It seems the newest fad in Hollywood is to hire old famous actors to play action stars. These are some of those actors, their successful past and their new action films.

1. Who Made These
Actors Action Stars?

2. Nicholas Cage
Academy Award - Best Actor -
Leaving Las Vegas
!
51 Year Old Action Star - Ghost
Rider, Stolen

3. Sean Penn
Academy Award Best Actor - Milk,
Mystic River
!
54 Year Old Action Star - The
Gunman

4. Colin Firth
Academy Award - Best Actor - The
King’s Speech
!
54 Year Old Action Star -
Kingsman: The Secret Service

5. Mel Gibson
Academy Awards - Best Picture -
Best Director - Braveheart
!
59 Year Old Action Star -
Expendables, Edge of Darkness

6. Kevin Costner
Academy Award - Best Picture and
Best Director - Dances With Wolves
!
60 Year Old Action Star - 3 Days To
Kill

7. Denzel
Washington
Academy Award Best Actor -
Training Day
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60 Year Old Action Star - The
Equalizer

8. Liam
Neeson
Filmography - Schindler’s List,
Michael Collins
!
62 Year Old Action Star - Taken,
Taken 2, Taken 3, Run All Night

9. Morgan Freeman
Academy Awards - Best Supporting
Actor, Million Dollar Baby
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77 Year Old Action Star - Red