The Best (Male) Actors Working Today
List Rules Working male actors who have starred in major films or TV series in the last ~5 years
The best actors working today include Hollywood legends, Academy Award winners and many of the top up and coming actors in the world right now. These talented and beautiful men grace the big and small screen with brilliant performances in our favorite movies and TV shows and do it really, really well. There's no question that many of these top current actors, if they aren't already, will long be remembered among the best actors of all time.
For many of these best male actors, being part of Hollywood's elite is nothing new as they've been starring in our favorite titles for many years. The likes of George Clooney, Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Christopher Walken, among other popular actors, have been around for decades and lost little of that spark that made them favorites.
Moving into a slightly younger crowd, many of these best current actors are quickly becoming legendary as they continue to see success. Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Johnny Depp are not just all hot, but among the best Hollywood has to offer today. But there's another generation of young actors looking for their turn in the spotlight too with up and comers like Aaron Paul, Michael Fassbender, Chris Hemsworth and Henry Cavill all on track to be the next big thing.
How do you compare the newcomers and the veterans to the greatest actors of all time? However you rank them, do so below on this list of the best actors working today!
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Birthplace: Concord, California, United States of America
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
The Post (2017)
Sully (2016)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Birthplace: Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
Ford v. Ferrari (2019)
Vice (2018)
Backseat (2018)
The Big Short (2015)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
The Front Runner (2018)
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Logan (2017)
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Pan (2015)
Chappie (2015)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States of America
Shaft (2019)
Glass (2019)
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Chi-Raq (2015)
Big Game (2015)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Kite (2014)
Avengers / Marvel movies (2019, 2018, 2015, 2014)
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America
All-Star Weekend (2019)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Chef (2014)
The Judge (2014)
Avengers / Marvel movies (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
Birthplace: Margam, United Kingdom
The Pope (2019)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Westworld (2016)
Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas, USA
The Beach Bum (2019)
White Boy Rick (2018)
The Dark Tower (2017)
Gold (2017)
The Sea of Trees (2016)
Free State of Jones (2016)
Interstellar (2014)
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Ironbark (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
The Grinch (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
The Current War (2017)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Black Mass (2015)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Fonzo (2019)
Venom (2018)
Taboo (2017-)
Dunkirk (2017)
Peaky Blinders (2014-)
London Road (2016)
The Revenant (2015)
Legend (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Chilf 33 (2015)
The Drop (2014)
Locke (2014)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
A Star Is Born (2018)
The Mule (2018)
War Dogs (2016)
Joy (2015)
Aloha (2015)
Serena (2015)
American Sniper (2015)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
Wildlife (2018)
Stronger (2017)
Okja (2017)
Life (2017)
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Demolition (2015)
Everest (2015)
Southpaw (2015)
Accidental Love (2015)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Birthplace: San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Ad Astra (2019)
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
Jason Bourne (2016)
Birthplace: Burnley, United Kingdom
Cats (2019)
The Good Liar (2019)
All Is True (2018)
Vicious (2013-16)
Mr. Holmes (2015)
Hobbit movies (2014, 2013, 2012)
Marvel movies (2014, 2013)
Birthplace: Midland, Texas, United States of America
The Highwayman (2019)
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
LBJ (2017)
The Glass Castle (2017)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Wilson (2017)
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
The Duel (2016)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (2014-15)
Birthplace: Astoria, New York City, New York, USA
The War with Grandpa (2019)
Father Figures (2017)
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
The Family Fang (2015)
Jersey Boys (2014)
Birthplace: Eurasia, New Cross, London, England, United Kingdom, + more
The Woman in the Window (2019)
The Laundromat (2019)
Darkest Hour (2017)
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
The Space Between Us (2017)
Criminal (2016)
Man Down (2016)
Child 44 (2015)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
RoboCop (2014)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Call of the Wild (2019)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
The Age of Adaline (2015)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Birthplace: London, Canada
First Man (2018)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Song to Song (2017)
La La Land (2016)
The Nice Guys (2016)
The Big Short (2015)
Lost River (2014)
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Going In Style (2017)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
London Has Fallen (2016)
Lucy (2014)
Transcendence (2014)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Only the Brave (2017)
The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
Only the Brave (2016)
Hell or High Water (2016)
Seventh Son (2015)
The Giver (2014)
Birthplace: Ballymena, United Kingdom
Men in Black: International (2019)
Cold Pursuit (2019)
Widows (2018)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Silence (2016)
Run All Night (2015)
Taken 3 (2015)
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Non-Stop (2014)
Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Spotlight (2016)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Foxcatcher (2015)
Infinitely Polar Bear (2015)
Avengers Movies (2019, 2018, 2017, 2015)
Birthplace: USA, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Ad Astra (2019)
War Machine (2017)
Allied (2016)
The Big Short (2015)
By the Sea (2015)
Fury (2014)
