Javier Bardem

Not one to have been anxious for a career in Hollywood, even after making a name for himself in an Oscar-worthy performance, actor Javier Bardem took his time making movies that he enjoyed. In fact, Bardem was downright picky in choosing his roles. Whether playing an openly gay author forced into exile from Cuba in “Before Night Falls” (2000), an idealistic policeman hunting an enigmatic terrorist in “The Dancer Upstairs” (2003), a quadriplegic fighting for his right to die in “The Sea Inside” (2004) or a psychotic killer flipping coins for people’s lives in “No Country For Old Men” (2007),