I am often asked about what actors I like. I find that it is easier to think in terms of specific performances rather than actors who I like consistently (this is kind of rare, since a lot depends on the quality of the director involved). So here is a list of performances I like. I'll just add to it as performances occur to me or as I see them.
Note: That I like a performance in a movie doesn't mean that I like the movie itself.
- Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
- Robert Forster in Jackie Brown
- Gena Rowlands in Opening Night
- Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Mark Wahlberg in The Departed
- Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter
- Tom Hardy in Inception
- Elle Fanning in Somewhere
- Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine
- Robin Wright in 9 Lives