With the many films and TV shows that premiered, there are a handful of actors and actresses that have garnered a devoted fanbase throughout the years. Those are the movies that make these actors rise to fame in the Hollywood film industry. Whether it emerged from last year or is recently aired, all of these have never ceased to be hot.
And of course, the actors did not disappoint the audience's expectations. They express a wide range of emotions on screen professionally. From action sequences and sarcastic comedy to murder mysteries, fantastical worlds, and period pieces, these actors and actresses prove to be at the top of their game with no indication of slowing down, no matter what type of film they featured in. But who are the coolest actors in Hollywood right now? There's a massively long list of contenders, but we've sized it down to 20. So, keep reading for more details!
One of the world’s highest-paid actresses since 2016, Jennifer Shrader Lawrence is an American actress. She has been nominated four times for the Academy Award, taking the Oscar home in the category of Actress in a Leading Role for the movie Silver Linings Playbook at the age of 22, becoming the second youngest actress to achieve this feat.
Benedict Cumberbatch is a highly acclaimed English actor who has worked in almost every field of the Entertainment industry. Benedict has been part of major theatre productions from his early days and became famous for playing the role of Titania at a very young age. His movie ‘Dr. Strange,’ which was produced by ‘Marvel Studios,’ became a huge hit worldwide. His portrayal of the iconic character Sherlock Holmes in the hit TV series ‘Sherlock’ was appreciated by critics around the world.
Brad Pitt is a renowned American actor who started out with insignificant roles in Hollywood movies. In 1995, his supporting role in the science fiction movie '12 Monkeys', won him the 'Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for the 'Academy Award'. Brad also won a nomination for the ‘Emmy Award’ for ‘Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for his cameo in the eighth season of the popular sitcom 'Friends'.
Emma Stone is a popular Oscar-winning American actress. Known as one of the most skilled and successful actresses of the contemporary generation, Stone reached the peak of her career after the success of her 2016 film La La Land in which she played a lead role. Besides the Academy Award for La La Land, her most successful work to date, she has won several other awards in her career, such as a Golden Globe Award and a National Board of Review Award.
Denzel Washington is an Academy award-winning actor, director and producer best known for his roles in ‘Glory’, ‘Malcolm X’ and ‘The Hurricane’. As an actor, he is known for his penchant for taking on challenging roles and portraying them to perfection. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2001 for his role of Detective Alonzo Harris in the crime drama, ‘Training day’.
Idris Elba is an award-winning English actor, producer, musician, and disk jockey. He is known for his lead role in the British crime drama series 'Luther,' a role which won him the Golden Globe Award. He is also known for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in the film 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and his supporting role in the popular superhero film 'Thor'.
Tom Hardy is a British actor and producer, well-known for his powerful performances in films like 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Inception’, and 'The Revenant.'In 2015, he won the Best Actor award at the British Independent Film Awards for his dual role in ‘Legend’. In 2016, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for ‘The Revenant’. That year he also won a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor for ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’.
Considered one of the most successful actors of all time, Johnny Depp has formed a solid bond with moviegoers spanning multiple generations due to his ability to fully absorb himself into an assortment of dynamic characters. He has bagged in various awards and accolades for his phenomenal performances, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has also earned Academy Award nominations thrice and has been nominated for the BAFTA twice.
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is a renowned American actor and producer known for his good looks and exceptional acting skills. Making his entry through television in 1991, with Santa Barbara, he went on to become an international star. He ventured into the film world through a horror flick Critters 3 and continued with many more like This Boy’s Life, Titanic, The Man in the Iron Mask, and others.
Tom Holland is a British actor, best known for portraying the famous superhero, Spider-Man. Tom played Peter Parker in popular Hollywood flicks, such as ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and ‘Captain America: Civil War.’ In 2017, he received the prestigious ‘British Academy Film Award’ (BAFTA).
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer of remarkable versatility, involved in film, musical theatre, and television. Jackman was a natural fit to serve as host of the Tony Awards and Academy Awards, while also starring in the long-awaited adaptation of Les Misérables. He has lent his voice to many animated characters and has hosted the Tony Awards three times, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, and the 81st Academy Awards. In addition to this Emmy, he has won two Tonies and a Golden Globe.
Tom William Hiddleston is a well-known English actor, producer, and musical performer. He came into prominence after his portrayal of supervillain ‘Loki,’ the evil brother of the titular character in the 2011 film ‘Thor.’ He reprised his role as ‘Loki’ in films, such as ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Thor: The Dark World,’ ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Hiddleston’s name was mentioned in Debrett’s 2017 list of the ‘Most Influential People in the UK.’
Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for portraying superhero roles, such as Captain America in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ (MCU) and the Human Torch in the ‘Fantastic Four’ film franchise. In 2011, Chris Evans won the Scream Award for Best Superhero for his role in the film ‘Captain America: The First Avenger'. In 2015, he won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Actor for his role in the movie ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier'.
Dwayne Johnson is a professional wrestler turned actor known for his appearance in the fantasy adventure film, ‘The Mummy Returns’. A highly successful professional wrestler before making his foray into films, Johnson is also famous by his ring name, ‘The Rock’. In 2001, he won the Teen Choice Awards in the category “Film – Choice Sleazebag” for the movie ‘The Mummy Returns’. The CinemaCon Awards 2012 honored him with the Action Star of the Year Award.
Ranked at number 12 on ‘Men's Health' magazine’s list of '100 Hottest Women of All-Time', Scarlett Johansson was also named as the ‘Sexiest Woman Alive' by ' Esquire' magazine. This four-time Golden Globe-nominated American actress is one of the most talented, versatile actresses in Hollywood. She has successfully made her way up the ladder, making her mark as a powerful performer and achieving a place among the ‘A List’ actresses in the entertainment industry. Some of her well-known films include, 'Lost in Translation', ‘Match Point', 'The Nanny Diaries', 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', 'The Avengers', 'Hitchcock', 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' and 'He's Just Not That into You'.
Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most illustrious Hollywood actors and has appeared in more than 100 films in his career. He also is one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time. Besides being an actor, he is also an accomplished musician and can play bass instruments.
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian Actor best known for portraying the ‘Marvel Comics’ superhero, Thor, in the American flick ‘Thor’, a blockbuster that gave him international fame. While trying his luck in acting, he landed the role of Kim Hyde in the Australian drama series ‘Home and Away’. He essayed the character from 2004 to 2007 and made a mark. He was also one of the contestants in the Australian version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’.
Robert Downey, Jr. is an American actor famous for his brilliant acting in ‘Chaplin’, his quirky version of ‘Tony Stark’ in ‘Iron Man’ and decades of living under the shadow of drug abuse and breaching of law. Downey is the winner of a Golden Globe Award and Screen Guild Award for ‘Ally McBeal (2001)’, BAFTA Award for ‘Chaplin (1992)’, Golden Globe Award for ‘Shorcuts (1994)’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes (2009)’ and 2 People’s Choice Awards for ‘The Avengers (2013)’.
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian-American actor, film producer, comedian, and entrepreneur who kicked off his acting career starring in the critically-acclaimed Canadian soap opera Hillside (1991-1993).
He has won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for ‘Best Actor in Comedy for ‘Deadpool’ and was declared the Entertainer of the Year in 2016. He was declared the Sexiest Man Alive in 2010.
Keanu Reeves is an actor, musician, producer and philanthropist who has a net worth of $380 million. Over the years he has starred in dozens of films, some of which have earned billions of dollars at the box office. He is perhaps most well-known for The Matrix and the John Wick franchises.
