Top 10 Most INTENSE Actors of All Time
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- Why so serious? For this list, we’ll be looking at performers who dive headfirst into every role, even at great personal cost. Our list includes Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Tilda Swinton and more! If you think we missed someone that should be on this list, leave your picks in the comments below!
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Of all time, and no Klaus Kinski?
Definitely Meryl Streep ran thru my mind for this vid. No one does it like her
Tom cruise should have been on this list the amount of training and skills he learns for his movies to make the performance even better is unmatched just look at what he did for mission Impossible fallout
Heath Ledger deserves an honorable mention. He stayed in his hotel room for 2 months to bring his iconic role as the Joker to life in The Dark Knight.
Tom Cruise bro
There are so many talented natural actors, and there is Day-Lewis. He is in a league of his own. The man is not acting - he becomes the persona. It's actually amazing to watch him.
It’s almost like well is he even an actor at this point? He’s that good… But seriously he’s my favourite actor of all time.
Al Pacino , Jake Gyllenhaal , Benicio del toro , Antony Hopkins and Christopher waltz could have been there.
His scary ass death eyes and stare definitely help.
A fucking genius thespian without the Hollywood insanity
Daniel day Lewis... The one and only
Heath Ledger deserves an honorable mention. He stayed in his hotel room for 2 months to bring his iconic role as the Joker to life in The Dark Knight.
Totally agree
Was about to say the same but you said it first, where is he?
Yeah, he died for that role. He got so into it he couldn't find his way out. What else does he have to do to show how dedicated he was to the role.
@@brandonreed6596 Rumor has it he had some side issues too, either way, it's our loss.
Read this comment 1 minute in, and I’m going to exiting the video. No way this is accurate without Heath in it
I would have included Gary Oldman and John Malcovich
Good calls. And James Woods.
Agreed! Since you seem into classic actors. I'd have to include Jeffrey Rush, Russell Crow,e and Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton as my top ten. Cheers from Hong Kong
Gary Oldman is one of my favorites as well.
Gary Oldmans portrait of Churchill was the best thing i ever saw on film
I was shocked Oldman wasnt on the list
I totally respect Robert De Niro and Daniel Day Lewis for their commitment
Jake gyllenhaal has some of the most intense roles ever, prisoners, south paw, Night crawler, Jarhead, Stronger, etc
He was phenomenal in Nightcrawler!
End of watch
Southpaw doesn't get enough notice as it should
Even as Mysterio in Far from Home, you knew he was a bad guy going in, but still undecisive while watching Jake if he was truly a villain or not.
You forgot one of his best performance -
Nocturnal Animals
Al Pacino... easily beats out a few on this list.
I'm not even a big fan of pacinos but when he is intense it's unmatched
You wanna play rough, okay, say hello to my little friend!!!
Yup, just off Scarface alone...
Just scarface alone.
And Justice For All, Scent of a Woman: yeah, they really missed the mark not even giving Pacino an honorable mention. Heath Ledger too. How about Tom Hanks? It's pretty intense to be able to go from Bachelor Party, Toy Story, Forest Gump and A League of Their Own to Saving Private Ryan and Castaway. This list sucks!
Marlon Brando for heaven sake, living in a wheelchair for The Men, shivering on a block of ice for Mutiny on the Bounty, spilling his guts for The Last Tango in Paris . . .
Nic Cage does excellent in his movies. Sure they're not all good, but he does an awesome job
No he doesn’t. He’s the reason the movies are bad. He’s over the top and awful in all of them
Loved Cage in the movie 8mm with Joaquin Phoenix. Really creepy and dark, outstanding acting.
@@valmacclinchy I have to agree 8mm is it's own thing. you feel for the victims you hate the bad guy in your soul.
Jack Nicholson (The Shining, A Few Good Men, Hoffa etc); and Ray Liota (Something Wild, Goodfellas, The Rat Pack etc)
Don't know whose definition of 'intense' they are using but Samuel L. Jackson is the first name that pops into my mind as well as the very much underrated Michael Shannon whose face alone screams intensity.
That’s aggressive, this list is only about intense, i think they are saving the black and Latino actors for an aggressive type of list.
