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And today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 actors of the last decade.

For this list, we're looking at the most talented, high profile actors based on the performances they delivered between 2010 and 2019.

Taking into account, both television and film were not necessarily looking at the actors who generated the biggest numbers at the box office, but rather those who have distinguished themselves as being the most consistently top notch earning the respect of fans, critics and their peers.

Number 20 Robert Downey Jr There are few greater stories of redemption and show business than that of this iconic actor, following a roughly five year stretch in the late nineties.

In early two thousands that saw Robert Downey Jr lost to addiction, he got clean and began rebuilding his career in 2008 after proving himself in a number of critically acclaimed roles, he made his first real blockbuster film, Iron Man.

Over the course of the following decade.

This role would serve as the very heart of marvels, groundbreaking cinematic universe.

If anybody doesn't like it.

There's the door As Tony Stark.

Robert Downey Jr gave us one of the longest running character evolutions in cinematic history and those sometimes overlooked because of the genre in which it plays out.

It was a powerful and emotionally driven performance, one that defined the decade on number 19 Regina King.

This talented actor first came to the public's attention in the early nineties, breaking out with performances in Friday and Jerry Maguire, You and me, we determine our work.

Maybe you are a strong, proud surviving, but it's between 2010 and 2019 that she truly cemented herself as one of the most formidable talents of her generation.

Kingsbest work has primarily been on TV, where she's held critically acclaimed roles in various Siri spanning the decade, including Detective Lydia Adams on Self Land, various characters on American crime, Erica Murphy in the leftovers Latrice Butler in Seven Seconds and among her greatest roles to date, Angela, A Bar in HBO's Watchman.

In 2019 she won the best supporting actress Oscar for her powerful performance in the film.

If Beale Street could talk a child, it's coming, It's your grandchild.

I don't understand you.

It's your grandchild.

What difference does it make how it gets here?

Number 18 Adam Driver Though his character's actions often made him hard to watch, Adam Driver distinguished himself was a talented performer and one toe watch over the course of the six Seasons of Girls.

After rising to prominence on the Siri's, he promptly began picking up increasingly significant roles, from his supporting part in 2000 twelve's Lincoln to a co starring role in Martin Scorsese's Silence.

Few actors have managed to simultaneously cultivated a reputation as a serious dramatic actor and a star in blockbuster films, but Driver can apparently do it all.

The two were accompanied by Go What Girl?

As Kylo Ren.

He stepped into one of the biggest franchises of all time, while his performances in films like Silence, Black Clansmen and Marriage Story have earned him numerous accolades and I loved you and I didn't want to lose you, but I'm in my twenties and I didn't want to lose that, too, on a kind of dance number.

17.

Jennifer Lawrence, speaking of actors who can score big both of the box office and in terms of award nominations, Jennifer Lawrence has made an impact.

Like few others, the Hunger Games franchise in which she start is heroine.

Katniss pulled in nearly $3 billion at the box office.

I've always hear his tribute This decade also saw her playing a very prominent role in The X Men franchise as mystique.

Over the last 10 years, she's simultaneously starred in a number of critically acclaimed dramas, which of cumulatively seen her nominated for four Academy Awards, including a best actress win for her starring role in 2012.

Silver Linings Playbook.

That's great for all of them, but all of them didn't make a commitment to me in return for My Help.

I'm Tiffany, by the way, across the various organizations that recognize acting, she's earned a massive amount of award nominations, most of them over the 2000 ten's before the age of 30.

Number 16.

Scarlett Johansson Nothing solidifies Your Status is one of the acting greats quite like ending off the decade with a best actress and best supporting actress nomination in the same year, alongside Robert Downey Jr.

Scar Jo is a member of the team that redefined the superheroes are over the last decade as the Infinity saga played out.

When filming one juggernaut emcee You film after another, she's kept her resume balanced with more grounded rolls, not to mention daring and experimental ones.

Her willingness to sign up for SciFi in action films has limited her award potential over the last 10 years.

But every time she does step into a challenging role, Jo Hanson reminds us she's an a lister in every way.

I was embarrassed about it in front of him, but it was also, Yeah, this is who I am, and this is what I'm worth.

Number 15.

