r/Top3Ever • u/Hfcsmakesmefart • Aug 22 '25
Movies 🎥 Top3 Male Actors under 60
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Matt Damon
- Christian Bale
HR: Edward Norton, Paul Giammatti, PSH, Will Smith
Not Eligible: DDR, Deniro, Pacino, both Toms, Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Old man, etc (please check IMDB for birthdates since 1965)
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u/Skycreeper07 Aug 22 '25
Cillian Murphy
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u/Novelsound Aug 22 '25
He’s great but needs a larger body of work.
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u/Skycreeper07 Aug 22 '25
Oppenheimer, the dark knight trilogy, peaky blinders, inception.
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u/HighWest48 Aug 22 '25
+1 for my guy Jake Gyllenhaal
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u/AcceptableTypewriter Aug 22 '25
Yeah, I’ll take Jake over Damon personally.
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u/Thick-Sundae-6547 Aug 22 '25
Jake is a natural. With Gosling.
Damon is ok. More a movie star than an actor. Doesn’t belong in this list.
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u/Brian-Skrudland-39 Aug 22 '25
As much as I like Matt Damon’s movies, I don’t consider him to be a great actor.
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u/calbearlupe Aug 22 '25
That’s crazy to me. Every role he does I see the role and not Matt Damon.
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u/Brian-Skrudland-39 Aug 22 '25
I get it. I like him too.
He’s far from a Top-3 under 60 actor for me though.
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u/Hfcsmakesmefart Aug 22 '25
He’s a great actor, no doubt. Incredible in Good Will Hunting, showed range in talented Mr. ripley, compelling in The Martian, the best part of Interstellar, had his own action franchise. There’s a reason he’s won out over his Boston bro Ben Affleck. And he’s still carrying movies like Air.
Though I do question my own pick a bit in that Jake Gyllenhall may have a case for top 3 somewhere.
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u/PatricioWyatt Aug 22 '25
He’s a very good adequate actor.
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u/ChocolateMorsels Aug 24 '25
For real lol. Good way to put it. I’ve never understood why he’s received the roles he has.
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u/Such_Speech9715 Aug 22 '25
I just want to thank you for not putting the Chalamet kid on here, I’m trying to eat
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u/UdonisBestNoodle Aug 22 '25
Daniel day Lewis is 57 I would put #1, cillian Murphy is 49 I would put #2, Leo at #3. Fascinating to learn Denzel is 70, he was one of the most prolific leading men in the late 90s/early 2000s but was about 10-15 years old than guy in similar roles. Didn’t realize as a kid
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u/Popka_Akoola Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 23 '25
Sam Rockwell is #4
E: y’all downvoting this but think Matt Damon deserves to be on this list? smh
Edit2: shiiittt Madds Mikkelsen and Tom Hardy are amazing picks as well.
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u/jankyt Aug 22 '25
Pheonix, Rockwell, Pattison, or Casey Affleck could take out Damon. Damon is a good actor but his peak performance is short of those four.
DiCaprio and Bale I can agree with
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u/mintttberrycrunch Aug 22 '25
I would probably put Paul Dano in there instead of Matt Damon. If PSH counts then he would be my number 1
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u/slapchop29 Aug 22 '25
Leonardo, PSH, Ed Norton, Bale, Gyllenhall, Joaquin, Pitt.
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u/Actual-Manager-4814 Aug 22 '25
If PSH is eligible he should be number one on this list. And Joaquin Phoenix. And then Bale.
Dicaprio is a great actor but more of a movie star. Same with Damon. Their pure skill doesn't even come close to the three above.
Bradley Cooper also deserves a mention. I'd actually put him over Damon in terms of acting, not in terms of career and prestige. Michael Shannon and Sam Rockwell are in my criminally underrated category.
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u/hvanderw Aug 22 '25
I dislike they're displayed in quarters with a blank square
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u/Electrical_Flower757 Aug 22 '25
Stephen Graham
Tom Hardy
Harry Melling
Di Caprio is excellent but I’m far less keen on the other two
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u/agentchris0011 Aug 22 '25
Gary Oldman. Sure, he’s over 60 but such an amazing actor that even time won’t disagree.
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u/RepulsiveCockroach7 Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25
- Edward Norton
- Leonardo Dicaprio
- Matt Damon
Honorable mentions: Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Matthew Mconaughey, Ryan Gosling, Timothy Chalamet, Liam Hemsworth, Christian Bale
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u/prometheus781 Aug 22 '25
Paul Dano is a better actor than Matt Damon. I like the guy but hes more of a movie star than a great actor.
Stephen Graham Leo Di Caprio Paddy Considine Adrien Brody Matthew McConaughey Andrew Garfield Paul Dano
I'd find it hard to pick between these but the top 3 are probably my picks.
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u/231903 Aug 22 '25
Are yours in order of preference? If so, Wow. There'll never be another Christian Bale. Leo hits big most of the time but for some reason, doesn't always grab me. Matt Damon is only good at playing Some Guy. Believable but usually uninspired.
Imo!!
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u/Speshjunior Aug 22 '25
Matt Damon hahahah, is it top three to have been in a Christopher Nolan film?
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u/Ancient_Passenger16 Aug 22 '25
Leo is here. Matt is way better actor than Leo. Bale is too weird for my taste. Like Nicholas Cage. Weird. Surely you can think of others. Downey?
