batman-franchise related people on my list...

[El Diablo Robotico]

Actors:
- Nathan Fillion
- Matthew Fox
- Kevin Costner
- Bruce Willis

Actresses:
- Lacey Chabert
- Michelle Trachtenberg
- Summer Glau
- Eliza Dushku

[Jaz ♀♀]

Actresses

Alyson Hannigan (Buffy, American Pie, HIMYM)
Amber Benson (Buffy, Strictly Sexual)
Angelina Jolie (Gia and tons of action movies)
Clea DuVall (But I'm a Cheerleader, The Faculty)
Eliza Dushku (Buffy, Dollhouse)
Jane Lynch (The L Word, Glee)
Jennifer Beals (The L Word)
Jordana Brewster (D.E.B.S)
Laurel Holloman (The L Word, Angel series)
Lena Headey (Imagine Me & You, Terminator:SCC)
Michelle Rodriguez (Girl Fight, Resident Evil)
Piper Perabo (Lost & Delirious, Imagine Me & You)
Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction)
Zoe Bell (Death Proof/ stunt double)


....i think i have a thing for actresses who play lesbian or badass ass-kickers lol ;D


Actors

Ashton Kutcher
Niel Patrick Harris
Seth Green

....i can't thing of guys at the top of my head (yep, that's how much of a lesbian i am), but usually i like actors that can make me laugh.

[Iceeh★]

Obviously, pretty much every Whedon alum (though I do have an affinity for Amber Benson and Emma Caulfield), and then these guys:

Actresses:
Lea Michele
Jennifer Beals
Leisha Hailey
Lisa Edelstein
Jane Lynch
Olivia Wilde (mainly for the eye candy, eheheheh)
Tina Fey
Jennifer Morrison
Kristen Bell
Anne Dudek

Actors:
Hugh Laurie
Robert Sean Leonard
Julian McMahon
Zachary Quinto

There's probably more, but my brain is not cooperating at the moment.

[Eric]

Feb 13, 2010 23:36:52 GMT -5 Iceeh★ said:

Hugh Laurie

I think we all saw that coming from a mile away.

[Talkie Toaster]

More:
John Cleese
Graham Chapman
Eric Idle

The cast of Red Dwarf:
Chris Barrie
Craig Charles
Danny John-Jules
Robert Llewellyn
Norman Lovett
Hattie Hayridge

[Jsebold87]

I'm not going to include any Whedonverse actors/actresses on my list (as it would get too long). But I may as well name my obsession for Eliza Dushku, Summer Glau & Nathan Fillion, lol.

Actresses:

Liv Tyler (Lord of the Rings)
Keira Knightley (Pirates)
Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl)
Holly Marie Combs (Charmed)
Kate Hudson (How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days)
Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Kristen Stewart (Twilight)
Jennifer Garner (Alias)
Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil)
Anna Paquin (True Blood, X-Men)
Emma Watson (Harry Potter)
Amanda Tapping (Stargate)
Lindsay Lohan (Georgia Rule, Mean Girls)

Actors:

Johnny Depp (Pirates, Secret Window)
Hugh Jackman (X-Men)
Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independence Day)
Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings)
Robert Pattinson (Twilight)
Michael Shanks (Stargate)
Keifer Sutherland (24)
David Tennant (Doctor Who)

[Iceeh★]

Feb 13, 2010 23:44:54 GMT -5 Eric said:

Feb 13, 2010 23:36:52 GMT -5 Iceeh★ said:

Hugh Laurie

I think we all saw that coming from a mile away.

Haha! I certainly don't keep my obsessions a secret!

[CourtneyDax]

Okay, I will practically watch everything that has to do with a Whedon Alum, so I'm only going to mention the actors that really stand out for me in the Whedon department because I really don't feel like writing all of their names down.

Actresses:
Alyson Hannigan
Amber Benson
Eliza Dushku
Amy Acker (I'm so excited for her to be in Happy Town!!)
Kristin Bell
Sara Ramirez
Sandra Oh
Amy Adams
Tina Fey

Actors
Neil Patrick Harris (Not only a wonderful Actor/Singer, he's also a very nice man!)
Alexis Denisof
Alan Cummings
Christian Campbell

More actresses than actors, I know. It's just that I haven't seen any actors that have been as memorable. But, like, I've seen Sandra Oh in several different roles, and I find that she is an excellent actress and I'd watch her work any day.

[thevernacular]

I have this rule that kind of keeps me from choosing favorites. XD I need to have seen actors and actresses in at least three things before I consider them a favorite, so that makes it difficult to pick anyone out.

But Natalie Portman is my all-time favorite actress. She's just so versatile, it's unbelievable. I also love Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, I think they're both absolutely hysterical. Amy Adams is great, too. I'd like to see Summer Glau in more stuff: I loved her as River and as Bennett, and squealed during her appearance in Angel.

There aren't many actors that really stand out to me, but I do like Kevin Kline, Michael Cera, and Jason Bateman. I also really, REALLY hope to see Enver Gjokaj in something soon because he just impressed me SO much on Dollhouse.