Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 UK Actors Of All Time" video.

  1. +Susan Pendell He played the lead in "Gangs of New York", "There Will Be Blood", and "Lincoln", all directed by very well-known directors. He also played the lead in "My Left Foot", "The Last of the Mohicans", and "In the name of the father"
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  2. +Kara Stewart The living log, you mean?
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  3. Blues fan I'm actually Norwegian. I just want things to be specific when it comes to the demonym. Even WatchMojo say specifically that they are Canadian
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  4. Canadian*
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  5. He is Canadian
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  6. Was? Isn't he still?
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  7. Richard Harris was Irish, and yes, Jason Statham is not really a strong candidate even though his movies are entertaining
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  8. alex kanyima​ Makes him part-Irish, but he was born and raised in London, England and has a knighthood
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  9. Although I love Daniel Day-Lewis and often dislike Laurence Olivier, I agree with you
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  10. Canadian
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  11. +ThePierre58 Daniel Day-Lewis was still born and raised in London, England, and considers himself to be English
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  12. Louie Raine Scotland is a part of UK
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  13. +christina Lover He was Irish
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  14. Statham is more famous for his action hero personality and fighting stunts rather than his serious acting abilities
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  15. Blues fan And what is the demonym of USA? And what is the demonym of Canada? And while we're ahead, what is the demonym of Mexico?
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  16. TheMusicismylife003 What's that got to do with anything? Ian Mckellen has also never won an Academy Award
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  17. You should get your facts straight; Great Britain consists of England, Scotland, and Wales Plus, Christy Brown (DDL's character in "My Left Foot") was Irish and not American, and his performance there has been a lot more acclaimed than "Lincoln". His roles in "Gangs of New York" and "There Will Be Blood" were far from being American idols
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  18. +Jennifer Zenner Spencer Tracy was as American as you can get
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  19.  @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek  And I always wanted to be considered Swedish when I was younger, but that's not going to happen either
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  20. O'Toole grew up in Leeds and Neeson is from Northern-Ireland
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  21. Women are on a separate list, so that's why Helen Mirren isn't here
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  22. +Edward Reeves Michael Fassbender is actually German-Irish
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  23. Raeanna Williams United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Northern-Ireland, and Scotland, so David Tennant is eligible
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  24. Raeanna Williams Don't worry about the writing. I think the reason is because Canada is a part of the continent North-America, but its demonym is Canadian. Canada is also independent from USA (I don't know why American is the demonym of USA however since it can sound misleading). Scotland on the other hand is a part of United Kingdom, so it's possible to say that their citizens are British, but it's more accurate to say Scottish.  
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  25. Uber Bullshit Detector You don't have to be such a dick when I've already explained to her about the Scotland thing
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  26. Uber Bullshit Detector But it's unnecessary to say "dumbass". Where are your manners? And British is possible to say
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  27. Charlie Chaplin was one of the most influential actors in the silent film era, and also brought a huge influence for the comedy genre. And at that time, many movie stars looked like they played the same character over and over again. And since the Tramp is such an iconic character, it doesn't matter
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  28. +dunk dunk Nope: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin
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  29. His nationality is disputed
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  30. alex kanyima Daniel Day-Lewis is English
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  31. TheCelticTiger32 Are you talking about O'Toole? Because his birthplace is definitely disputed. DDL however is definitely English
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  32. No, he was born and raised in London, England
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  33. +Ruairc O Shea Living in a country and currently holding citizenship there don't change people's place of birth and nationality
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  34. joe joyce He's from Ballymena, Northern-Ireland
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  35. Michael Caine has been acclaimed for several decades
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  36. +C.B Black And whoever said acting was about playing multiple characters?
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  37. Of course they're scripted; it's not an improvisation game
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  38. Don't you?*
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  39. Richard Harris was Irish
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  40. Ian Raper Do you always comment like it's an academic text?
