SOME OF THE MOST WELL KNOW ACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THRILLER FILMS

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is an American actor, director and producer. He is most famously know for his roles in Bang the Drum Slowly, Mean Streets and The Godfather part two.

De Niro's brand of method acting includes employing whatever extreme tactic he feels is necessary to elicit the best performance from those with whom he is working. During the filming of The King of Comedy, for example, he directed a slew of anti-Semitic epithets at co-star Jerry Lewis in order to enhance and authenticate the anger demonstrated by his onscreen character. According to People magazine, the technique was successful. Lewis recalled, "I forgot the cameras were there... I was going for Bobby's throat."


He is know to have many trade marks with his acting, they include:

• Often played characters that were prone to brutal violence and/or characters who were borderline psychotics. 
• Known for method acting techniques with his characters by heavily studying their backgrounds. 
• Mole on his right cheek 
• Often plays violently angry and yet extensively depressed men 
• Frequently works with Martin Scorsese. 
• Intense physical and mental preparation for roles 
• New York accent 

The thriller movies that he has been in are:

1. Malavita (2013) 
2. Killing Season (2013) 
3. Motel (2013) 
4. Red Lights (2012) 
5. Killer Elite (2011) 
6. Limitless (2011) 
7. Stone (2010) 
8. Machete (2010) 
9. Righteous Kill (2008) 
10. The Good Shepherd (2006) 
11. Hide and Seek (2005) 
12. Godsend (2004) 
13. City by the Sea (2002) 
14. The Score (2001) 
15. 15 Minutes (2001) 
16. Ronin (1998) 
17. Snitch (1998) 
18. Jackie Brown (1997) 
19. Cop Land (1997) 
20. Sleepers (1996) 
21. The Fan (1996) 
22. Heat (1995) 
23. Cape Fear (1991) 
24. Backdraft (1991) 
25. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) 
26. Goodfellas (1990) 
27. Midnight Run (1988) 
28. The Untouchables (1987) 
29. Angel Heart (1987) 
30. "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" 

Information from: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/bio and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro Denzel Washington

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, film director, and film producer. He has received much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for his portrayals of real-life figures such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone. Washington is a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and was a frequent collaborator of the late director Tony Scott.


Washington has received two Golden Globe awards and a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Glory(1989) and Best Actor for Training Day (2001).

Some of his trade marks are:

• 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). 
• Frequently plays military men and law enforcement officers 
• 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. 
• Fiery anger driven tirades 

The thriller movies he has acted in are: 

1. 2 Guns (2013) 
2. Safe House (2012) 
3. Unstoppable (2010) 
4. The Book of Eli (2010) 
5. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) 
6. Deja Vu (2006) 
7. Inside Man (2006) 
8. The Manchurian Candidate (2004) 
9. Man on Fire (2004) 
10. Out of Time (2003) 
11. John Q (2002) 
12. Training Day (2001) 
13. The Bone Collector (1999) 
14. The Siege (1998) 
15. Fallen (1998) 
16. Courage Under Fire (1996) 
17. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) 
18. Virtuosity (1995) 
19. Crimson Tide (1995) 
20. The Pelican Brief (1993) 
21. Ricochet (1991) 
22. The Mighty Quinn (1989) 
23. Death Wish (1974) 

Information from: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000243/bio and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzel_Washington

Judi Dench

Judi Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English film, stage and television actress. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. She branched into film work, and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer; however, most of her work during this period was in theatre. Not generally known as a singer, she drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968.


Her trade mark is that she is know for often playing dignified, strong willed women in positions of authority who are sometimes opposed or criticised by those under her.

The triller movies she has been in are:

Skyfall (2012)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
007: Everything or Nothing (2003)
Die Another Day (2002)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Hamlet (1996)
GoldenEye (1995)
Dead Cert (1974)
A Study in Terror (1965)
The Third Secret (1964)
Information found from: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001132/bio and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench