13 Great Actors Who Star In Multiple Film Franchises

13. Robert Downey Jr.

What You Get With Him: The Marvel Franchise, The Sherlock Holmes Franchise Downey. Jr has something working against him that you should take into consideration: the 90s. He had a few great films come out of the era (Chaplin, Natural Born Killers, Richard III), but the majority of his films have the power to drag you down into the underworld and never let go. Then, Downey Jr. and Nicolas Cage seemed to switch careers, and Downey jumped back into the spotlight after his (in my opinion, perfect) movie Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, only to follow up with the Marvel franchise, the Sherlock franchise, Tropic Thunder, The Soloist, Due Date, Good Night, and Good Luck, and Zodiac. And let's not forget his energetic bubbly-ness from the 80s.

12. Christopher Lee

What You Get: The Star Wars Franchise, The Lord of the Rings Franchise, The James Bond Franchise You get a little classic here, with Lee, getting some "newer" franchises, as well as the longest running one in history. Throwing your choice with Lee just proves you're a bit more classy than your fellow man who's only obsessed with future productions. You get a lot of Tim Burton work (the good and bad) and a lot of just plain creepy roles. Most impressively, however, you're getting a plethora of movies from 1948 to the present. Not a bad option, people.
 
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Cameron Carpenter is an aspiring screenwriter, current film and journalism student, and self-diagnosed cinephile, which only sounds bad in certain circles. Devoted fan of comics, movies, theater, Jesus Christ, Sidney Lumet, and Peter O'Toole, he sometimes spends too much time on his Scribd and comicbookmovie.com, but doesn't think you're one to judge, devoted reader. You can follow him on Twitter to watch him talk to people you didn't know exist. Oh, and Daredevil is quite the big deal around here (my head).