My 100 Favorite Actors of All Time
by PhuongSaigon | created - 1 month ago | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. Charles Chaplin
Writer | The Great Dictator
Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...
• Born : 1889-04-16 | • Died : 1977-12-25
2. Charlton Heston
Actor | Ben-Hur
With features chiseled in stone, and renowned for playing a long list of historical figures, particularly in Biblical epics, the tall, well-built and ruggedly handsome Charlton Heston was one of Hollywood's top leading men of his prime and remained active in front of movie cameras for over sixty ...
• Born : 1923-10-04
3. Audrey Hepburn
Actress | Breakfast at Tiffany's
Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch noblewoman, while her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was born in Úzice, Bohemia, to English and Austrian parents.
After her parents' divorce, ...
• Born : 1929-05-04 • Country :
4. Alain Delon
Actor | Le Samouraï
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon was born in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France, to Édith (Arnold) and Fabien Delon. His father was of French and Corsican Italian descent, and his mother was of French and German ancestry. His parents divorced early on, and Delon had a stormy childhood, being ...
• 1935
5. Tom Hanks
Producer | Cast Away
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...
• 1956
6. Michael Kiu Wai Miu
Actor | She diao ying xiong zhuan
Michael Kiu Wai Miu was born on June 18, 1958 in Ningbo, China, a small town outside of Shanghai. At the age of 6, Miu and his mother migrated to Hong Kong where he grew up, and shortly after high school, became one of the most popular young Asian actors of the 1980's. Miu trained at the TVB ...
• 1958
7. Ken Tong
Actor | Ging chaat goo si
Ken Tong was born on September 29, 1958 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and producer, known for Police Story (1985), The Tigers (1991) and The Dragon Family (1988). He has been married to Wenjing Zou since May 2008. They have two children. He was previously married to Kwan Keung and Kun Jiang.
• 1958
8. Rui-Yang Lin
Producer | New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Rui-Yang Lin was born on May 21, 1960 in Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan. He is an actor and assistant director, known for New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001), The Young People Dream (1981) and Taiwan biaoju (1988). He has been married to Ting Chang since 2010. They have two children.
• 1960
9. Bobbie Au-Yeung
Actor | Lat sau san taam
Bobbie Au-Yeung was born on July 28, 1960 in Hong Kong, China. He is an actor, known for Hard Boiled (1992), House of Spirits (2016) and Do cheung fung wan (2006). He has been married to Fu Kit-han since 1996. He was previously married to Lau Wai-yu.
• 1960
10. Felix Wong
Actor | She diao ying xiong zhuan
Felix Wong was born on September 4, 1961 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983), Drunken Master II (1994) and Vengeance (2009). He was previously married to Kit-wah Leung.
• 1961
11. Andy Lau
Actor | Mou gaan dou
Andy Lau Tak-wah, (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same...
• 1961
12. Francis Ng
Actor | Mou gaan dou II
Francis Ng was born on December 21, 1961 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Infernal Affairs II (2003), 2000 AD (2000) and Bullets Over Summer (1999). He has been married to Fiona Wong since December 2, 2002. They have one child.
• 1961
13. Jaime Mei-Chun Chik
Actress | Siu mo kong wu
Jaime Mei-Chun Chik was born on January 5, 1962 in Hong Kong. She is an actress and producer, known for Siu mo kong wu (1984), Pom Pom (1984) and The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1985). She has been married to Michael Kiu Wai Miu since January 9, 1990. They have two children.
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• Born : 1962-01-05
14. Stephen Chow
Actor | Kung fu
Stephen Chow was the only boy of his family, and has grown up as a Bruce Lee fan and a martial arts addict. His career started on TV, where he presented a children show ( "430 Space Shuttle" (1983)) and started becoming popular. He got some supporting roles, after that, and won the Taiwanese Golden...
15. Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Actor | Fa yeung nin wah
Tony Leung Chiu Wai was born in Hong Kong on 27 June 1962. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother after his father left them. In 1982, after passing the training courses of TVB, Tony became a TV actor and became famous for his comedy style in such TV shows as Tales of a Eunuch (1983)...
