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Bill Hader
Bill Hader, the star of HBO’s “Barry,” tells never-heard stories about his favorite roles—including the one from
Paul Bettany
The 'Solo' star runs through his most iconic roles, remembering Heath Ledger and the time he accidentally made Tom Hanks
Hank Azaria
Hank Azaria breaks down his most iconic voices and movie roles, from 'Heat' to 'The Simpsons'. All of his characters are
Hugh Grant
From 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' to (you know you've seen it) 'Bridget Jones's Diary' to (you knew it was coming) 'Lov
Terry Crews
From 'White Chicks' to 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' Terry Crew tells us his best stories from throughout his iconic career.
Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider takes us back in time to his funniest roles, from his stint on 'SNL' to his time on 'Seinfeld' to, of cour
Evan Peters
'American Horror Story' and 'Pose' star Evan Peters breaks down his favorite and most iconic characters including Quicks
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg breaks down his favorite and most iconic characters, including Tim from "Spaced," Shaun from "Shaun of the De
Will Arnett
From reading for a 'Sopranos' role with David Chase to joining '30 Rock', Will Arnett goes back in town. Will stars in "
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke breaks down his favorite and most iconic characters, including Todd Anderson from 'Dead Poets Society,' Jess
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg breaks down his most iconic and favorite characters, including his roles in 'The Basketball Diaries,' 'Fea
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman breaks down his most iconic and favorite characters, including roles in 'Little House on the Prairie,' 'Te
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage revisits his most iconic characters, including Ronny Cammareri in Moonstruck, H.I. McDunnough in Raising Ar
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan revisits some of his most iconic characters, including Paul Atreides in Dune, Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue V
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek revisits her most iconic characters, including Holly in "Badlands," the title character in "Carrie," Lorett
Eric Idle
Eric Idle revisits his most iconic characters, including roles in Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Rutles, The Simpsons
Adam Devine
Adam Devine breaks down his most iconic characters, including roles in Mail Order Comedy, Workaholics, Pitch Perfect, Ga
Michael Peña
Versatile actor Michael Peña has been in many mega hits including 'Crash', 'The Martian', 'Ant Man' and 'Million Dollar
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges revisits his most iconic characters, including roles in The Last Picture Show, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, K
Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear revisits his most iconic characters, including roles in As Good As It Gets, You've Got Mail, Sabrina, Auto
Sarah Jessica Parker
From ‘Hocus Pocus’ to ‘Mars Attacks’, ‘Sex and the City’ star Sarah Jessica Parker has been in legit classic
Eddie Redmayne
Eddie Redmayne revisits his most iconic roles in Les Misérables, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, The Good Shepherd, Jupiter
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' 'Superbad,' '21 Jum
Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac breaks down his most iconic characters, including roles in Drive, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Most Violent Year,
Alexander Skarsgard
Alexander Skarsgard breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Zoolander,' 'Melancholia,' 'Generati
Ben Mendelsohn
Ben Mendelsohn breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Year My Voice Broke,' 'Spotswood,' 'M
Claire Foy
From a teenage werewolf to Queen Elizabeth, British actress Claire Foy has put in some powerhouse performances over her
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez breaks down her most iconic roles of all time, including her characters in 'Selena,' 'Maid in Manhattan,
Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Th
Ken Jeong
Ken Jeong breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Knocked Up,' 'The Office,' 'Role Models,' 'The
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Loveless,' 'To Live and Die in L.A.,' 'Platoon
Tim Roth
Tim Roth down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Reservoir Dogs,' 'Pulp Fiction,' 'Made in Britain,' 'T
Caleb Landry
Caleb Landry Jones breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'No Country for Old Men,' 'The Last Ex
Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Game of Thrones,' 'Narcos,' 'The Good Wife,
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Harry Potter,' 'Schindler's List,' 'Coriol
Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' 'Superbad,' 'Pineapp
Sir Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley breaks down his most iconic roles, including his roles in 'Gandhi,' 'Schindler's List,' 'Iron Man 3,' '
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in '30 Rock,' 'Beetlejuice,' 'The Royal Tenenba
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Mad Men,' '30 Rock,' 'A Young Doctor's Notebook
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Donnie Darko,' 'Spider-Man: Far From Hom
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'GoldenEye,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Eyes Wide Shu
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Footloose,' 'Tremors,' 'National Lampoon's A
John Goodman
John Goodman breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Big Lebowski,' 'Roseanne,' 'Monsters, I
Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in '300,' 'How to Train Your Dragon,' 'The Pha
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson breaks down her most iconic characters, including her roles in 'American Horror Story,' '12 Years a Slave,
Cillian Murphy
We interviewed Cillian Murphy at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland about his most iconic cha
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' 'The Last
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Terminator,' 'The Terminator 2
Edward Norton
Edward Norton breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Fight Club,' 'American History X,' 'Primal
Al Pacino
Watch as Al Pacino breaks down four of his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Serpico,' 'Dog Day Afternoon,
