All those ole western guys are great Clint and John, but for my generation the first name one of the first names that comes to mind is Jason Statham from the Transporter series, even though he hasn't had any HUGE hits he is one rootin tootin bad a** son of a gun.
Also Liam Neeson in Taken is one bad dude,
QUOTE
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you"
And finally in my opinion the best action movie from last year is Law Abiding Citizen. Gerard Butler from Gamer and Law Abiding Citizen, he has played some more dramatic roles but is a fantastic action actor
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"I'm gonna pull the whole thing down. I'm gonna bring the whole f***** diseased, corrupt temple down on your head. It's gonna be biblical."
And I almost forgot Mark Wahlberg from Shooter and Matt Damon from Bourne Trilogy