Rack yer brains gents, What stands out for you as your outstanding performances in Tv/Film, Who gives it their all, nails their character, maybe not even recognized for the role. Might not have even being a decent film There been quite a few for me:

To start.....

Gabrial Bryne - End of Days.
Daniel Day Lewis - Gangs of New York (most of his performances warrant outstanding).
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight.
Jonny Depp - Donnie Brasco.
Jack Nicholson - One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence.

Anybody????

Serpico - Al Pacino

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano.

Great thread Ja.

Johnny Depp - Fear and Loathing
William Defoe - Platoon
Woody Harrelson - Natural Born Killers
Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Nicholas Cage - Raising Arizona
R. Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Richard Prior - Brewster's Million's
Paddy Considine - Dead Man's Shoe's
Sigourney Weaver - Alien
Ed Norton - American History X
John Candy - JFK
Min-sik Choi - Oldboy

I could go on and on and on...

Roberto Benigni - La Vita è Bella
Javier Bardem - No country for old men

Ray winston in scum

christopher walken-king of new york.

Gary Oldman - Leon

Ewan Mcgregor-Trainspotting

Agree T with the No country for Old Men, great film.
Quentin Tarantino - From Dusk till Dawn...

Nicholas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas.

Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now
Pete Postlethwaite - In The Name of The Father
Jürgen Prochnow - Das Boot
Johnny Depp - Fear and Loathing
Christian Bale - The Machinist
James Coburn - Cross of Iron
Eric Bana - Chopper
Michael Douglas - Falling Down
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump

Gene Hackman, pretty much everything.
Jim broadbent, ditto

the bloke from Idiot Abroad - Idiot Abroad

well if he's not acting he's thick as fuck, and if he's not thick as fuck he's probably the best actor of all time!! ........you decide

Rainn Wilson - The Office (US)

De Niro in raging bull what an intense performence, almost scary at times, also gained 60lb to play la motta in his later years which is no mean feat.

Aside from others already mentioned i'd add Brando in on the waterfront, Nicholson in the shining, Pacino in godfather 2 and not so much in terms of good acting just being the meanest motherfucker on the planet, Eastwood in the dirty harry series.

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James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano.

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was reading recently that they originally offered the role to Ray Liotta but he turned it down, would have been a completley different show in my opinion.

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the bloke from Idiot Abroad - Idiot Abroad

well if he's not acting he's thick as fuck, and if he's not thick as fuck he's probably the best actor of all time!! ........you decide

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Pacino - scent of a woman. Absolutely awesome.
Pesci - Casino and Goodfellas.
Will Ferrell - Anchorman. Laugh out loud stuff. comedy gold.
Gabriel Byrne - THe usual Suspects - in truth Pete Postelwaite and Kevin Spacey deserve a mention
Robert Shaw - Jaws.
Denzil Washington - most things but I'll go Remember the Titans
Reservoir Dogs - probably half the cast but Harvey Keitel is tops in this and Michael Madsen
Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting

But the best ever performance imo was Brad Davis in Midnight Express. [/quote]
Classic T

forgot one of my favourites.....Gunny Sergeant Tom Highway, Heartbreak Ridge. Clint at his brilliant best