Actors' trademarks

Characters are usually borderline psychotics. Also known for playing a wide variety of roles that often requires a variety of different accents. - roles

His ability to change his appearance and voice to make every character unique - acting

Often plays reluctant Heroes who assist the main character - roles

Often plays real-life individuals or iconic fictional characters - roles

Ruggedly handsome features - face

Hair greased back

Often plays very proper and restrained British characters, as in The Remains of the Day (1993) and Shadowlands (1993).

Often plays controversial, real life characters: William Bligh in The Bounty (1984), Adolf Hitler in The Bunker (1981) (TV), Richard Bruno Hauptman in The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV), and Richard Nixon in Nixon (1995)

Deep smooth voice

Often works with Richard Attenborough - collaborations

Best known for playing "Hannibal Lector" in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Known to play characters who have dual personalities

Often plays intelligent but troubled characters

Often portrays obsessive and detached or loner characters

Frequently works with directors Terrence Malick and Christopher Nolan - collaborations

Often stars in period films or plays historical figures

Chameleon-like changes of appearance for different roles

Fluent American accent

Intense physical and mental commitment to his roles

Remains in character almost constantly during the filming process even going so far as to conduct interviews using whatever accent he is using for that particular film.

Highly defined cheek-bones
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Frequently plays freakishly eccentric outcasts whose oddities are misunderstood by society, and usually have a flamboyant appearance and mannerism.
[img id= width=400] Examples: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Don Juan DeMarco (1994), Dead Man (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Before Night Falls (2000), the "Pirates of the Caribbean"trilogy, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

Frequently works with director Tim Burton - collaborations

Dark, intense eyes
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Often stars alongside Helena Bonham Carter
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Frequently plays British characters
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Often cast in historical or fantasy based "costume epic" type roles (Kingdom of Heaven, Lord of the Rings, Troy, Pirates of the Caribbean).

Often plays experts in weaponry, whether they be swordsmen (the Pirates of the Caribbean films) or archers (the Lord of the Rings films, Troy)

Known for not being especially humble

Sarcastic humorous deliveries while remaining completely stonefaced

Distinctive drawling voice

Frequently plays egotistical but likable scoundrels

Frequently plays intelligent but eccentric characters

Often appears in the films of Martin Scorsese - roles

Plays conflicted, tortured-by-their-own-demons characters, who need to deal with their past - roles

Often plays hard-edged anti-heroes - roles

Intense emotional acting style

Often stars in period films or plays real-life individuals - roles

Frequently plays men who have suffered a loss or trauma - roles

Often plays ill-fated characters (e.g. The Quick and the Dead, Romeo + Juliet, Titanic, The Departed, The Great Gatsby etc.) - roles

Fiery temper - character

Gravelly, smoke-burnished voice

Frequently plays exceptionally talented or smart individuals - collaborations

Often works with directors Ron Howard and Ridley Scott - collaborations

Often plays characters based on real individuals - roles

Frequently plays fathers or family who have usually suffered a loss - roles

Messy hair - face

Thick eyebrows - face

Frequently plays a man who suffered a tragedy, had lost something or had a crisis of confidence or conscience. - roles

Frequently plays likeable wisecracking heroes with a moral centre - roles

Headlines action-adventures, often playing a policeman, hitman or someone in the military - roles

Often plays men who get caught up in situations far beyond their control - roles

Sardonic one-liners - character

Shaven head - face

Raspy voice

Muscular physique - body

Extreme changes of physical appearance - roles

Full Lips - face

His spectacles (rare for 1960s leading actors) - style

His cockney accent - voice

Often plays mentors and father figures to younger characters in films - roles

Tall, lean frame - body

Dimples and youthful, boyish looks - face

Deep husky voice

Known for completely immersing himself in his roles - acting

His warm smile - face

In his career's recent years, Neeson has very often taken roles in which he is a mentor/trainer/father figure to a younger man, as in, for example: Batman Begins (2005), Le crociate - Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Gangs of New York (2002) and Star Wars: Episodio I - La minaccia fantasma (1999). His character often must die early in the movie and/or the student's life so that the young man can apply the Neeson character's lessons to his own ongoing struggle.

Frequently portrays characters based on real people. (e.g. Rob Roy, Oskar Schindler, Michael Collins, Alfred Kinsey) - roles

Towering height and slender frame - body

Deep gravelly voice

Northern Irish accent - voice

Strong defined jawline and bright blue eyes - face

Short stature - body

Blue eyes - face

Often plays smart but arrogant characters - roles

Rich baritone voice

Piercing blue-green eyes - face

Razor-sharp cheekbones - face

Often portrays posh upper-class figures - roles

Usually plays highly-intelligent and gifted characters - roles

Rich smooth voice

Often plays depressive intellectuals in heroic roles

Often plays intimidating personalities - roles

Slow yet calm delivery - acting

Shark's grin, sunglasses
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Slow drawl

Often plays charming, anti-authoritarian characters

Frequently works with Danny DeVito - collaborations

Frequently works as a character with mental instability

His somewhat maniacal laugh
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Often plays romantic leading men with an edge - roles

Often plays characters caught up in extraordinary circumstances - roles

Short stature - body

Frequently plays intelligent yet laidback and likeable characters - roles

Wrestling finisher: The People's Elbow

As his wrestling character The Rock, often referred to himself in the third person.

