AHOF | The Top 10 Actors This Week

The Top Actors of the Week of July 28
in Film, TV, Broadway and Home Video
Top Ten Actor's

Seattle/Los Angeles, July 30 -- Christian Bale, Charile Sheen, Kerry Ellis, and James Sturgess lead their respective categories as The Top Ten Actors of the Week, it was announced today by The Actors Hall of Fame.

Christian Bale and Kerry Ellis maintained their #1 ranking for the past two weeks. Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dryfus, Christopher Meloni and Laura Bell Bundy were among actors appearing for the first time on the Top 10.

A diverse range of actors appeared this week in the Home Video category starting with #1 ranked James Sturgess including Candace Bailey, Martin Lawrence and Dennis Quaid.

The Top Ten Actors of the Week recognize actors who star in the most popular productions based on box office, ratings and sales in four categories - Film, Television, Broadway and Home Video.

The Top 10 Actors of the Week (ending July 28, 2008)

Film

1. Christian Bale (Batman - The Dark Knight)

2. Will Ferrell (Step Brothers)

3. Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia)

4. David Duchovny (The X Files)

5. Brendan Fraser (Journey to the Center of the Earth)

6. Will Smith (Hancock)

7. Ben Burt (Wall-E)

8. Ron Perlman (Hellboy 2)

9. Andy Samberg (Space Chimps)

10. Angelina Jolie (Wanted)

Television

1. Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)

2. Mark Harmon (NCIS)

3. Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds)

4. David Caruso (CSI-Miami)

5. Hugh Laurie (House)

6. William Peterson (CSI-Crime Scene Investigation)

7. Gary Sinise (CSI-NY)

8. Julia Louis-Dryfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)

9. Hugh Dillon (Flashpoint)

10. Christopher Meloni (Law and Order SVU)

Broadway

1. Kerry Ellis (Wicked)

2. Derek Smith (Lion King)

3. Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid)

4. Christian Hoff (Jersey Boys)

5. Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia)

6 Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights)

7. Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins)

8. John Cuida (Phantom of the Opera)

9. Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific)

10. Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde)

Home Video

1. James Sturgess (21)

2. Briana Evigan (Step Up 2)

3. Martin Lawrence (College Road Trip)

4. Jason Statham (The Bank Job)

5. Candace Bailey (Robot Chicken: Star Wars)

6. Christina Ricci (Penelope)

7. Steve Strait (10,000 BC)

8. Christian Bale (Batman Begins)

9. Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point)

10. Joshua Jackson (Shutter)

Based on the prior week's results of box office, ratings and sales, The Top Ten Actors of the Week recognizes those artists who star in current Film, Television, Broadway and DVDs, as reported by the leading industry research organizations.

The list is compiled and distributed by The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that is dedicated to restoring dramatic arts education in schools.

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For more information on The Top 10 Actors of the Week, email top10@actorshalloffame.org

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