Extra Mile: Actors who have pushed the envelope for their art
by misterbit | created - 22 Jun 2014 | updated - 29 Mar 2017 | PublicAn evolving list of some of the bravest actors I've seen going the extra mile on the screen for art. Some are well known actors from box office hits and some far less known actors from Euro flicks, but they are all true libertines. Kudos all.
101. Paul Nicholls
Actor | If Only
Born to a roofer and a psychiatric nurse, Paul was born on April 12, 1979, joining his sister, Kelly who was born in 1978. Paul started acting at an early age of 10, when he joined the Oldham Theatre Workshop, but had acted before that at Church Road Primary School, Bolton and then Smithhills Dean ...
102. Jens Albinus
Actor | Idioterne
Jens Albinus was born on January 3, 1965 in Bogense, Denmark. He is an actor and director, known for The Idiots (1998), Antichrist (2009) and Dancer in the Dark (2000).
103. Travis Oliver
Actor | Footballers Wive$: Extra Time
Travis Oliver was born in Belgium. He is known for Footballers Wive$: Overtime (2005), North & South (2004) and The Last Enemy (2008).
104. Joseph Mawle
Actor | Game of Thrones
Joseph Daniel Turner Mawle (born 21 March 1974) is an English actor. Mawle is best known for his roles as Benjen Stark in Game of Thrones, Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine in Ripper Street, Firebrace in Birdsong, Jesus Christ in The Passion and Odysseus in Troy: Fall of a City.
Mawle was born in ...
105. Rory Kinnear
Actor | The Imitation Game
Rory Michael Kinnear is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.
He is known for ...
106. Leo Gregory
Actor | Green Street
Leo Gregory was born on November 22, 1978 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Green Street Hooligans (2005), Stoned (2005) and Tristan + Isolde (2006).
107. Sam Rockwell
Actor | Moon
Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which ...
108. Matthias Schweighöfer
Actor | Army of the Dead
Grimme-Preis award winner, Matthias Schweighöfer, is one of Germany's most successful actors and is quickly becoming an international phenomenon.
Schweighöfer was most recently seen in Christopher Nolan's film, "Oppenheimer," Netflix's "Heart of Stone" opposite Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan and "The ...
109. Mark Ruffalo
Actor | Spotlight
Award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo was born on November 22, 1967, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, of humble means to father Frank Lawrence Ruffalo, a construction painter and Marie Rose (Hebert), a stylist and hairdresser; his father's ancestry is Italian and his mother is of half French-Canadian and half ...
110. Paul Dawson
Actor | Shortbus
Paul Dawson is known for Shortbus (2006), The Big Kahuna (1999) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017).
111. Leonardo Sbaraglia
Actor | Dolor y gloria
Leonardo Sbaraglia was born on June 30, 1970 in Sáenz Peña, Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an actor, known for Pain and Glory (2019), The Silence of the Sky (2016) and Intacto (2001).
112. Rob Lowe
Actor | St. Elmo's Fire
Rob Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Barbara Lynn (Hepler), a schoolteacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a lawyer. His brother is actor Chad Lowe. He has German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Lowe's family moved to Dayton, Ohio, when he was a child. Rob broke ...
113. Pierre Perrier
Actor | Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui
Pierre Perrier was born on August 9, 1984 in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and director, known for Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012), American Translation (2011) and The Returned (2012).
114. Moritz Bleibtreu
Actor | Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Moritz Bleibtreu is a German actor born on August 13, 1971 in Munich growing up in Hamburg. He first appears in children's television series Neues aus Uhlenbusch (1977) at the age of six. His breakthrough was the role called "Abdul" in the movie Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997). He also became ...
115. Marco Hofschneider
Actor | The Island of Dr. Moreau
Born in Berlin in 1969, Marco was raised in his home town as the youngest of three brothers. His acting career started somewhat unexpectedly when he was cast to play lead in the award-winning feature Europa Europa (1990) in 1989. The same year Marco played a disabled boy in the German TV play ...
116. Douglas Henshall
Actor | Shetland
Douglas Henshall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in November 1965. His mother was a nurse and his father a salesman. He is the youngest of three children and has two older sisters. He grew up in Barrhead and attended Barrhead High School. Whilst at school a friend asked him to join The Scottish Youth...
