Settings

Best comedy actors (all time)

A ranking of actors playing in a full comedy movies; movies in which the emotions are not "real". Normal comedies; drama comedies or romantic comedies are not included.

Person:
Gender:
Loc:
Age:
Jason Schwartzman
41

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson, such as Rushmore (1998), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Fred Willard
41

Fred Willard

Frederick Charles Willard (born September 18, 1939) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor and writer, best known for his improvisational comedy. He is known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal Ta...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Dwayne Johnson
41

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American and Canadian actor, producer and semi-retired professional wrestler, signed with World Wrestling Entertainment. Johnson was a college...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Jackie Chan
41

Jackie Chan

Datuk Jackie Chan (born Chan Kong-sang, 陳港生; 7 April 1954) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. Chan has been training in Kung fu and Wing Chun. He has been acting since the 1960s an...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
James Marsden
41

James Marsden

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor, singer and former model. Marsden began his acting career in multiple television shows such as Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Touched by an Angel and Party of Fi...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Jennifer Tilly
41

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is a Canadian-American actress and poker player. She is a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supportin...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Anita Mui
41

Anita Mui

Anita Mui Yim-fong (10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress. Mui once held a sold-out concert in Hammersmith, London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna of Asia (東方麥當娜)" and brought her to fu...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Huang Shengyi
41

Huang Shengyi

Huang Shengyi (born February 11, 1983), also known as Eva Huang, is a Chinese actress and singer.
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Cary Grant
41

Cary Grant

Cary Grant (born Archibald Alexander Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English actor who gained American citizenship in 1942. His best-known films include Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), H...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Helena Bonham Carter
41

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. She made her name as an actress in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses, before her film debut as the titular character in Lady Jane. She is kn...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Paul Rudd
41

Paul Rudd

Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He has primarily appeared in comedies, and is known for his roles in the films Clueless (1995), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Anchorman:...
7
7
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Nicolas Cage
62

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and producer. He has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fic...
6.3
6.3
from 4 votes
Discuss [-]
Jessica Alba
63

Jessica Alba

Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She has won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, a...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Penélope Cruz
63

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón (1992). Her subse...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Flea
63

Flea

Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), better known by his stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American musician and occasional actor. He is best known as the bassist, co-founding member, and one of the composers of the...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Ringo Starr
63

Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Ron Howard
63

Ron Howard

Ronald William "Ron" Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American film director, producer, and actor, best known for playing two high-profile roles in television sitcoms in his childhood and early adulthood, and for directing a numb...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Jesse Eisenberg
63

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film Roger Dodger (...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Brigitte Bardot
63

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934) is a French former actress, singer and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist. Starting in 1969, Bardot became the official face of Marianne (who had previousl...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Chris Evans
63

Chris Evans

Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor and director. Evans is best known for his superhero roles as the Marvel Comics characters Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Human Torch...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
André the Giant
63

André the Giant

André René Roussimoff (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993), best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. He most famously feuded with Hulk Hogan, culminating at WrestleMania III, and his best-remembere...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Snoop Dogg
63

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), best known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach, California. His music career began in 1992, when he was discovered by Dr. Dre of N.W.A...
6
6
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Melissa McCarthy
73

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, fashion designer, and producer. McCarthy first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000–...
5
5
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Eve
73

Eve

Eve Jihan Jeffers-Cooper (born November 10, 1978) is an American hip hop recording artist and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
5
5
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Selena Gomez
75

Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer and fashion designer. Born and reared in Grand Prairie, Texas, she was first featured on the children's series Barney & Friends in the early 2000s. In 2007, Go...
4
4
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Miley Cyrus
75

Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, she held minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her ch...
4
4
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Jane Fonda
77

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda (born Jayne Seymour Fonda; December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She is a two-time Academy Award winner. In 2014, she was the recipient of the Amer...
3.5
3.5
from 2 votes
Discuss [-]
Vanilla Ice
78

Vanilla Ice

Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), better known by his stage name, Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor and television host. Born in South Dallas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Ice released his debut...
3
3
from 1 vote
Discuss [-]
Info: The persons listed below are officially not in the ranking; they're candidates that don't have the minimum number of votes (1) to officially be in yet. They're listed by the number of votes, not by the rating. Click any item to cast your vote.
Sam Raimi
candidate

Sam Raimi

Samuel M "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor.
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
Ariana Grande
candidate

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American singer and actress. She began her career in the Broadway musical 13, before landing the role of Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon tele...
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
Bruce Campbell
candidate

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American film and television actor, director, writer, producer and author. As a cult film actor, Campbell is best known for his role as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's hit Evil Dead seri...
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
Gabe Kaplan
candidate

Gabe Kaplan

Gabriel W. "Gabe" Kaplan (born March 31, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, poker commentator, and professional poker player.
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
George Clooney
candidate

George Clooney

George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and activist. He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards, one for acting and the othe...
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
Terry Gilliam
candidate

Terry Gilliam

Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 12 feature films, includi...
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
William Shatner
candidate

William Shatner

William "Bill" Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, singer, author, producer, director, spokesman, and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, Captain of the...
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
Édith Piaff
candidate

Édith Piaff

Édith Piaf (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963; born Édith Giovanna Gassion) was a French cabaret singer, songwriter and actress. Her music was often autobiographical with her singing reflecting her life, with her specialty being...
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
June Marlowe
candidate

June Marlowe

June Marlowe (November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Her most well known role was that of "Miss Crabtree", in the Our Gang shorts. Marlowe was born Gisela V...
0
0
from 0 votes
Discuss [-]
Items 51-87 of 87