List of action film actors

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Action film actors appear in action movies, a film genre in which one or more heroes are thrust into a series of challenges that typically include physical feats, extended fight scenes, violence, and frantic chases. Action films tend to feature a resourceful character struggling against incredible odds, which include life-threatening situations, a villain, or a pursuit which generally concludes in victory for the hero.^[1][2][3]

Notable actors

• Aaron Kwok^[4]
• Ace Espinosa
• Ace Vergel
• Akshay Kumar^[5]
• Andy Lau^[6]
• Angelina Jolie^[7]
• Antonio Banderas^[8]
• Anthony Alonzo^[9]
• Arnold Schwarzenegger^[10]
• Baldo Marro
• Bembol Roco
• Ben Affleck^[11][12]
• Ben Stiller
• Bernard Bonnin
• Brent Huff^[13]
• Brigitte Nielsen
• Bruce Lee^[14]
• Bruce Willis^[15]
• Burt Lancaster^[16]
• Cameron Diaz
• Carrie-Anne Moss
• Cesar Montano^[17]
• Charles Bronson^[18]
• Charlize Theron
• Chris Pine
• Chuck Norris^[19]
• Clint Eastwood^[20]
• Clive Owen^[21]
• Cynthia Khan^[22]
• Cynthia Luster^[23]
• Cynthia Rothrock^[24]
• Dan Alvaro^[25]
• Daniel Craig^[26]
• Danny Chan Kwok Kwan^[27]
• Danny Trejo^[28]
• Dante Varona^[29]
• David Belle^[30]
• David Chiang^[31]
• Demi Moore^[32]
• Djimon Hounsou^[33]
• Denzel Washington^[34]
• Dolph Lundgren^[35]
• Don "The Dragon" Wilson
• Donnie Yen^[36]
• Drew Barrymore
• Dwayne Johnson^[37]
• Eddie Garcia^[38]
• Eddie Murphy^[39]
• Eddie Rodriguez
• Edu Manzano
• Efren Reyes, Jr.
• Emily Blunt
• E.R. Ejercito
• Fernando Poe Jr.^[40]
• Gary Estrada
• Geena Davis
• Gerard Butler^[41]
• George Clooney^[42]
• Gina Carano
• Halle Berry^[43]
• Hrithik Roshan^[44]
• Harrison Ford^[45]
• Hugh Jackman^[46]
• Ian Veneracion
• Jackie Chan^[47]
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Jayan
• Jean-Claude Van Damme^[48][49]
• Jean Reno^[50]
• Jennifer Connelly
• Jennifer Garner
• Jennifer Lawrence^[51][52]
• Jason Isaacs^[53]
• Jason Statham^[54]
• Jess Lapid, Jr.
• Jess Lapid, Sr.
• Jessica Alba
• Jestoni Alarcon
• Jet Li^[55]
• Jinggoy Estrada
• John Regala^[56]
• John Wayne^[49]
• Joseph Estrada^[57]
• Joseph Vijay^[58]
• Jun Aristorenas
• Kane Kosugi^[59]
• Lau Kar-leung^[60]
• Chin Kar-lok^[61]
• Keanu Reeves^[62]
• Keira Knightley
• Kurt Russell^[63]
• Lee Marvin^[64]
• Liam Neeson^[65]
• Linda Hamilton^[34]
• Lito Lapid
• Lorenzo Lamas^[66]
• Lori Petty
• Ti Lung^[67]
• Maggie Q
• Mark Anthony Fernandez
• Mark Dacascos^[68]
• Mark Lapid
• Martin Lawrence^[69]
• Matt Damon^[69]
• Mel Gibson^[70]
• Michael Dudikoff^[71]
• Michael Jai White^[72]
• Drew Barrymore
• Michelle Rodriguez^[73]
• Michelle Yeoh^[74]
• Milla Jovovich^[75]
• Monsour del Rosario^[76]
• Nicholas Tse^[77]
• Nicolas Cage^[34]
• Owen Wilson
• Paul Walker^[78]
• Penelope Cruz^[79]
• Phillip Salvador^[80]
• Pierce Brosnan^[81]
• Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr.^[82]
• Ramon Revilla, Sr.
• Ramon Zamora^[83]
• Raquel Welch^[84]
• Raymart Santiago
• Rhene Imperial
• Rey Malonzo^[85]
• Ricky Davao
• Rila Fukushima^[86]
• Robert De Niro^[87]
• Robin Padilla^[88]
• Robin Shou
• Roger Moore^[89]
• Roi Vinzon
• Rommel Padilla
• Romnick Sarmenta
• Ronda Rousey
• Ronnie Ricketts^[90]
• Rudy Fernandez^[91]
• Salma Hayek^[92]
• Sammo Hung^[93]
• Sanaa Lathan
• Sandra Bullock
• Sanjay Dutt^[94]
• Scarlett Johansson
• Scott Adkins^[95]
• Sean Connery^[96]
• Shia LaBeouf^[97]
• Sho Kosugi
• Sibelle Hu^[98]
• Sigourney Weaver
• Simon Yam^[99]
• Steve McQueen^[100]
• Sonny Chiba
• Sonny Parsons
• Steven Seagal^[101]
• Sunil Shetty^[102]
• Sunny Deol^[103]
• Suresh Gopi^[104]
• Sylvester Stallone^[105]
• Tiger Shroff
• Tom Cruise^[106]
• Tony Ferrer^[107]
• Tony Jaa^[108]
• Uma Thurman^[109]
• Val Kilmer^[110]
• Vic Vargas^[111]
• Vidyut Jamwal
• Vin Diesel^[112]
• Weng Weng
• Wesley Snipes^[113]
• Will Smith^[114]
• Yuen Biao^[115]
• Chow Yun-fat^[116]
• Zaldy Zshornack
• Zhang Ziyi^[117]
• Zoe Bell
• Zoe Saldana
• Zoren Legaspi

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