I'd say Jack Palance is worth a mention.
agree, don't know as well and thinking Jackie Chan was intense doing all of his own suicidal like stunts.
He's the same guy in every movie
Love Jackson, but he does play many of the same characters over and over
Al Pacino needs to be in your top 10. The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface...I can go on. Can't believe he didn't even make this list.
Yup! Pacino and Harvey Keitel, too.
Kirk Douglas brought passion to all his roles . His portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh moving from a fragile human being to an artistic genius to madmen has moments so intense they are hard to watch.
Yeah, this list skews young, if you ask me. Where's Brando?
Intense as Spartacus too..."I AM SPARTACUS!!!"
The youthful demographics for watchmojo skew the range of actors. Looks like you've needed to be acting in the last 30 years. I'm guessing that if Robert Dinero wasn't still an actor he would not have made the list. same goes for Sly.
Right its hard to play v.gogh.GOD BLESS
Ah yes... the transformation of Christian Bale when he played Chevy Chase
Hey cloud. I thought it was just me who thought that. It was so distracting during the movie. Nobody around me so though. They said Dick. I said he looked like he should be in a 10th installment of a National Lapoon's movie
Thank you. That's what was bothering me.
lmao
@@lizardog why?
Love this list, but you missed a few imo - how about Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, Eddie Redmayne, Meryl Streep?
Giancarlo Esposito?
Thank you for mentioning them
Jack Palance. You don't get much more intense than Jack, even in terrible movies like the disco sword and sorcery flick Hawk the Slayer his performance still goes to 11.
People don't know Gary oldman was on hanibal as Mason verger thats how good roll he played ay on that movie..
Meryl is method?
Gary Oldman. I was so sure he would be in the top 5. Never seen him in Leon? Scarlet letter? Dracula? His whole beeing is intense, even his coworkers call him extremly intense on set.
Or Darkest Hour.
People don't know he was on hanibal as Mason verger thats how good roll he played ay on that movie..
Totally agree Mate .
Not only Gary Oldman but also Al pacino and Jack nicholson are missing and there is Sly Stallone in honourable mentions i mean seriously ? Kill me!!!
Jared Leto Should've Avoided Comic Book Characters entirely he ruined The Joker and Morbius
Too late
A lot of people said he gave a good performance in Morbius tho.
@@chasehedges6775 it’s the first live action morbius
@Jamal Vargas they were bad I think but not because of him entirely in my view.
It wasn't his fault both movies stroies were bad but he did really good job from his side.
All of the actors should have more than just one Oscar trophy!🏆
I think for pure intensity you can't exclude christopher walkens, sean penn, kathy bates, jennifer jason leigh, cillian murphy
I don’t think Tilda Swinton is underrated. I think we are all aware how dope she is. (On a side note a teacher of mine made 2 or 3 movies with Swinton and says she is a lovely and delightful woman) Toni Collete is mad underrated. Hereditary is terrifying because of Her!
Tom cruise should have been on this list the amount of training and skills he learns for his movies to make the performance even better is unmatched just look at what he did for mission Impossible fallout
Perhaps Tom Cruise is not in this list because he has been focusing more on action than drama films, but he is intense in ALL his films and DOES deserve to be in this list too.
He’s not on the list because he’s also a psychopath. They just do t want to deal with all his baggage and bizarre opinions, and bad press he brings everytime he opens his mouth. He is a beast actor tho def should be on a non bias list. I personally can’t stand the guy as a real person but the characters he plays are bad ass.
@@kevsch6576 So, is that why Kevin Spacey isn't on this list? Baggage, I mean.
Was Fallout the one where me smashed his ankle, then pulled himself up and kept running?
@@Axel1051 Yup.
De Niro befriended steel workers and visited their homes for Deer Hunter. He learned the saxophone for 3 months for authenticity when playing in New York New York. He started stalking and pestering his own stalkers like his character was in King of Comedy. He watched neurologists perform brain surgery for Brazil.
Imma let you finish but Joaquin Phoenix had one of the best rap songs of all time!
I feel like Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, and Sigourney Weaver could have been on this list.
