Ranking The 30 Best Actors of All-Time

27. Tom Hanks

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Tom Hanks is Hollywood’s (and America’s) ultimate “everyman.” Like Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, and Jimmy Stewart before him, Hanks is the guy audiences trust implicitly. With such a wide-ranging career in comedy, drama, and even animated movies, Hanks has spent the past three decades as one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. Hanks’ golden age began in 1993 with his release of Sleepless in Seattle. He was the quintessential rom-com lead. Hanks went on to win his first Academy Award that same year with his performance in Philadelphia. However, it was the 1994 film Forrest Gump that remains his most iconic role to date. It ultimately won him a Best Actor Oscar for the second year in a row.