Actors who don't need character names.

[willsham45]

You know the actors everyone knows who may was well not have a fake name in the movie and may as well be called there actual name, such as Nicolas Cage and Arnold Swarchenegger.

I suppose it also works the same way, actors who will eternally have a characters alternate name, like the guy who plays Harry Potter.

 

[Infinatex]

Brad Pitt. Yeah he's awesome and all but he's really just himself over and over again.

 

[Blitzwarp]

Leonardo di Caprio. He's just ALWAYS smeggin' Leonardo di Caprio, and yet people always go on and on about his acting ability! (Okay, yes, he was amazing in Inception, but he still just reeked of di Caprio on screen DX)

 

[NeedAUserName]

Whilst confused, I'd like to point a few things out, Nicolas Cage isn't his real name its Nicolas Coppola. But mainly that lie characters actors have to have interesting names to start out just to get themselves remembered. If they all had generic boring names then no one would remember them.

Also I don't think you can judge Arnies too harshly, considering its Austrian.

 

[The Communist Fairy]

I'm going to have to pitch out Will Smith here.
In the Fresh Prince of Bel Air he played none other than Will Smith.
Yeah.

Also Vin Diesel is always Vin Diesel.

 

[Ham_authority95]

Tim Roth. He's awesome, but you know for sure that he'll be playing the same psychopathic bad-ass.

 

[KindOfnElf]

Gary Oldman? He is really authentic in my opinion.

 

[Geo88]

Jean Claude van Damme. Even in Street Fighter, he was Jean Claude van Damme.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

For me Christian Bale is ALWAYS just Christian Bale. he might be in a old-style fedora, or a high-tech bat suit and putting on a funny voice, but he's still just Christian Bale.

 

[Blank Kold]

Jason Statham is always some sort of crazy fucker, which is probably exactly what he is.

 

[badgersprite]

Ethan Hawke. That already sounds like a generic action hero movie protagonist name. It just might be the name of many game heroes too.

EDIT: agh, I think I misunderstood the topic. In that case, I say Keanu Reeves. Keanu Reeves always does an excellent job of playing Keanu Reeves.

 

[mugetsu37]

Even though it isn't his real name, The Rock. Especially now that they're trying to transition to bring him back as Dwayne Johnson instead of the Rock he'll always be the rock.

Also Steve Carell. That one doesn't even need explanation.

 

[Anarchemitis]

[HEADING=2]BRIAN BLESSED.[/HEADING]

 

[Chicago Ted]

Christopher Walken.

Every time I see him in a movie, I just think, "Oh, there's Christopher Walken."

 

[Thaliur]

12 posts already and no one has mentioned Christopher Walken yet? I am very disappointed.

As for actors keeping their characters, I think this is what happened to a lot of the Star trek cast.

[edit]alright, Chicago ted did it

 

[Hawk of Battle]

Can't believe nobody said Jackie Chan already. How many films has he done where he's played a guy called Jackie Chan? MOST OF THEM!

 

[pixiejedi]

Gary Oldman? He is really authentic in my opinion.

Man that guy is like every guy. He's a damn good actor and I'm always surprised how he can look like so damn many men.

OT: Denzel Washington. Saw Book of Eli recently and was waiting to hear the line "King Kong ain't got shit on me!".

 

[KindOfnElf]

Gary Oldman? He is really authentic in my opinion.

Man that guy is like every guy. He's a damn good actor and I'm always surprised how he can look like so damn many men.

OT: Denzel Washington. Saw Book of Eli recently and was waiting to hear the line "King Kong ain't got shit on me!".

I saw Book Of Eli recently too!!! Both of them are so so good!! Totally loved the movie.

 

[Serenegoose]

Jackie Chan. I mean, in Police Story, that's even the name of his character.

 

[esperandote]

I'm going to have to pitch out Will Smith here.
In the Fresh Prince of Bel Air he played none other than Will Smith.

I was going to say that! Now i'll have to think of other... I got it!

Jackie Fucking Chan! I think it doesn't get better than this.