Top Ten Greatest Canadian Actors

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The Top Ten

1 Jim Carrey

James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is well known for comedic roles in films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask , Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, ...read more.

Jim Carrey is very talented at what he does. It is acting, but only one form. It's a very bodily type of acting and humour. He has gone a long way from sleeping in his car.

He's the only well known actor on this list! But he is the best. He's the funniest actor (along with Adam Sandler) ever.

Jim Carrey would be a great voice for Ganondorf - especially if he gave Ganondorf the same voice as Disney's version of Ebenezer Scrooge.

It’s either Carrey, Plummer, or Reynolds... or Sutherland... THERE ALL SUCH GREATY ACTORS!

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2 Keanu Reeves

Good looking and a great actor! I have enjoyed most of the movies that he has acted in. No need to worry that this guy isn't playing his love scenes straight. Great to watch him in action and just as wonderful to watch his more verbal roles.

Good looking, and he can act.

Driftwood
Shut up Reeves and get off my screen

3 Christopher Plummer

He is number one; and it's completely plausible.

Easily deserves the number 1 spot, people - 445956

Who the hecks Christopher Plummer sounds fimilier

4 Dan Aykroyd

There is no way Dan deserves to be 17. I strongly think he should've made the top five. - BKAllmighty

5 Michael J. Fox

Michael Andrew Fox, known as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, producer, and activist.

How dare he be #7! Long live Michael! And Marty...I guess. - dureckl

He is cool in back to the future

Again, long live Michael! -

Long live Michael!

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6 Seth Rogen

Seth Aaron Rogen is a Canadian actor, filmmaker and comedian. He began his career performing stand-up comedy during his teenage years, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a supporting role in the series Freaks and Geeks. He has ...read more.

I don't know why... but he's my favorite

What MAN! SETH ROGEN DESERVES 1ST - MrVing989

7 Ryan Gosling

Ryan Thomas Gosling is a Canadian actor, musician, and producer. He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs including Are You Afraid of the Dark?

8 William Shatner

William "Bill" Shatner is a Canadian actor, singer, author, producer, director, spokesman, and comedian.

Any idea of the cultural impact this man has had on America?

Star Trek plus my favourite documentary

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9 Mike Myers

Mike Myers HAS TO BE RANKED HIGHER! HAVE YOU SEEN THE AUSTIN POWERS TRILOGY!?!? WHAT ABOUT SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER!?!? OR INGLORIOUS BASTARDS!?!? - Jetticus12

Wayne's world? Austin Powers? Even inglorious basterds was great... He was an acting genius!

Mike Meyers would be great voice acting Dr. Neo Cortex whereas Cortex has the same voice as Shrek.

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10 Rachel McAdams

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The Contenders

11 John Candy

John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian, mainly in American films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck.

Keanu reeves was born on Hawaii haha. John Candy, Canadian Bacon, best movie of all time (huge exaggeration) - ChickaChickaSlimShady

Uncle Buck is the best!

12 Kiefer Sutherland

He's awesome in 24. It really takes a great actor to convincingly play a man who both interrogates terrorists and has a soft, human side (esp. when Bauer had to cradle his dead wife).

He was awesome in 24. I mostly like the way he always shouts damn it. But he is the best actor of all time.

13 Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian actor and producer. He portrayed Michael Bergen on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl, Billy Simpson in the YTV Canadian teen soap opera Hillside, as well as Marvel Comics characters Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity, Wade Wilson / Weapon XI in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, ...read more.

Hmm. He is so sexy and a great actor!

His such a great actor Deadpool is and will always be my favorite movie.

14 Jay Baruchel

15 Ellen Page

She is a fantastic actress

16 Michael Cera

17 Bruce Greenwood

Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is generally known for his roles as American presidents in Thirteen Days and National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Ben Stevenson in Mao's Last Dancer, and for his role as Captain Christopher Pike in J.J. Abrams's Star Trek ...read more.

He is known for his roles as U.S. presidents and this is an honor.
In 'Thirteen Days' - as President John F. Kennedy.
In 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' - as President of the United States. - Metal_Treasure

18 Cory Monteith

Cory Allan Michael Monteith was a Canadian actor and musician, known for his role as Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee.

Haters suck cory was a guy you guys are just jealous I miss cory rip my angel lea misses you

Great actor, great singer, great guy! RIP

Good actor, Triple threat R.I. P

How did he die? - Croy987

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19 Martin Short

20 Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor and voice actor best known for his role as Richard Castle on the ABC series Castle, as well as his earlier portrayal of the lead role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the television series Firefly and its feature film continuation, Serenity.

How was he not on the list before I put him on, Firefly/Serenity, Halo, Castle, etc

21 Roy Dupuis

Roy Dupuis is an actor from Quebec, Canada, known for his lead role as Michael in 'La Femme Nikita' T.V. series, partnering with Peta Wilson (as Nikita).

22 Donald Sutherland

One of the best

23 Shawn Ashmore

24 Alexander Ludwig

Alexander Ludwig is a Canadian actor, singer and model. His notable film credits include The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, Lone Survivor, Disney's Race to Witch Mountain, and The Hunger Games.

25 Nina Dobrev

Nina Dobrev (born January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress and model, best known for her role as Elena Gilbert on The CW's supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries (2009-2015, 2017). She also portrayed Mia Jones on the drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2006-2009).

26 Stephen Amell

Stephen Adam Amell is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

27 Evangeline Lilly

Nicole Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress and author. She won a Screen Actors Guild Award and received a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Kate Austen in the ABC series Lost.

28 Matthew Perry

Like, from Friends? He was Canadian?

29 Avan Jogia

Avan Tudor Jogia is a Canadian actor, activist and director, perhaps best known for his role as Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious, and as Danny Desai in the ABC drama television series Twisted – a role which earned him nominations at the 2013 and 2014 Teen Choice Awards.

30 Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, song writer, and record producer. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada (despite once claiming he was Part-Indian) and he is Christian. He is the son of an author, Pattie Mallet. ...read more.

Justin Bieber is not great he is a idiot

31 Burkely Duffield

32 Callum Keith Rennie

33 Paul Gross

34 David James Elliott

35 Leslie Nielsen

36 Jason Roy-Léveillé

37 Guy Jodoin

38 Michel Côté

39 Patrick Huard

40 Hayden Christen

Cute blonde guy from Toronto, ON part Scandinavian part Italian part British descent. He is famous for Anakin Skywalker role in Starwars. Born on 19.4.1981,Vancouver, because.

41 Kim Cattrall

Kim Victoria Cattrall is an English-Canadian actor. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO romantic comedy series Sex and the City, for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

42 Stana Katic

Stana Katic (born 26 April 1978) is a Canadian-American film and television actress, best known for her portrayal of Kate Beckett on the ABC series Castle. Katic was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 2011 BuddyTV named Stana Katic as No. 1 on its list of "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011".

43 Neve Campbell

Neve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Sidney Prescott in the horror film series Scream.

44 Peter Outerbridge

Peter Outerbridge is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series Nikita, Dr.

45 Victor Garber

Victor Joseph Garber is a Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. He is known for playing Jesus in Godspell, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, Jack Bristow in the television series Alias, Max in Lend Me a Tenor, Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's Titanic, and Ken Taylor, Canadian Ambassador ...read more.

46 Tara Strong

Tara Strong is a Canadian–American actress who has done work in numerous films and television series, both live-action and animated.

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