16. Gallen Lo
Actor | So duk 3: Yun joi tin ngai
Gallen Lo was born on December 16, 1962 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023), The Patriot Yue Fei (2013) and Confucius (2011). He has been married to Yan Su since December 12, 2009. They have one child. He was previously married to ...
17. Roger Kwok
Actor | Wong Fei Hung chi neung: Lung shing chim pa
Roger Kwok was born on October 9, 1964 in Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Once Upon a Time in China V (1994), Once Upon A Time in Lingjian Mountain (2019) and Dragon Treasure (2007). He has been married to Cindy Au since July 22, 2006. They have two children.
18. Maggie Siu
Actress | Hak se wooi
Maggie Siu was born on February 27, 1965 in Hong Kong, China. She is an actress, known for Election (2005), PTU (2003) and Eye in the Sky (2007).
19. Bowie Lam
Actor | Lat sau san taam
Bowie Lam was born on September 4, 1965 in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong. He is an actor, known for Hard Boiled (1992), The Gutter (2020) and Bleeding Steel (2017).
20. Kitty Lai
Actress | Yi tian tu long ji
Kitty Lai was born on October 19, 1966 in Hong Kong. She is an actress, known for The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre (1986), Challenge of Truth (1994) and File Noir (1989). She has been married to Jackie Tse since 2005.
21. Hei Wong
Actor | Sang meng cha fit yan
Hei Wong was born on July 27, 1967 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is an actor, known for Sang meng cha fit yan (1999), Sha shou san fen ban zhong (1996) and Undercover Blues (2000).
22. Jin-shil Choi
Actress | Na-eui sa-lang na-eui sin-boo
Jin-shil Choi was born on December 24, 1968 in Seoul, South Korea. She was an actress, known for My Love, My Bride (1990), I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me (1994) and Mister Mama (1992). She was married to Sung Min Cho. She died on October 2, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea.
23. Lee Byung-hun
Actor | Dalkomhan insaeng
Lee Byung-hun was born in 1970 in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in a wealthy family, thanks to his father, who was a successful businessman. He never dreamed of pursuing acting until a friend of his mother's suggested it. He auditioned for the KBS television network in 1991 and was accepted. His ...
24. Jessica Hester Hsuan
Actress | Wo lai zi Niu Yue
Jessica Hester Hsuan was born on 18 August 1970 in Hong Kong. She was raised and educated in her birth place Hong Kong until at the age of 13, when she moved to the UK with her brother. She stayed in the UK till she obtained the degree in material engineering from the Imperial College London.
Though...
25. Louis Koo
Actor | Ming yat zin gei
Louis Koo was born on October 21, 1970 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and producer, known for Warriors of Future (2022), Paradox (2017) and Protégé (2007).
26. Lee Yeong-ae
Actress | Chinjeolhan geumjassi
Lee Yeong-ae was born on January 31, 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Lady Vengeance (2005), Joint Security Area (2000) and Bring Me Home (2019). She has been married to Jeong Ho-young since August 24, 2009. They have two children.
27. Kim Min-jong
Actor | A Gentleman's Dignity
Kim Min-jong was born on March 23, 1971 in Seoul, Korea. He is an actor, known for A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), Gwicheondo (1996) and Mrs. Cop (2015).
28. Gigi Lai
Actress | Goo wak chai: Yan joi gong woo
Gigi Lai Chi, is a Hong Kong actress under contract to the TVB television channel. Gigi is very well known for her beautiful image and her love of beauty, the Hong Kong media has dubbed her the nickname "Goddess of Beauty." In the past, Gigi would turn down roles if they affected her appearance on ...
29. Ahn Jae-wook
Actor | Aiga Dasut
Ahn Jae-wook was born on October 30, 1971 in Korea. He is an actor, known for Five Children (2016), Victory, Bong Soon-young (2004) and Mouse (2021).
30. Jang Dong-Gun
Actor | Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo
South Korean actor Jang Dong-Gun starred in two record-breaking box office hits; one of which was 'Friend,' the highest grossing Korean film at the time. He gained widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of a troubled high school student who chooses the life of organized crime, paving the way...
