Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners

The list Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners includes Sean Penn, Marlon Brando, Joaquin Phoenix, Jack Nicholson and Benicio Del Toro. The list consists of 91 members.

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1.

Sean Penn

American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)

Overview: Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic ...

Date of birth: 17 August 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Olga Korotyayeva (Dating)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 77T

César Honorary Award recipients 88T
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Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

Overview: Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor with a career spanning 60 years, during which he won many accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Actor, three BAFTA Awards ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1924

Date of death: 1 July 2004

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Respiratory disease deaths in California 44T

Deaths from congestive heart failure 129T

People with diabetes 36T
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Joaquin Phoenix

Actor and musician

Overview: Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (né Bottom; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and animal rights activist. He has often played dark and unconventional characters in independent film and has ...

Date of birth: 28 October 1974

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Rooney Mara (Engaged)

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American animal rights activists 100T

Male actors of English descent 380T

Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 77T
4.

Jack Nicholson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)

Overview: John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker whose career has spanned more than 60 years. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles ...

Date of birth: 22 April 1937

Age: 87

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees 30T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Male actors of English descent 380T
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Benicio Del Toro

Actor

Overview: Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer of Spanish descent. He has won critical acclaim and numerous accolades and awards, including an ...

Date of birth: 19 February 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: Puerto Rican

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male winners 31T

Citizens of Spain through descent 38T

21st-century Puerto Rican male actors 10T
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Javier Bardem

Actor

Overview: Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Bardem won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in the 2007 film No Country ...

Date of birth: 1 March 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: Spanish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Penélope Cruz (Married)

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Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 78T

Bardem family 11T

Male actors from the Canary Islands 6T
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Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

Overview: Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, and entrepreneur. Newman was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award ...

Date of birth: 26 January 1925

Date of death: 26 September 2008

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Filmmakers from Cleveland 20T

Jews from Connecticut 46T

Jews from Ohio 69T
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James Spader

American actor

Overview: James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor and producer. He has portrayed eccentric characters in films such as the drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), the action science fiction ...

Date of birth: 7 February 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Leslie Stefanson (Long-Term)

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Brooks School alumni 29T

Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners 41T

Male actors from Boston, Massachusetts 198T
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Antonio Banderas

Spanish actor (born 1960)

Overview: José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born August 10, 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor, singer, film producer and director. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including ...

Date of birth: 10 August 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: Spanish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Nicole Kimpel (Long-Term)

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Griffith family 11T

Spanish male comedians 20T

Spanish male musical theatre actors 10T
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Jesse Plemons

American actor (born 1988)

Overview: Jesse Lon Plemons (born April 2, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a career breakthrough with his supporting role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday ...

Date of birth: 2 April 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Kirsten Dunst (Married)

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Male actors from Dallas, Texas 98T

American male musicians 843T

20th-century American male actors 8,891T
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Gérard Depardieu

French actor

Overview: Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (, , born 27 December 1948), CQ is a French actor. He has received acclaim for his performances in The Last Metro (1980), for which he won the César Award for Best Actor ...

Date of birth: 27 December 1948

Age: 75

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 76T

Café de la Gare 8T

Best Actor Lumières Award winners 22T
12.

William Hurt

American actor (1950–2022)

Overview: William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor. He studied at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled ...

Date of birth: 20 March 1950

Date of death: 13 March 2022

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences alumni 202T

2022 deaths 10,979T

Middlesex School alumni 47T
13.

Marcello Mastroianni

Italian actor (1924–1996)

Overview: Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the ...

Date of birth: 28 September 1924

Date of death: 19 December 1996

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: Italian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Italian prisoners of war in World War II 19T

Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 77T

César Honorary Award recipients 88T
14.

Anthony Perkins

American actor and director

Overview: Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his second film, Friendly Persuasion ...

Date of birth: 4 April 1932

Date of death: 12 September 1992

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

Brooks School alumni 29T

Bisexual male actors 123T
15.

Mads Mikkelsen

Danish actor (born 1965)

Overview: Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, R ( born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, he began acting in 1996. He rose to fame in Denmark as Tonny the drug dealer in the first two films ...

Date of birth: 22 November 1965

Age: 58

Nationality: Danish

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Hanne Jacobsen (Married)

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Bodil Award winners 91T

Balettakademien 14T

Male actors from Copenhagen 103T
16.

Tommy Lee Jones

American actor

Overview: Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as U.S. Marshal ...

Date of birth: 15 September 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Film producers from Texas 79T

People from San Saba, Texas 13T

Film producers from Florida 39T
17.

Tim Robbins

American actor (born 1958)

Overview: Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and musician. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Andy Dufresne in the popular prison drama ...

Date of birth: 16 October 1958

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 5" (196 cm)

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Screenwriters from New York (state) 1,175T

Screenwriters from California 1,055T

Activists from New York (state) 775T
18.

Spencer Tracy

American actor

Overview: Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor, known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy won two ...

Date of birth: 5 April 1900

Date of death: 10 June 1967

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Members of The Lambs Club 87T

Marquette University High School alumni 43T

Broadway actors 482T
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Samuel L. Jackson

American actor (born 1948)

Overview: Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. Widely regarded as one of the most popular actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively ...

Date of birth: 21 December 1948

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Married)

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People with acquired Gabonese citizenship 17T

People with speech impediment 49T

Film producers from Tennessee 33T
20.

Orson Welles

American actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)

Overview: George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is considered one ...

Date of birth: 6 May 1915

Date of death: 10 October 1985

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipients 95T

Federal Theatre Project people 64T

Universal Pictures contract players 48T