Margot Robbie It might be hard to believe, considering her current pop culture Omni presence, But like Jennifer Lawrence, this talented actor ended the decade While still in her twenties, Margot Robbie was catapulted into the spotlight with the wolf of Wall Street.

No, Daddy doesn't even get to touch Mommy for a very, very, very long time.

And despite it being a supporting role, she proved herself to be an absolute Sean's dealer.

Since then, she's further distinguished herself as an extremely versatile actor, regardless of how it film performs, being at the box office or with critics, she shines bright.

Her performance is Harley Quinn and Suicide Squad, as well as in films like Mary, Queen of Scots, Bombshell and I.

Tanya have been especially powerful, with the ladder rightfully earning her an Academy Award nomination for best actress.

Number 14.

Mahershala Ali.

Not every actor has their talents recognized in their twenties, and established TV performer Marshall Ali first really caught the eye of cinema goers in 2000 eight's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

As the new decade began, however, his name recognition and cloud quickly snowballed.

His supporting role in the place beyond the Pines garner praise, and he soon found himself landing roles like Boggs in the Hunger Games franchise and Remy Danton's and House of Cards.

More they give, the more you could do, the more you can do, the better they look.

2016 was a real turning point, though Moonlight enabled him to showcase the depth of his acting ability.

Don't talk to strangers, it's cool.

He won the Oscar for best supporting actor and again two years later for 2018 screen book and also starred in the third season of the critically acclaimed True Detective number 13 Sasha Ronan.

I want to go where?

Culture and like you, I recently released Connecticut or New Hampshire writers live in the words of schools.

Anyway, just look at that acting resume.

Between the performances that she's delivered in films like Lady Bird, Brooklyn and Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Sharona has established herself as an incredibly versatile yet consistent actor.

She can play an amateur character without making them seem two dimensional.

And yet she's equally confident when playing a royal with the weight of the world on her shoulders.

In 2008 she was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Atonement.

Over the last decade, she's added three more Oscar nominations, including the best actress and Little Women and three Golden Globe Nam's, including a win for her role as Lady Bird.

The Sky's the Limit for Ronan, number 12 Daniel Day Lewis.

I can accomplish a God damn thing of any human meaning or worth until we cure ourselves of slavery and end this pestilential war.

This icon only appeared in two films over the course of the last decade, but Daniel Day Lewis is not a performer whose worth is measured in quantity but rather quality.

Heck, since 1989 he's only acted in 13 films, and nine of those have resulted in major award nominations.

He's been nominated for best actor by the academy, a staggering six times and has a 50% rate of winning.

Daniel Day Lewis is considered by many to be among the greatest living actors.

And so, despite only turning into roles this decade, he nonetheless made a significant mark on it.

2000 twelve's Lincoln was one of his greatest performances to date.

And while Phantom Threat has less wide appeal day, Lewis still received universal claim for his performance.

What precisely is the nature of my game?

You tell me.

Number 11 Bradley Cooper This guy has certainly come a long way.

He went from a guest role on sex in the City to playing the bad guy in Wedding Crashers to breaking through with the hangover before ultimately establishing himself as an A lister and highly sought after dramatic leading man.

He first really showed us is worth in 2012 when he hit us with the double whammy of Silver linings playbook and the place beyond the Pines.

I just can't believe Nikki's teaching that book to the kids.

I mean, is it the whole time?

Let me just break it down for you the whole time.

You're rooting for this Hemingway guy to survive the war and to be with the woman that he loves, Catherine Barkley.

Since then, he's delivered one critically acclaimed performance after another, earning four acting Oscar nominations.

Among his most notable roles was that of Chris Kyle in the 2015 bio pic American Sniper.

He also directed, starred and saying, alongside Lady Gaga in the smash A Star Is Born.

That's the thing about when you get famous.

People started saying Your full name.

Number 10 Lupita and Young Go.

You know why I got this for Mistress Show?

Mrs Stone even grabbed me.

Known so deflating with a stay so much Make myself gay.

How many actors can you name?

Who won an Academy Award for their very first feature film?

Not many, but such has been the meteoric rise of this incredibly talented performer.

Repeating Young Girl was born in Mexico City but raised in her father's native Kenya.

