By David Zou
There are plenty of veteran actors still working today, but there are also new faces from the past couple of decades that have shown tremendous talent, and may likely be remembered years from now as the best of their millennium.
This list focuses on those men, who continue to do great work in a variety of films from skilled directors. It should be noted that the top spot on this list would have been reserved for Philip Seymour Hoffman if not for his tragic passing a couple of years ago. Alas, this is still one hell of a group.
10. Michael Fassbender
It’s hard to believe that Michael Fassbender has only been working in film for one decade, since he already has a reasonably long filmography containing a slew of excellent performances. His devilish eyes are capable of imbuing not only sinister evil, but intense emotion and alluring charm as well. Whether leading or supporting a film, he gives his all and is often the most watchable actor in a scene.
Much of Fassbender’s best work comes from his collaborations with director Steve McQueen, who has brought out the actor’s most illustrious qualities. In Hunger, Fassbender’s third-ever film, he demonstrated awe-inspiring devotion by losing an enormous amount of weight to play a prisoner undergoing a hunger strike. In Shame, he went deep into the mind of a character fighting an internal battle of addiction and unwanted desires.
In 12 Years a Slave, he took on the role of a cruel slave-owner to receive his first Academy Award nomination. He earned another for Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs, in which he bypassed his lack of physical resemblance to the titular icon and managed to inhabit his personality to great effect.
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From:: Taste Of Cinema