This was really a tough ask to select the best and most famous male celebrities who are related to world cinema and entertainment industry in the lovely planet. There are countless male performing artists and actors from Hollywood who amuse their fans and viewers with their electrifying performances and unique appearances or roles. They are truly charismatic and talented who are particularly known for command in their work and thorough professionalism. Although big screen is their specialty but some of them are equally popular on television, theater and even in other entertaining categories. Here is the list of 50 top and the most famous male actors of the world cinema & Holly-wood along with their gorgeous images. We have also mentioned their full names, dates of birth and major achievements (Big Awards) in the following list that is arranged in alphabetical order.
1. Adam Richard Sandler
Born September 9, 1966. An exceptional American actor, comedian, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer, and musician
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2. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino
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Born April 25, 1940. An outstanding American actor and filmmaker. He has won one Oscar, four Golden Globe and two BAFTA awards in his career.
3. Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE
Born 31 December 1937. A brilliant Welsh actor of film, stage, and television, and a composer and painter. Along with his Academy Award, Hopkins has also won three BAFTA Awards, two Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Award
4. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger
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Born July 30, 1947. A distinguished Austrian-born American actor, filmmaker, activist, businessman, investor, writer, philanthropist, former professional bodybuilder and politician
5. Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt – Ben Affleck
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Born August 15, 1972. A well-known American actor, director, writer, producer and activist. He has received two Academy Awards, for writing and producing, and three Golden Globe Awards for his work as a director, writer, and producer.
6. Benjamin Edward “Ben” Stiller
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Born November 30, 1965. A famous American actor, comedian, and filmmaker
7. William Bradley “Brad” Pitt
William Bradley “Brad” Pitt
Born December 18, 1963. A phenomenal American actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and one Academy award for productions of his film production company Plan B Entertainment
8. Bradley Charles Cooper
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Born January 5, 1975. A splendid American actor and producer
9. Walter Bruce Willis
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Born March 19, 1955. An impressive American actor, producer, and singer
10. Chiwetelu Umeadi “Chiwetel” Ejiofor,OBE
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Born 10 July 1977. A prominent British actor of film, television, and theatre
11. Chris Hemsworth
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Born 11 August 1983. A magnificent Australian actor
12. Christian Charles Philip Bale
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Born 30 January 1974. A superb English actor who has won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
13. Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ
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Born 27 May 1922. An extraordinary English actor and singer
14. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC
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Born December 13, 1929. A gorgeous Canadian theatre, film and television actor.Plummer has won Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award
15. Clinton “Clint” Eastwood, Jr.
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Born May 31, 1930. A unique American actor, film director, producer and composer. His widest reception has been in film work, for which he has received 5 times Academy Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and People’s Choice Awards among others.
16. Colin Andrew Firth CBE
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Born 10 September 1960. An eminent English film, television, and theatre actor who has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, two BAFTAs and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup
17. Daniel Wroughton Craig
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Born 2 March 1968. A gorgeous English actor. Cast as the fictional British secret agent James Bond 007.
18. Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
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Born December 28, 1954. A high-ranking American actor, film director and film producer has received two Golden Globe awards and a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards
19. Dustin Lee Hoffman
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Born August 8, 1937. An American big-gun being an actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. Hoffman has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning two and thirteen Golden Globes, winning six and also has won four BAFTAs awards as well.
20. Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Born May 2, 1972, also known by his ring name The Rock, is an outstanding American/Canadian actor, producer, and professional wrestler, best known for his time with WWE.
21. George Timothy Clooney
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Born May 6, 1961. A majestic American actor and filmmaker. He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards, one for acting and the other for producing.
22. Harrison Ford
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Born July 13, 1942 is a phenomenal American film actor and producer. Ford received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Witness, for which he also received “Best Actor” BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
23. Hugh Michael Jackman
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Born 12 October 1968 is a brilliant Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.
