Lead singer of rock band 30 Seconds to Mars is also quite the actor. The film that proves it best is Dalls Buyers Club, where he co-starred with Matthew McConaughey. Jared Leto played a transgender woman with HIV. Leto submitted to a severe weight loss routine to get into character. Leto’s commitment to delivering a stupendous performance as Rayon in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ paid off. He won an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award, and a SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His incredible transformation took a psychological toll. “It changes the way you walk, the way you sit, the way you think,” he said. Leto’s respected as a method actor, who delves into his characters with research and physically demanding sacrifices like this.
Matt Damon
Award winning actor Matt Damon was first noticed by film critics and cinema fans when he starred in Good Will Hunting. He co-wrote the film with Ben Affleck and went on to win an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for it.
Damon portrayed the title character in the film and stepped into the shoes of Will Hunting, a math wiz taken under the wing of a university professor and subsequently learns to better cope with his circumstances and the people in his life.
Matthew McConaughey
Alright, alright, alright... Matthew McConaughey doesn't need much introduction, so we're gonna go ahead and and talk about one of his best performances in the last few years. Ron Woodroof is a Texas AIDS patient given 30 days to live, in the brilliant film 'Dallas Buyers' Club'. To look like a man emaciated from HIV, he not only cut his caloric intake but also burned 1,800 additional calories a day with heavy exercise.
To make sure his weight loss was as healthy as possible, he met up with a nutritionist. His incredible performance won him both an Oscar and a Golden Globe, as well as many other awards and nominations.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal started acting as a child actor and has since nurtured a prolific career. To many, he is known as Jack Twist from Brokeback Mountain, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting actor. But you should definitely check out his performance in 'Nightcrawler', a film about an articulate but depraved paparazzo crime reporter named Lou, that was showered with accolades. Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance earned him a Golden Globe Best Actor nomination.
Playing a wildly ambitious low-life reporter, who chases cop cars and ambulances, or beats them there, to score sordid footage of the criminal element in action, was a dark mindset to embrace.To get into Lou’s head, Gyllenhaal rode along with actual paparazzi ambulance-chasers. He also got into character by transforming his body into the gaunt, sunken-look, apparent on the reporter’s hollow face.
Dustin Hoffman
Another endearing star on our list is the incredible Dustin Hoffman. What makes Hoffman different from other Hollywood stars is his ability to portray the emotionally vulnerable anti-hero, due to his relatability and lovable personality. Hoffman had his acting breakthrough when he portrayed Benjamin Badock, in one of the most successful romantic comedy-dramas of all time, 1967's "The Graduate". He has appeared in numerous successful films ever since, and even made his directorial debut in 2012. Hoffman has won two Oscars and an Emmy throughout his career.
Some of his best films include "Midnight Cowboy", "Lenny", "Kramer vs Kramer", "Tootsie", "Rain Man", "Wag the Dog" and "Death of a Salesman". The actor has taken a back seat in recent years to focus more on directing films and lending his voice to animated movies, such as "Kung Fu Panda". Despite his absence, he remains one of the most well-known and beloved stars in Hollywood. Hoffman managed to successfully portray many historically and culturally influential roles over the years.