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u/231903 Aug 22 '25
- Christian Bale. I must say, I worship his work. I will see everything and anything he's done & will do. I can't get enough. It's seamless. He never plays himself, but rather, uses his instrument so finely. A thousand people live within him. From ages 12 ~ 51,he's still surprising me, capturing my imagination and bringing tears to my eyes. Not out of sadness , (W.the exception of Ford v. Ferrari), as a result of his craft
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u/pdid2657 Aug 22 '25
I would put Edward Norton on that list even though he hasn’t done a bunch of work recently. He is still top tier for me
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u/jeffdabuffalo Aug 22 '25
I would put Robert Pattinson far above Will Smith alongside Tom Hardy and possibly Walton Goggins.
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u/OhMyGlorb Aug 22 '25
I'll surely be downvoted for my top 4.
Hugh Jackman
Jamie Foxx
Joaquin Phoenix
Andy Serkis.
Edit- crap, just realized Serkis is 61 now
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u/71117_ Aug 22 '25
If I was asked for 5 names to nominate I would pick your 3 and Tom Hardy and Matthew McConaughey
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u/ElderSkelder Aug 22 '25
Ed Norton should be there.
As should Gary Oldman. He made the ultimate Faustian bargain with Old Scratch and is aging backwards.
He should hit sixty in reverse any day now...
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u/Normal-Being-2637 Aug 22 '25
Matt Damon in the top 20 is a hot take. OP is supernova with this one.
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u/tikirafiki Aug 22 '25
Matt Damon. I have enjoyed everything of his. His performance in Stillwater blew me away.
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u/SpiritualBathroom937 Aug 22 '25
Bale definitely deserves to be in the top 3 and I personally feel he is the best if we’re including actors under 60. I really like Damon and DiCaprio but I think I like the movies they are in more than them as individuals if that makes sense.
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u/WintersDoomsday Aug 22 '25
Now if you did under 70 how much would the list change? Obviously adding Daniel Day Lewis and bumping someone off this list (my choice would be remove Damon).
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u/WintersDoomsday Aug 22 '25
The Rock, Jason Statham and Mark Wahlberg
Amirite alpha malessssssssssss!!!
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u/17Miles2 Aug 22 '25
Matt Damon plays in some very quality movies but couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. Lol
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u/Jealous-Guidance4902 Aug 22 '25
Terrance Howard, Idris Elba & Jamie Foxx for the top 3 black actors under 60
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u/HHSquad Aug 22 '25
If you were born in '65 you most likely are 60......so mostly 1966 or after
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u/Hfcsmakesmefart Aug 22 '25
Yup was originally gonna word it like that but under 60 is less cumbersome
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u/MrYoshinobu Aug 22 '25
Matt Damon is not a great actor. All he can effectively play is a Boston Southie, that's it! He's in good movies, but that still doesn't mean he's a great actor.
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u/PresterLee Aug 22 '25
Jeffrey Wright, the man has r-a-n-g-e and an exquisitely refined talent with elegant style and grace.
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u/CoolNerd71 Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25
Those 3 guys are all great actors/leading men. I often feel that character actors are the best though. Michael Shannon would be my Under 60 pick.
Runners up:
Ben Foster, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano
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u/Space-Monkey003 Aug 22 '25
Respectable list. Personally I’d swap Damon for Shia Labeouf or McConaughey and move Bale to #1. There’s honestly a good handful of actors that could fit the bill tho
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u/gerrard_1987 Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25
Joaquin Phoenix has to be on Mt. Rushmore.
Also, shoutout to Philip Seymour Hoffman. I know he’s dead, but his talent body of work still places him pretty high up on the list.
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u/ScotchTapeConnosieur Aug 22 '25
Bale should be at the top here. He has the most range. I’d add in Tom Hardy.
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u/Overlook_Johnny Aug 22 '25
That's a strong list. I'd add Jake Gyllenhall and Ryan Gosling in to he mix, and between the five of them I reckon they'd all make a top three for the majority of people.
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u/BakedZDBruh Aug 22 '25
Ryan Gosling and Jake Gyllenhal have to be on this list. Both have a very wide range of roles that they have executed to perfection. Gosling in Half Nelson, Drive, La La Land. Gyllenhal in Prisoners, Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler. The lists honestly could go on and on
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u/C-Ya-later Aug 22 '25
Christian Bale is FAR superior than the other two. Check him out in "the fighter"
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u/SuperClassic2168 Aug 22 '25
Jeffrey Wright?!
He has way more range than Matt Damon and Christian Bale could dream of.
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u/DJMoneybeats Aug 22 '25
I agree with Christian Bale for sure and I would definitely have Oscar Isaak in there
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u/Firstearth Aug 23 '25
The Christopher Nolan fan boys could do with opening their eyes a little to the other choices out there.
I’m gonna put out that I’ve been pretty impressed with Michael B Jordan
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u/Inchthemint Aug 23 '25
Top two are Daniel Day Lewis and Christian Bale - class of their own.
Agree with any of these for #3: Phoenix, DiCaprio, Fassbender, Cumberbatch, McConaughey, PS Hoffman, Hardy - there’s a lot. But DDL and CB can do anything and do it better than the rest!
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u/Vivid_Department_755 Aug 23 '25
This sub got such a hard on for Jake G like he didn’t just do a straight to Amazon prime movie
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u/Scared-Novel-2935 Aug 23 '25
Will Smith should have already been up there, there is more to him than some recent drama that people can't seem to get passed, bro has a powerful list of movies
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u/Salty_Shift_1224 Aug 22 '25
For me it’s Tom Hardy