Top 25 Actors for Next Expendables.

This is my personal list of actors for Expendables 4 and onward. My rules that factor into my picks were 1:Mentioning interest in the franchise will effect place 2:Male only (Not sexist, I'm saving them for the Expendabelles) 3:Action history Remember, this list is completely personal, so there will be some bias. Also, anyone who has confirmed being in it will not be included in this list (The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Pierce Brosnan)

THIS LIST IS IN BACKWARDS ORDER!!! I couldn't make it start from the top and go down sorry. Ryan Reynolds is actually at 25

1.

Ryan Reynolds

Actor, Green Lantern

Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the youngest of four children. His father, Jim, was a food wholesaler and his mother, Tammy, was a retail-store saleswoman. Between 1991-93, Ryan appeared in Fifteen, a Nickleodeon series taped in Florida with many other Canadian actors...

“ This might seem somewhat as a strange choice, which is why he is all the way up here. I just like Ryan Reynolds. But, he is a bit too modern for Expendables


The Green Lantern, Foolproof ” - trevor-golter

 

2.

Mark Wahlberg

Actor, Boogie Nights

American actor Mark Wahlberg is one of a handful of respected entertainers who successfully made the transition from teen pop idol to respected actor. A Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for The Departed who went on to receive positive critical reviews for his performance in The Fighter, Wahlberg also is a solid comedy actor, proven by his starring role inTed...

“ Although he has been in the action business a bit longer than Reynolds, he still is a somewhat modern actor. Still a great action actor


The Italian Job, Shooter ” - trevor-golter

 

3.

Matt Damon

Actor, The Bourne Identity

Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston Massachusetts, to Kent Damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. Matt has an older brother named Kyle who is now a sculptor. His father is of English and Scottish descent...

“ Again, maybe a tad too modern... That's all, can't think of much else too say.


The Bourne Ultimatum, The Departed  ” - trevor-golter

 

4.

Cary Elwes

Actor, The Princess Bride

Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, the third son of interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Georgina Kennedy and the late portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes. He is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was raised in London and attended Harrow...

“ I might have put Cary a bit higher, but it seems he almost never uses guns, uses swords though. Or really action.


The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights ” - trevor-golter

 

5.

Keanu Reeves

Actor, The Matrix

Keanu Reeves, whose first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian, was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1964, the son of English-born Patricia Taylor, a showgirl, and American-born Samuel Nowlin Reeves, a geologist. Keanu's father was born in Hawaii, of British, Portuguese, Native Hawaiian...

“ Although his style of acting really doesn't fit the Expendables style of film, it was really hard to not include this guy.


The Matrix, John Wick ” - trevor-golter

 

6.

Ving Rhames

Actor, Pulp Fiction

Strikingly featured and muscular African American actor who was born and raised in Harlem, New York. Irving "Ving" Rhames had studied dramatic arts at the New York High School of Performing Arts and then at the Julliard School of Drama. After graduating from Julliard, Rhames went on to perform in Shakespeare in the Park productions...

“ Need a tough looking black guy? You get Ving Rhames. Again, can't think of much to say.


Pulp Fiction, Con Air ” - trevor-golter

 

7.

Brendan Fraser

Actor, The Mummy

Brendan James Fraser was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Canadian parents Carol Mary (Genereux), a sales counselor, and Peter Fraser, a journalist and travel executive. He is of Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and French-Canadian ancestry. As his parents frequently moved, Brendan can claim affinity with Ottawa...

“ I'll be honest, this guy is mostly bias.... But come on! He would fit in perfectly with his athletic build and his style of wit! Although he really hasn't done much action.... sorry....


The Mummy, Journey to the Center of the Earth  ” - trevor-golter

 

8.

Sean Bean

Actor, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sean Bean, England's most versatile actor, holds a stellar career spanning every medium for approximately 20 years, in theater, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor...

“ I really change my opinions about this guy, but I'm going to put him here before I change again. But we all know what would happen if he was put in...


The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Goldeneye  ”- trevor-golter

 

9.

Will Smith

Actor, Men in Black

Willard Carroll Smith, Jr. was born in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of four children of Caroline (Bright), a school board employee, and Willard Carroll Smith, Sr., who owned a refrigeration company. He grew up in a middle class area in West Philadelphia called Wynnefield. Will attended the Overbrook High School located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia...

“ I'll be honest, I have a hard time imagining the Fresh Prince next to Sly and the rest. I can't think of any other good excuses though.


Men In Black, Bad Boys ” - trevor-golter

 

10.

Denzel Washington

Actor, American Gangster

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis (Lowe), from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University...

“ I promise, I'm trying with these bios.... and failing


The Book of Eli, The Equalizer  ” - trevor-golter

 

11.

John Travolta

Actor, Pulp Fiction

John Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (née Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, NJ. Travolta appeared in a local production of "Who'll Save the Plowboy?"...

“ Would he play the villian (probably not) or an expendable, or neither. I don't know.


Pulp Fiction, The Punisher ” - trevor-golter

 

12.

Vin Diesel

Actor, Fast & Furious 6

Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, along with his fraternal twin brother, Paul Vincent. He was raised by his astrologer/psychologist mother, Delora Sherleen (Sinclair), and adoptive father, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theater manager, in an artist's housing project in New York City's Greenwich Village...

“ Man, I'm really not too good with this whole bio thing. Having a hard time thinking of things.


The Chronicles of Riddick, The Fast and the Furious ” - trevor-golter

 

13.

