10 Actors Who Make Everything They're In Better

One of those actors who seems to have done it all, Tilda Swinton has dozens of accolades to her name, and has starred in everything from experimental dramas to visceral psychological thrillers, zany comedies and superhero blockbusters.

With her steely blue eyes and focused intensity, she's always had an uncanny ability to dig deep into the turmoil and suffering of her characters, often performing in melancholic, art-house dramas that leave her open to interpretation. When she does comedy, this intensity becomes deadpan and darkly amusing.

The kind of actress who can be endlessly hilarious in Burn After Reading but utterly heartbreaking in We Need to Talk About Kevin, Swinton has had a career to perfect her ability to rise above her co-stars and thoroughly understand the characters she's been brought in to play.

Mysterious and alluring, she's one of our best actors working today, and though she tends to work in a supporting capacity, she's not one to let herself be overshadowed. Everything gets a little better when she turns up.