• 1972
31. Jude Law
Actor | The Talented Mr. Ripley
Jude Law is an English actor. Law has been nominated for two Academy Awards and continues to build a prolific body of work that spans from early successes such as Gattaca (1997) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) to more recent turns as Dr. John Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes:...
32. Vivian Chen
Actress | Luk ding gei
Vivian Chen was born on May 1, 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Royal Tramp (1992), Royal Tramp II (1992) and Jue dai shuang jiao (1999).
33. Choi Ji-woo
Actress | Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda
Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, Choi Mi-Hyang, well-known by her stage name Choi Ji-Woo, is an accomplished South Korean actress. Her two-decade-long acting career saw her performing in several notable films, television series, and variety shows, both in her homeland and ...
34. Kwon Sang-woo
Actor | Maljukgeori janhoksa
Kwon Sang-woo was born on August 5, 1976 in Daejeon, South Korea. He is an actor, known for Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004), My Tutor Friend (2003) and Lady President (2010). He has been married to Son Tae-Yeong since September 28, 2008. They have two children.
35. Song Seung-heon
Actor | Gaeul donghwa
Song Seung Hun, born October 5, 1976 in Seoul, South Korea, is a model, singer and actor.
Song started his career as a model in 1995, modeling for the jeans brand STORM, and began acting in sitcoms and TV dramas in 1996.
Song is noted for his roles in Korean dramas like East of Eden, Autumn in My ...
36. Ji Sung
Actor | Kilmi, hilmi
Born Kwak Tae Gun on February 27, 1977 he landed his debuting role in 1999 SBS Television Drama KAIST. It was through the suggestion of is then-manager that he took on the the stage name Chae Ji-sung and subsequently known as simply Ji Sung. His participating in following TV dramas such as All In(...
37. Kim Hee-seon
Actress | San wa
Kim Hee-seon was born on June 11, 1977 in Daegu, South Korea. She is an actress, known for The Myth (2005), The Lady in Dignity (2017) and Wonderful Days (2014). She has been married to Ju-Young Park since October 21, 2007. They have one child.
38. So Ji-seob
Actor | Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da
So Ji-seob was born on November 4, 1977 in Seoul, South Korea. He is an actor, known for Rough Cut (2008), Ghost (2012) and I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004). He has been married to Jo Eun-Jung since April 7, 2020.
39. Rim Chae
Actress | Dal Ja's Spring
Rim Chae was born on March 28, 1979 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Dal Ja's Spring (2007), Good Job, Good Job (2009) and All About Eve (2000). She has been married to Ziqi Gao since October 14, 2014. They have one child. She was previously married to Seung Hwan Lee.
40. Son Ye-jin
Actress | Nae meorisokui jiwoogae
As of her debut in South Korean films, Ye-jin Son became one of the stars of Chungmoore, the Korean Hollywood, notably appearing in the beautiful "Drunk on Women and Poetry" by the master Kwan-taek Im. In "April Snow", directed by Jin-ho Hur (2005), she questioned her pure innocent girl image, ...
41. Marian Rivera
Actress | Super Inday and the Golden Bibe
Marian Rivera was born on August 12, 1984 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress and producer, known for Super Inday and the Golden Bibe (2010), Temptation of Wife (2012) and Amaya (2011). She has been married to Dingdong Dantes since December 30, 2014. They have two children.
42. Han Hyo-joo
Actress | Dong Yi
Han Hyo-Joo (born February 22, 1987 Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province) is a South Korean film and television actress. She is best known for her leading roles in television drama series: Spring Waltz (2006) (2006); Shining Inheritance (2009) (2009); Dong Yi (2010)(2010) and W (2016) (2016) as ...
43. Lee Jehoon
Actor | Bimilui Moon
Lee Jehoon was born on July 4, 1984 in Hyoja-dong, Jongno-gu District, Seoul, South Korea. He is an actor and director, known for Secret Door (2014), The Front Line (2011) and Phantom Detective (2016).
44. Son Hyeon-ju
Actor | The Chaser
Son Hyeon-ju is known for The Chaser (2012), Ordinary Person (2017) and Chronicles of Evil (2015).
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