Nicolas Cagehas been named the hardest working actor in Hollywood over the last five years. This, according to an analysis of some of the biggest names in the business and looking at their output. It’s important to note that it counts work as a producer, which helped to bolster quite a few names on the list. But in the case of Cage, it was purely grinding it out as an actor.
According to the report, Nicolas Cage has starred in 27 features over the last five years. In 2015 Cage had a relatively modest two movies released withThe RunnerandPay the Ghost. But in 2018, for example, Cage put in a ton of work withMandy,Looking Glass,211,Teen Titans Go! to the Movies,Between WorldsandSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseall hitting theaters. Last year saw the actor appear in movies such asPrimalandGrand Isle. Cage received some of the best reviews of his recent career earlier this yearappearing in Richard Stanley’s Color Out of Space. Coming up for Nicolas Cage isWally’s Wonderland, which will see him facing off against evil animatronic animals come to life. Cage is also returning forThe Croods 2and, perhaps most importantly, he will be playing Joe Exotic in a series inspired by Netflix’sTiger King.
Samuel L. Jackson was just behind Cage, having appeared in 22 features, with three cameo appearances. Much of that had to do withhis work as Nick Fury in the MCU. Jackson has also appeared in movies such asThe Hateful Eight,xXx: The Return of Xander CageandKong: Skull Islandduring that time. Brad Pitt came in at number three, but a lot of that had to do with his 11 producer credits in that time. But he did star inWar Machine,Once Upon a Time in HollywoodandAd Astra. And let’s not forget his memorable cameo inDeadpool 2.
Margot Robbie topped the actresslist, with 15 feature appearances, two cameos, a short film and a producer credit. Some of Robbie’s credits includeThe Wolf of Wall Street,Suicide SquadandOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, as well as this year’sBirds of Prey. Nicole Kidman was next up with 15 features and a short. In recent years Kidman appeared inDestroyer,Boy Erased,The GoldfinchandAquaman, as well as HBO’sBig Little Lies.
Natalie Portman is next up, with 11 features, a cameo, a documentary and a couple of producer credits. Some of Portman’s recent work includesAnnihilation,Vox LuxandLucy in the Sky. Portman will be making her return to the MCU as the new Thor in 2022’sThor: Love and Thunder. Amazingly, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, often referred to as one of the hardest working men in Hollywood, didn’t appear until number 34 on the list. We’ve included the full list of the top 20 below. This news comes to us viaParty Casino.
