15 Actors Who Stick to Character Acting
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11. James Cromwell
From a cuddly Farmer Hoggett in Babe, which landed him an Oscar nomination, to a ruthless villain in LA Confidential, for which critics and fans agree he should have won an Academy Award, James Cromwell is as versatile a character actor as they get.
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He is 6′ 7″, often towering over the leading actors, but that hasn’t stopped Cromwell from depicting different characters in different light.
His most notable roles were in the films Babe (1995), Eraser (1996), LA Confidential (1997), The Green Mile (1999), I, Robot (2004), The Queen (2006), Spider-Man 3 (2007), W (2008), The Artist (2011).
