List of action film actors

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Action film actors appear in action movies, a film genre in which one or more heroes are thrust into a series of challenges that typically include physical feats, extended fight scenes, violence, and frantic chases. Action films tend to feature a resourceful character struggling against incredible odds, which include life-threatening situations, a villain, or a pursuit which generally concludes in victory for the hero.[1][2][3]

Notable actors[edit]

References[edit]

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  73. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Steve McQueen: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
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  86. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Jean Reno: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  87. ^ "Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  88. ^ "Ronnie Ricketts: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
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  93. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Kurt Russell: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  94. ^ "Phillip Salvador: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  95. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Arnold Schwarzenegger: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  96. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Steven Seagal: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  97. ^ "Sunil Shetty: Overview - Allmovie". Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  98. ^ Southern, Nathan. "Will Smith: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  99. ^ Marx, Rebecca Flint. "Wesley Snipes: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  100. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Sylvester Stallone: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  101. ^ D'Arminio, Aubry Anne. "Jason Statham: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  102. ^ Marx, Rebecca Flint. "Val Kilmer: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  103. ^ "Ti Lung: Overview - Allmovie". Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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  105. ^ "Nicholas Tse: Overview - Allmovie". Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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  108. ^ "Vic Vargas: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  109. ^ "Dante Varona: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  110. ^ "Joseph Vijay: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  111. ^ Marx, Rebecca Flint. "Paul Walker: Overview - Allmovie". Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  112. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Raquel Welch: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  113. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Michael Jai White: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  114. ^ Southern, Nathan. "Bruce Willis: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  115. ^ Laxamana, Jonathan E. "Simon Yam: Overview - Allmovie". Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  116. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Donnie Yen: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  117. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Michelle Yeoh: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  118. ^ Laxamana, Jonathan E. "Yeun Biao: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  119. ^ "Ramon Zamora: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  120. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Zhang Ziyi: Overview - Allmovie". Allmovie. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
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