And of course, the actors did not disappoint the audience's expectations. They express a wide range of emotions on screen professionally. From action sequences and sarcastic comedy to murder mysteries, fantastical worlds, and period pieces, these actors and actresses prove to be at the top of their game with no indication of slowing down, no matter what type of film they featured in. But who are the coolest actors in Hollywood right now? There's a massively long list of contenders, but we've sized it down to 20. So, keep reading for more details!
#20 Jennifer Lawrence
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One of the world’s highest-paid actresses since 2016, Jennifer Shrader Lawrence is an American actress. She has been nominated four times for the Academy Award, taking the Oscar home in the category of Actress in a Leading Role for the movie Silver Linings Playbook at the age of 22, becoming the second youngest actress to achieve this feat.
#19 Benedict Cumberbatch
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Benedict Cumberbatch is a highly acclaimed English actor who has worked in almost every field of the Entertainment industry. Benedict has been part of major theatre productions from his early days and became famous for playing the role of Titania at a very young age. His movie ‘Dr. Strange,’ which was produced by ‘Marvel Studios,’ became a huge hit worldwide. His portrayal of the iconic character Sherlock Holmes in the hit TV series ‘Sherlock’ was appreciated by critics around the world.
#18 Brad Pitt
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Brad Pitt is a renowned American actor who started out with insignificant roles in Hollywood movies. In 1995, his supporting role in the science fiction movie '12 Monkeys', won him the 'Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for the 'Academy Award'. Brad also won a nomination for the ‘Emmy Award’ for ‘Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for his cameo in the eighth season of the popular sitcom 'Friends'.
#17 Emma Stone
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Emma Stone is a popular Oscar-winning American actress. Known as one of the most skilled and successful actresses of the contemporary generation, Stone reached the peak of her career after the success of her 2016 film La La Land in which she played a lead role. Besides the Academy Award for La La Land, her most successful work to date, she has won several other awards in her career, such as a Golden Globe Award and a National Board of Review Award.
#16 Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington is an Academy award-winning actor, director and producer best known for his roles in ‘Glory’, ‘Malcolm X’ and ‘The Hurricane’. As an actor, he is known for his penchant for taking on challenging roles and portraying them to perfection. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2001 for his role of Detective Alonzo Harris in the crime drama, ‘Training day’.
#15 Idris Elba
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Idris Elba is an award-winning English actor, producer, musician, and disk jockey. He is known for his lead role in the British crime drama series 'Luther,' a role which won him the Golden Globe Award. He is also known for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in the film 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and his supporting role in the popular superhero film 'Thor'.
#14 Tom Hardy
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Tom Hardy is a British actor and producer, well-known for his powerful performances in films like 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Inception’, and 'The Revenant.'In 2015, he won the Best Actor award at the British Independent Film Awards for his dual role in ‘Legend’. In 2016, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for ‘The Revenant’. That year he also won a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor for ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’.
#13 Johnny Depp
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Considered one of the most successful actors of all time, Johnny Depp has formed a solid bond with moviegoers spanning multiple generations due to his ability to fully absorb himself into an assortment of dynamic characters. He has bagged in various awards and accolades for his phenomenal performances, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has also earned Academy Award nominations thrice and has been nominated for the BAFTA twice.
#12 Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is a renowned American actor and producer known for his good looks and exceptional acting skills. Making his entry through television in 1991, with Santa Barbara, he went on to become an international star. He ventured into the film world through a horror flick Critters 3 and continued with many more like This Boy’s Life, Titanic, The Man in the Iron Mask, and others.
#11 Tom Holland
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Tom Holland is a British actor, best known for portraying the famous superhero, Spider-Man. Tom played Peter Parker in popular Hollywood flicks, such as ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and ‘Captain America: Civil War.’ In 2017, he received the prestigious ‘British Academy Film Award’ (BAFTA).
#10 Hugh Jackman
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Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer of remarkable versatility, involved in film, musical theatre, and television. Jackman was a natural fit to serve as host of the Tony Awards and Academy Awards, while also starring in the long-awaited adaptation of Les Misérables. He has lent his voice to many animated characters and has hosted the Tony Awards three times, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, and the 81st Academy Awards. In addition to this Emmy, he has won two Tonies and a Golden Globe.
