Top Ten: Wait, that was him?

I really wanted to do a movie Top Ten today.  I was feeling it.  But I'd like to say that I'm some what of a movie buff (although not nearly as much as my mom and her mom) and that made it hard to figure out what sort of movie list to do.  But then I was watching Princess Bride (my all time favorite movie) and I realized that two of the actors in it are possibly two of my favorite actors for the reason that almost every movie/role (we're going Broadway here too) they do, they manage to transform themselves.  Don't get me wrong there are actors who play the same role over and over and it works for them and I don't love them any less, but here are my...

TOP TEN ACTORS WHO CAN PLAY THE WHOLE SPECTRUM

(listed and pictured are the movies which I think best exemplifies their range...I know there's so many more, but these will have to do) 

*denotes Broadway role

Hugh Jackman

Kate & Leopold, Swordfish, X-Men

Tony Collette

About a Boy, Wild Party*, United States of Tara

Christopher Guest

The Princess Bride, Waiting for Guffman, This is Spinal Tap

Tom Hanks

Big, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13

Kevin Kline

Dave, Fish Called Wanda, De-Lovely

Mandy Patinkin

The Princess Bride, Wild Party*, Criminal Minds

Gerard Butler

300, Phantom of the Opera, The Ugly Truth

Johnny Depp

Pirates of the Caribbean, Benny & Joon, Willy Wonka

Bebe Neuwirth

Cheers, Chicago*, Tadpole

Matt Damon

Bourne Supremacy, Ocean's Eleven, The Talented Mr. Ripley

What do you think? Did I leave anyone out?

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