The definitive list
One hundred of the greatest screen performers in the history of cinema, ranked. Tap any name to read a full biography, including career highlights, achievements and major awards.
1 Robert De Niro United States · b. 1943 2 James Stewart United States · 1908–1997 3 Marlon Brando United States · 1924–2004 4 Toshirô Mifune Japan · 1920–1997 5 Al Pacino United States · b. 1940 6 Jack Nicholson United States · b. 1937 7 Daniel Day-Lewis United Kingdom / Ireland · b. 1957 8 Humphrey Bogart United States · 1899–1957 9 Cary Grant United Kingdom / United States · 1904–1986 10 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom · 1889–1977 11 Marcello Mastroianni Italy · 1924–1996 12 Amitabh Bachchan India · b. 1942 13 Tony Leung Hong Kong · b. 1962 14 John Wayne United States · 1907–1979 15 Henry Fonda United States · 1905–1982 16 Brad Pitt United States · b. 1963 17 Leonardo DiCaprio United States · b. 1974 18 Paul Newman United States · 1925–2008 19 Gene Hackman United States · 1930–2025 20 Clint Eastwood United States · b. 1930 21 Dilip Kumar India (born Pakistan) · 1922–2021 22 Dustin Hoffman United States · b. 1937 23 William Holden United States · 1918–1981 24 Robert Mitchum United States · 1917–1997 25 Max von Sydow Sweden · 1929–2020 26 Emil Jannings Germany / Switzerland · 1884–1950 27 Alain Delon France · 1935–2024 28 Shah Rukh Khan India · b. 1965 29 Jean-Paul Belmondo France · 1933–2021 30 Buster Keaton United States · 1895–1966 31 Philip Seymour Hoffman United States · 1967–2014 32 Klaus Kinski Germany · 1926–1991 33 Joe Pesci United States · b. 1943 34 Burt Lancaster United States · 1913–1994 35 Montgomery Clift United States · 1920–1966 36 Joaquin Phoenix United States · b. 1974 37 Jean-Louis Trintignant France · 1930–2022 38 Tom Cruise United States · b. 1962 39 Kirk Douglas United States · 1916–2020 40 Bill Murray United States · b. 1950 41 John Kani South Africa · b. 1942 42 Jean Gabin France · 1904–1976 43 Takashi Shimura Japan · 1905–1982 44 Edward Norton United States · b. 1969 45 Ethan Hawke United States · b. 1970 46 Clark Gable United States · 1901–1960 47 Denzel Washington United States · b. 1954 48 Chishû Ryû Japan · 1904–1993 49 Ralph Fiennes United Kingdom · b. 1962 50 Michael Caine United Kingdom · b. 1933 51 Sean Penn United States · b. 1960 52 Pete Edochie Nigeria · b. 1947 53 Sean Connery United Kingdom · 1930–2020 54 Christian Bale United Kingdom · b. 1974 55 Anthony Hopkins United Kingdom (Wales) · b. 1937 56 Dirk Bogarde United Kingdom · 1921–1999 57 Harrison Ford United States · b. 1942 58 Laurence Olivier United Kingdom · 1907–1989 59 Michael Fassbender Ireland / Germany · b. 1977 60 Orson Welles United States · 1915–1985 61 Morgan Freeman United States · b. 1937 62 Ryan Gosling Canada · b. 1980 63 Henry Cele South Africa · 1944–2007 64 Harvey Keitel United States · b. 1939 65 Gunnar Björnstrand Sweden · 1909–1986 66 Tom Hanks United States · b. 1956 67 Tatsuya Nakadai Japan · b. 1932 68 Benicio Del Toro Puerto Rico · b. 1967 69 Samuel L. Jackson United States · b. 1948 70 Joseph Cotten United States · 1905–1994 71 Ken Gampu South Africa · 1929–2003 72 Oscar Isaac Guatemala / United States · b. 1979 73 Paul Muni Austria-Hungary / United States · 1895–1967 74 Gary Oldman United Kingdom · b. 1958 75 Jeff Bridges United States · b. 1949 76 Anatoliy Solonitsyn Soviet Union / Russia · 1934–1982 77 Robert Duvall United States · b. 1931 78 Erland Josephson Sweden · 1923–2012 79 Peter O'Toole United Kingdom / Ireland · 1932–2013 80 Willem Dafoe United States · b. 1955 81 Heath Ledger Australia · 1979–2008 82 James Cagney United States · 1899–1986 83 Johnny Depp United States · b. 1963 84 Nkem Owoh Nigeria · b. 1958 85 Fernando Rey Spain · 1917–1994 86 Matt Damon United States · b. 1970 87 James Dean United States · 1931–1955 88 Warren Beatty United States · b. 1937 89 Viggo Mortensen United States / Denmark · b. 1958 90 Song Kang-ho South Korea · b. 1967 91 John Cazale United States · 1935–1978 92 Russell Crowe New Zealand / Australia · b. 1964 93 Osita Iheme Nigeria · b. 1982 94 Jean-Pierre Léaud France · b. 1944 95 Martin Sheen United States · b. 1940 96 Christopher Walken United States · b. 1943 97 Alec Guinness United Kingdom · 1914–2000 98 George Clooney United States · b. 1961 99 Jack Lemmon United States · 1925–2001 100 John Turturro United States · b. 1957