5 Of The Best Working Actors Today

Easily one of the most dedicated actors working today, Jake Gyllenhaal has given himself some of the biggest range an actor could have. Gyllenhaal is one of those actors that can be funny, kind, mean, crazy and terrifying all within the span of 5 minutes. Films such as Nightcrawler, Jarhead, Enemy and Donnie Darko show the darker and crazier side of this actor. Each film having one of those scenes that fans of Gyllenhaal know as his freak out scenes. He morphs his personality along with his body to fit the tone and eeriness of the film. Other films such as End of Watch, Prisoners, Southpaw and Spider-Man Far From Home show Gyllenhaal’s other talents as an actor. These films require Gyllenhaal to have the audience cheer for him and become attached to his character. There are moments of stress and betrayal in these films which he plays off amazingly. There are also moments where he shows off his comedic and happier side that come out feeling very natural and real. When Jake Gyllenhaal is going to be in a film you can expect there to be strong acting coming from him to lead the film wherever it needs to go.

Gosling is one of those actors that bring a coolness into each of their roles. He has the charm, the comedic aspect, the serious attitude, and the emotional range to pull off almost any role given to him. Films ranging from La La Land to The Place Beyond The Pines show the range that Gosling has as an actor. He can go from a charming, singing and dancing music enthusiast to a low life bank robber with ease. Films such as Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Nice Guys show off more of Gosling’s comedic side. Putting him in the lead with another actor, he shows that he can easily bounce off any partner and keep his comedic element going strong. His other films like Drive and Blade Runner 2049 show more of Gosling’s ability to act as an isolated and troubled individual. He has also become very popular in the romantic genre with his amazing performance in the very well-known film The Notebook. This actor has dabbled in multiple genres and has succeeded in every role he has portrayed. Now let’s see how he does playing Ken in the upcoming Barbie film.

One of the newer actors who has recently made himself more known to the world, Oscar Isaac has easily become one of the best working actors today. Since his lead role in the hit series Moon Knight, fans have been praising Isaac for his ability to portray a character suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Isaac proved that he has the emotional range to lead an entire series while playing two different characters at the same time. There are plenty of other films that Isaac was in prior to this series where he showed off his talents as well. Isaac made himself one of the stand outs from the new Star Wars trilogy by bringing his charismatic and comedic behavior to the character of Poe Dameron. Fans loved this character despite any issues with the films themselves. Another great film from Isaac is Ex Machina. Isaac plays a mysterious and annoying character that isn’t what he appears to be. There are some great moments in this film including one scene that shows off Isaac’s dance moves. Isaac was also in last year’s Dune film where fans were pleased with his portrayal of the Duke Leto Atreides.

Pattinson is one of the few actors that have received so much criticism for one role that they were stuck playing. His breakout role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire got him the role of Edward in the Twilight series. This series made Pattinson very popular with the female crowd. Pattinson was not amused by his reputation as Edward and ventured out to give some of the best performances to date. Pattinson teamed up with The Safdie Brothers and lead the film Good Time. This is a non-stop suspense film that Pattinson has no problem leading. Showing that he can play more serious and unique roles, he went on to play another disturbed character that slowly loses his mind in 2019’s The Lighthouse. It was this film that made fans of Batman very excited to see what Pattinson would bring to the role. Just before debuting that film, 2020’s Tenet gave us a great look at Pattinson’s cockier, playboy side. And finally in 2022, Pattinson delivered an excellent performance in The Batman. He played an emotionally scarred and much darker Batman that fans were beyond happy with. It’s safe to say that Pattinson went from being that guy from Twilight to Batman himself.

The oldest and most experienced of the actors on this list, Dafoe has been acting and giving outstanding performances for decades. With classic films such as Platoon, Finding Nemo and American Psycho, this actor became very popular early on in his career. In 2002, Dafoe took on the role as Norman Osborne in Spider-Man and became a fan favorite. The actor has maintained his stand in Hollywood by continuing to work in very popular films such as The Lighthouse, The Florida Project, Aquaman and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Dafoe has a very engaging presence on screen, and he has created such a large fanbase for himself. In 2021, Dafoe reprised his role as Norman Osborne and went up against Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in Spider-Man No Way Home. Dafoe proved that he still has what it takes to play with the younger actors coming into the scenes today. This is one of the few actors that is easily recognizable, and this is proved by his roles in Death Note and Fantastic Mr. Fox. His voice alone is enough to get fans going crazy. Dafoe is an amazingly talented actor that won’t be slowing down anytime soon.

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