Post-Apocalyptic Actors
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Post-Apocalyptic Actors

Hollywood loves to make movies that destroy Earth, and some actors love to star in those movies. How would you rank these gloom-and-doom actors?

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1 Kurt Russell
In John Carpenter's companion movies, Escape from New York and Escape from L.A., Russell plays rogue-for-hire Snake Plissken. 88 186
2 Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger spent much of his acting career in post-human landscapes, most famously in the Terminator franchise. 83 205
3 Charlton Heston
From The Omega Man to Planet of the Apes, Heston became pretty familiar with life in a ravaged world. 78 180
4 Will Smith
Smith has seen his share of global destruction, starting with Independence Day and, a decade later, I Am Legend. 68 198
5 Christian Bale
Bale has turned on the grim face for many an end-of-world scenario, including Terminator Salvation and Reign of Fire. 59 195
6 Milla Jovovich
Jovovich has starred in many sci-fi movies, including post-apocalyptic fare such as Ultraviolet and Resident Evil: Extinction. 41 171
7 Keanu Reeves
Before there was The Matrix, there was Johnny Mnemonic. In 2008, Reeves also starred in The Day the Earth Stood Still. 7 183
8 Kevin Costner
Costner had quite the romantic lead repertoire, which he proceeded to pepper with roles in Waterworld and The Postman. -9 159
9 Julianne Moore
Don't let her cute face fool you. Moore has starred in brutal dystopias such as Children of Men and Blindness. -20 142
10 Emilio Estevez
Escaping his Brat Pack roots, Estevez starred in the Stephen King-directed movie Maximum Overdrive. He later appeared in Freejack. -57 137