People don't know Gary oldman was on hanibal as Mason verger thats how good roll he played ay on that movie..
Ralph Fiennes was so into his role as Lord Voldemort that the other cast members were a little scared of him on set. Definitely worth a mention here
He was also good and intense in Red Dragon and Edward Norton usually takes on pretty intense roles.
His playing career at Newcastle United has tapered off a bit....
Naaah
Great list, but what about Gary Oldman? He's arguably the most underrated, versatile actor in Hollywood. The man can literally play any role.
People don't know he was on hanibal as Mason verger thats how good roll he played ay on that movie..
@@gtx-808 Yeah, that's right! The man's range is incredible. Glad he finally got his Oscar, but he should have 3 or 4 by now.
Ι thought he was No 1
No Toni Colette? One of the biggest underrated actresses of our time
I agree. Loved her in “ The United States of Tara” series 🤍👍
She was brilliant in "About a Boy."
Actors deserving honourable mentions:
- Meryl Streep (She dons the character like no one else)
- Marlon Brando (Cannot give a bad performance)
- Al Pacino (Gives everything it takes)
- Samuel L. Jackson (Brings intensity subtly to the screen)
These are a great list of intense actors awesome
Anyone who doubts how brilliant an actor Nic Cage is capable of being just watch him in Leaving Las Vegas. In the top 20 performances by an actor of all time imo.
Nicolas Cage is a legend.
Nic has amazing acting even in recent movies like the colour from space and the one with the animatronics was so good
I mean look at any of his roles, like Face off for example. Amazing performance!
And bad lieutenant.
8mm..Brilliant
That's a solid list! I'm glad you chose - SPOILER ALERT - Daniel Day Lewis as the number One. People like him, come once in a life time!
DDL is the nearest we have to a modern-day Laurence Olivier. Different in approach but they disappear into their character like no others.
@@darthwiizius he is the most believable actor ever
I've heard Brad Pitt is a method actor, and his role in Burn After Reading annoyed the hell out of Angelina. Anywho, that man is a fantastic actor
He is a very good method actor. I didn't know Angelina hated that role in that movie you said. I'm sure she must be annoyed that Brad has a thing with Emily Ratajokwski.
I know I'm not the only person who witnessed Christian Bale channel Jim Carrey for his American Psycho scene with the ax, plastic, and Huey Lewis.
All these choices are top notch! Brad Dourif playing Billy Bibbit in "One Few Over the Coocoo's Nest" and playing Doc in "Deadwood" should get an honorable mention at least.
Even in Child Play, he's on screen for like 7 minutes in the entire series and the rest is all vocal work.
Even in his role on Star Truck: Voyager Brad Dourif was an absolute standout and his Wormtongue in Lord of the Rings was a brilliant portrayal.
All of these actors really gave it their all in their own right!
Regardless, Watchmojo always comes through with their content like usual.
I think this list needs to expand this list to top 20 or 25. Too many left off, and a few rated to high. I would add Pacino, Oldman, Brando, Ledger, Samuel Jackson, Nicholson and Naomi Watts. Watts performance in Mulholland Drive rivals Theron's in Monster as two of the best performances I have seen on film.
I remember Mickey Rourke saying he was always extremely exhausted after a day on the set of Angel Heart because Robert De Niro was so intense and perfect it gave him anxiety
Great picks!
Great upload!!
The best joker of all time is heath ledger, the phoenix is after heath
No. The best is Caesar Romero. The best and the FIRST.
Jack Nicholson's is the only one that really made me believe joker was insane.
Heaths was by far the most powerful but I picked up more of an explosive anarchist drive. Vs being actually clinically insane
Heaths was methodical and sadistic. Nicholson's was random and strange
No William Dafoe?
When I watched "Monster", I realized Aileen Wuornos was played by Charlize Theron only when I read the final credits. I couldn't believe it!!! The characterization and the acting was just flawless. Great actress!
While I'm not a Joaquin fan I sure admire his talent! Daniel Day Lewis is definitely one of the most intense!
No mention of Nicholson or Pacino is just wrong…but no one can argue DDL
No jack Nicholson I'm surprised ....
