Awesome Actors

Steve Martin has been making people laugh since the 1970s. This two-part documentary from Academy Award winner Morgan Neville starts looking at Steve’s early struggles and rise to fame as a standup comedian and movie star, then shifts focus to his rich and satisfying later years as an actor, artist, musician, and writer. Coming to Apple TV+ 3.29.2024.

If you haven’t read the recent interview that GQ did with actor Christian Bale, you should definitely check it out. He also sat down with the magazine to talk about many diverse roles over the years and how he gets deep into the minds, bodies, and mannerisms of his characters, from Patrick Bateman to Batman.

Nichelle Nichols passed away on July 30, 2022, at the age of 89. The groundbreaking actor made a name for herself in the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek. Trek fan John DiMarco put together this great compilation of her performances in the original series, the Star Trek movies, and Star Trek: The Animated Series.

(Gore) Actor Doug Jones has been wowing us with his characters for three decades. Most recently, he’s been starring as Lt. Saru in Star Trek: Discovery. Editor Eric Thigpen compiled interview and performance footage to look back at Jones’ amazing career, which has largely been performed from inside of costumes and prosthetics.

Best known for his roles in the Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings movies, actor John Rhys-Davies recently started his own YouTube channel. Among the many charming, witty, and insightful clips you can find there is this amusing video, in which he welcomes visitors to his channel from his home in the Isle of Man.

From his award-nominated performances in Apollo 13 and The Truman Show to his role as The Man in Black in Westworld, Ed Harris has one impressive resume. IMDb’s No Small Parts looks back on his career, which dates all the way back to 1970s TV dramas like CHiPS and The Rockford Files.

(PG-13: Language) Actor Pedro Pascal is best known for his roles on Narcos, The Good Wife, and his all-too-short run as Oberyn Martell on Game of Thrones. In this GQ interview he speaks about what made each character tick, and proves to be as likeable as we hoped.

He might not be a household name, but you’ll quickly recognize actor Phil LaMarr as characters like Hermes on Futurama, and Jack in Samurai Jack. He also played a pivotal role in Pulp Fiction, and was a regular on MADtv. Great Big Story recently sat down to chat with Phil.

We enjoy looking back at old movies and seeing actors who later became stars. Screen Junkies finds some early gems from popular actors, like that time Jake Gyllenhaal was in City Slickers. Though they missed the time Breaking Bad’s Mike Ehrmantraut did this.