My first list will be my top ten favorite actors, as well as what I think are some of their best three performances.
1. Edward Norton
American History X, Primal Fear, Fight Club
2. Johnny Depp
Donnie Brasco, Sweeney Todd, Finding Neverland
3. Brad Pitt
Twelve Monkeys, Fight Club, Burn After Reading
4. Nick Cage
Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation, Matchstick Men
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, 25th Hour
6. Joaquin Phoenix
Gladiator, Walk the Line, Return to Paradise
7. Christian Bale
The Fighter, The Machinist, All the Little Animals
8. Leonardo Dicaprio
What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Aviator, The Departed
9. Colin Farrell
In Bruges, Phone Booth, Tigerland
10. Stephen Dorff
Blade, Cold Creek Manor, Brake
Top Ten ActorsHonorable Mentions: Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Phillippe
