Warrior Casting

[qos]

I'm taking a poll: which actors (from the 1980's to the present) do you think have been the most convincing in portraying warriors: people who fight and kill other people as a way of life, whether as good guys or bad guys. They look like they have both the physical strength and the mental orientation to engage in deadly force and survive long enough to get good at it. There's usually a ruthless streak in them.

Off the top of my head: Russell Crowe in Gladiator is a standout. I've always found it easy to believe Sean Bean, especially as Sharpe. Chow Yun-Fat has the natural grace and strength, as well as the mental focus. I was willing to believe Uma Thurman in Kill Bill and Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai.

Your thoughts?

Comments

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

Definitely Michelle Yeoh. I would also have to vote for Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and the woman who played Eowyn in the LOTR movies.

[qos.livejournal.com]

I definitely believe in Brosnan as a spy/assassin, but have a harder time imagining him as the kind of warrior I'm imagining in this discussion.

Miranda Otto is Eowyn, and yes, I would agree. Also Karl Urban as Eomer.