From a former firefighter, to the actor with the "brows", today we look at Actors With
Distinct Looks
Number 20.
DJ Qualls DJ Qualls, more fully known as Donald Joseph
Qualls is the loveable dork we all know from shows like Road Trip, Z Nation and Supernatural.
His almost pointed features and goofy grin lead him to landing some pretty sweet roles
where we just want to give the guy a hug and make sure that he's eating well.
But many don't know that the skinny star battled a rare kind of cancer at 14.
It took 2 years to beat the Hodgkin's lymphoma, and his positive attitude has grown ever since.
He knows that every day counts, and he's reminded of that by his quirky looks, as his bones
never widened, only lengthened, because of the disease.
Number 19.
Will Poulter Sometimes known as the actor with the eyebrows,
he's best known for his breakout role in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Will Poulter is rocking his darker side these days with movies like Midsommar and Maze Runner.
He even featured in a particularly twisted episode of Black Mirror.
This British actor may look like "the White Witch showed him the way to a cruel career
set" but in reality he's a pure light.
When he won his British Academy Film Award in 2014, he gave it to his mother – claiming
that she was a lot of the reason he got to where he was.
What a sweet guy!
Number 18.
Adrien Brody Adrien Brody has landed himself some very
classy roles, unsurprising considering his interesting angles and dashing looks.
He is most known from his starring role in The Pianist.
The talent he portrayed in the field was a mirror to his real success.
To this day he is youngest person to ever win the Oscar for Best Actor.
At the time he was 29 years old!
And just in case you were wondering, yes, he plays the piano.
During filming he spent four hours a day practicing.
Number 17.
Malcolm McDowell In a career that has been spanning over 30
years and counting, Malcolm McDowell has carved himself out as one of the movie world's top
villains.
He played staring roles in the cult classic A Clockwork Orange, Halloween and Voyage of
the Damned.
He's been in so many movies that he can't even remember shooting for the many of them.
He says "People stop me and say: 'Oh, we loved you in blah-blah' and I say: 'Sorry, that
wasn't me.'
And then they'll show me on their phone or show me the DVD cover and sure enough, there
I am."
Number 16.
Danny Trejo We all know Danny Trejo from Heat, Con Air,
and Desperado.
Despite having a somewhat intimidating look and spending the latter part of his poverty-riddled
youth and early adulthood incarcerated, he's turned out to be a stellar guy – being a
regular contributor to the Best Friends Animal Society and appearing with his furry besties
in a lot of their campaigns.
Number 15.
Timothy Spall Known as Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter
franchise, as well as hundreds of others that would need a library the size of Hogwarts
to file, was a gossip magazine sensation after he had weight loss surgery.
But it backfired for his career and he said "losing weight can shut doors" – still,
he remains worth $4 million!
Number 14.
Forest Whitaker With a movie list that includes Fast Times
at Ridgemont High, Panic Room, The Crying Game, Platoon, and Arrival, we hardly need
to tell you who Forrest is.
His trademark eye is caused by a condition called ptosis . He was was a star quarterback
in high school and won a scholarship to play at California State Polytechnic University.
He's also a black belt in Kenpo Karate.
Is there anything this guy can't do?
Number 13.
Benedict Cumberbatch If you thought that his name was a mouthful,
his full title is Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch CBE.
If you want, you can go with Sherlock since he's been voted the best Sherlock Holmes in
multiple polls.
He however, doesn't like his name and claims it sounds like "a fart in a bath".
Think about that and say it again, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Number 12.
John C. Reilly A funny man famous for roles in Step Brothers,
Talladega Nights and Stan & Ollie, you might not know that when it gets serious he is set
on his principles.
Once on a film set he was supposed to shoot a scene where a donkey was supposed to be
killed, but he refused to allow such an act of cruelty and walked off set – cutting
out on his contract until they found a way around the act.
Number 11.
Rowan Atkinson Mr. Bean and Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson
is the very image of British Comedy incarnate.
He has very British ties in his real life too, he was at school with the former Prime
Minister Tony Blair and they were in the same class.
Not only this but he has degrees from two universities, Oxford University and Newcastle
University, and was a guest at Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding – how British!
Number 10.
John Malkovich John Malkovich is a legend in his own right,
and starred along side Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English as the villainous Pascal Sauvage.
