Top Ten Sports Biopic Performances

1 Robert De Niro - Raging Bull

2 Christian Bale - The Fighter

3 Morgan Freeman - Invictus

4 Denzel Washington - The Hurricane Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day.

5 Brad Pitt - Moneyball

6 Russell Crowe - Cinderella Man Russell Ira Crowe is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia and identifies himself as an Australian.

7 Will Smith - Ali

8 Steve Carrell - Foxcatcher

9 Daniel Bruhl - Rush

10 Tobey Maguire - Seabiscuit Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor and film producer who gained recognition for his film roles in Pleasantville, The Cider House Rules, Wonder Boys, Spider-Man, Seabiscuit, Spider-Man 2, The Good German, Spider-Man 3, Brothers, and The Great Gatsby. He was nominated for the Screen Actors ...read more.

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11 James Caan - Brian's Song James Edmund Caan was an American actor. After early roles in films such as El Dorado, Caan came into prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as Brian's Song, The Godfather, The Gambler, Funny Lady and A Bridge Too Far.

12 Billy Dee Williams - Brian's Song

13 Chadwick Boseman - 42