Ema Thompson, Meryl Streep, Jonny Depp; They are all great at acting different charactors. The same script with different actors could appear to be totally different stories. I studied acting and also went to some auditions in the past. For the theater audition, we had to work as a pair with this one script which was given to everyone. As we watched everyone act on the stage every single act was never exactly the same as another even they were acting on the same script. Actors do make a huge difference.
My top 5 favorites of all time are Denzel Washington, Kevin Bacon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro. I like Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas and Adam Sandler too
I have to list a few: Michael J Fox Michael Caine Sean Connery Steve McQueen Clint Eastwood Arnold Schwarzenegger Chuck Norris Roger Moore Pierce Brosnan Johnny Depp Jack Nickolson Jude Law Mr Bean Christopher Lee Robert De Niro Matt Damon Did you mean just one?
He's not the only Bond. Most of them were great actors although very different. The closest to the real Bond, as who invented the character thought him, were probably Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. But again, all great actors, even Lazenby.
Jim Carrey for his hilarious comedies but sadly he's going towards serious roles right now. Bruce Almighty and Liar Liar are some of his best