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20 Actors Who Nail It When Playing a Villain (& Their Best Roles)

Now these actors are all more than capable of playing roles other than that of a villain; but when they do play an evil character, they just seem to nail it time and time again. In no particular order ...
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Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
1
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
2
94%8.2
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
3
51%6.9
Harry Potter Franchise (2001)
Harry Potter Franchise (2001)
4
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
5
JFK (1991)
JFK (1991)
6
84%8.0
Dracula (1992)
Dracula (1992)
7
75%7.4
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
8
70%7.7
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
9
The Shining
The Shining
10
A Few Good Men (1992)
A Few Good Men (1992)
11
83%7.7
The Departed
The Departed
12
Tim Curry
Tim Curry
13
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
14
80%7.4
Legend (1985)
Legend (1985)
15
40%6.4
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
16
71%7.0
Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem
17
Collateral (2004)
Collateral (2004)
18
86%7.5
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
19
93%8.1
Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
20
92%7.8
Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
21
Inglorious Basterds
Inglorious Basterds
22
Big Eyes (2014)
Big Eyes (2014)
23
72%7.0
Spectre (2015)
Spectre (2015)
24
63%6.8
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Weaving
25
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
26
88%8.7
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
27
79%6.9
Mortal Engines (2018)
Mortal Engines (2018)
28
26%6.1
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
29
Dracula (Horror of Dracula)
Dracula (Horror of Dracula)
30
Star Wars Franchise (1977)
Star Wars Franchise (1977)
31
Lord of the Rings Franchise (2001)
Lord of the Rings Franchise (2001)
32
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
33
At Close Range (1986)
At Close Range (1986)
34
86%7.0
King of New York (1990)
King of New York (1990)
35
71%7.0
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
36
80%7.0
Vincent Price
Vincent Price
37
House of Wax (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
38
93%7.0
Witchfinder General (1968)
Witchfinder General (1968)
39
88%6.7
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
40
88%7.1
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