Sentences with phrase «roles in films»

With over forty years of acclaimed cinema to his name, Allen has long refrained from taking lead roles in his films.

Mitchell had roles in the films Contraband and Broken City, both of which starred Mark Wahlberg.

Kapoor soon bounced back by accepting diverse and complex roles in films that proved his real acting talent and dancing skills.

He also delivered remarkable performances alongside Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers, in Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven and through supporting roles in the films Moneyball, The Lego Movie, Her and Zero Dark Thirty.

On one side, there was the trio of living legends Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro and Tommy Lee Jones all playing pivotal roles in films that won elsewhere in major categories.

He primarily appears in comedies, and is best known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot -LSB-...]

MS: I've got what I consider five of your best roles in films that fans may have missed but are definitely worth seeing.

That's a great step up from supporting roles in films like Battle: Los Angeles, Tower Heist and The Lincoln Lawyer.

For all the darkness, young actresses might get some of their best roles in these films.

Orser is the sort of actor who has operated on the fringes of pop culture for twenty years, with notable bit roles in films like

It also must be said that Liam Neeson plays identical roles in both films.

She has had prominent roles in films like 28 Days Later, Miami Vice, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Linnea Quigley is known best for her scream queen roles in films like Trash from «The Return of the Living Dead» and «Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers».

Orser is the sort of actor who has operated on the fringes of pop culture for twenty years, with notable bit roles in films like Seven and Saving Private Ryan and the Taken films, as well as quite a bit of television work, but Faults is a rare case of a director putting him in the driver's seat, and he proves himself equal to the task.

By writing and casting strong roles in films ranging from dark comedies to crime thrillers, Campion has paved the way for women in the film industry and provided audiences with new points of view.

Kelly Hu is best known for her roles in films like «The Scorpion King» and «X2: X-Men United» and is currently guest starring on The CW's «Arrow» and Syfy's «Warehouse 13».

Grace is perhaps best known for her roles in films such as Tramps (2016) and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017).

It is playing type for the British actor, who played many historical and serious roles in films such as Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) and The Wrong Man (1956).

Faris has amassed a large following thanks to her flighty - but - empowered roles in films like «The House Bunny» and «What's Your Number?»

Perhaps that is unfair, because the young actress has amassed an impressive resume since her graduation from standard Disney fare to more challenging roles in films like «Panic Room» (she replaced Hayden Panettiere and in doing so garnering much comparison to that film's lead, Jodie Foster).

In fact, the role pretty much exhausted her range, which she's spent the rest of her career struggling to expand, taking wildly un-Veronica roles in films like Edward Scissorhands and The Age Of Innocence.

Since then Ashley has been taking over the action genre with strong female roles in films like «The Day» and recently in «The Marine 3: Homefront».

She quickly moved on to more dramatic roles in films like «Any Given Sunday,» «Vanilla Sky» and «Gangs of New York» before starring as one of the three super-spy bombshells in «Charlie's Angels» and its sequel, «Full Throttle.»

Even Kevin Corrigan — who's been having a great year with roles in films like Results and Wild Canaries — shows up at one point, in what amounts to a glorified cameo.

Collette's acting career began in the early 1990s with comedic roles in films such as Spotswood (1992) and Muriel's Wedding (1994), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jack Nicholson are equally riveting as Wilson Joel and the titular Warren Schmidt, respectively, and Kathy Bates appears in similarly earthy roles in both films.

Jordan is known for her roles in the films «Cabin Fever», «Club Dread», and «Death Proof».

Granted, Hollywood still has a problem of creating substantive female lead roles in films it wants to release in more than nine theaters, but at least this is something of progress.

Like his most acclaimed contemporary, Daniel Day - Lewis, Gary Oldman got his start in British theater before taking smaller roles in films and television.

Remember Jet Li, the action star known for his very physical roles in films like Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo Must Die, Hero, and The Forbidden Kingdom??

Most of his other early roles are disappointing, either showing his tendency to go overboard (his lawyer in «Criminal Law» is more over-the-top than Kevin Bacon's psychopath) or select roles in films where eagerness trying on new accents and psychological profiles seem to overshadow coherent character work («Chattahoochee»).

During this time he would also show up in small cameo roles in films like «Shakes the Clown» and «To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.»

Thus far her CV has consisted mainly of best friend / supporting character roles in films WARM BODIES, LUCY, and CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE; TWO NIGHT STAND is her first go at a lead.

He also found time to appear in grandpa roles in films like Takashi Miike's The Great Yokai War as well as lend his voice to the animated masterpieces Spirited Away and Wolf Children.

I argued that her roles in films like The Fifth Element, Stone and even her minuscule part in Zoolander made up for all the bad.

After studying acting with Ned Wayburn and appearing as a chorus dancer in a George M. Cohan musical, Jobyna began showing up in extra roles in films.

Her next major film assignment was Lady Anne in Olivier's Richard III (1955), which led to a steady stream of costume roles in films like Alexander the Great (1956), The Brothers Karamazov (1959), The Buccaneer (1959), and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).

Hoffman, who until now has played supporting roles in films such as «Boogie Nights» and «Happiness,» proves a powerful peer for his macho co-star, even in stiletto heels.

Although her father didn't really want her to be an actress, he gave her substantial roles in his films Sinful Davy and A Walk With Love and Death (both 1969).

He played supporting roles in films like The Hucksters (1946), The Tanks are Coming (1951), and Kronos (1957), and directed the 1959 Tommy Noonan / Pete Marshall vehicle The Rookies.

I argued that her roles in films like The Fifth Element, Stone and even her minuscule part in Zoolander

In the late 1930s, he played character roles in films.

After a brief modeling stint, Liv began taking roles in films in the mid -»90s.

He followed it up by headlining comedy concert films such as the 2006 Finesse Mitchell: Snap Famous — Live and snagged roles in films such as the 2007 Big Boi - starrer Who's Your Caddy?

A series of starring roles in films including 1989's misbegotten Erik the Viking and 1990s Jacob's Ladder followed, before Altman's 1992 showbiz satire The Player won Robbins Best Actor honors at the Cannes Film Festival.

Only occasionally did he get to play more sympathetic roles in films such as Lonely Are the Brave (1962).

Following the series» demise in 1991, Helgenberger returned to television guest - star status on ER, where she had a four - episode - long recurring role, and in the miniseries The Tommyknockers.A presence on the big screen since 1989, when she made her feature - film debut in Steven Spielberg's romantic fantasy Always, Helgenberger has played a wide variety of roles in films ranging from Species (1995) to the moody The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) to Steven Soderbergh's widely acclaimed Erin Brockovich (2000).

He is best known to audiences for his starring roles in the films HOT TUB TIME MACHINE and HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2, as well series regular roles in GREEK and THE OFFICE, for which he and the cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

Though he has yet to attain star status, O'Conner has subsequently worked steadily, playing supporting roles in films such as Steel Magnolias (1990), F / X2 (1992), Hero (1993), and Disney's remake of The Love Bug (1997).

As a child, Nick Castle Jr. showed up in extra and bit roles in the films choreographed by his famous dancer father.