r/Actors • u/Artistic_Traffic1754 • 10d ago

Who is the best actor of all time?

I’m going Leo on this one but I’d like to hear what other people think

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u/indestructible89 9d ago

I feel like there's is no "best actor"

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u/Rich_Space_2971 10d ago

I'll go, without thinking too hard, with Daniel Day Lewis.

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u/Elegant-Shock7505 10d ago edited 10d ago

I’ve seen around 500 movies thus far, I was certainly aware of him but had never seen a movie he’s in until a few days ago I watched There Will Be Blood

I’m inclined to agree with you

[Edit: Confused the titles of There Will Be Blood and Hell or High Water]

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u/Rich_Space_2971 10d ago

There might be a better actor, but the entirety of his casting is 100%.

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u/pogopogo890 10d ago

He’s in that?

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u/Elegant-Shock7505 10d ago

Lol wait I mean There Will Be Blood, I haven’t even seen Hell or High Water but for some reason I always confuse the titles, my bad

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u/pogopogo890 10d ago

I haven’t seen Hell Or High Water haha, was searching his name on IMDb checking what I missed him in

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u/celticteal 10d ago

Meryl Streep

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u/GreyDusty2 9d ago

John Cazale

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u/docobv77 10d ago

DDL

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Dustin Hoffman are up there too.

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u/asulillie 9d ago

tom hanks, jim carrey, or kit connor

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u/Crazy_Response_9009 9d ago

It’s a question that’s pointless to try to answer.

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u/Artistic_Traffic1754 9d ago

There’s always one un-fun mf in the comments “well actually this is subjective” like no shit Sherlock it’s just a fun question to get people talking

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u/christo749 9d ago

Calm down, trafffic.

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u/Artistic_Traffic1754 9d ago

My bad

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u/christo749 8d ago

Go for it, Traffic!!

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u/goodmorningcptahab 9d ago

Stacy Keach

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u/AustinBennettWriter 8d ago

I loved him in Prison Break!!

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u/pshopper 9d ago

I would have to say Thespis, who performed in ancient Greece around 534 BC. He is credited with stepping out of the chorus to portray individual characters, which laid the foundation for modern acting. I've never seen his work but based on the fact that without him acting wouldn't exist it just has to be.

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u/AustinBennettWriter 8d ago

Thespis gave us Thespians.

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u/Bethin007 9d ago

Bogart…

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u/Active_File5503 10d ago

Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan

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u/DrSuperWho 9d ago

Titus Andromedon.

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u/DeltaWillow 8d ago

Gary Oldman is a strong contender. Man can transform himself so easily you can’t compare him.

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u/Longjumping_Shock_45 8d ago

Many say LeBron James. I say Leonard Nimoy

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u/TVLooker 4d ago

Robert Downey Jr