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson breaks down his most iconic roles, including 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?,' 'Watchmen,' 'The Ballad of B
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Avengers,' 'Spotlight,' 'Shutter Island
Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Goodfellas,' 'Something Wild,' 'Field of Drea
Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer breaks down her most iconic roles, including her characters in 'The Shape of Water,' 'Hidden Figures,' '
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' 'Batman
Jack Black
Jack Black breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'School of Rock,' 'Tenacious D in The Pick of
Diego Luna
Diego Luna breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Narcos: Mexico,' 'Y Tu Mamá También,' 'Rogu
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Good Will Hunting,' 'School Ties,' 'Dazed an
Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Black Panther,' 'The Office,' 'The Office
Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Memento,' 'Iron Man 3,' 'The Hurt Locker,' 'T
Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Parks and Recreation,' 'The Lego Movie,' '
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Westworld,' 'No Time to Die,' 'Casino Roy
Martin Short
Martin Short breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Three Amigos,' 'Mula
Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'X-Men: First Class,' 'Mad Max: Fury Road,
Justin Roiland
Justin Roiland breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Rick and Morty,' 'Adventure Time,' 'Gravi
Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Gladiator,' 'Romper Stomper,' 'L.A. Confid
Michael K. Williams
Michael K. Williams breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'The Wire,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Bess
John Cusack
John Cusack breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in Grosse Pointe Blank, Love & Mercy, High Fidel
Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe breaks down her most iconic characters, including her roles in 'Precious,' 'American Horror Story,' 'Emp
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Old School,' 'Dodgeball,' 'Wedding Crashers
George Clooney
Man of the Year George Clooney breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'O Brother, Where Art Thou
Jude Law
Jude Law breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'The Talented Mr. Ripley,' 'Cold Mountain,' 'Gat
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Silence of the Lambs,' 'The Leftovers,'
Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Manchester by the Sea,' 'Gerry,' 'The Assa
Jared Leto
Jared Leto breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Suicide Squad,' 'Dallas Buyers Club,' 'Blade
Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Breaking Bad,' 'Better Call Saul,' 'Mr. Sho
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek breaks down her most iconic characters, including her roles in 'Desperado,' 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico,' 'F
Tom Hiddleston
Tom Hiddleston breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Thor,' 'The Avengers,' 'Thor: Ragnarok,'
David Harbour
David Harbour breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Stranger Things,' 'Hellboy,' 'Black Widow,
Wes Studi
Wes Studi breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Dances With Wolves,' 'Avatar,' 'Mystery Men,'
Sean Penn
Sean Penn breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' 'Mystic River,'
Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy (Frodo Baggin
Tony Leung
Tony Leung breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Chungking Express,' 'Happy Together,' 'Hard B
Matt Damon
Matt Damon breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Good Will Hunting,' 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'T
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Pianist,' 'The Darjeeling Limited,' 'Th
Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Dumb and Dumber,' 'The Squid and the Whale,
Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Man of Steel,' 'The Witcher,' 'Mission Impo
Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Dahmer,' 'The Town,' 'The Hurt Locker,' 'H
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Independence Day,' 'Jurassic Park,' 'The F
Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Moonlight,' 'Green Book,' 'True Detective
Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'No Country for Old Men,' 'Skyfall,' 'Befor
Djimon Honsou
Djimon Honsou breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Gladiator,' 'Amistad,' 'Blood Diamond,' 'G
Christopher Lloyd
"Great Scott!" Christopher Lloyd breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Back to the Future I,'
Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' '
John Cena
John Cena breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in the WWE, 'The Suicide Squad,' 'The Marine,' 'Tr
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola breaks down his most iconic films, including 'The Godfather,' 'The Godfather: Part II,' 'Apocalypse
John Turturro
John Turturro breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Do the Right Thing,' "The Big Lebowski,' '
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh breaks down her most iconic characters, including her roles in 'Tomorrow Never Dies,' 'Crouching Tiger, Hi
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Stand By Me,' 'The Lost Boys,' '24,' '
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Love Actually', 'Pirates Of The Caribbean', '
Marlon Wayans
Marlon Wayans breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles 'White Chicks,' 'Scary Movie,' 'Requiem for a
Mike Myers
Mike Myers breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Wayne's World,' 'Austin Powers: International
Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Family Guy' (Peter, Stewie, Brian, Quagm
Jerry Bruckheimer
Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer breaks down his most iconic films to date, including 'Top Gun: Maverick', '
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Cor
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Thor,' 'Thor: Ragnarok,' 'Rush,' 'Ghostb
John Lithgow
John Lithgow breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Shrek,' '3rd Rock From The Sun,' 'Dexter,'
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson breaks down his most iconic characters, including Mr Bean, Blackadder and Man Vs Bee.