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  41. Ian Raper Your whole reply reminds me of reading an academic text (which I have been doing the last month, so it kinda ruins my mood right now, but that's irrelevant"), and many people can view that as trying to be pseudo-intellectual and pretentious (I have my experiences) Your reply here is fine and casual however, and so was your original post. I just tried to say that Harris is not eligible since he was definitely Irish, and now I can say that O'toole's nationality is disputed (which you seem to have commented on as well), and I would also have put Richardson, Burton, and Gielgud on here instead of many of these entries
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  42. Wales is a part of United Kingdom, so he should be qualified
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  43. He received one, but didn't win one competitively
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  44. American
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  45. He was Irish
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  46. #AwEsOmE persona The Republic of Ireland is not part of UK
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  47. Definitely not: - Peter O'Toole's performance in "Lawrence of Arabia" was ranked #1 the Premiere Magazine's top 100 Performances of All Time, and he continued to appear in one Oscar-nominated performance after another like "Becket", "The Lion in Winter", "Goodbye mr. Chips", "My Favorite Year", "The Stunt Man", and "Venus" - Laurence Olivier was one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of all time, and also had a presence and storytelling ability in his other films that made it look like he never acted. He also had 10 Academy Awards nominations for acting. He may not have influenced modern film acting like Brando did, but he was definitely one of the greatest classically trained actors of all time
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  48. +mike reed I'm looking at it from an objective perspective, just like WatchMojo does
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  49. The public
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  50. +Reza Sunny Peter O'Toole's place of birth is disputed; that's why he's probably here. Fassbender however is definitely Irish-German
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  51. +Ender flow219 Shakespeare was more of a playwright than an actor. If we're gonna go back that far in history, I would have put in David Garrick
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  52. Christopher Plummer is Canadian
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  53. Daniel Day-Lewis was born and raised in London and has a knighthood
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  54. +Oddities e-Club Magazine Donald Sutherland is Canadian
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  55. Daniel Day-Lewis is English. He just currently lives in Ireland and has gotten Irish citizenship, but he still views himself as an Englishman Peter O'Toole's birthplace is disputed
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  56. There's no truth in awards or opinions in general
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  57. He has just 1
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  58. Daniel Day-Lewis is a lot better than Liam Neeson
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  59. "Only been in Harry Potter and one other" Who?
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  60. Olivier didn't even like improvising
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  61. Well, he spent most of his career in USA, so it's easy to believe that. However, if you watch "The Great Dictator", you will notice that he clearly has an English accent
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  62. Sir Daniel Day-Lewis may be one of my favorite living actors, and I admire his hard work on each role, and how he manages to make each role so unique. But I really thought Lord Laurence Olivier would be #1; he was nominated for 10 Academy Awards for acting, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors of the 20th century (I personally think Marlon Brando was greater, but he was American)
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  63. Richard Harris was Irish and therefore didn't have a knighthood. Pierce Brosnan is also Irish
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  64. That's because it's the original title, but it got changed in the U.S. for some weird reason
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  65. +Jake Murphy He was born in Northern-Ireland, but the citizens can choose what they identify themselves with (I think)
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  66. Peter O'Toole: birthplace disputed since he was technically born in Ireland, but was raised in Leeds, England Liam Neeson: born in Northern-Ireland, but their citizens can choose if they want to be considered Irish or British Daniel Day-Lewis: born and raised in London, England although he currently lives in Ireland
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  67. +Nate Starbuck There's a separate list for actresses
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  68. Question: why is Liam Neeson born in Northern-Ireland? I know he considers himself to be Irish because citizens of Northern-Ireland can do that, but many people will probably use his birthplace as a counter-argument
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  69. Marlon Brando was American, so he cannot be on this list
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  70. Michael Fassbender grew up in the Republic of Ireland
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  71. Blues fan You made it seem like I was American since we were talking about it and you said "But to us in the UK, you all...". I therefore had to say that I'm not American
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  72. Uber Bullshit Detector Seriously? You repeat what I have already said several months ago, just in an uncivilized way? Get a life! Everybody makes mistakes
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  73. +Patricia Pfautch When people like you ever learn? It's getting really old now
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  74. +jstrahan2 A thespian can be both male and female. Heck, the origin of the term comes from Thespis
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  75. +Uber Bullshit Detector Actually, it's not even been 1 and a half year yet
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  76. It's probably the latter; after he has finished a movie, you don't see him again until at least 3 years later
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  77. Day-Lewis was born and raised in London
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  78. Because he is just famous for Harry Potter, and even in that role he was wooden
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  79. I agree a lot with your list, but Roger Moore and Rowan Atkinson? They each have played an iconic character, but they are not that great actors (at least if you look at all British actors who have lived)
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  80. TheMusicismylife003 What I was commenting on was your argument of not winning an Academy Award makes an actor worse than those who have won (at least that's what it looked like)
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  81. TheMusicismylife003 Ok
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  82. +ashu juyal "Voldemort" is Ralph Fiennes, and although you don't like Daniel Day-Lewis, most people praise him a lot. And what don't you like about him, may I ask?
