I'm perturbed by the Americanness of my list. My list is so American even the one non-American is an American! So here's 10 more.

Tony Leung (Tony/Alan) - Hard Boiled (1992)
Michelle Yeoh (Yu Shu Lien) - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
Dominique Pinon (Louison) - Delicatessen (1991)
Tcheky Karyo (Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini) - Dobermann (1997)
Phillip Leroy (Manu) - The Night Watch (1960)
Javier Bardem (Ramon Sampredro) - The Sea Inside (2004)
Chow Yun Fat (Ah Jong) - The Killer (1989)
Min-Sik Choi (Dae-su Oh) - Oldboy (2003)
Isabelle Huppert (Augustine) - 8 Women (2002)
Lena Endre (Marianne) - Faithless (2000)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sir juke:
Tcheky Karyo (Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini) - Dobermann (1997)
Chow Yun Fat (Ah Jong) - The Killer (1989)
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Great call on both of these Juke...Karyo is officially the scariest cop ever portrayed...makes me wanna do a French list;

*Alain Delon (Tom Ripley/Phillipe Greenleaf)- Plein Soleil (1960)
*Monica Belluci (Alex)- Irreversible (2002)
*Jean-Hugues Anglade (Zorg)- Betty Blue (1986)
*Beatrice Dalle (Betty)- Betty Blue (1986)
*Jane Birkin (Liz)- La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
*Vincent Cassel (Max)- L'appartement (1996)
*Gerard Depardieu(Jean De Florette)- Jean De Florette (1986)
*Jean-Paul Belmondo (Michel Poiccard/Laszlo Kovacs)- A bout de souffle (1960)
*Juliette Binoche (Julie Vignon)- Three Colours: Blue (1993)
*Vincent Cassel (Jean-François de Morangias)- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

I hate reading other people's lists, it just reminds you how many great actors you forgot! Top list LLJ, and yet more reason for me to hunt down Plein Soleil and finally watch it.