Villians I Love to Hate
by pencritical | created - 22 Jul 2019 | updated - 30 Jul 2019 | PublicNo particular order, just as I think of them.
1. Anthony Hopkins
Actor | The Silence of the Lambs
Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937, in Margam, Wales, to Muriel Anne (Yeats) and Richard Arthur Hopkins, a baker. His parents were both of half Welsh and half English descent. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, ...
Two words: Hannibal Lecter
2. Tom Hiddleston
Actor | The Avengers
Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana Patricia (Servaes) and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory ...
Loki from the Marvel's Avenger series, Thor's bad boy 'brother' or should we say bad boy wannabe as he is terrible at it, but so much fun to watch trying.
3. Jeremy Irons
Actor | Dead Ringers
British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. He visited mainland England only once a year. He wound up ...
I love Jeremy whatever he plays in. That voice... but he is particularly effective as a villain. The first time I really noticed him was in a Bruce Willis flick playing the horribly written Simon Gruber. The role was terribly written, but Jeremy managed to make it interesting and exciting anyway. Not seeing him, but hearing that incredible voice was electric and I have been hooked on watching him every since.
4. Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Actor | Watchmen
Jeffrey Dean Morgan endeared himself to audiences with his recurring role on ABC's smash hit series Grey's Anatomy (2005). His dramatic arc as heart patient Denny Duquette, who wins the heart of intern Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) in a star-crossed romance, made him a universal fan favorite. He ...
for his role as Negan in the Walking Dead - which was creepy as hell.
5. Samuel L. Jackson
Actor | Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), ...
you talk about a man that has been snubbed more times for oscar than any other and Samuel L. Jackson is the top of the list. He is one of the top grossing actors of our time and he should own 10, but has none. Hollywood is not color blind. Nonetheless, Jackson perseveres and he does some of his best work as a bad guy. Interestingly enough some of his good guy roles are very bad guy like. :) You either love him or you hate him. There is no in between with Sam. I love him.
6. Gary Oldman
Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), ...
Gary doesn't often play the bad guy, seems he's usually cast as more the hero type, but when he does, he is very good at it and has some very memorable bad boy roles.
7. Ann Dowd
Actress | Compliance
Ann Dowd was born on January 30, 1956 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Compliance (2012), Hereditary (2018) and Garden State (2004). She has been married to Lawrence Arancio since November 7, 1984. They have three children.
Aunt Lydia from the Handmaid's Tale. You hate her with a purple passion, but the show would be just another pale ugly regime story without her heinous cruelty.
8. Neal McDonough
Actor | Minority Report
Multi talented and award winning actor Neal McDonough has been blessed to have an incredible career in the film industry.
He is now producing films alongside his wife Ruvé for the McDonough company. Films such as THE WARRANT, BREAKERS LAW, REDSTONE, BOON, BLACK SPARTANS ,and most recently the hit ...
In just about anything he plays, he is a cringeworthy criminal or opponent. He is the ultimate bad guy. He's never nice. I bet he's a real sweetheart in real life. Not.
9. Helena Bonham Carter
Actress | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful.
Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant ...
Mainly for her role as Bellatrix LeStrange. I will never forgive her for killing Sirius Black.
10. Tobias Menzies
Actor | Manhunt
Tobias was born in London. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1998 and began his acting career in popular UK series such as Foyle's War (2002), Midsomer Murders (1997), and Casualty (1986). He also appeared in the controversial drama A Very Social Secretary (2005). He is ...
I've never really warmed to this guy in anything he is done. He rubs me the wrong way.In every role I've ever seen him cast in he has one full of himself act that he can't seem to step past. I always have the feeling that the foremost thing on is his mind is how he is doing, not how the production as a whole might be doing. That said, however, that makes him a great villain and he does have acting chops -- certainly better than average. He was very good in Rome. His role as Blackjack Randall actually made me queasy and that is quite a compliment. Really, that is saying something. I don't get the vapors for just anyone. Alternatively he also plays Frank on that same show and his role as Frank, the good man, seems stilted and well, acted. I didn't buy it even before I discovered his dual role. If he rang me up and asked me if I'd like to go for a cuppa joe, I'd have to beg off. Sorry, Tobias, I'm sure I'm misjudging you. YOu did your job too well.
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