Many years ago, using the weekly TV guide that came with the Sunday Chicago Tribune, I started keeping track of all of the movies I had seen over the course of my lifetime. The guide would list the two main stars for each movie, and that is a tradition that I’ve carried on in my database ever since. Given those guidelines, it is time once again to look at the now 111 actors that have starred in at least ten films that I have seen, as of August 1.
We continue today with the eleven actors that have starred in exactly eleven movies that I have seen, down three from three years ago.
Halle Berry
Berry has racked up starring roles in four different decades now. I first saw Berry in 1992’s Boomerang, which I saw in a screening at Stewart Center at school. After notching five films during the 2000’s, she had a seven-year quiet period before returning to my screen in 2020 with John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Her most recent film that I’ve seen was 2022’s Moonfall.
Gerard Butler
The Scottish actor first appeared on my screen thanks to 2003’s Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, which I saw in 2005. The Has Fallen franchise gave him three additional appearances, in 2013, 2016, and 2020. He made multiple appearances in 2010 and 2022 and appeared on my screen earlier this year with 2020’s Greenland.
Jim Carrey
There has been no change for Carrey since I last encountered him back in 2009, when I saw the previous year’s Yes Man.
Jennifer Connelly
As a 16-year-old in the spring of 1991, I fell in love with Jennifer Connelly thanks to the ads for Career Opportunities, which is very likely the first film of hers that I saw. 2000 was my most prolific Jennifer Connelly year, when I saw a whopping two movies starring her, followed by pretty consistent appearances throughout the decade. After a thirteen-year absence, she returned to my screen in a starring role last year alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick.
Carla Gugino
Gugino first showed up on my radar in the mid-90s, thanks to her role in the Pauly Shore classic Son-In-Law. She appeared in two films that I saw in 2001, 2016, and, most recently, 2020, with 2011’s Hide and 2017’s Gerald’s Game.
Nicole Kidman
I first saw Nicole Kidman in 1993’s My Life. Since then, she has appeared in bursts, with lengthy layoffs in between. After a twelve-year dry spell, she graced my screen once again in 2020 thanks to 2005’s Bewitched.
James McAvoy
First appearing in 2008’s Wanted, McAvoy has been a surprisingly steady presence on my screen, thanks in part to the X-Men franchise. He had a five-year streak, starting in 2016 with X-Men: Apocalypse and going through 2019’s It Chapter 2. His most recent appearance came in 2024 thanks to Speak No Evil.
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