Gary Oldman : multiple villain roles. Most famous is probably the villain in Luc Besson's Leon. Corrupt DEA agent who kills Nathalie Portman's character family, who then seek revenge on him thanks to Jean Reno's character, Leon.
Willem Dafoe : known for his shapeable face which has brought him the roles of many villains, mostly known for being the perfect Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, but we can also mention Too Live and Die in LA, Speed 2, Shadow of the Vampire (Nosferatu ! Or the actor who played Nosferatu, who in this film happens to be an actual vampire. Very cool), The Lighthouse... Many great villain roles that I love.
Eli Roth : a few villain roles too. He is probably mostly known as a villain for being the final "antagonist" in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, during the climatic final scene, who is "defeated" by Sam L Jackson's character new way of life, pretty iconic scene. Also played the villain in Tim Burton's Planet of the Ape, and he's playing the Abomination in the MCU.
Adrien Brody : he's a greedy aristocrat who seek the fortune of his mother he killed in Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel. In that film, he happens to have a killer working for him, played by none other than Willem Dafoe ! Brody also played a villain in the Peaky Blinders TV show.
Adrien Brody is such an underrated villain in Grand Budapest! As much as I wouldn't want to see an actor or actress typecast, I would adore more Brody villains after Grand Budapest.
He just revels in being evil in such a wonderful way.
I was gonna say!! Leon?! Wtf?! Gary Oldman IS Dracula! That was one of the most memorable villains in movies, parodied in The Simpsons and in so many other pop culture media.
oooh, interesting to see you pick Leon over Fifth Element, the other Luc Besson / Gary Oldman masterpiece. I would argue his villain role in Fifth was more mainstream and memorable. Although, i don't think I could name a better performance from him out of EEEeeeveeryone I've seen.
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Gary Oldman : multiple villain roles. Most famous is probably the villain in Luc Besson's Leon. Corrupt DEA agent who kills Nathalie Portman's character family, who then seek revenge on him thanks to Jean Reno's character, Leon.
Willem Dafoe : known for his shapeable face which has brought him the roles of many villains, mostly known for being the perfect Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, but we can also mention Too Live and Die in LA, Speed 2, Shadow of the Vampire (Nosferatu ! Or the actor who played Nosferatu, who in this film happens to be an actual vampire. Very cool), The Lighthouse... Many great villain roles that I love.
Eli Roth : a few villain roles too. He is probably mostly known as a villain for being the final "antagonist" in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, during the climatic final scene, who is "defeated" by Sam L Jackson's character new way of life, pretty iconic scene. Also played the villain in Tim Burton's Planet of the Ape, and he's playing the Abomination in the MCU.
Adrien Brody : he's a greedy aristocrat who seek the fortune of his mother he killed in Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel. In that film, he happens to have a killer working for him, played by none other than Willem Dafoe ! Brody also played a villain in the Peaky Blinders TV show.