With Daniel Day-Lewis retired, Pacino and Deniro past their best, who is todays best actor. I would say its between 3, Leonardio, Christian Bale and Joaquin Phoenix, i would say Leonardo Dicaprio is the best
shareTom Hardy.
shareI'd add Sam Rockwell to the list. Fantastic actor.
Also, Cillian Murphy & Robert Downey Jr. Long time perfomers who gave amazing performances in Oppenheimer.
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shareI think Phoenix is the king of the heap at the moment. Everybody wants to work with him and he can actually make an arthouse film that will clear a billion bux. Best of both worlds. Always puts forth a compelling performance no matter what he's doing. Can definitely open a film on his name alone. And he's appropriately strange and mysterious. You could pretty much hear anything about him and believe it.
shareElijah Wood is pretty good.
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Why does advanced age put an actor beyond his best? I dispute that. It is reflexively ageist and thoughtless. Clint Eastwood once responded to a question about aging thus: “I love it. Now I can play roles I could not before.” He may not be a Shakespearean, but nobody knows more about being AND STAYING a Movie Star than he. Most know far less.
Nor is it time to put Anthony Hopkins out to pasture, nor Helen Mirren, God Love her, nor Judy Dench.