24. John Joseph “Jack” Nicholson
John Joseph “Jack” Nicholson
Born April 22, 1937. A superb American actor, film director, producer, and writer.Nicholson has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice. He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment.
25. James Edward Franco
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Born April 19, 1978. A mesmerizing American actor, filmmaker, teacher, and author. Franco was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor In 2013
26. Jeffrey Leon “Jeff” Bridges
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Born December 4, 1949 is a versatile American actor, country musician, and producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis “Bad” Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart and earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Starman, The Contender and True Grit.
27. Jeremy Lee Renner
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Born January 7, 1971. A celebrated American actor, singer-songwriter, film producer, former makeup artist, and musician. In The Hurt Locker (2008), he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor
28. James Eugene “Jim” Carrey
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Born January 17, 1962. An enthusiastic Canadian American actor, comedian, and producer. Carrey has received four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning two.
29. John Joseph Travolta
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Born February 18, 1954. A passionate American actor, dancer, and singer who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in Get Shorty.
30. John Christopher “Johnny” Depp II
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Born June 9, 1963. A well-known American actor, film producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor.
31. Kevin Norwood Bacon
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Born July 8, 1958 is a famous American actor and musician who has won a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
32. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio
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Born November 11, 1974. An astonishing American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards and ten Golden Globe Awards including winning Golden Globes for Best Actor in a Drama for The Aviator (2004)
33. Liam John Neeson, OBE
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Born 7 June 1952. An excellent Irish actor who has been nominated for a number of awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
34. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
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Born June 5, 1971 is a celebrious American actor, producer, model, and former rapper.
35. Matthew Paige “Matt” Damon
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Born October 8, 1970 is a preeminent American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, and philanthropist. Aside from awards and nominations he has garnered for his role as actor and producer,
36. Matthew David McConaughey
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Born November 4, 1969 is a renowned American actor. McConaughey achieved further success in 2013 for portraying a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the biographical film Dallas Buyers Club, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Drama, among other awards and nominations.
37. Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson AO
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Born January 3, 1956. A world-famed American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter and in 1995, who produced, directed, and starred in the Braveheart, for which he won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Director, along with the Academy Award for Best Picture.
38. Michael Kirk Douglas
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Born September 25, 1944 is an esteemed American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won four Golden Globes and two Academy Awards—as producer of 1975’s Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
39. Morgan Freeman
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Born June 1, 1937 is a spectacular American actor, film director, and narrator who has received Academy Award nominations and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award
40. Nicolas Kim Coppola
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Born January 7, 1964) known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is a cherished American actor and filmmaker. Cage received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as an alcoholic Hollywood writer in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
41. Robert De Niro
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Born August 17, 1943 is a considerable American actor and film producer who has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
42. Robert John Downey, Jr.
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Born April 4, 1965 is a popular American actor, filmmaker, and singer. He starred as Charlie Chaplin, the title character in the 1992 film Chaplin, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
43. Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson
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Born 13 May 1986 is an English actor, model, musician and producer who has earned two Empire Awards nomination and won eleven MTV Movie Awards, two People’s Choice Awards
44. Russell Ira Crowe
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Born 7 April 1964 is a valued New Zealand actor, film producer and musician based in Australia and the United States. Crowe’s work has earned him several accolades during his career including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three consecutive Academy Award nominations (1999–2001), one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, one BAFTA, and an Academy Award.
45. Sir Thomas Sean Connery
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Born 25 August 1930 is a tremendous Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.
46. Sean Penn
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Born August 17, 1960 is a splendid American actor who has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008).
47. Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone
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Born July 6, 1946, nicknamed Sly Stallone is a handsome American actor, screenwriter and film director. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Rocky, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor.
48. Thomas “Tom” Cruise
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Born July 3, 1962. An outlandish American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards.
49. Thomas Jeffrey “Tom” Hanks
Born July 9, 1956. An extra-ordinary American actor and filmmaker who has won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia, as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People’s Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump.
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50. Willard Carroll “Will” Smith, Jr.
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