#AotW

Ryan Nevin

Feb 25, 2018
3 min

Actor of the Week: Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana is an unusual actress, due to the fact that she has been in some of the biggest films ever made, but I don’t think that she is at the top of the list when it comes to A-List celebrities. The reason why Saldana gets the roles she has acquired in her career is because of her incredible talent, which is why she is our Actor of the Week this week. The first time I saw Zoe Saldana was in the first Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl, where she plays

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Simon Garner

Feb 18, 2018
4 min

Actor of the Week: Ralph Fiennes

This week’s winner is a man I could watch, and listen to, time and again - the multi-talented Ralph Fiennes! Fiennes is up there with the best when it comes to playing the broadest of characters, instantly making him an inevitability for our Actor of the Week award. Fiennes (born Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes!) began his career in theatre, working for a number of companies and going on to excel at the Royal Shakespeare Company, based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwic

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Ryan Nevin

Feb 11, 2018
3 min

Actor of the Week: Will Ferrell

It’s not an easy choice when it comes to picking our Actor of the Week, due to there being a wide range of incredible talent out there, but when it comes to comedy, it doesn’t get much better than Will Ferrell, which is why he has made it as this week’s choice. Will Ferrell has starred in countless comedy classics, such as Anchorman and Elf, making him a favourite of mine. The first time I saw Will Ferrell was when he starred alongside another comedy juggernaut, Ben Stiller,

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Simon Garner

Feb 4, 2018
4 min

Actor of the Week: Heath Ledger

This week’s Actor of the Week winner is someone who is close to our hearts, and many peoples, for that matter - the wonderfully talented, and much-missed Heath Ledger. Whilst Heath struggled to shake the tag of heart-throb or hunk, it was clear very early on that he posessed a lot more than just physical attributes, and it is a crying shame that we never got to see more of this supreme talent, due to his death in 2008 from an accidental overdose. Despite his short career, he

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Ryan Nevin

Jan 28, 2018
3 min

Actor of the Week: Woody Harrelson

With Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri out in the UK recently, as well as the recent release of this year’s Oscar nominations, it seemed like an easy choice for this week’s Actor of the Week; the one and only Mr Woody Harrelson. Unlike most people who were introduced to Harrelson through the iconic 80’s hit TV show Cheers, I first saw Woody Harrelson in 1996’s Kingpin. This film was a favourite of my brother’s so was on at home repeatedly growing up, instantly making

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Simon Garner

Jan 21, 2018
4 min

Actor of the Week: Benedict Cumberbatch

This week’s Actor of the Week is a man who needs little introduction. His rise to household favourite seemed meteoric, going from relative unknown to A-lister in a mere five-to-seven year period - the utterly lovable Benedict Cumberbatch. Extremely talented, versatile and charismatic, Cumberbatch has it all, on and off screen. Cumberbatch’s parents were both actors, so, while it was not a foregone conclusion he’d become an actor himself, it’s still not a surprise. Before stud

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Ryan Nevin

Jan 14, 2018
3 min

Actor of the Week: Nicole Kidman

The list of australian actresses in Hollywood isn’t the longest but, easily, on top of that list is the legendary Nicole Kidman. Kidman is not only one of, if not the best, actresses to come out of Australia, she is one of the best in Hollywood, making her an easy choice for this week’s Actor of the Week. I remember the first time I saw Nicole Kidman, and that was as her role as Dr Chase Meridian in Batman Forever, but she was already very well known before this, starring in

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Simon Garner

Jan 7, 2018
4 min

Actor of the Week: Gary Oldman

Since starting our Actor of the Week feature at Life of Fims, we’ve covered so many quality stars, both current and legendary, and this week’s winner fits both moulds - the impeccable Gary Oldman. With a very diverse style, covering plenty of character types, Oldman is widely regarded as an icon of his generation. The early ‘80s saw Oldman appear in a number of plays and receive awards for his roles as a result. It was 1982’s Remembrance that gave him his film debut, but the

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Ryan Nevin

Dec 31, 2017
4 min

Actor of the Week: Keanu Reeves

When it comes to action films, Keanu Reeves is up there with the best, starring in films like Speed, The Matrix and most recently John Wick, making him easily The One to pick for this week's Actor of the Week. Being a 90’s child, I have had the privilege of growing up alongside Keanu Reeves’ career hitting the big time, and subsequently his growth in fame. In 1991, the world was properly introduced to Reeves in the action classic Point Break, where he starred alongside acting

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Simon Garner

Dec 24, 2017
3 min

Actor of the Week: Cillian Murphy

Time for yet another dose of Actor of the Week! This week, we’ve gone for a guy who has starred in a fair few Life of Films favourites - the fantastic Cillian Murphy. If Christopher Nolan calls on you regularly, then you’re right on top of your game, and Murphy certainly fits that mould. A man of broad talent and interests, Murphy initially studied law at University, before dropping out and joining a theatre company in his native Ireland, where he starred in many plays and go