Russell Crowe

Actor, Gladiator

Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham), English...

“ He isn't really old-school like Sly and the rest, but he isn't too modern either. A nice blend... or something.

The Gladiator, Heaven's Burning ” - trevor-golter

 

14.

Brad Pitt

Actor, Inglourious Basterds

An actor and producer known as much for his versatility as he is for his handsome face, Golden Globe-winning actor Brad Pitt's most widely recognized role may be Tyler Durden in Fight Club. But his portrayals of Billy Beane in Moneyball, and Rusty Ryan in the remake of Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, also loom large in his filmography...

“ Seriously, I'm really not good with these bios.


World War Z, The Devil's Own  ” - trevor-golter

 

15.

Carl Weathers

Actor, Predator

Carl Weathers was born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A famous and successful football star at San Diego State, he played with the Oakland Raiders and retired from the sport in 1974, in order to give full attention to his goal: to be a real actor. Weathers first played small parts in two blaxploitation flicks...

“ Seriously, this guy is an 80s icon. We need him in Expendables


Predator, Action Jackson  ” - trevor-golter

 

16.

Liam Neeson

Actor, Schindler's List

Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, truck driver, assistant architect and an amateur boxer. He had originally sought a career as a teacher by attending St Mary's Teaching College...

“ Although he has been in acting for a long time, he has only done balls to the walls action for the past decade or so. Still enough to put him here.


Taken, The Grey ” - trevor-golter

 

17.

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor, Pulp Fiction

Samuel L. Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth (Montgomery) and Roy Henry Jackson. He was raised by his mother, a factory worker. Jackson was active in the black student movement. In the seventies, he joined the Negro Ensemble Company (together with Morgan Freeman). In the eighties, he became well known after three movies made bySpike Lee - Do the Right Thing...

“ I kind of feel bad now.... seriously... bios... I'm not trying to make this like some recurring theme or some joke I seriously am having a hard time.

Die Hard With A Vengeance, Pulp Fiction ” - trevor-golter

 

18.

Tom Cruise

Actor, Top Gun

If you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not-too-distant future he would be considered one of the top hundred movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to become a priest. None the less...

“ Some of you may strongly agree, some of you may strongly disagree. Too bad, my list!


Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow ” - trevor-golter

 

19.

Sean Connery

Actor, Dr. No

Thomas Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930 in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. His mother, Euphamia McBain (Maclean), was a cleaning lady, and his father, Joseph Connery, was a factory worker and truck driver. He also has a brother named Neil Connery, who works as a plasterer in Edinburgh. He is of Irish and Scottish descent...

“ I'll be honest, I think Connery might be getting a little bit too old for the Expendables, even by Expendables standards. Who knows.


Dr. No, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ” - trevor-golter

 

20.

Mr. T

Actor, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud on 21 May 1952, in the rough south side ghetto of Chicago. He is the second to youngest of twelve children (he has four sisters and seven brothers) and grew up in the housing projects. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, left when Laurence was 5, and his mother raised the family on $87 a month welfare in a three-room apartment...

“ I'll be honest, I didn't even know if Mr. T was alive until I started making this list. But, if my wish for Carl Weathers comes through, maybe we could have that Mr. T and Hulk Hogan vs. Sly and Carl Weathers fight scene we all wanted.


The A-Team, Rocky 3 ” - trevor-golter

 

21.

Jackie Chan

Actor, Rush Hour

Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success via his early beginnings in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry. Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak on April 7...

“ Sly has even mentioned trying to get Jackie Chan on the Expendables films. He could also make an interesting tie to Jet Li's character.


Rush Hour, Drunken Master  ” - trevor-golter

 

22.

Robert De Niro

Actor, Goodfellas

Robert De Niro, thought of as one of the greatest American actors of all time, was born in New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, Dutch, English, French, and German. He was trained at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the American Workshop...

“ This guy is amazing in everything he does, and even has Sly reaching out to him.


The Godfather, Taxi Driver ” - trevor-golter

 

23.

Clint Eastwood

Actor, Million Dollar Baby

Perhaps the icon of macho movie stars, Clint Eastwood has become a standard in international cinema. He was born in 1930 in San Francisco, to Margaret Ruth (Runner), a factory worker, and Clinton Eastwood, Sr., a steelworker. Eastwood briefly attended Los Angeles City College but dropped out to pursue acting...

“ Although Clint Eastwood has stated he had no idea about Sly going after him or even knowing what the Expendables is about. He technically hasn't said no.


do I really need to put this here? ” - trevor-golter

 

24.

Kurt Russell

Actor, The Thing

Kurt Russell was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Louise Julia (Crone), a dancer, and actor Bing Russell (Neil Oliver Russell). He is of English, German, Scottish, and Irish descent. Russell landed a part in the Elvis Presley movie, It Happened at the World's Fair, when he was 10 years old. In 1960, Walt Disney himself signed Russell to a 10-year contract...

“ He has said that he has small interest in Expendables. I am not taking it as a no. I also just love this guy way too much to not put him on the list. Though #2 may be a bit debatable. Meh, oh well


Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from New York ” - trevor-golter

 

25.

Nicolas Cage

Actor, Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage was born in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (a brother of director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. He is of Italian (father) and German, English, and Polish (mother) descent. Cage changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation...

“ Like him or not, It is hard to not admit he is an action star. And one of the best. With so much behind him and all the work he gets nowadays (not all of it god, admittedly) he would fit perfectly in.


Face/Off, Con Air, National Treasure, etc. ” - trevor-golter