Between Adam Sandler and Jim Carey I say Adam Sandler is by far the better actor I have no idea why people compare them cause Jim Carey movies are stupid, like the Ace Ventura movies and the Mask. Golden Globes: 2 BAFTA Nominations: 2 There's a reason why A listers are A listers and it's not completely down to their talent it also because they have star power. James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Golden Globe Nominations: 4Greatest Performances: "Papillon" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Golden Globes: 2 :). Overall Versatility - 4.7 Stars Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. "The African Queen" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. BAFTA Nominations: 2 - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. "Steamboat Bill, Jr." - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. American actor, filmmaker and activist Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.His mother, Lydia Robinson "Robin" (Rouse), was a foundation executive and teacher of English, and a daughter of famed real estate developer ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Overall Versatility - 5 Stars Golden Globes: 2 Oscar Nominations: 4 "Crazy Heart" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars. "No Country for Old Men" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars. He dropped ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars BAFTA Awards: 1 Oscar Nominations: 3 Alan Arkin is an Academy Award-winning American actor who is also an acclaimed director, producer, author, singer and composer.He was born Alan Wolf Arkin on March 26, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York. Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Chaplin" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). "The Family Business" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. BAFTA Nominations: 0 BAFTA Nominations: 3 Golden Globe Nominations: 6Greatest Performances: "To Kill a Mockingbird" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars In other words, an actor's commercial success (Oscars & BAFTA Awards), and influential greatness through their acting skill and role transformation, is how I ranked the actors on this list. Golden Globes: 0 Pacino is a better actor overall, but some of his recent choices weren't that great and he came off as silly, his acting wasn't that good. How do you think about the answers? There, he ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.7 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 1 Oscar Nominations: 0 Golden Globe Nominations: 8Greatest Performances: "Kennedy" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars BAFTA Awards: 1 Role Transformation - 5 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 BAFTA Nominations: 0 Get your answers by asking now. Golden Globes: 3 BAFTA Awards: 2 Pacino is a better actor overall, but some of his recent choices weren't that great and he came off as silly, his acting wasn't that good. Role Transformation - 4.5 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 But hey, sometimes it's impossible to come off good with bad writing, directing, etc and he needs to pay the mortgage. Meet with people who work in film marketing and branding, and pick their brains for ideas and opportunities. Role Transformation - 5 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 1 British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. "The French……Woman" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars. "Better Than Me" is the fourth single released from Hinder's debut album, Extreme Behavior. Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars At school ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.5 Stars Oscar Nominations: 2 Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 0 Robert Mitchum was an underrated American leading man of enormous ability, who sublimated his talents beneath an air of disinterest. Overall Versatility - 5 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 0 Still have questions? "Donnie Brasco" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars Charles Robert Redford, Jr. was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Martha (Hart), from Texas, and Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, who was originally from Connecticut. Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars He is known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.6 Stars Oscar Nominations: 2 Golden Globes: 2 Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 1 Golden Globe Nominations: 5Greatest Performances: "Being There" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Role Transformation - 4.8 StarsAwards & Nominations: Oscars: 2 "Witness for the Prosecution" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Overall Versatility - 4.5 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 2 Conclusion: Downey Jr. Is Better Than Cumberbatch And it hurts me to say it, because if I had my way, Mystique would never have played the role she did in First Class, and would have just spent any screen time smashing her way through 60s prison guards as opposed to modern ones. BAFTA Awards: 0 Overall Versatility - 4.8 Stars BAFTA Nominations: 1 "Little Miss Sunshine" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars Role Transformation - 4.9 StarsAwards & Nominations:Oscars: 2 Golden Globes: 0 Oscar Nominations: 6 BAFTA Awards: 0 BAFTA Awards: 0 "The Fugitive" - Level of Difficulty - 4.4 Stars. Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood, a housewife turned IBM operator. "Saving Private Ryan" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, to Eliza (Conlon) and Robert Laughton, hotel keepers of Irish and English descent, respectively. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman, and Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when John was a small child. Golden Globes: 4 Overall Versatility - 4.6 Stars Believe me..there's better movies than just "Scarface. BAFTA Awards: 0 Learning how to become a better actor isn’t something that happens overnight. Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globes: 1 Spencer Tracy was the second son born on April 5, 1900, to truck salesman John Edward and Caroline Brown Tracy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "The Talented Mr. Ripley" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. "Runaway Train" - Level of Difficulty - 4.6 Stars Stewart was educated at a local prep school, Mercersburg Academy, where he ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars Oscar Nominations: 3 Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland have all played him in movies, but who did it best? He was the son of Marilyn (Loucks), a lawyer and judge, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a Xerox employee, and was mostly of German, Irish, English and Dutch ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 5 Stars Oscar Nominations: 8 "Lonesome Dove" - Level of Difficulty - 4.7 Stars. He wound up ... Acting Abilities: Acting Skill - 4.8 Stars Jason Statham: The English actor is known for his roles that never give up a challenge, never yields to a force and ready to face consequences He came into prominence from the success of the transporter trilogy and millions loved his style in the movie worldwide. Oscar Nominations: 10 "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" - Level of Difficulty - 4.4 Stars. Golden Globe Nominations: 22Greatest Performances:"Mister Roberts" - Level of Difficulty - 4.5 Stars BAFTA Awards: 1 What's Eating Gilbert Grape The 13-year-old DiCaprio transformed into the mentally challenged Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. "Lawrence of Arabia" - Level of Difficulty - 4.8 Stars. Golden Globe Nominations: 6Greatest Performances: "The Godfather" - Level of Difficulty - 5 Stars Javier Bardem belongs to a family of actors that have been working on films since the early days of Spanish cinema.He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, to actress Pilar Bardem (María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz) and businessman José Carlos Encinas Doussinague. Oscar Nominations: 3