117. Julien Baumgartner
Actor | The Tourist
Julien Baumgartner was born on September 23, 1976 in Wittenheim, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France. He is an actor, known for The Tourist (2010), 4 garçons dans la nuit (2010) and Carnets d'ado (2001).
118. Martin Compston
Actor | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Martin Compston grew up in Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire. He spent his teen years going to see soccer (football) team Celtic with his brother Barry and dreamed one day he would play for them. He attended St. Columba's High School in Gourock, Inverclyde, where he passed through his Standard ...
119. Rupert Evans
Self | 'Hellboy': The Seeds of Creation
Having graduated from Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Rupert Evans started his career working mainly in television. Notably in British costume dramas such as 'Sons & Lovers' starring Sarah Lancashire and Hugo Speer, North and South, 'Crime and Punishment' and 'Fingersmith' with Imelda ...
120. Tom Hollander
Actor | Pride & Prejudice
Tom Hollander was born the second child of educated parents, both teachers. He grew up in Oxford, (UK).
Hollander credits the happy atmosphere of the Dragon School with his childhood introduction to acting. There, encouraged by an influential teacher named Andrew Roberts, he won the title role in "...
121. Enzo Cilenti
Actor | Free Fire
Enzo Cilenti was born on August 8, 1974 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Free Fire (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and In the Loop (2009). He has been married to Sienna Guillory since August 17, 2002. They have two children.
122. Emile Hirsch
Actor | Into the Wild
Emile Davenport Hirsch was born in Palms, California, to Margaret Esther (Davenport), a teacher and visual artist, and David M. Hirsch, an entrepreneur and producer. He grew up in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and having been introduced to acting while still at school, he got his first ...
123. Ben Whishaw
Actor | Skyfall
Proclaimed by many critics as one of the best young actors of his generation, Benjamin John Whishaw was born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, to Linda (Hope), who works in cosmetics, and Jose Whishaw, who works in information technology. He has a twin brother, James. He is of French, German, Russian (...
124. Simon Callow
Actor | Four Weddings and a Funeral
Simon Callow was born on June 13, 1949 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and A Room with a View (1985). He has been married to Sebastian Fox since June 2016.
125. Rupert Penry-Jones
Actor | Spooks
Rupert Penry-Jones was born on September 22, 1970 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for MI-5 (2002), Match Point (2005) and The Four Feathers (2002). He has been married to Dervla Kirwan since August 2007. They have two children.
126. Alan Cumming
Actor | The Anniversary Party
Alan Cumming was born on January 27, 1965, in Aberfeldy, Scotland, to Mary (Darling), an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming. His family lived nearby in Dunkeld, where his father was a forester for Atholl Estate. The family (including his brother, Tom) moved to Fassfern near Fort William,...
127. Ewen Bremner
Actor | T2 Trainspotting
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ewen Bremner has worked with many of the most respected directors in world cinema, including Danny Boyle, Mike Leigh, Ridley Scott, Joon-Ho Bong, Werner Herzog and Woody Allen. Ewen has established himself by creating unique characters in critically acclaimed films, as ...
128. Karl Glusman
Actor | Love
Karl Glusman was born on January 3, 1988 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Love (2015), Devs (2020) and Watcher (2022). He was previously married to Zoë Kravitz.
129. Christos Passalis
Actor | Kynodontas
Christos Passalis is a theatre and film director and actor, born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He participated as an actor in Yorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (Prix Un Certain Regard, 2009 Cannes IFF, Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards), Syllas Tzoumerkas' Homeland (Venice 2010) ...
130. Melvil Poupaud
Actor | Laurence Anyways
Melvil Poupaud was born on January 26, 1973 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Laurence Anyways (2012), Speed Racer (2008) and Time to Leave (2005).
131. Ola Rapace
Actor | Skyfall
Born Pär Ola Norell on 3 December, 1971 in Tyresö, Sweden, he is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles in European movies. He grew up in the suburbs of Stockholm, raised by his father, who divorced his mother when Rapace was one year old. He studied philosophy at University of Montpellier in ...
132. Justin Kirk
Actor | Angels in America
Born in Salem, Oregon, Justin Kirk spent his childhood in Union, Washington, where he attended grade school on a Native American reservation. Kirk knew from the age of 3 that he wanted to perform, and he made his acting debut at seven in a local college play. At 12, he moved with his mother to ...
133. Chad Faust
Writer | Ballistic
Chad Faust was born on July 14, 1980 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for Ballistic, Girl (2020) and The 4400 (2004).
134. Joe Dallesandro
Actor | The Limey
Joe Dallesandro's still hangin' . . . after battles with drug addiction and alcohol, brushes with the law, three broken marriages and numerous love affairs, plus the suicide of his only sibling Bob. One of the most beautifully photographed wild guys to come out of the Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey...
135. Jesse Spencer
Actor | House M.D.
Jesse Gordon Spencer is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1994-2000, 2005, 2022), Dr. Robert Chase on the American medical drama House (2004-2012) and Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama Chicago Fire (...
136. Javier Godino
Actor | El secreto de sus ojos
Javier Godino was born in Spain, he has worked in both Spanish and international film and TV productions (from Argentina, Mexico, UK, US, Colombia, Belgium, France...), musicals and theatre plays.
In 2009, he played an important role in Juan José Campanella's film The Secret in Their Eyes (winner of...
137. Jamie Foxx
Actor | Collateral
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy...
138. Vincent Cassel
Actor | Black Swan
Blue-eyed Vincent Cassel was born in Paris to a leading actor father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and a journalist mother, Sabine Litique. Often labeled as a tough guy because of his roles, eclectic choices and talent have made of him a star of European cinema. First in La haine (1995), the young actor, ...
139. Eric Cantona
Actor | Elizabeth
Eric Cantona is most known for his skill on the soccer field. Starring at Old Trafford, Manchester United's homeground, Cantona got the nickname "The King". The controversial striker has been praised as the one who brought back the trophies to one of the world's most famous soccer clubs. Cantona is...
140. Martin Freeman
Actor | Black Panther
Martin Freeman is an English actor, known for portraying Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary The Office (2001), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama Sherlock (2010) and Lester Nygaard in the dark ...
141. James Faulkner
Actor | Paul, Apostle of Christ
James Faulkner is an English actor best known for his roles as Pope Sixtus IV in the historical fantasy series Da Vinci's Demons, and as Randyll Tarly in the HBO series, Game of Thrones.
When at school, Faulkner was never deemed as an academically minded student, however compensated by immersing ...
142. Gabriel Garko
Actor | Senso '45
Gabriel Garko was born on July 12, 1972 in Turin, Italy. He is an actor, known for Black Angel (2002), Beauty Centre (2001) and Non è stato mio figlio (2016).
143. Raphaël Personnaz
Actor | Anna Karenina
Raphaël Personnaz was born on July 23, 1981 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Anna Karenina (2012), The Princess of Montpensier (2010) and Marius (2013).
144. Bobby Cannavale
Actor | The Station Agent
In both career and in real life, Bobby Cannavale tends to choose the unconventional way of doing things. In the beginning, his decisions may have cost the dark, swarthily good-looking actor some acting roles and/or good-paying parts but, in the end, his strong work ethic and sense of self, despite ...
145. Mads Mikkelsen
Actor | Hannibal
Mads Mikkelsen's great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a banker.
Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success Pusher (1996), he slowly grew ...
146. Chris O'Dowd
Actor | Bridesmaids
Christopher "Chris" O'Dowd (born 9 October, 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian best known for his role as Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd (2006). O'Dowd created and is starring in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy (2012). He had a recurring role on the drama series Girls (...
147. Jean-Hugues Anglade
Actor | 37°2 le matin
Sensual, ambiguous, ultra sensitive French performer Jean-Hugues Anglade always had a reputation of intense and passionate actor. Any role, any language, Anglade seems to be able to do anything. From appearing integrally naked alongside Beatrice Dalle in "37.2 degrees in the morning", to playing an...
148. Aurélien Wiik
Actor | Frontière(s)
Aurelien began to work in the cinema at the age of 12 in Cache Cash, of Claude Pinoteau. Aurelien stopped his studies at the age of 16 to work full time in the theater and the cinema. He has Norwegian origins by his father and has an older brother, named Benjamin. He writes and realizes short films.
149. Julian Morris
Actor | Man in an Orange Shirt
Julian Morris is a familiar and popular face to film and television audiences worldwide.
Morris stars in the Emmy-winning Man in an Orange Shirt for the BBC, opposite Vanessa Redgrave; in Amazon's Hand of God directed by Marc Forster; and on the global-hit, Pretty Little Liars.
His recent work ...
