Top Hollywood Actors of 2012

ACTOR

SCORE

Johnny Depp

13,855

Robert Downey Jr.

8,149

Meryl Streep

7,839

Leonardo DiCaprio

6,720

George Clooney

6,471

Christian Bale

5,900

Brad Pitt

5,558

Jeff Bridges

5,233

Daniel Radcliffe

5,125

Natalie Portman

5,072

Our rankings are updated annually using a transparent,
data-driven methodology.

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📈 Biggest Move (Top 100)

Ryan Gosling

61 Positions

⭐ Youngest Actress (Top 100)

Emma Watson

22 years

Rankings Explained

Hollywood Rankings evaluates actor career performance across a rolling ten-year period. The ranking combines theatrical box office performance with industry recognition and long-term career consistency to measure sustained success over time.

Recent career performance carries greater weight, while historical rankings apply the same defined methodology to each ranking year. This makes it possible to explore how actors rise, peak and move through the rankings across different eras of Hollywood.

Rankings are generated using an independent data-driven model developed specifically for Hollywood Rankings.

Hollywood Actor Rankings