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[Men_in_Boxes]

A stoic actor as defined by someone with minimal facial expression that possesses a high degree of gravitas. Some examples...

Are there any actors (under 40?) today that fit this description?

 

[Dr.Morris79]

No.

 

[AJUMP23]

Sydney Sweeny.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

No.

Michael B Jordan?

 

[Toots]

Ryan Gosling fits the description, well i guess in his case you could call it "lack of range".

 

[Wildebeest]

"Stoic" in popular culture often normally associated with UK and Japanese culture, where "cultured" people seem to be ashamed to overreact emotionally in public. US action heroes are more like what I would call "laconic" in that they have very strong judgemental and even emotional opinions, that they have no problem airing in public, but they are seen as being "strong silent" types who deliver their judgement with a single mocking line or catchphrase while people around them might be chatty motor mouths.

 

[Fart Knight]

Ryan Gosling fits the description, well i guess in his case you could call it "lack of range".

 

[DAHGAMING]

Jason Statham, geeza aint got no blue hair, no simping or soying about, just goes about in an alpha like manner, fucking shit up and pump that puss puss.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Michael B Jordan?

Na he hasnt really got it. I was going to say Tom Hardy but that man's older than me, and I'm old, I never realised

I honestly can't think of one under 40, if I had to go with some in 2024 it'd have to be Ryan Gosling, as Toots Said, maybe

Other than that

They're all mostly whimsical.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Jason Statham, geeza aint got no blue hair, no simping or soying about, just goes about in an alpha like manner, fucking shit up and pump that puss puss.

He's 56. Now think of someone under 40

Even Ryan goslings 43..

I'm stumped

 

[poppabk]

He's 56. Now think of someone under 40

Even Ryan goslings 43..

I'm stumped

Timothee Chalamet in Dune maybe?

 

[22:22:22]

Alex Pereira

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Timothee Chalamet in Dune maybe?

He's a good actor, stoic though?

I'd say no, he spends most of the film unsure of himself.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Face it gents, the best young lads have today is James Charles

 

[JimmyF]

Steven Seagal.

 

[jason10mm]

Sydney Sweeny.

She has lots of motion where it is important

 

[Ristifer]

Under 40? No.

Mads Mikkelsen is the only answer.

 

[Toots]

Even Ryan goslings 43..

I wish i had access to Hollywood beauty regimen

 

[jason10mm]

It's just not a common character type these days. The stoic lone wolf type passed on as a male archetype and is more of a female one now where it comes across more as "bitchy".

The 40-60 year age range is hot for men now because PEDs keep them going and cosmetic surgery keeps em looking, maybe not young, but experienced, a necessary quality for the stoic act.

Younger actors that try it, maybe Travis Fimmel, Charlie Hunnam, and Alexander Dreymon need to grow into it. Alexander Skarsgard and Antony Starr are deep into their 40s now.

No surprise these are all non americans.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Under 40? No.

Mads Mikkelsen is the only answer.

Tye Sheridan, the kid from Mud (Mathew McConaughey movie from ~10 years ago)

 

[e0n]

Bill Skarsgard, maybe Barry Keoghan.

 

[Dacvak]

Steven Seagal.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[FunkMiller]

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Dylan Mulvaney

 

[Dr.Morris79]

That's a good call actually, The Lighthouse was an awsome film.

 

[SJRB]

Ryan Gosling fits the description, well i guess in his case you could call it "lack of range".

 

[DAHGAMING]

He's 56. Now think of someone under 40

Even Ryan goslings 43..

I'm stumped

I didnt see the under 40 thing, in that case I guess the most stoic we have is Eliot Page.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I didnt see the under 40 thing, in that case I guess the most stoic we have is Eliot Page.

 

[Power Pro]

Jesus christ...

 

[Trilobit]

Fake edit: Oh, stoic, I thought you said psychotic.

 

[Puscifer]

Will Smith, he literally has the same face in everything.

Edit: missed the part about age

 

[rofif]

Brad Pitt.
Once upon a time in hollywood
Ad Astra

 

[Azelover]

I like the guy who plays Hua Wuque on Handsome Siblings. Can't pronounce his name but he is hot!

 

[rm082e]

I'm not sure I could actually name any actors under 40 at this point, other than Tom Holland. I don't even know what appeals to the young men of today...

 

[jufonuk]

Ryan Gosling fits the description, well i guess in his case you could call it "lack of range".

He has great comedic timing

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Mel Gibson the Stoic

 

[tommib]

LaKeith Stanfield​

Age 32

Go watch Atlanta.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

LaKeith Stanfield​

Age 32

Go watch Atlanta.

32.... looks like 48 years old

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

LaKeith Stanfield​

Age 32

Go watch Atlanta.

This dude too...

 

[Soodanim]

"Stoic" in popular culture often normally associated with UK and Japanese culture, where "cultured" people seem to be ashamed to overreact emotionally in public.

I've never heard of this definition/misunderstanding of what stoicism is, it's always either been a lean towards logic over emotion or, on a more philosophical level, accepting what you can't change (where the lack of emotion comes in) and instead focusing on what you can change.

 

[thefool]

I think an interest aspect of this is that people these days look younger and actors still look very boyish.

Barry Keoghan pretty much has one expression so he could perhaps fit the description, but at the same time he really doesn't because he looks boyish even tho he's 31.

Clint was 33 when he filmed Fistfull of Dollars

Ryan was great playing the weird loner.

 

[Little Mac]

Tom Hardy?

 

[FunkMiller]

I feel like my boy is winning this one by a country mile.

 

[Wildebeest]

I've never heard of this definition/misunderstanding of what stoicism is, it's always either been a lean towards logic over emotion or, on a more philosophical level, accepting what you can't change (where the lack of emotion comes in) and instead focusing on what you can change.

Few of these terms colloquially mean what they mean if you study the subject. Epicurean doesn't mean you scoff like Mr Creosote and go out of your way to eat the meat of endangered animals. Cynic doesn't really mean that you think nobody cares about anyone other than their bank balance, and you hate everything. It's called demonisation. Oddly enough, the only ancient philosophical school that doesn't get demonised is Platonism, with Platonic meaning a sort of purer form of love. How does that work out?

 

[SJRB]

I feel like my boy is winning this one by a country mile.

Dude was teary-eyed for most of the movie bruh.

 

[AJUMP23]

Barry Keoghan pretty much has one expression so he could perhaps fit the description, but at the same time he really doesn't because he looks boyish even tho he's 31.

This guy is pretty terrible.

 

[wipeout364]

Based on Dune and Spider man:

Zero acting range and same expression every scene.

 

[AJUMP23]

The first Stoic.

 

[Lord Panda]

Timothee Chalamet in Dune maybe?

Anyone mention Brolin yet? He's pretty stoic.