Ewan McGregor: Part One
Ewan McGregor breaks down a few of his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' 'Big Fish,' 'Hal
Ewan McGregor: Part Two
Ewan McGregor breaks down his most iconic characters, from Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars and the spin-off series of the sa
Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi breaks down a few of his most iconic characters and films, including 'Thor: Ragnarok,' 'Thor: Love and Thu
Yunjin Kim
'Money Heist: Korea' star Yunjin Kim breaks down her most iconic characters, including her roles in 'Lost,' 'Shiri,' 'Mi
The Russo Brothers
Directors Anthony and Joseph Russo break down a few of their most iconic films and television shows, including 'Captain
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris breaks down a few of his most iconic characters, including 'Harold & Kumar,' 'Doogie Howser, M.D.,'
Karl Urban
Karl Urban breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Boys,' 'Star Trek,' 'Xena: Warrior Prince
Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio breaks down a few of his most iconic characters, including 'The Karate Kid' trilogy, 'Cobra Kai,' 'My Cous
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan breaks down a few of his most iconic characters, including James Bond in 'GoldenEye,' 'Tomorrow Never Die
Christian Bale
Christian Bale breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from 'American Psycho,' 'The Dark Knight' Trilogy, 'The F
Paul Dano
Paul Dano breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from 'The Batman,' 'Little Miss Sunshine,' 'There Will Be Bloo
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe breaks down a few of the most iconic characters, including the infamous Harry Potter Saga, 'Swiss Army
Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from 'School Ties,' 'George of the Jungle,' 'Encino Man,'
James Cameron
Filmmaker James Cameron breaks down his most iconic films, including 'Titanic,' 'The Terminator,' 'Terminator 2: Judgmen
James McAvoy: Part One
James McAvoy joins British GQ for part 1 of Iconic Characters. James McAvoy revisits four important movie characters in
James McAvoy: Part Two
James McAvoy breaks down a few of his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Wanted,' 'X-Men,' 'Split' and 'Gla
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu breaks down his most iconic films, including The Revenant, Birdman, Babel, Amor
Rian Johnson
Filmmaker Rian Johnson breaks down his most iconic projects, including 'Knives Out,' 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Heat,' 'Con Air,' 'Blood In, Blood Out,' 'De
Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 'Hotel Rwanda,
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Mandalorian,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Th
Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'Anchorman,' 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' 'I Love
Bryan Cranston
"Had 'Malcolm in the Middle' been picked up for an eighth season, someone else would've played Walter White." Bryan Cran
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from 'Rogue One,' 'Once Upon a Time in China II,' 'The Ip Man
Sir Roger Deakins
"I'll never talk to you again if you don't direct it." Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins breaks down his m
Donald Glover (Childish Gambino)
Donald Glover breaks down his most iconic roles in film and television, including 'Community,' 'Solo: A Star Wars Story,
Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from the 'Rush Hour' trilogy, 'Friday,' 'The Fifth Element,
John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from 'Super Mario Bros.,' 'Carlito's Way,' 'Ice Age,' 'To
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber breaks down some of his most iconic roles, including 'Ray Donovan,' 'Scream 1,' 'Scream 2,' 'Scream 3,' '
Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen breaks down some of his most iconic roles, including 'Casino Royale,' 'Doctor Strange,' 'Indiana Jones an
Michael Cera
Michael Cera breaks down his most iconic roles in film and television, including 'Superbad,' 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worl
Chris Evans
Chris Evans breaks down his most iconic roles in, 'Fantastic Four,' 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' 'Avengers: En
Martin Scorsese
Legendary film director Martin Scorsese visits GQ to break down his most iconic films, including 'Taxi Driver,' 'Gangs o
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott joins British GQ as he revisits some of the most notable Theatre, TV & Film characters in his career so far
Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti breaks down his most iconic roles in 'Private Parts,' 'Sideways,' 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Big Fat Liar,' '
Barry Keoghan
Barry Keoghan breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' 'The Killing of a Sacred
Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya joins British GQ as he revisits some of the most notable TV & Film characters in his career so far: from
Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell breaks down his most iconic roles in film, including 'Escape from New York,' 'The Thing,' 'Tombstone,' 'Dea
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell breaks down his most iconic roles in film, including 'Iron Man 2,' 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missou
Clive Owen
Clive Owen breaks down his most iconic roles in film and television, including 'Children of Men,' 'The Knick,' 'Sin City
Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin breaks down his most iconic roles in film, including 'The Goonies,' 'Sicario,' Marvel Cinematic Universe's T
John Malkovich
John Malkovich breaks down his most iconic roles from film and television including ‘Being John Malkovich,’ ‘Con A
Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy breaks down his most iconic roles from film and television, including his roles in 'American Pie,' 'National
Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton breaks down his most iconic roles from films, including 'Batman,' 'Beetlejuice,' 'Mr. Mom,' 'Multiplicity
Danny McBride
Danny McBride breaks down his most iconic roles from films and television, including 'Tropic Thunder,' 'This Is the End,
Zack Snyder
Film director Zack Snyder visits GQ to break down his most iconic films, including '300,' 'Watchmen,' 'Man of Steel,' 'B
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst joins British GQ as she revisits some of the most notable TV & Film characters in her career so far: from
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner breaks down his most iconic roles from films and television, including 'Field of Dreams,' 'Dances with Wol
Anya Taylor-Joy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga star Anya Taylor-Joy joins British GQ as she revisits some of the most notable film characters i
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