The Actors Hall of Fame Announces

The Top 10 Actors of the Week
in Film, Television, Broadway and Home Video
 

Seattle/Los Angeles, July 23 -- Christian Bale, Joe Mantegna, Kerri Ellis, and Briana Evigan lead their respective categories as The Top Ten Actors of the Week, it was announced today by The Actors Hall of Fame.

Christian Bale was the only actor to rank in both Film and Home Video, while a number of new emerging actors made this week's Top 10 including; Kerri Ellis staring in Wicked, and Briana Evigan in the home video release of Step Up 2:The Street.

Joe Mantegna, William Peterson and Gary Sinise continue to dominate scripted television rankings. New to this week's list from cable, and rounding out the Top 10 are Kyra Sedgwick, Tony Shalhoub and Holly Hunter.

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 20, 2008)

Film:
1. Christian Bale (Batman- The Dark Knight)
2. Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia)
3. Will Smith (Hancock)
4. Brendan Fraser (Journey to the Center of the Earth)
5. Ron Perlman (Hellboy 2)
6. Ben Burt (Wall-E)
7. Adam Sandberg (Space Chimps)
8. Angelina Jolie (Wanted)
9. Steve Carrell (Get Smart)
10.Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda)

Television:
1. Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds)
2 William Peterson - (CSI)
3. Gary Sinise - (CSI-NY)
4. Charlie Sheen - (Two and a Half Men)
5. Mark Harmon - (NCIS)
6. David Caruso - (CSI-Miami)
7. Hugh Laurie - (House)
8. Kyra Sedgwick - (The Closer)
9. Tony Shalhoub - (Monk)
10. Holly Hunter - (Saving Grace)

Broadway:
1. Kerri Ellis (Wicked)
2. Derek Smith (Lion King)
3. Christian Hoff (Jersey Boys)
4. Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid)
5. Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia)
6 Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights)
7. Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins)
8. Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific
9. John Cuida (Phantom of the Opera)
10 Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde)

Home Video:
1. Briana Evigan (Step Up 2)
2. Martin Lawrence (College Road Trip)
3. Jason Statham (The Bank Job)
4. Joshua Jackson (Shutter)
5. Christian Bale (Batman Begins)
6. Christina Ricci (Penelope)
7. Steve Strait (10,000 BC)
8. Drake Bell (Superhero Movie)
9. Freddie Highmore (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
10.Jonathan Tucker (The Ruins)

The Top Ten Actors of the Week 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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