Removing elbow pad before delivering the People's Elbow

Trademark move: Spine on the Pine (modified Spinebuster)

Trademark move: Three open handed punches, followed by a hand spitting motion, followed by a fourth punch which typically levelled the opponent.

Trademark move: Flowing DDT

Trademark move: Floatover DDT

Trademark move: Sharpshooter

Trademark move: Samoan Drop

Trademark move: Charging Double Leg Spinebuster

Finishing move: Rock Bottom

Trademark Phrase: "Just Bring It!"

Trademark Phrase: "Lay a smack down on your candy arse"

Often plays a policeman or an agent - acting

Frequently includes his catchphrase, "Aw, hell no!" in his movies - roles

Volcanic tirade, smoke-burnished voice

Frequently plays men of power and/or authority - roles

Surly but essentially moral characters with deep capacity for violence - roles

Jet black hair - face

Diminutive frame, off-set by his formidable bearing - body

Flexible body movements - acting

Frequently plays a character who wears green or is green - roles

Makes weird facial expressions in his more comical roles. A lot of times, the expression is accompanied by an equally weird voice or laugh - acting

In dramatic roles, often plays a character who discovers a bizarre truth about the foundations of his life - roles

Wild erratic manner of speaking - acting

His characters often have catchphrases - roles

Characters lacking in manners or social awareness - roles

Frequently imitates Clint Eastwood and Elvis Presley in his movies (the Mask (1994), Man on the Moon (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003), etc) - acting

Deep resonant voice

Light bold blue eyes - face

Towering height - body

Muscular physique - body

Self-described blond curly "Gene Wilder" hair - face

Wide, warm smile - face

Big expressive blue-green eyes - face

Deep smooth voice

One sided smile - face

Tends to play characters with a troubled past or life - roles

Often plays real life characters - roles

Chiseled good looks

Strong jawline

Often plays scoundrels that are likable and have redeeming qualities - roles

His movies often reflect his liberal political beliefs - roles

Often works with Ben Affleck and George Clooney - collaborations

Frequently plays arrogant and ruthless characters - roles

Opens his films with narration or title cards - - directing

Often works with brother Casey Affleck and friend Matt Damon - collaborations

His films often feature corrupt but well meaning law enforcement figures - direct

His films often focus on characters caught in situations out of their depth - movies

Frequently sets his films in his hometown of Boston - movies

Often casts Titus Welliver and Victor Garber - collaborations

Often portrays real people: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane (1999), Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007), Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987) and Melvin Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007) - roles

Frequently plays military men and law enforcement officers - roles

In almost all the films - e.g. Man on Fire (2004), American Gangster (2007), John Q (2002) - where he handles or uses sidearms (usually a 9mm Beretta or similar pistols), there's a scene of him swiftly ejecting a bullet from the loaded chamber by pulling back the slide assembly and subsequently catching the bullet before it falls to the ground - roles

Fiery anger driven tirades - acting

Playing a key role in films adapted from comic books - roles

Deeply intense understated performances - acting

Intense emotional performances - acting

Gruff yet soft voice

Frequently plays violent or unstable characters - roles

Frequently plays likeable everyman types - roles

Often plays a representative of the ideal man (Gattaca, The Talented Mr. Ripley, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) - roles

Bold green eyes - face

Rich smooth voice

Blue eyes - face

Wavy hair - face

Boston accent - voice

Often plays tough, no-nonsense characters - roles

Piercing Blue Eyes - face

Often plays devious yet charming characters - roles

Deadpan expression - face

During the later years of his career, he frequently plays depressed characters (Lost in Translation (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Rushmore (1998) , The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)) - roles

During the early years of his career, he frequently played loud, sarcastic, often rude and mean, anti-heroes (Stripes (1981), Caddyshack (1980), the two Ghostbusters movies, What About Bob? (1991), Groundhog Day (1993)) - roles

Soft mellow voice

Often works with directors Ivan Reitman and Wes Anderson - collaborations

Pock-marked face

Wild laugh - voice

Often played characters that were prone to brutal violence and/or characters who were borderline psychotics - roles

Known for method - acting techniques with his characters by heavily studying their backgrounds

Mole on his right cheek - face

Often plays violently angry and yet extensively depressed men - roles

Frequently works with Martin Scorsese - collaborations

Intense physical and mental preparation for roles - acting

New York - accent

Walks with an unusual stiff-legged gait that has been attributed to bow-legs - style

Often plays characters who were spoiled in their youth - roles

Often plays Dutch or Jewish characters (as in Vincent & Theo (1990), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), Little Odessa (1994), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) and Invincible (2001)) - roles

Often plays sleazy, contemptible villains - roles

Blonde hair is almost always slicked back - face

Dark menacing glaring eyes - face

Violent yet moral characters that are often pragmatic and observant - roles

Often plays quiet, emotionally distant characters - roles

Humble personality and distinctive gravelly voice

Well-built physique and strong jawline - body, face

Strong, dramatic performances - acting

Has appeared in several superhero/comic book adaptations - roles

Often plays likeable regular guys - roles

Sarcastic sharp edged wit - character