The Stars That Were All Over the Screen in 2013
The exciting year at the movies was certainly due to some great performances. Many actors gave great performances multiple times, in fact, and some got to try their hand at a mix of comedy, drama, romances, and you name it. So who were we seeing all the time? James Franco probably gets the award for most appearances, but other actors like Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams felt like they were everywhere too. Keep reading to see the stars all over the screen in 2013.
Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling starred in a few movies this year, like the follow-up to the hit Drive: the ultraviolent Only God Forgives.
Ryan Gosling
He was also in the pretty violent Gangster Squad as a 1940s lawman.
Ryan Gosling
But he was on the other side of the law as a stunt motorcycle rider who turns to a life of crime to support his son in The Place Beyond the Pines.
Bradley Cooper
The Place Beyond the Pines also starred another ubiquitous 2013 actor: Bradley Cooper.
Bradley Cooper
Who also reprised his character Phil in The Hangover Part III.
Bradley Cooper
And he topped the year off in the '70s crime caper American Hustle.
Amy Adams
American Hustle also features Amy Adams, a lady who showed up in a few films herself this year.
Amy Adams
Like Man of Steel, as reporter (and Superman's love interest) Lois Lane.
Amy Adams
And Her, in which she plays a friend of Joaquin Phoenix's character.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch had a huge 2013, popping up as Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate, for one.
Benedict Cumberbatch
And he was part of a huge ensemble in August: Osage County.
Benedict Cumberbatch
He stood out as infamous villain Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness and memorably provided his voice for another villain: the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Cumberbatch also showed up with a small role in award magnet 12 Years a Slave.
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy was the comedy queen in 2013, kicking off the year in Identity Thief.
Melissa McCarthy
And she had a small part in The Hangover Part III.
Melissa McCarthy
But it's possible she got the most laughs as foulmouthed Detective Mullins in The Heat.
Mark Wahlberg
One of 2013's busiest actors? Mark Wahlberg, who started the year in the thriller Broken City.
Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg also flexed his dramatic muscle in true-life tale Lone Survivor.
Mark Wahlberg
Don't worry, Wahlberg was also flexing his real muscles in movies like 2 Guns — which is not about his arms, the undisputed star of Pain & Gain.
Dwayne Johnson
Pain & Gain also showcased the muscular talents of Dwayne Johnson, who was cookin' a lot in 2013 as well.
Dwayne Johnson
His action star status was also on display in movies like Snitch and Fast & Furious 6, the latter of which saw him reprising his role in the franchise.
Dwayne Johnson
Speaking of franchises, The Rock also got into more action with G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
Channing Tatum
Johnson's G.I. Joe: Retaliation costar Channing Tatum also made it his beeswax to be everywhere in 2013.
Channing Tatum
Like proving his own action star status in White House Down.
Channing Tatum
But he showed off his range in nonaction movies like Side Effects. Other places we were surprised to see him this year? Making hilarious cameos in This Is the End and Don Jon.
James Franco
The ever-busy James Franco popped up in lots of different movies in lots of different genres, and Oz the Great and Powerful was his big studio family film.
James Franco
He was all over the place, like as Hugh Hefner in Lovelace and as a scary redneck in Homefront, and he appeared in films he directed (As I Lay Dying, Interior. Leather Bar.) and wrote the foundation material for (Palo Alto).
James Franco
He even had time to play himself in the comedy This Is the End.
James Franco
Of course, his most memorable role has to be as Alien, the grilled-out Florida rapper in Spring Breakers.
Rose Byrne
Funny girl Rose Byrne showed up in a few places, like in The Internship, as a Google exec.
Rose Byrne
She also freaked us out in Insidious: Chapter 2.
Rose Byrne
And she rounded out her 2013 as a romantic leading lady in I Give It a Year.
Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd made a few comedies himself in 2013, like Admission, in which he's the love interest to Tina Fey.
Paul Rudd
He also teamed up with Emile Hirsch for indie comedy Prince Avalanche.
Paul Rudd
We may have been happiest to see him back in Brian Fantana's mustache for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
Steve Carell
Likewise, Steve Carell also came back for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, one of his many 2013 movie roles.
Steve Carell
Carell was a little less charming as Toni Collette's jerk boyfriend in The Way Way Back.
Steve Carell
He had some magic (at least in his hair) for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde also got to make some magic as the assistant of Carell's character in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
Olivia Wilde
Wilde threw some back as a co-worker and good friend of Jake Johnson's character in the indie Drinking Buddies.
Olivia Wilde
And she played blushing bride to Chris Hemsworth's race-car driver in Rush, as well as a potential date in Her.