Lewis in There Will Be Blood has to be one of the most intense (and scary) roles ever performed for cinema. I mean... wow. 😳
He actually used a real knife to touch his own eye and not flinch, he apparently practised it over and over again.
I think perhaps Christian Bale is one of the most intense actors of recent times.
"intense actors" more like professionals who actually take their job seriously? i wish we had more of these intense actors
Jared Leto makes the list but Pacino doesn't even get an honorable mention? Come on Mojo.
Adam Driver not being on this list means it was too short.
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Hip to be square
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you forgot Al Pacino - Sean Penn - Jack Nicholson - Tom Hardy - James MacAvoy - Denzel Washington - Robert Downey Jr. - Ian McKellen - Anthony Hopkins - Gary Oldman - Samuel L. Jackson - Tom Cruise - Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Dustin Hoffman - Ralph Fiennes - Michael Fassbender - Cillian Murphy - Michael Shannon - Michael Stuhlbarg - Josh Brolin - Sean Harris - Evan Peters - David Tennant - Michael Sheen - Michael Keaton - Vincent D'Onofrio - Rami Malek - Edward Norton -
Meryl Streep - Glenn Close - Jennifer Lawrence - Helen Mirren - Judi Dench - Saoirse Ronan - Chloë Grace Moretz - Helena Bonham-Carter - Cate Blanchett - Natalie Portman - Sarah Paulson - Cynthia Erivo - Angela Bassett - Chloë Sevigny - Halle Berry - Michelle Yeoh - Zoe Saldana - Alison Pill - Olivia Colman - Emma Stone - Lady Gaga - Hilary Swank -
< I could go on and on... maybe your definition of "intense" is flawed (or mine)... a Top 10 is definitely too limited ;-)
Forgot about Kirk Lazarus. He doesn't drop character until he's done the dvd commentary.
'Never go full retard.'
Only Day-Lewis could top Bale, come to think of it.
I'd pay to watch that.
People don't know Gary oldman was on hanibal as Mason verger thats how good roll he played on that movie..
Surely Tom Hardy is worth a mention?
Facts, dude always nails the characters he plays and always gets in phenomenal shape
harvey keitel. how could you miss him, especially in bad lieutenant.
DeNiro says that if/when they make a Wizard of Oz reboot, he will have his brain surgically removed, to try out for the part of Scarecrow.
you forgot to mention D.D Lewis's role as Bill the butcher in Gangs of New York. Couldn't believe that was him
No Bob Duvall, Dustin Hoffman, Pacino? No Streep? No BRANDO? C'mon!
I had a feeling that Daniel Day-Lewis would be on here.
Dustin Hoffman deserves some credit for rain man
Edward Norton doesn't appear to have been mentioned here. I note somebody has already namechecked Michael Shannon - brilliant actor.
That was a Nicolas Cage meme all along in the thumbnail finally saw it in HD lol
Those guys are great but they are kind of tame compared to Klaus Kinsky both on screen and in real life.
Since you made this,you should make another top 20 on the most intense characters in films!
Val Kilmer, Johnny Depp, Antony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Kurt Russel, Jim Stewart, Madeline Stow Mary Elizabeth Masterantonio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Angelica Houston,
Tom Cruise should have been on the list the way he handles his stuff is just extraordinary.
I said the same thing
Magnolia…
Alot of people give Tom cruise shit for some reason but pretty much every single movie he Is in is both memorable and good.
Some of the craziest shit you see in those movies stuntwise is all done by him too. The craziest being the spy movie with cameron diez. He literally wheelied a motorcycle down tight ass Venice streets with real Cameron on the back.
Overrated
If you wanted a comedy actor to be on there they should have chosen Sacha Baron Cohen who has done so many insane projects and gotten so many people to hate him.
Denzel Washington and Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Samuel L. Jackson should be on the list. All have done intense movies.
There's something soothing about Tilda Swinton's voice
In a movie that was terrible in general, Jared Leto really stood out as godawful as the Joker.
intense actors list: Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Robert Englund, Jason Statham, Kane Hodder, jet li, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cynthia Rothrock,
Gary Oldman should have at least have been an honorable mention.
