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On April 01 2012 05:37 SgtCoDFish wrote:I struggled with this for a while, but then it came to me in waves of glorious... obviousness. I'm ashamed I didn't think of him earlier. ![[image loading]](http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/system/images/67270/default/stephen-fry.jpg) Stephen FryI really have no idea how widely exposed he is outside of the UK, but he's a national treasure and I can't get enough of him. 1) He's really, really intelligent. It's not acting, but he is known for hosting a panel show, QI, which is very entertaining and based all around our misconceptions and our knowledge in general. I know it's shown in some other countries, so maybe people have heard of it. Seriously, if you have a localized one, check out ours. Stephen's just so smart it's unreal. 2) He speaks very frankly and seems to focus heavily on common sense. I like that. 3) He was in one of my favourite series of all time, Blackadder. It's hilarious, and I recommend all series (except maybe the 1st, which is completely different in style as they changed the characters a bit in the 2nd and onwards and it worked much better.) It also has Hugh Laurie (i.e. House) and Rowan Atkinson (the main character, Blackadder, otherwise known as Mr. Bean) so there's no shortage of good actors in it. 4) He's overcome tremendous personal hardship to get to where he is today. He's been on the brink of taking his own life before, and still suffers from bipolar disorder. But he didn't let that stop him being goddamn awesome. He's just such an awesome bloke. Offtopic: + Show Spoiler +It really bugs me when people just post a picture of someone and nothing else. :S
Has any of his shows been called off because of his disorder? I could not imagine anyone with Bipolar being able to host a show whilst in a depressive period.
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On April 01 2012 05:25 Weson wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2012 05:02 Kallehoe wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Sweden only has one great actor.. Peter Stormare ![[image loading]](http://www.peterstormare.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/peter-stormare-e1294428582376.jpg) Known for: Armageddon Prison Break Fargo The Big Lebowski Dancer in the Dark Weeds Entourage Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3! Varg Nacho Libre Constantine Bad Boys 2 The Tuxedo Minority Report Hamilton Puh, the list goes on and on but these are the big name movies/series. The fun thing is that he ALWAYS plays some eastern european coldblooded baddy. I've never seen him play a swede.
Even funnier that swedes forget our twice oscars nominated actor von Sydow. Leagues above this guy.
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On April 01 2012 05:15 Eiaco wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2012 05:13 hunts wrote:
No brainer, I'd want my country represented by arnold schwarzenegger! Please say thats a joke. PLEASE. If its not, you should really just leave this thread and never EVER come back. + Show Spoiler + Arnold Schwarzenegger is Austrian. (Hense the German accent).
i am pretty sure there was no restriction that the actor absolutely had to be born in the country he lives in..?
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On April 01 2012 06:13 Kira__ wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2012 05:25 Weson wrote:On April 01 2012 05:02 Kallehoe wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Sweden only has one great actor.. Peter Stormare Known for: Armageddon Prison Break Fargo The Big Lebowski Dancer in the Dark Weeds Entourage Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3! Varg Nacho Libre Constantine Bad Boys 2 The Tuxedo Minority Report Hamilton Puh, the list goes on and on but these are the big name movies/series. The fun thing is that he ALWAYS plays some eastern european coldblooded baddy. I've never seen him play a swede. Even funnier that swedes forget our twice oscars nominated actor von Sydow. Leagues above this guy.
I didn't pick him because he's french LOL
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On April 01 2012 06:15 Weson wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2012 06:13 Kira__ wrote:On April 01 2012 05:25 Weson wrote:On April 01 2012 05:02 Kallehoe wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Sweden only has one great actor.. Peter Stormare Known for: Armageddon Prison Break Fargo The Big Lebowski Dancer in the Dark Weeds Entourage Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3! Varg Nacho Libre Constantine Bad Boys 2 The Tuxedo Minority Report Hamilton Puh, the list goes on and on but these are the big name movies/series. The fun thing is that he ALWAYS plays some eastern european coldblooded baddy. I've never seen him play a swede. Even funnier that swedes forget our twice oscars nominated actor von Sydow. Leagues above this guy. I didn't pick him because he's french.
French by passport, Swedish by birth.
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On April 01 2012 03:37 nymfaw wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2012 03:28 Torte de Lini wrote:
It doesn't have to be about your country because sometimes a country is too small or not fully culturally recognized in a very choked industry, but feel free to suggest actors for other people's countries alright then, im from USA!!! ![[image loading]](http://guyspeed.com/files/2011/11/samuel-l-jackson-Pulp-Fiction.png) and this was my EASY CHOICE  ))) If someone doesnt know what movie that is from, you need serious help!
MMMmmmm. That is a tasty burger!
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USA
Cory Feldman
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First person to come to mind... mostly because he's delusional like the rest of this country.
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I just wanna add Liam Neeson for anyone, even though I was born in Canada and now live in USA.
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I was thinking Jack Black for USA.
Picture:
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He's a big dude, he's loud, he's hilarious, he's awesome. Not to mention that's he's into Metal/Rock, which is right up USA's alley, imo. (Note: He's not the adorable fuzzy RED creature -- that's Elmo. He's the big one!)
Notable "recent" movies: School of Rock, Kung Fu Panda (1 and 2), Tropic Thunder, The Holiday, King Kong, Tenacious D: the Pick of Destiny, and Shallow Hal.
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DEFINITELY watanabe for japan
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On April 01 2012 06:21 JiYan wrote:
DEFINITELY watanabe for japan
Agreed. Ken Wantanabe is a fucking awesome actor.
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USA
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Do we even need to go into the films? Titanic, Aviator, Shutter Island, Romeo and Juliet, Inception....
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Please all Americans, have Al Pacino represent you. You would be badass.
Edit: Alternatively, Jack Nicholson.
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Trade the Titanic for Departed and Catch Me If You Can! Let's just forget the Titanic...
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Can't believe its page 6 and nobody from the USA offered George Carlin.
Even from the grave this guy is better than everything else offered here
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On April 01 2012 05:25 Weson wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2012 05:02 Kallehoe wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Sweden only has one great actor.. Peter Stormare Known for: Armageddon Prison Break Fargo The Big Lebowski Dancer in the Dark Weeds Entourage Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3! Varg Nacho Libre Constantine Bad Boys 2 The Tuxedo Minority Report Hamilton Puh, the list goes on and on but these are the big name movies/series. The fun thing is that he ALWAYS plays some eastern european coldblooded baddy. I've never seen him play a swede.
Didn't he play a Swede in Minority Report? Or Jurassic Park 2? I'm pretty sure he has some lines in Swedish in those two movies anyway.
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On April 01 2012 03:37 nymfaw wrote:Show nested quote +On April 01 2012 03:28 Torte de Lini wrote:
It doesn't have to be about your country because sometimes a country is too small or not fully culturally recognized in a very choked industry, but feel free to suggest actors for other people's countries alright then, im from USA!!! + Show Spoiler +and this was my EASY CHOICE ))) If someone doesnt know what movie that is from, you need serious help!
I'm from the USA too, and I'm sorry but this man,
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he is a beast, also, relevant link #2
He is storms fucking embassies.
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In terms of actors that are just really good and haven't been mentioned, Britain's got Colin Firth, who has been in everything and is truly an actor's actor. Mentioned before but without context, Daniel Day-Lewis. That guy is amazing.
For USA, I don't think anybody's mentioned Tom Hanks, but if you look at the depth with which he's tackled his most famous roles, he's truly an icon.
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EPT![[image loading]](http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/2008/07/16-22/Jack%20Black%20&%20Elmo%20-%20Jesse%20Grant.jpg)
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