8. Liam Neeson
What You Get: The Batman Franchise, The Star Wars Franchise, The Narnia Franchise Before he started becoming the new Chuck Norris of references (before he came out with
Taken), Neeson was respected for his work in films like
Schindler's List and
Kinsey. Now, Neeson, with age, has become this new force of nature, able to take down the entire cast of
The Expendables with nothing but a MacGyver'd knife made of matchsticks. So, with him, you'll get some off-the-wall options like
Darkman and
Breakfast on Pluto, and some more serious work like
Gangs of New York. Whether or not you want to claim the Narnia films is completely on you.
7. Ralph Fiennes
What You Get: The Harry Potter Franchise, The Hannibal Lector Franchise, The James Bond Franchise A little bit of Shakespeare, a little bit of romance, a lotta bit of villainy. Just by his franchise grab alone (with a little bit of "cheating") you get 35 films right off the bat. That's impressive enough, but getting to add
Coriolanus, In Bruges, Schindler's List, The Hurt Locker, The Constant Gardner, The English Patient, The Reader, The Prince of Egypt, and
Quiz Show is definitely going to be pretty appealing. I would say that Fiennes has my personal vote.