#9 Tom Hiddleston
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Tom William Hiddleston is a well-known English actor, producer, and musical performer. He came into prominence after his portrayal of supervillain ‘Loki,’ the evil brother of the titular character in the 2011 film ‘Thor.’ He reprised his role as ‘Loki’ in films, such as ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Thor: The Dark World,’ ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Hiddleston’s name was mentioned in Debrett’s 2017 list of the ‘Most Influential People in the UK.’
#8 Chris Evans
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Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for portraying superhero roles, such as Captain America in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ (MCU) and the Human Torch in the ‘Fantastic Four’ film franchise. In 2011, Chris Evans won the Scream Award for Best Superhero for his role in the film ‘Captain America: The First Avenger'. In 2015, he won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Actor for his role in the movie ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier'.
#7 Dwayne Johnson
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Dwayne Johnson is a professional wrestler turned actor known for his appearance in the fantasy adventure film, ‘The Mummy Returns’. A highly successful professional wrestler before making his foray into films, Johnson is also famous by his ring name, ‘The Rock’. In 2001, he won the Teen Choice Awards in the category “Film – Choice Sleazebag” for the movie ‘The Mummy Returns’. The CinemaCon Awards 2012 honored him with the Action Star of the Year Award.
#6 Scarlett Johansson
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Ranked at number 12 on ‘Men's Health' magazine’s list of '100 Hottest Women of All-Time', Scarlett Johansson was also named as the ‘Sexiest Woman Alive' by ' Esquire' magazine. This four-time Golden Globe-nominated American actress is one of the most talented, versatile actresses in Hollywood. She has successfully made her way up the ladder, making her mark as a powerful performer and achieving a place among the ‘A List’ actresses in the entertainment industry. Some of her well-known films include, 'Lost in Translation', ‘Match Point', 'The Nanny Diaries', 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', 'The Avengers', 'Hitchcock', 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' and 'He's Just Not That into You'.
#5 Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most illustrious Hollywood actors and has appeared in more than 100 films in his career. He also is one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time. Besides being an actor, he is also an accomplished musician and can play bass instruments.
#4 Chris Hemsworth
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Chris Hemsworth is an Australian Actor best known for portraying the ‘Marvel Comics’ superhero, Thor, in the American flick ‘Thor’, a blockbuster that gave him international fame. While trying his luck in acting, he landed the role of Kim Hyde in the Australian drama series ‘Home and Away’. He essayed the character from 2004 to 2007 and made a mark. He was also one of the contestants in the Australian version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’.
#3 Robert Downey Jr.
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Robert Downey, Jr. is an American actor famous for his brilliant acting in ‘Chaplin’, his quirky version of ‘Tony Stark’ in ‘Iron Man’ and decades of living under the shadow of drug abuse and breaching of law. Downey is the winner of a Golden Globe Award and Screen Guild Award for ‘Ally McBeal (2001)’, BAFTA Award for ‘Chaplin (1992)’, Golden Globe Award for ‘Shorcuts (1994)’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes (2009)’ and 2 People’s Choice Awards for ‘The Avengers (2013)’.
#2 Ryan Reynolds
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Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian-American actor, film producer, comedian, and entrepreneur who kicked off his acting career starring in the critically-acclaimed Canadian soap opera Hillside (1991-1993).
He has won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for ‘Best Actor in Comedy for ‘Deadpool’ and was declared the Entertainer of the Year in 2016. He was declared the Sexiest Man Alive in 2010.
#1 Keanu Reeves
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Keanu Reeves is an actor, musician, producer and philanthropist who has a net worth of $380 million. Over the years he has starred in dozens of films, some of which have earned billions of dollars at the box office. He is perhaps most well-known for The Matrix and the John Wick franchises.