The fact Robert De Niro can play an absolutely fabulous, cross-dressing pirate captain in "Stardust" and then just brush it off like a bit of lint on his lapel speaks volumes about his unimpeachable intensity, dedication, and method.
Man, I don't know many people that have seen, or are willing to watch There Will Be Blood. My hat has been tipped since it came out. Absolutely amazing. Not to mention the Butcher from gangs of new York.
Intense?
Al Pacino, Gary Oldman, Nicole Kidman, Joe Pesci
Mmmm...Maybe you forgot about Klaus Kinski ? Well, he might not have deserved being simply classified "Intense", rather "Psychotically out of his mind, a tortured, mean human being".
But the performances, I mean...
How an actor of diminutive stature like Alfredo James Pacino can command such screen presence but was left out of this list is beyond me. The man exudes intensity.
Also want to give a nod to Sir Anthony Hopkins though I imagine his understated style was perhaps not what you were shooting for with the understanding of intensity here?
Lastly I do want to also give an honorable mention to Ken Watanbe, Samuel Jackson and Edward Norton.
Msmojo I would love to see your pro and contra list which lead to your very bold decision to chose Lewis over Bale. I couldn’t have done this. Both a incredible actors
Bette Midler is pretty intense especially in Hocus Pocus.
Brando, Pacino, Nicholson, De Niro, Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day Lewis, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale.
good video
What about Tony Todd who played the Candyman and the mortician in the Final Destination movies? Or Heath Ledger? Or hell even Robert England as Freddy Krueger. Not to mention Anthony Hopkins. This list is missing so many people!
Can you do top 10 actors who could play the Beyonder in the MCU and that too in Avengers Secret Wars?
No
I can't an't believe Al Pacino and Adam Driver were left out of this list...
excellent choice of actors. there are many good movies but my all time favorite is Monster.
honorable mention to andrew garfield as well. he went on a silent retreat in a jesuit center and starved himself of both food and sex for 6 months in preparation for his role in martin scorsese's 'silence'
5:30 that is a popular misconception of that scene, I read. Actually, Leo cut his hand in rehearsals. It was so dramatic that they got the idea to stage it in the final take. He never cut his hand in the scene we saw, only in rehearsals.
Marlon Brando,
Dustin Hoffman,
Shia Labeouf,
Jack Nicholson,
Sean Penn,
Tom Hardy,
Natalie Portman
and Heath Ledger.
Natalie, Natalie 💚
Jack Nicholson definitely I love your list, cheers
Are we just not going to talk about Johnny Depp? 😔
@Val O'Connell intensely kooky some might say
Not until his court case settles we ain't!
@@robbob5302 ok it’s settled 😊 Happy now
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@@robbob5302 what
In India there are few actors like that,Kamalhassan,Mammootty,Mohanlal and Vikram. You guys should research about them.
Jack Nicholson, Al Pachino, Willem Dafoe
In my opinion Daniel Day-Lewis is the best actor of all times. His roles are always perfect in every detail. But as Daniel Day-Lewis is retired I think that the best actor still performing is Christoph Waltz. His performances in Inglorious Bastards and Django were amazing. I think he should be mentioned here at least at the second place
Marlon Brando, philip seymour, S. Jackson, Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Chrishtop Waltz, Jonny Depp, Colin Firth, Jack Nicholson, Anthony Hopkins, Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy, Matthew McConaughey, R D Junior, ED Harris, Rami Malek....
This list is pretty contemporary in scope. Calling out Kirk Douglas from the classic Hollywood era as an oversight respective to this list.
It really is hard to make any list of less than 25... Robin Williams, Russel Crowe, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Kathy Bates, Michael Keaton, Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, John Cusak, Ryan Reynolds, Matt Damon, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Forest Witaker, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Steve Martin... That's just a quick brainstorm and I know I've missed many more.
So many more. In no particular order: Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Bette Davis, Jodie Foster, Frances McDormand, Viola Davis, Judi Dench, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Peter Stormare,...
Bogart. James cagney. John Wayne. Clint Eastwood. Charles Bronson. Lee Marvin. Portraits of INTENSITY.