You might be shocked to learn that he is in the fashion industry as a designer – maybe
not as shocking when you take a look at his snappy attire.
On top of this, he also has a movie named after him which he starred in: Being John
Malkovich.
Number 9.
Wallace Shawn Wallace Michael Shawn is an American character
actor, voice artist, comedian, playwright and essayist.
In other words, he is a man of many talents!
He's been in The Princess Bride, Toy Story and Clueless just to name a few.
Number 8.
Willem Dafoe Known for his smile and a voice as dark at
clouds hanging over a graveyard, it's no wonder that Willem Dafoe lands so many villainous
roles.
Spider Man's Green Goblin it's hard to envision him as the voice of Gill in Finding Nemo – until
you hear him.
You might expect that he's the go-to guy for baddies but even he proved too much in the
Antichrist, having a body double for his private areas – Maybe his 4 nominations for academy
awards aren't the biggest thing he can brag about.
Number 7.
Danny DeVito Constantly smiling Danny DeVito has wracked
up an impressive filmography, including Twins, Taxi and the hit tongue-in-cheek series It's
Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
At only 1 metre 47 (or 4 ft 5 inches) his career had been a big one, supported by his
big personality.
His small stature is due to his having Fairbank's disease but it's never stopped him from rocking
the silver screen – including the joyful and delightful role as a voice actor in My
Little Pony.
Number 6.
Adam Driver It doesn't get more legendary than Star Wars
and Adam Driver is best known for his role as Kylo Red.
His looks are quirky, his acting sublime and his school life full of fights – set up
by him.
Driver says that he was inspired to start a fight club at school, after seeing David
Fincher's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's novel, Fight Club.
He was quoted in a Rolling Stones interview as saying that at his old area there was "an
event space that people rent out to get married or whatever, and we would go out there in
the middle of the night and beat the bleep out of our neighbors".
Sounds like the force was with him from an early age.
Number 5.
Gary Busey Busey has appeared in over 150 films, including
Lethal Weapon, Predator 2, Point Break, The Firm, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and
Piranha 3DD – yes, you heard that right 3 double D. It's not surprising he has so
many films to his name since he has over 40 years of acting experience under his belt.
His crazy antics have been attributed to brain damage he received in 1988 when he crashed
a motorbike at 40 MPH without wearing a helmet.
He once said on set during a scene about being dead for a moment, "It's nothing like this.
I've been to Heaven, and it doesn't look like this.
That sofa's all wrong.
That mirror is ridiculous.
They don't even have mirrors!"
Number 4.
Christopher Walken From the classic that is Pulp Fiction to the
legendary Catch Me if You Can, this is one actor--perhaps better known for his interesting
accent--who didn't let his unique look get him down.
Instead, he turned it into the $50 million net worth he has today.
He once worked as a lion tamer and also starred in a Fatboy Slim music video called Weapon
of Choice where he showed off his skills as a classically trained dancer.
Number 3.
Ron Perlman Now synonymous with the chunky headed demon
that is Hell Boy, Ron Perlman has made it big, being the first choice to play Clay Morrow
in Sons Of Anarchy as well.
For somebody who has taken on such rugged roles though, he is very particular about
his hair!
His very first role saw him rocking dreads though in the 1981 Academy Award-winning film,
Quest For Fire.
In this he was Neanderthal named Amoukar who lived more than 80,000 years in the past and
was on the quest for fire.
It's a great movie but even with his looks, its hard to recognize Ron.
Number 2.
Steve Buscemi Famous for big roles in movies like Reservoir
Dogs, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon, and Fargo, Steve Buscemi was actually once a firefighter.
Having been a firefighter from 1980 to 1984 he may not have had the longest stint but
it was enough to leave an impression.
Just one day after 9/11 Buscemi turned up at his old fire station and announced that
he was ready for work.
He spent the next week doing 12-hour long shifts with his former colleagues as they
searched for the missing.
Number 1.
Luis Guzmán Known for that huge smile, Luis Guzmán is
a Puerto Rican character actor who grew up in New York and has featured roles in movies
like Carlito's Way, Boogie Nights, Out of Sight, Traffic, and Punch-Drunk Love along
with over 140 more.
Although he had done some minor acting before, he got his break with a role on the 80's TV
show Miami Vice.
His Puerto Rican soul is undeniable but currently Guzman lives in Vermont on 600 acres of land.
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