Another Top 10 Actors Who Are Unexpectedly Good Singers

you've seen them in movies and on TV but the next time you see them just might be in concert welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for another top ten actors who are unexpectedly good singers she gave to me for this list we're looking at celebrities who became famous thanks to their acting chops but surprised us later on in their careers by showing off a wicked set of pipes and as the title suggests we're excluding actors who had a long reputation of singing prior to Fame or actors who had established singing careers prior to acting sorry Neil Patrick Harris I can break your heart with a word if you don't see a celeb or star you think should be on the list be sure to check out our first list of the top 10 actors who are unexpectedly good singers I'm just a cleverest fella twas ever my fortune to know number 10 Nicole Kidman with countless nominations and wins of Academy Emmy and Golden Globe Awards this Australian beauty happens to be as good a singer as she is an actress first showing off her set of pipes in the 1986 Australian romantic comedy wind rider Kidman went on to dazzle us with her leading role as cabaret actress and courtesan Satine in the musical Moulin Rouge even off screen however her talents have landed her duets with English singer Robbie Williams and with her current husband Keith Urban outdoors we dropped number nine brie Larson kind of like a memorial while most of us may know her from her performances in 21 Jump Street Don John or her critically praised role in short term 12 dedicated TV viewers will recognize brie Larson in her roles on shows like United States of Tara she doesn't know what else to do however there's a great voice to go along with her pretty face which she showed off to great effect as NV Addams in Scott Pilgrim vs. the world hey you crack - well shape-shift and trick the past again however she has also launched a separate career as a musician having released some hit songs after making a record deal with Casablanca Records number eight Antonio Banderas CJ Colvin weba mom no I Roth Oh por que cambia dark swarthy and ruggedly good-looking Antonio Banderas has captured more than a few hearts as the lead in films like The Mask of Zorro Evita and assassins however it's perhaps when he uses his vocal chords that he's at his most charming ideally demonstrated in the intro to desperado soy un hombre muy un rato que me gusta lo mejor a mujeres no me falta el dinero y el amor however with appearances in concert and in musical theater performing hits from the Phantom of the Opera Zorba and 9 Banderas has established his flexibility and dexterity in using his voice as his singing in Shrek 2 also aptly demonstrated that goes gonna make me number seven you and McGregor Kidman isn't the only one who impressed in Moulin Rouge this Scottish actor and tenor outdid himself when after appearing in hits like Trainspotting and Star Wars he showcased his delightful tenor vocals in this popular 2001 musical hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind that I put down in words it wasn't the first or last time he did however his singing the year before in Norah and a few years after and down with love to name a few captivated us and his lively contribution to classic musicals like Guys and Dolls cemented him as a force to be reckoned with number six Johnny Depp even though this legendary a list actor struck fame in the late 1980s on TV and later on in film for his incredible acting ability it seemed like he just wasn't born to sing his vocals in the 1990 film cry-baby were actually lent by musician James Infeld so the question remained he could act he could play guitar but could he sing the answer came with his mesmerizing singing in the golden globe-winning Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street what is on the bum you never know if it's going to run and he followed that up with some noteworthy songs in his performance in into the woods hello little girl what's your rush you're missing all the flowers the Sun won't set for hours number five Jackie Chan what it is a good foe absolutely nothing no this isn't a mistake the Chinese martial artist actor and cultural icon known for his death-defying stunts is also a popular singer all over Asia he was educated at the Peking Opera School in his childhood and has released 20 successful albums since the 1980s performing in multiple languages Oh baby shut up bunch of juicers I'm not yeah among other accomplishments he performed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics sang an Elvis tribute song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and released a Cantonese version of one of the hit songs from Disney's Mulan number four Jonathan Rhys Meyers having acted in TV shows like The Tudors and Dracula and films like The Mortal Instruments City of Bones and match-point this Irish actor and model has been able to add another occupation to his list of accomplishments singer in fact for his role as singer-songwriter Lewis Connelly in 2008 August Rush he even sang a few songs for the soundtrack going back in time he also sang in his role as fictional popstar Brian Slade in one of his earliest film roles in velvet goldmine somebody call me Sebastian number three Seth MacFarlane although you may best know him as the creator actor and voice behind films like a million ways to die in the West and Ted as well as shows like Family Guy you probably didn't know that he is also a talented pianist and singer who was instructed by the same coaches who trained Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra while ou will grow from the first hello he has since performed at quite a few concerts and signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records his debut studio album was even nominated for a Grammy number two Keira Knightley Keira Knightley is no stranger to fame the talented and versatile English actress started acting on TV as a child and later made her debut in film where she's appeared in period dramas science fiction film noir and comedies I ready for the last act to take us step it was only in 2014 however that most of us realized that she has quite the wicked pipes as heard in the hit musical drama begin again where she starred opposite Mark Ruffalo you don't have to be so sweet I know who we are going to make however nightly fans will remember her singing in 2008's the edge of love and even Pirates of the Caribbean 3 before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions I cannot tell we came all this way but now comes a day to that gay refrain of a happy working song singing without fail otherwise beat toilets hot red burning on the side of your face you feel the blood rush to your cheek tears to fill your eyes number 1 Robert Downey jr. what so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming are we ever glad this multi-talented actor and producer made his legendary comeback in addition to dazzling us in the 80s and 90s and as iron man in the new millennium his fantastic voice is one of the best to come out of Hollywood gobby watching his role in the hit show Ally McBeal was perhaps some of his best work with his renditions of River and every breath you take Kirsten you take Bobby watching though his vocals in 1993's heart and souls his concert with sting and his singing on the 2004 musical album the futurist are also memorable never seen me you believe me do you agree with our list having to get a majority what actors surprised you with their golden voices all the snow is small for more entertaining top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com the hands-on me

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Length: 13min 2sec (782 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 06 2015