My nominees and some of their top sci-fi roles:
Oscar Isaac:
• Star Wars 7-9 - Poe Dameron
• Dune Part 1 - Duke Leto Atreides
• X-Men Apocalypse - Apocalypse
• MCU (Moon Knight) - all 3 Moon Knight personae
• Spider-Verse movies - Miguel O’Hara (Spider-Man 2099)
Christopher Lloyd:
• Back to the Future I-III - “Doc” Emmet Brown
• Star Trek 3 - Kruge
• Star Wars (The Mandalorian) - Commissioner Helgait
Djimon Honsou:
• MCU films (Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel) - Korath the Pursuer
• DCEU film (Aquaman) - Fisherman King
• DCEU films (Shazam 1 & 2, Black Adam) - the Wizard Shazam
• Stargate - Horus
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Speaking on behalf of the Star Trek nerds: Jeffrey Combs or Vaughan Armstrong with an honorable mention for J.G. Hertzler
Jude Law’s in most scifi i like, such as eXistenZ, Gattaca, AI, etc…
Zoe Saldana should be in the conversation
Jack Vance.
Patrick Stewart has been in some real bangers
When I think Sci-Fi I think Patrick Stewart. Bonus points that I can actually believe he is his character. When he plays Picard, I see Picard.
On the other hand, when Matt Damon plays the guy on Mars, I see Matt Damon playing a guy on Mars.
Good point!
Name one
I cannot believe no one has mentioned Bill Paxton, who is, to my knowledge, the only actor to have been killed onscreen by the Terminator, a xenomorph, AND a Predator. If that doesn’t qualify him for a spot in the genre HoF, idk what does.
Jeffrey Combs.
He’s mostly a supporting actor, but he’s a chameleon who always delivers.
Watch the Re-animator movies. He gets to be the lead! He has a knack for delivering B-horror scripts with the gravitas of the finest stage actors.
I’ve been meaning to watch it for a while now; I’ll have to make that happen soon.
Ever seen The Frighteners? The CGI definitely does not hold up, but the plot and acting are top-notch. Combs plays a super creep in it that you love to hate.
Oh for sure! Just rewatched it a few weeks ago actually.
“My body… is a roadmap of pain.”
This is the answer. Patrick Stewart is the face, but Jeffrey Combs is the backbone
Max Von Sydow
THE sci-fi actor? Tough to choose, but Sigourney Weaver deserves to be on the nomination list.
Milla Jovovich too.
Yes!
Wayne Alexander, he’s the Jeffrey Combs of Babylon 5
How has no one mentioned Karl Urban yet, criminal. Apart from fantasy and superhero films, his sci-fi films like Doom, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Riddick
Is it about the best actors or about your favourite movies?
If it’s about actors, then:
- Sigourney Weaver - played in many Sci-Fi movies, excellent actress and her talent is not limited to a bad ass from Alien. I would say that she defined a woman’s place in Sci-Fi works and you can see a lot of women leading Sci-Fi these days.
- Harrison Ford - again, played in many Sci-Fi movies, got popular for his role as Han Solo, but he’s very talented and got a huge list of incredible roles.
- Emily Blunt is a great actress, but her exposure to Sci-Fi is limited. With that said she did an amazing job in Quiet Place.
- Cillian Murphy is one of my favourites! And he has some banging Sci-Fi roles: from 28 x Later zombie series to Inception to Sunshine.
- Wes Chatham. He has a few Sci-Fi roles, but his portrayal of Amos Burton is just next level shit in the world of Sci-Fi. A very atypical character, which just blew my mind.
P.S. Also who the fuck considers stupid comic book movies a Sci-Fi?
Emily Blunt also delivers an incredible performance in “The Edge of Tomorrow”.
Agree!
Maybe William Shatner or perhaps the guy from Blue’s Clues
The Binder! Nice pick
Moon: Sam Rockwell
