Action film actors appear in action movies, a film genre where action sequences, such as fights, shootouts, stunts, car chases or explosions either take precedence or, in finer examples of the genre, are used as a form of exposition and character development. Action movie actors typically play the role of a hero, a villain, or one the villain's henchmen. The genre is closely linked with the thriller and adventure film genres.
Notable actors
- Al Pacino
- Angelina Jolie
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Antonio Banderas
- Ace Vergel
- Brad Pitt
- Bruce Lee
- Bruce Willis
- Bong Revilla
- Charles Bronson
- Cesar Montano
- Chow Yun-Fat
- Christian Bale
- Chuck Norris
- Clint Eastwood
- Clive Owen
- Cynthia Rothrock
- Dakota Fanning
- Dolph Lundgren
- Donnie Yen
- Eddie Garcia
- Edu Manzano
- Edward Furlong
- Ellen Page
- Emma Watson
- Fernando Poe Jr.
- Gary Estrada
- Gary Oldman
- Jackie Chan
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Harrison Ford
- Heath Ledger
- Hugh Jackman
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Jean Reno
- Jason Statham
- Jennifer Garner
- Jessica Alba
- Jessica Biel
- Jet Li
- Jinggoy Estrada
- Joseph Estrada
- John Wayne
- Keanu Reeves
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Kurt Russell
- Lee Marvin
- Liam Neeson
- Linda Hamilton
- Lito Lapid
- Lucy Liu
- Matt Damon
- Mel Gibson
- Michael Dudikoff
- Michelle Yeoh
- Milla Jovovich
- Monsour del Rosario
- Natalie Portman
- Raymart Santiago
- Robin Padilla
- Robert de Niro
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Roy Rogers
- Rudy Fernandez
- Sam Brown
- Sammo Hung
- Sean Connery
- Shia LaBeouf
- Sigourney Weaver
- Steve McQueen
- Steven Seagal
- Sylvester Stallone
- The Rock
- Tom Cruise
- Tony Jaa
- Val Kilmer
- Vin Diesel
- Wesley Snipes
- Wes Studi
- Will Smith
- Yuen Biao
- Zhang Ziyi
- Zoren Legaspi
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