After studying in the United States, she returned there and got her first break in the worldwide MTV series Sugar after being suddenly thrust into the spotlight with her breakthrough performance in 12 years.

A slave, however, she's proven many times over that her place amongst the Hollywood elite is well deserved.

Her performance in Queen of Katwe garnered universal praise.

Her role is Nokia.

In Black Panther established her as an action star.

While her dual performance in US is nothing short of jaw dropping.

It's our time.

No oh it Number nine Tom Hardy.

In All My Life, I've wanted to be famous.

In 2008 this English actor caught the attention of cinephiles and critics with his powerful performance in the Indy biopic Bronson.

He then proceeded to kick off the new decade with a breakout role in inception, at which point there was seemingly no stopping him.

Warrior The Dark Knight rises the Revenant Mad Max Fury Road, who, and that's not even including his television work.

An incredibly physical actor who's able to convey complex and intense emotion even when saying a few words, Tom Hardy shines and blockbusters and smaller films alike one need only look at his polar contrast ing roles in Warrior and Lock the Ladder set entirely in a car to appreciate his versatility.

If only the academy would pay attention more often.

I just got your message.

It's a joke.

Is this look, I know it's a shock, but it would be okay.

Number eight.

Matthew McConaughey Hey, the early 2000 ten's were truly a Makana, since it was Matthew McConaughey's world.

Everyone else was just living in it.

After two often being dismissed as a romcom hunk for some of the previous two decades, McConnell he started demanding respect and new with 2011 the Lincoln lawyer.

All I said was, She's pretty.

You scared?

That's where you are right now.

It was a great performance, but few could have predicted just how much stellar acting lay on the horizon.

Killer Joe Mud and Dallas Buyers Club followed soon after, with the latter earning him the Academy Award for best actor at two.

That his performance and true detective among many others and his immense talent becomes undeniable.

Had we've been making this list in 2015 he likely would have been in the top five, but some of his more recent films have admittedly been less well received.

Number seven Emma Stone.

After her roles in Superbad and Zombieland, Emma Stone was barely recognizable, though not necessarily Dustin for the A list just yet.

Then, in 2010 she started a little teen comedy called Easy A and Everything Changed.

Let me just begin by saying that there are two sides to every story and this is my side, the right one.

Stone was absolutely magnetic is all of Pendergast, and like that, a star was born, one that would rapidly rise over the course of the decade.

The help followed in 2011 for which she earned critical praise before really hitting her stride with Birdman, La La Land and the favorite, which were all released between 2014 and 2018.

You had a career dad before the third comic book movie, before people started to forget who was inside that bird costume.

You were doing a play based on a book that was written 60 years ago for 1000 rich old white people whose only real concern is gonna be where they go to have their cake and coffee.

When it's over.

The after mentioned films earned stone, three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe nods with the best actress Oscar and a Golden Globe tour name, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Number six Ryan Gosling Speaking of La La Land.

That's just one of the many great performances this talented heartthrob and former child star turned in over the 2000 ten's Happy to Be Here very easy to work with.

After distinguishing himself with his performance in the 2006 film Half Nelson, Costly really hit its stride in 2010 with Blue Valentine.

From that point on, the great roles just kept on coming 2011 some starring and Drive and the Ides of March, followed by the Place Beyond the Pines in 2012.

And while there happens, some misfires the big short Lala Land, Blade Runner, 2049 1st man round out a decade of uncompromising performances from the Star.

His 2016 Golden Globe was well earned button Oscar is overdue.

Number five.

Christian Bale, many an actor is committed life and limb to a role, but there's arguably no actor who invests more of themselves in a character than Christian Bale brother.

He's lost three fights in a row.

I can't get used to losing.

It's a mental thing, But we're gonna break that with Mandy, right?

I want him to be definitely Finn.

No problem.

Overweight.

You can do that in peak physical shape with enough notice.

Consider it done.

While he's famous for radically changing his body to suit a role that shouldn't be allowed to overshadow his incredible acting ability, as it so often does, his supporting role in the fighter was absolutely captivating.

The Golden Globe and Oscar simply could not have gone to anyone else.

And throughout the decade he's continued to deliver in a very consistent manner, including standout performances in American Hustle, the big short vice and Ford v.

Ferrari.

Number four.

Amy Adams.