My nominees and some of their top sci-fi roles:
Oscar Isaac:
• Star Wars 7-9 - Poe Dameron
• Dune Part 1 - Duke Leto Atreides
• X-Men Apocalypse - Apocalypse
• MCU (Moon Knight) - all 3 Moon Knight personae
• Spider-Verse movies - Miguel O’Hara (Spider-Man 2099)
Christopher Lloyd:
• Back to the Future I-III - “Doc” Emmet Brown
• Star Trek 3 - Kruge
• Star Wars (The Mandalorian) - Commissioner Helgait
Djimon Honsou:
• MCU films (Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel) - Korath the Pursuer
• DCEU film (Aquaman) - Fisherman King
• DCEU films (Shazam 1 & 2, Black Adam) - the Wizard Shazam
• Stargate - Horus
Yep, absolutely, it’s not even a contest
Guy played multiple roles in some of the same episodes.
I cannot believe no one has mentioned Bill Paxton, who is, to my knowledge, the only actor to have been killed onscreen by the Terminator, a xenomorph, AND a Predator. If that doesn’t qualify him for a spot in the genre HoF, idk what does.
Game over man!
I’d like to nominate Alan Tudyk.
Maybe William Shatner or perhaps the guy from Blue’s Clues
John Hurt.
Acting credits aside, Djimon is literally named after a sci-fi franchise
THE sci-fi actor? Tough to choose, but Sigourney Weaver deserves to be on the nomination list.
Milla Jovovich too.
Yes!
Patrick Stewart has been in some real bangers
When I think Sci-Fi I think Patrick Stewart. Bonus points that I can actually believe he is his character. When he plays Picard, I see Picard.
On the other hand, when Matt Damon plays the guy on Mars, I see Matt Damon playing a guy on Mars.
Good point!
Name one
Gurney Haleck
Jeffrey Combs.
He’s mostly a supporting actor, but he’s a chameleon who always delivers.
This is the answer. Patrick Stewart is the face, but Jeffrey Combs is the backbone
Watch the Re-animator movies. He gets to be the lead! He has a knack for delivering B-horror scripts with the gravitas of the finest stage actors.
I’ve been meaning to watch it for a while now; I’ll have to make that happen soon.
Ever seen The Frighteners? The CGI definitely does not hold up, but the plot and acting are top-notch. Combs plays a super creep in it that you love to hate.
Oh for sure! Just rewatched it a few weeks ago actually.
“My body… is a roadmap of pain.”
From Beyond!
How has no one mentioned Karl Urban yet, criminal. Apart from fantasy and superhero films, his sci-fi films like Doom, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Riddick
Karl Urban is great, but he still has a bit to catch up to Jeffrey Combs lol
Best Dredd ever.
Almost Human series too.
Zoe Saldana should be in the conversation
She was the first person I thought of.
Second, probably Patrick Stewart.
Then, I think, Sigourney Weaver.
Speaking on behalf of the Star Trek nerds: Jeffrey Combs or Vaughan Armstrong with an honorable mention for J.G. Hertzler
Jude Law’s in most scifi i like, such as eXistenZ, Gattaca, AI, etc…
Max Von Sydow
Moon: Sam Rockwell
And Galaxy Quest. And Iron Man II (if it counts). And “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”.
