Best actor in the 21st Century?

Runners' Up:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Edward Norton

 

I wish Saoirse Ronan would win her Oscar soon. My favorite movies of hers are Brooklyn, Atonement, and The Lovely Bones.

 

TV Universe?
Don’t think anybody else comes close !!!!

 

Deadwood is his finest moment.

 

Over the past 20 years...

Tom Hardy
Christian Bale
James McAvoy
Michael Fassbender
Ryan Gosling
Bryan Cranston
Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP)
Karl Urban
Benedict Cumberbatch
Sam Rockwell
Martin Freeman
Eddie Redmayne
Matthew McConaughey
Woody Harrelson
Paul Bettany
John Krasinski
Peter Dinklage
Jon Bernthal
Josh Brolin
Benicio Del Toro
Oscar Isaac
Heath Ledger (RIP)
Jake Gyllenhaal
Bob Odenkirk
Leonardo DiCaprio


Emma Stone
Anne Hathaway
Amy Adams
Elizabeth Olsen
Cate Blanchett
Emily Blunt
Rebecca Ferguson
Keri Russell
Michelle Monaghan
Lily James

 

Is Denzel still acting?

 

And he got to work with Hayley Mills, Pamela Sue Martin, Amelia Shankley.

 

Michael Cera

 

PS Hoffman

 

ray romano

 

There Will Be Blood and Phantom Thread had incredible acting performances from the man.

 

Like his voice as Manfred in Ice Age.

 

Wasn’t in Game of Thrones long enough.

 

Benedict Cumberbatch

 

In no particular order, thinking of the generation younger than Streep De Niro, etc...

Cumberbatch
DiCaprio
Seymour Hoffman
Phoenix
Theron

 

Learn from the master.

 

Bob Odenkirk is not a great actor (IMO).

 

Joaquin Phoenix
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Daniel Day-Lewis

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

He has impressed the hell out of me with each and every movie.

Jake Gyllenhaal has been nearly as consistent. And his sister is no slouch either.

 

There's a lot of talent to choose from, but numero uno has got to be Edward Norton.

 

I love Norton. I really do. But for me his 2 best acting performances were last century which is why I had to leave him off my list

 

Denzel
Book of Eli
Fallen
Man on Fire
Training Day
Malcom X
Mo Better Blues

21st, well some of these are from last 20 years

 

I gotta go with my 7 year old daughter.....command performance nearly every day.

 

Male: Bryan Cranston
Female: Tatiana Maslany (Who I fear will never get worthwhile roles worthy of her talent ever again)

Amazingly, they starred together on Broadway last year in a stage version of Network. How I would’ve loved to have seen that! By the time I knew about it, the limited run was nearly over.

EDIT: Sam Rockwell is a fine choice too.

 

I'd watch anything with Shannon. Better than a million Brad Pitts.