The Resume

(February 21, 1946-January 14, 2016)
Acted in 'Die Hard (1988),' 'Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991),' 'Sense and Sensibility (1995),' 'Michael Collins (1996),' 'Dogma (1999),' 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)' and the 'Harry Potter' franchise

Why he might be annoying:

He was usually typecast as a villain.
Many people remembered him as the bad guy from 'Die Hard.'
The financier of the movie 'Mesmer' sued him and Roger Spotiswoode when they made changes to script.

Why he might not be annoying:

Despite his success in films, he remained committed to the stage as his 'first love.'
He supported the British Labor party and the charity.
He ranked #34, in Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars of All Time.
He ranked #59, in Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.

Credit: James Brian

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2003 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 76)
• 2007 Least Annoying 501-600 (Ranked: 521)
• 50 Greatest British Actors [Channel 4] (Ranked: 6)
• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions [Couples] (Ranked: 70)
• AFI's 50 Greatest Movie Villains (Ranked: 46)
• Annoyatorium's Least Annoying [2016] (Ranked: 26)
• BAFTA - Best Supporting Actor Winners (Ranked: 1992)
• BriteSmile's World's Worst Teeth [2002] (Ranked: 5)
• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2211946)
• Die Hard [Series]
• Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars [1995] (Ranked: 34)
• Empire Magazine's Online 100 Sexiest Movie Stars Ever [2007] (Ranked: 83)
• Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars [1997] (Ranked: 59)
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Performances that Should Have Won an Oscar but Didn't [November 25, 2002] (Ranked: 63)
• Galaxy Quest [1999]
• Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor [TV - Movie or Mini-Series] (Ranked: 1996)
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Guest Voices on King of the Hill
• Harry Potter [Series]
• Hello's 12 Most Attractive Men [2005] (Ranked: 2)
• I Attended Natasha Richardson's Wake/Funeral [March 2009]
• I Attended RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts)
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 69)
• I Portrayed an Angel
• I Portrayed Rasputin
• I Portrayed Ronald Reagan
• Interwoman.Co.UK's 100 Sexiest Men [2008] (Ranked: 85)
• Kevin Smith Films
• My Voting was Temporarily Suspended on Am I Annoying Due to Vote Abuse
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries Emmy (Ranked: 1996)
• Profiles 7251-7500 (Ranked: 7427)
• Screen Actors Guild's Best Actor TV Mini-Series/Movie (Ranked: 1997)
• UK Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sex Symbols [2007] (Ranked: 14)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20160114)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 73 Votes: 64.38% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 47 Votes: 34.04% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 31 Votes: 25.81% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 96 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 60 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 161 Votes: 61.49% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 380 Votes: 56.05% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 55 Votes: 52.73% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 104 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 3053 Votes: 23.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 100 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 97 Votes: 46.39% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 129 Votes: 58.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 162 Votes: 36.42% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 188 Votes: 32.45% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 421 Votes: 43.71% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 1064 Votes: 41.45% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 3781 Votes: 34.44% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 8116 Votes: 55.98% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 7551 Votes: 41.11% Annoying