Brahm_K wrote:
Based solely on his performance as Marc Antony (though he also does a damn good job in A Knight's Tale, one of the few good aspects of that movie), I vote for James Purefoy. Will Arnett also deserves mention.
Ian McKellen too is amazing- my favourite performance of his would have to be in his fascist English version of Richard III, though of course he's amazing in everything, from Lord of the Rings and X Men to his recent work in King Lear.
Honourable mention goes to Alan Cummings. I saw him in Cabaret as the MC, and was incredibly impressed- I've seen that play (and the movie) multiple times, and his performance was without a doubt the best. His career has so much shit in it though that its hard to see.
You simply have good taste, kbrahm, because it is so similar to mine.
James Purefoy was an amazing Antony in "Rome", and the chemistry he had with Polly Walker as Atia was incredible. They were hilarious and terrific and are quite possibly my favorite actor and actress.
Will Arnett is my favorite comic actor and your mentions of McKellan and Cummings resonate far more with me than the 500 Nicholson or DiCaprio mentions.
), Ralph Fiennes (so great in Cronenberg's Spider, also in Red Dragon, where he steals the show from Hopkins and Norton) and Robert Carlyle.