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  83. That's it? Well, that doesn't sound very reasonable
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  84. He is not that great nor does he have a bunch of acclaimed roles
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  85. He's famous for movies like "My Left Foot", "The Last of the Mohicans", "In the Name of the father", "Gangs of New York", "There Will Be Blood", and "Lincoln". He's often considered to be one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, but he's also very selective, so he doesn't appear so much in film compared to many other actors. He can also spend an entire year of preparing for just one role
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  86. at least he has a knighthood
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  87. Richard Attenborough had something even better: he had a lordship
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  88. +Roderick Sloan English, please
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  89. He is Australian
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  90. Overacting isn't always a bad thing, and you call his performances in "My Left Foot", "Gangs of New York", "There Will Be Blood", and "Lincoln" to "suck"? That's ridiculous
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  91. Wales is a part of UK
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  92. go to the UK actresses list
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  93. "Gangs of New York", "There Will Be Blood", "Lincoln", "My Left Foot", "In the Name of the Father", "The Boxer"
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  94. Darski Cut Quality over quantity, or that you're living under a rock
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  95. DDL was born and raised in London
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  96. Different craft to acting? His main influence was obviously Commedia dell Arte and 17th century comedy acting, which all have their influence on later character comedy associated with actors like Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese
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  97. That acting is more than your typical "I'm going to make this line sound as natural and realistic as possible"
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  98. +Dauniel Costin DDL was born and raised in London and has a knighthood, you moron
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  99. Richard Harris wasn't British
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  100. His place of birth has been disputed; not even he was certain. However, he grew up in Leeds in England
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  101. The women have their own list
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  102. +Lau .Vreede Brendan Gleeson is Irish
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  103. Brando was American
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  104. Farrell is Irish (not even Northern-Ireland, just plain Ireland)
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  105. Nice joke
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  106. The ladies have their own list
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  107. Richard Harris was Irish
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  108. Nah, he said he was always uncertain of his place of birth, and hospitals in Ireland have later found out that there aren't any records of him being born there. Heck, there's even an article from Irish News with the title "O'Toole's claims of Irish roots are blarney" (nonsense)
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  109.  @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek  You can't just change your nationality on a whim because you identify more with a different country
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  110.  @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek  Do you see any records of O'Toole spending his childhood in Ireland? Exactly!
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  111.  @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek  Audrey, while born in Belgium, attended school in England as a child until WWII broke out, fled to the Netherlands, and then moved back to England after the war O'Toole on the other hand was confirmed to be born in Leeds, and he spent pretty much his entire first two decades in England
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  112. +Thomas Mettham Radcliffe is a living wood and there are better actors than Redmayne out there
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  113. The women have their own list
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  114.  @robertobrien5709  🙄
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  115. WatchMojo are not American
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  116. Brosnan is Irish
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  117. Canadian*
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  118. You can't be serious!
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  119. Northern-Irish, which is part of the UK
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  120.  @adam3079  What does religion got to do with everything?
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  121. @zuppymac God is dead
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  122. Australian, not British
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  123. Colin Farrell is Irish
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  124. Northern-Ireland is not the same as the Republic of Ireland. Educate yourself!
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  125. Scotland is part of the UK
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  126. My parents do. As for myself, I think he's really cool and badass, but he's not really the type of actor I would put next to people like Daniel Day-Lewis, Alan Rickman, Ian McKellen, Laurence Olivier, Christian Bale, and Richard Burton (and a lot of other great brits)
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  127. +Rory Good No, he was born and raised in London and has a knighthood
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  128. +Rory Good Hard for you to face the truth? https://www.biography.com/people/daniel-day-lewis-9268727 Becoming a citicizen doesn't change someone's place of birth and nationality. If I suddenly decide to move to USA, that doesn't make me American
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  129. +Rory Good And we've got this: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/daniel-day-lewis-33379.php
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  130. +Rory Good And the classic: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Day-Lewis
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  131. Actresses have their own list (and yes, she's there)
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  132. Christian Bale is NOT Australian. I have no idea why you would think that: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000288/
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  133. Michael Fassbender is Irish (born in Germany), not British
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  134. Harrison Ford is as American as you can get, and if you haven't heard about half of these actors, then you're both uncultured and ignorant as hell!
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  135.  @jacoblawson7476  Ralph Fiennes isn't dead
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  136. They're not Americans
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  137. WatchMojo are not American
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  138. He was as American as you can get
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  139. He grew up in Leeds
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  140.  @adam3079  And I would technically identify myself as a Swede, but that's not going to change the fact that I'm Norwegian
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  141. He's Irish
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  142. Had to be an anglophobe in the comments
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  143. cough anglophobe cough
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  144. Richard Harris was Irish
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  145.  @mrg1956  You don't change your nationality and place of birth just because you move to a different country to pursue a career
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