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Simon Garner

Dec 10, 2017
4 min

Actor of the Week: Jim Carrey

Since we started our Actor of the Week feature at Life of Films, Jim Carrey’s name was immediately on my shortlist. He was a hero of mine in childhood, and I’ve continued to love him ever since. The reason I’ve recognised him this week was due to seeing the fantastic Netflix Original documentary Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond, a behind-the-scenes documentary about Carrey’s portrayal of Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. I’ll touch on this more later. I first saw Carrey in 1994’

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Ryan Nevin

Dec 3, 2017
3 min

Actor of the Week: Charlize Theron

There is no doubting that, when it comes to actresses, Charlize Theron is up there with the best, which is why she takes this week’s Actor of the Week. Theron’s career has varied from role to role, from playing a superhero in Hancock, to a villain in the Fast & Furious franchise. She has this incredible presence that a selection of actors have, where no matter how good or bad a film may look, if she is in it, the film sells. I remember the first time I saw Charlize Theron, an

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Simon Garner

Nov 26, 2017
3 min

Actor of the Week: Idris Elba

Time, again, for us to crown a new Actor of the Week. This week, it goes to a man of great diversity, the magnificent Idris Elba! I have a hell of a soft spot for Elba, as he has starred in a number of things, both film and TV, that I hold in high regard. Elba started out in TV, with small roles in series such as 2.4 Children and Absolutely Fabulous, and later Dangerfield and Family Affairs. From a film point of view, his first role of note was probably in Buffalo Soldiers, w

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Ryan Nevin

Nov 19, 2017
3 min

Actor of the Week: Ben Affleck

With Justice League hitting cinemas this weekend, it seemed an obvious choice to pick the latest actor to play the Caped Crusader as our Actor of the Week; the one and only Ben Affleck. Ben has had ups-and-downs throughout his career, but one thing is clear; he is very talented, making his appearance as Actor of the Week an inevitability. Some might say that Ben Affleck had one of the most successful starts to a career in Hollywood, with him being a major part in the creation

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Simon Garner

Nov 12, 2017
4 min

Actor of the Week: Anne Hathaway

A new week begins, and with it comes a new Actor of the Week award! This week, our winner also celebrates her birthday - the brilliantly talented Anne Hathaway! Her career has only gone from strength to strength, and there’s not much that she hasn’t done! ‘Instant success’ is, perhaps, used too often, but in Hathaway’s case, it’s very true. This success was in 2001’s The Princess Diaries, her first major film role, and it is one she is still fondly looked upon for. The Prince

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Ryan Nevin

Nov 5, 2017
3 min

Actor of the Week: Rachel McAdams

Actor of the Week time is upon us again, and this week’s winner is the mega-talented Rachel McAdams. McAdam’s career was pretty much an instant success when hitting the big screen, with her starring in two films in 2004 that, in their own right, are classics to the genre. The first film being Mean Girls, a film I am well aware many girls enjoy, and The Notebook, which saw McAdams star alongside Ryan Gosling, propelling both of their careers. Even though McAdams had dabbled in

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Simon Garner

Oct 29, 2017
4 min

Actor of the Week: Jack Nicholson

An acting behemoth is this week’s Actor of the Week winner - none other than the living legend Jack Nicholson. Now, Nicholson is someone who would obviously have been on the winners’ list regardless, but with it being Halloween week, what better time to award him, having starred in possibly the finest horror movie ever made: Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 classic The Shining. The Shining sees Nicholson star as Jack Torrance, a recovering alcoholic and wannabe writer. Over the winter,

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Ryan Nevin

Oct 22, 2017
3 min

Actor of the Week: Will Smith

Time, again, to choose a fresh face for Actor of the Week, and who better to pick than the Fresh Prince himself - Will Smith. Smith is an incredible actor which I have grown up watching, therefore it is no surprise to myself, or anyone for that matter, that he has reached the heights he has, making him a worthy choice for this segment. As many people are already aware, Will Smith started his acting career at a fairly young age in the hit TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. F

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Simon Garner

Oct 15, 2017
3 min

Actor of the Week: Natalie Portman

With this week’s Actor of the Week, I learned something before I even started. This week’s winner is Neta-Lee Hershlag. For those unaware, as I was, this is the birth name of the wonderfully talented Natalie Portman! After unearthing her birth name, I then realised she was born in Israel, thus making sense of my discoveries! Portman had a smash hit of a debut, starring alongside Jean Reno in Luc Besson’s 1994 thriller Léon. Portman plays Mathilda, a child who is reluctantly c

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Ryan Nevin

Oct 8, 2017
4 min

Actor of the Week: Daniel Craig

With us being Brits here at Life of Films, it was only a matter of time before James Bond was mentioned. And so it is with this week’s Actor of the Week, and my favourite James Bond of all time, the one and only Daniel Craig. There was a lot of controversy when Craig was cast as the legendary English spy, due to his blonde hair and blue eyes, but Craig quickly put that to bed with his incredible performance as 007. I remember the first time I saw Daniel Craig, but at the ti

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