Movies: Each Actor's Most Iconic Role

[GKJ]

Adam Sandler - The Waterboy, I love Happy Gilmore but the waterboy is his iconic character
Heath Ledger - The Joker
Julia Styles - 10 Things I Hate About You
Kirstin Dunst - Cheerleader
Tobey McGuire - Spiderman
David Tennant - Doctor Who #10
Emma Watson - Hermione Granger
Ryan Gosling - The Notebook
Rachel McAdams - Mean Girls
Edward Norton - American History X
Kate Beckinsale - Underworld
Vin Diesel - Fast and Furious

Kirsten Dunst, to me, has to be the Virgin Suicides. Maybe, in a pop-culture sense, for her being in Spider-Man too, but I don't think so.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, imo, is 500 Days of Summer. He may have had peripheral roles in bigger movies, but him prancing around the park to Hall and Oates is the first thing I think of about him.

 

[Neutrinos]

Kirsten Dunst, to me, has to be the Virgin Suicides. Maybe, in a pop-culture sense, for her being in Spider-Man too, but I don't think so.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, imo, is 500 Days of Summer. He may have had peripheral roles in bigger movies, but him prancing around the park to Hall and Oates is the first thing I think of about him.

It wouldn't surprise me if most associate her with Interview With A Vampire

 

[GKJ]

It wouldn't surprise me if most associate her with Interview With A Vampire

Me neither, but I wondered if she was too young to make that kind of connection. She was a teenager crush for a while

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

It wouldn't surprise me if most associate her with Interview With A Vampire

Bring It On

 

[Neutrinos]

Peter Fonda & Dennis Hopper
Easy Rider

 

[alko]

Dennis Hopper

For the younger people, like me (aroun 40), he is the bad guy in The Speed (Keanu + Sandra).

 

[Desdichado93]

Damian Lewis as Major Richard Winters in Band of Brothers.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Macaulay Culkin from Home Alone easily

 

[Ducks in a row]

Joe Pesci?

 

[Neutrinos]

Joe Pesci?

I'd lean towards Goodfellas, but you've also got My Cousin Vinny, Home Alone, Lethal Weapon, and Raging Bull as other possibilities

 

[alko]

Joe Pesci?

Casino

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Michael Ironside. I'll say Total Recall although for me it would probably be "V".

 

[Ducks in a row]

Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride

 

[Blueblood9]

A few that i picked off as i read thru the thread

Joaquin Phoenix-walk the line
Willem Dafoe-Boondock Saints (biased one of my personal favorite movies)
Cuba Gooding Jr-Boyz in the Hood
Robin Wright-for me its Jenny in Forest Gump
Neil Patrick Harris-he has 2 and the differnce between the 2 roles is insane
and for any one that disagrees that Leonardo DiCaprio's most iconic role isnt Titanic theyre insane. My 16 yo cousin and theyre friends watch that movie just as much as my hs gf did when it came out. That movie for some reason will never die.

 

[Neutrinos]

A few that i picked off as i read thru the thread

Joaquin Phoenix-walk the line
Willem Dafoe-Boondock Saints (biased one of my personal favorite movies)
Cuba Gooding Jr-Boyz in the Hood
Robin Wright-for me its Jenny in Forest Gump
Neil Patrick Harris-he has 2 and the differnce between the 2 roles is insane
and for any one that disagrees that Leonardo DiCaprio's most iconic role isnt Titanic theyre insane. My 16 yo cousin and theyre friends watch that movie just as much as my hs gf did when it came out. That movie for some reason will never die.

It wouldn't surprise me if Joker becomes Joaquin's signature role
I saw Boondock Saints, and I don't even remember Dafoe being in it
Cuba Gooding's most iconic role, I would think, is Jerry Maguire. He took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. "Show me the money!"
I guess you could go with Forrest Gump, but I'd lean more towards The Princess Bride, or House Of Cards

 

[frisco]

Damian Lewis as Major Richard Winters in Band of Brothers.

Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride

I think both of these guys are better known for Homeland.

My Best-Carey

 

[Blueblood9]

It wouldn't surprise me if Joker becomes Joaquin's signature role
I saw Boondock Saints, and I don't even remember Dafoe being in it
Cuba Gooding's most iconic role, I would think, is Jerry Maguire. He took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. "Show me the money!"
I guess you could go with Forrest Gump, but I'd lean more towards The Princess Bride, or House Of Cards

He was a key part in the movie. He was the lead investigator for the FBI

 

[Neutrinos]

He was a key part in the movie. He was the lead investigator for the FBI

I guess it's just not enough of a memorable film

I would think far more people associate him as the Goblin, or possibly Platoon

 

[Eisen]

Michael Ironside. I'll say Total Recall although for me it would probably be "V".

Michael Ironside only has one role. It's the same in every movie.

 

[Blueblood9]

I guess it's just not enough of a memorable film

I would think far more people associate him as the Goblin, or possibly Platoon

Its a cult classic thats for sure. But that movie came out my freshman year in college while i was in Boston and it became a favorite of mine

 

[Ducks in a row]

Robert Patrick as T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Peter Fonda & Dennis Hopper
Easy Rider

Hopper is either Blue Velvet or Apocalypse Now for me.

I'm also a big fan of his True Romance scene with Walken.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

It wouldn't surprise me if Joker becomes Joaquin's signature role
I saw Boondock Saints, and I don't even remember Dafoe being in it
Cuba Gooding's most iconic role, I would think, is Jerry Maguire. He took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. "Show me the money!"
I guess you could go with Forrest Gump, but I'd lean more towards The Princess Bride, or House Of Cards

That is really bizarre, lol.

 

[Neutrinos]

Hopper is either Blue Velvet or Apocalypse Now for me.

I'm also a big fan of his True Romance scene with Walken.

For me, it's between Pulp Fiction and The Deer Hunter for Walken

I'd lean towards The Deer Hunter, simply because he played a more vital role in the film

 

[Neutrinos]

That is really bizarre, lol.

It's a 20 year old movie that I saw once - probably 18 years ago

It's not that bizarre considering he wasn't the lead in the film