150. Max Riemelt
Actor | Napola - Elite für den Führer
Max Riemelt was born on January 7, 1984 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for Before the Fall (2004), Free Fall (2013) and Berlin Syndrome (2017).
151. Caio Blat
Actor | Carandiru
Caio Blat is certainly the most talented young actor in Brazil. His successful career began at age 9, in TV-commercials and guest appearances in educational shows in public broadcast. In 1994, his debut as Young Carlos in the series "Éramos Seis" was well received by the public and critics, but ...
152. Paul Brannigan
Actor | The Angels' Share
Paul Brannigan was born on September 14, 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an actor, known for The Angels' Share (2012), Under the Skin (2013) and Sunshine on Leith (2013).
153. Toby Schmitz
Actor | Black Sails
Toby Schmitz was born on May 4, 1977 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He is an actor and writer, known for Black Sails (2014), Right Here Right Now (2004) and Three Blind Mice (2008).
154. John Doman
Actor | The Wire
After a substantial career in the advertising industry, John Doman came to acting relatively late. In fact, he made his screen debut at the age of 46. When the acting bug eventually bit, it was upon his return from Vietnam in 1969, where he had served as a Second Lieutenant with the 3rd Marine ...
155. Stanley Weber
Actor | Outlander
Stanley Weber was born on July 13, 1986 in Paris, France. He is an actor and producer, known for Outlander (2014), Borgia (2011) and Pilgrimage (2017).
156. Helmut Berger
Actor | The Godfather Part III
Helmut Berger - Austrian born film actor, mostly known for starring in Luchino Visconti's films, which are now considered modern classics. Born Helmut Steinberger in Salzburg in 1944, he turned down a prospect of running a family hotel business and went to London where he worked as waiter to pay ...
157. Zach McGowan
Actor | Dracula Untold
Zach McGowan was born and raised in New York City, where he started acting at an early age in school productions. His passion for the stage followed him through his high school and college years and landed him on the New York City stage in 2003, where he honed his craft in numerous off-Broadway ...
158. Edgar Ramírez
Actor | Gold
Edgar Ramirez Arellano is a Venezuelan actor, born in the city of San Cristobal (Tachira State, southwest Venezuela). He is the son of Soday Arellano, an attorney, and Filiberto Ramírez, a military officer.
Being the son of a soldier and living abroad with his family, he learned several languages, ...
159. Mikko Nousiainen
Actor | Going to Kansas City
Mikko Nousiainen was born on April 26, 1975 in Tampere, Finland. He is an actor, known for Going to Kansas City (1998), Mannerheim and Täällä Pohjantähden alla (2009). He has been married to Linda Wiklund since July 2017. They have two children. He was previously married to ...
160. Ben Daniels
Actor | The Exorcist
Ben Daniels is a multi-award winning performer who is equally at home whether working in Film, Television or Theatre. He was born in the Midlands and became interested in acting through drama lessons while at comprehensive school. He began his career after leaving London's prestigious LAMDA drama ...
161. Elliot Cowan
Actor | Alexander
Elliot Cowan was born on July 9, 1976 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Alexander (2004), Lost in Austen (2008) and The Golden Compass (2007).
162. Alexander Beyer
Actor | Dalíland
Alexander Beyer was born in Erfurt, German Democratic Republic on June 24th, 1973 and is a German actor known for his roles in Deutschland83 (2015), Die Libelle (2018), München (2005), Sonnenallee (2000), The Legend of Rita (1999) and Good Bye Lenin! (2003). Beyer lives and works in Zurich, ...
163. Robin Askwith
Actor | Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Robin Askwith was born on October 12, 1950 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), Bless This House (1972) and U-571 (2000). He was previously married to Mary Smith and Leonie Mellinger.
164. James Frain
Actor | The Tudors
James Frain is one of Hollywood's most versatile and respected actors who has a reputation for bold, intelligent performances in a diverse body of work in which he's collaborated with some of the finest actors and directors working today.
James is well known for his portrayal of real life current ...
165. Chris Messina
Actor | Argo
Chris Messina was born on August 11, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Argo (2012), Away We Go (2009) and Devil (2010). He is married to Jennifer Todd. They have two children. He was previously married to Rosemarie DeWitt.
166. Juan Diego Botto
Actor | La Celestina
Juan Diego Botto was born on August 29, 1975 in Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina. He is an actor and director, known for La Celestina (1996), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) and On the Fringe (2022). He has been married to Olga Rodriguez since 2015. They have one child.
