
All of the actors featured in this quiz have had starring roles in some pretty famous movies. In fact, some of the actors featured in this quiz have had starring roles in more than one very famous movie. This quiz is going to test your knowledge on what roles some actors have played. For the most part, we cover modern-day actors but you will also have to know about movies from previous decades and the actors who starred in them as well.
You shouldn't have too many problems recognizing the actors in this quiz but it might be harder than you think to remember the starring roles that they had. If you consider yourself something of a Hollywood expert or a movie buff then you might do well on this quiz. You'll have to know more than the average cinema fan, however, as some of these questions do get a little difficult. Go ahead and give it your best shot!
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Get PremiumCan You Match These Actors With Their Starring Roles? Quiz Questions
Can you match Robert Downey Jr. with a starring role he has played?

Iron Man - Marvel Cinematic Universe
Captain America - Marvel Cinematic Universe
Forrest Gump - Forrest Gump
Batman - The Dark Knight Trilogy
Can you match Marlon Brando with one of his starring roles?

Tony Soprano - The Sopranos
Don Vito Corleone - The Godfather
Jimmy Hoffa - The Irishman
Henry Hill - Goodfellas
Can you match Joaquin Phoenix with a starring role he has played?

Severus Snape - Harry Potter series
Arthur Fleck - Joker
Poe Dameron - Star Wars
Jim Hopper - Stranger Things
What starring role did Millie Bobby Brown play?

Rey - Star Wars
Eleven - Stranger Things
Elsa - Frozen
Captain Marvel - Marvel Cinematic Universe
Match Natalie Portman with a starring role she has played below.

Rey - Star Wars
Padmé Amidala - Star Wars
Mother - Raised By Wolves
Joyce Byers - Stranger Things
Match Javier Bardem with his starring role below.

Hannibal Lecter - Silence of the Lambs
T-1000 - Terminator films
Patrick Bateman - American Psycho
Anton Chigurh - No Country For Old Men
Can you match Matthew McConaughey with one of his starring roles?

David Wooderson - Dazed and Confused
Homelander - The Boys
Kevin Mccallister - Home Alone
Andrew Lincoln - The Walking Dead
Can you match Daniel Day-Lewis with a starring role he has played?

Randy "the Ram" - The Wrestler
Ian Malcolm - Jurassic Park
Joker - The Dark Knight Trilogy
Daniel Plainview - There Will Be Blood
Can you match Al Pacino with one of his starring roles?

Jimmy Hoffa - The Irishman
Rocky Balboa - Rocky films
Vincent Vega - Pulp Fiction
Paul Gualtieri - The Sopranos
Can you match Bryan Cranston with one of his starring roles?

Marty Byrde - Ozark
Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead
Nucky Thompson - Boardwalk Empire
Walter White - Breaking Bad
Can you match Anthony Hopkins with one of his starring roles?

Professor X - X-Men
Neo - The Matrix
Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs
Joe Pistone - Donnie Brasco
Can you match James Gandolfini with his starring role?

Dan Conner - The Conners
Valery Legasov - Chernobyl
Tony Soprano - The Sopranos
Jimmy McNulty - The Wire
Can you match Johnny Depp with one of his starring roles?

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell - Top Gun
Joker - The Dark Knight Trilogy
Ian Malcolm - Jurassic Park
Raoul Duke - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Can you match Brie Larson with a starring role she has played?

Rey - Star Wars
Wonder Woman - Wonder Woman
Carol Danvers - Marvel Cinematic Universe
Queen Maeve - The Boys
Can you match Ian McKellen with a starring role he has played?

Albus Dumbledore - Harry Potter series
Penguin - Batman Returns
Gandalf - Lord of the Rings
John Hammond - Jurassic Park
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You got 14 out of 15!
You’re a total Hollywood expert! You know the key characters from every notable movie and TV show, and the actors or actresses that play the roles. There’s a good chance you get most cultural references because you’re ahead of the game! Watch on!