Top Hollywood Actors of 2021

ACTOR

SCORE

Mark Ruffalo

10,707

Scarlett Johansson

9,755

Benedict Cumberbatch

8,211

Jennifer Lawrence

6,917

Chris Pratt

6,861

Robert Downey Jr.

6,859

Daniel Kaluuya

6,115

Emma Stone

5,847

Brie Larson

5,764

Karen Gillan

5,684

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

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📈 Biggest Move (Top 100)

Anya Taylor-Joy

62 Positions

⭐ Youngest Actor (Top 100)

Tom Holland

25 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