167. Stellan Skarsgård
Actor | Good Will Hunting
Stellan Skarsgård was born in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Gudrun (Larsson) and Jan Skarsgård. He became a star in his teens through the title role in the TV-series Bombi Bitt och jag (1968). Between the years 1972-88 he was employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where...
168. Mark Cirillo
Actor | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Mark Cirillo is an American actor known for leading man roles in independent films (People You May Know, The Last Straight Man, The Seminarian) and cameo roles in major series (Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: First Day at Camp, Will&Grace, How I Met Your Mother).
The great great great maternal ...
169. William Petersen
Producer | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
William Petersen was born on February 21, 1953 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Manhunter (1986) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He has been married to Gina Cirone since June 14, 2003. They have two children. He was ...
170. Andy Serkis
Actor | War for the Planet of the Apes
English film actor, director and author Andy Serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), ...
171. Nicolas Duvauchelle
Actor | Polisse
Touted as a rebel, Duvauchelle seem to be one of the most promising young actors in France and Europe. While studying to become a pharmacy employee, he was discovered in a boxing club in Paris. After some auditions, he starred in Le petit voleur (1999), and many other films such as Snowboarder (...
172. Carlos Leal
Actor | The L Word: Generation Q
Carlos Leal was born on July 9, 1969 in Fribourg, Switzerland. He is an actor and producer, known for The L Word: Generation Q (2019), Father Stu (2022) and The Boarding School (2007). He is married to Jo Kelly. They have two children.
173. Clemens Schick
Actor | Dogman
Clemens Schick was born on February 15, 1972 in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for DogMan (2023), Andor (2022) and Futuro Beach (2014).
174. Jason Mewes
Actor | Clerks
New Jersey born and bred actor, who burst onto cinema screens in 1994, playing the grass smoking, fast talking, foul mouthed and over sexed,...but very likable "Jay" in Kevin Smith's hilarious low budget hit Clerks (1994). The off beat & philosophical drug dealing characters of "Jay and Silent Bob"...
175. Michiel Huisman
Actor | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Michiel Huisman boasts an extensive career on both the small and large screen. He is currently shooting a lead role in Zack Snyder's film Rebel Moon for Netflix. He will next be seen as "Prince" in the Apple TV series Echo 3 opposite Luke Evans and created by Mark Boal. Most recently, he was seen ...
176. Florian David Fitz
Actor | Jesus liebt mich
Florian David Fitz was born on November 20, 1974 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Jesus Loves Me (2012), The Most Beautiful Day (2016) and Oskars Kleid (2022).
177. Antonio Te Maioha
Actor | Zoolander 2
Born in Auckland and grew up in Hastings, New Zealand.
With Maori heritage from his father's side of the family, with both Ngapuhi and Waikato tribal affiliations.
Graduate of Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School (1992-1993).
Having worked on stage between 1994-2001, his theatre credits include roles...
178. Rodrigo de la Serna
Actor | Diarios de motocicleta
Rodrigo de la Serna (born April 18, 1976) is an Argentine actor.
In 2004, he won the Silver Condor for best actor and the Independent Spirit Award for "Best Debut Performance" for the film The Motorcycle Diaries, for which he earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award and another ...
179. Paul Popplewell
Actor | Black Mirror
Paul Popplewell was born on April 18, 1977 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for Black Mirror (2011), The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) and Tyrannosaur (2011).
180. Simon Merrells
Actor | Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Essex boy Simon is the elder of the two acting Merrells brothers, born in 1965, three years before his sibling Jason. Though there was no acting background in the family both boys were keen to tread the boards at an early age, attending Saturday morning drama classes, then a Sylvia Young school, ...
181. Jürgen Vogel
Actor | Die Welle
Jürgen Vogel was born on April 29, 1968 in Hamburg, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wave (2008), Der freie Wille (2006) and Life is All You Get (1997).
182. Álex González
Actor | X: First Class
Álex González was born on August 13, 1980 in Madrid, Spain. He is an actor, known for X: First Class (2011), Scorpion in Love (2013) and The Good Boy (2005).
183. Tom Burke
Actor | Only God Forgives
Tom Burke is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Athos in the 2014-2016 BBC series The Musketeers, Dolokhov in the 2016 BBC literary-adaptation miniseries War & Peace, the eponymous character Cormoran Strike in the 2017 BBC series Strike, and Orson Welles in the 2020 film Mank.
