Top 10 Best Casting Decisions for Biopics
VOICE OVER: Kirsten Ria Squibb
WRITTEN BY: Joe Shetina
These casting decisions MADE these biopics. For this list, we'll be looking at actors who were the absolute perfect choice to play the onscreen versions of real-life people. Our countdown includes "Capote," "Elvis," "Malcolm X," and more!
- #10: Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote
- #9: Austin Butler as Elvis
- #8: O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube
- #7: Marion Cotillard as Édith Piaf
- #6: Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan
- #5: Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn
- #4: Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash
- #3: Denzel Washington as Malcolm X
- #2: Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II
- #1: Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
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