10 Famous Actors Who Have Literally Never Been Bad In A Movie

8. Daniel Day-Lewis

There's a strong argument to be made that Daniel Day-Lewis is the greatest living movie actor, a performer of such committed tenacity that he's on a virtually peerless level.

Day-Lewis' plaudits are all the more impressive considering that he's only appeared in a total of 20 major releases since making his formal debut in 1982's Gandhi, and yet has swung for the fences practically every single time.

The result has been a record-setting three Best Actor Oscar wins from a total of six nominations, a feat matched by no other male.

And even those performances which didn't resonate with awards voters have typically proved intensely captivating, especially The Last of the Mohicans, The Age of Innocence, The Crucible and The Boxer.

In fact, the only real "blemish" on Day-Lewis' filmography is his involvement in Rob Marshall's 2009 musical bust Nine, yet even then, most critics praised his performance and he ended up with a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination regardless.

And with the actor reportedly now retired following his spectacular final performance in Phantom Thread, it seems that his unprecedented winning streak will remain an undefeated one for other great actors to aspire to.