184. Gerard Kearns
Actor | Floodlights
Gerard Kearns was born on October 4, 1984 in Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Floodlights (2022), The Essex Serpent (2022) and The Last Kingdom (2015).
185. Liam Browne
Actor | Brilliantlove
Liam Browne is known for The Orgasm Diaries (2010), The Night Runner (2014) and The Second Coming: Brought to You in Low Definition (2014).
186. Adam Scott
Actor | Parks and Recreation
Adam Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Anne and Dougald Scott. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. Scott has said that his brother David "looks like me but is far more cerebral and inherited the intellect of our parents," both of whom are retired teachers. He graduated ...
187. Denis Lavant
Actor | Holy Motors
Denis Lavant was born on June 17, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Holy Motors (2012), Beau Travail (1999) and Bad Blood (1986).
188. Dhafer L'Abidine
Actor | Centurion
Before his sky-rocketing breakthrough in the Arab world, Dhafer L'Abidine enjoyed a successful career in the West, appearing in international film productions, such as Children of Men (2006), Sex and the City 2 (2010), Centurion (2010), Black Forest (2012), and Rise of the Footsoldier (UK). ...
189. Luca Argentero
Actor | Eat Pray Love
Born in Turin, he got a degree in Economics and Business in 2004. In 2005, he made his acting debut in the TV series "Carabinieri" and a year later on the big screen in "A casa nostra", directed by Francesca Comencini. In 2007, he appeared on the big screen again in "Saturno contro", directed by ...
190. Ole Christoffer Ertvaag
Actor | The Last Kingdom
Ole Christoffer Ertvaag was born on July 14, 1987 in Stavanger, Norway. He is known for his work on The Last Kingdom (2015), The Saboteurs (2015) and The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008).
Ole Christoffer Ertvaag is a Norwegian actor. Ole is educated at Rogaland Theater from 2007-2011. He debuted as the ...
191. Yorgos Lanthimos
Director | The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens, Greece. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. He has directed a number of dance videos in collaboration with Greek choreographers, in addition to TV commercials, music videos, short films and theater plays. Kinetta,...
192. Thomas Schubert
Actor | Atmen
Thomas Schubert was born on August 15, 1993 in Vienna, Austria. He is an actor, known for Breathing (2011), Germany. A Winter's Tale (2018) and Afire (2023).
193. Rohan Nichol
Actor | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Rohan Nichol was born on July 4, 1976 in Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia. He is an actor and composer, known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Red Dog (2011) and Fool's Gold (2008).
194. Fabrizio Gifuni
Actor | Il capitale umano
Fabrizio Gifuni was born on July 16, 1966 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Human Capital (2013), Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012) and Hannibal (2001). He has been married to Sonia Bergamasco since 2000. They have two children.
195. Tahar Rahim
Actor | Un prophète
Tahar Rahim was born on July 4, 1981 in Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France. He is an actor, known for A Prophet (2009), The Mauritanian (2021) and The Past (2013). He has been married to Leïla Bekhti since 2010.
196. Naveen Andrews
Actor | The English Patient
Born Naveen William Sidney Andrews in London on January 17, 1969. His parents were both Indian immigrants from Kerala, India. In high school, he auditioned for drama school and was accepted at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Two of his classmates were Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis. ...
197. Guillaume Gouix
Director | Amore mio
Guillaume Gouix grew up in the community of Cabriès, which is in the department Bouches-Du-Rhône, where he spent his childhood. After a brief appearance in a TV-movie he started to study acting at the Conservatory of Marseille. Later on he continued his studies at a regional drama school in Cannes,...
198. Alec Newman
Actor | Karen Pirie
Alec Newman was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
After graduating from LAMDA he built up a steady list of theatre and screen credits before landing the lead role of Paul Atreides in the Emmy award winning miniseries Dune (2000). Introduced to US audiences, a string of appearances on American TV and film ...
199. Tim DeKay
Actor | White Collar
Timothy Robert DeKay was born in Ithaca, New York on June 12, 1963. Athletic in high school, he played both basketball and baseball. In his senior year, he starred in his high school's production of Oliver! After high school he attended Le Moyne College, graduating with a BS in Business ...
200. Aaron McCusker
Actor | Bohemian Rhapsody
Aaron McCusker was born in 1978 in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor, known for Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Dexter (2006) and Shameless (2004).
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