It's no longer a secret that the movies of 2015 will mark the year ahead. Being an actor isn't all about glamorous parties and retweeting all the accolades they receive. Above all, it means hard work. For 2015, based on the films that will also appear in cinemas this year, we have selected the seven hardest-working actors who have the most roles in films for 2015.
Ethan Hawke
Movies: Predestination, Good Kill, Anarchy, Ten Thousand Saints, Regression, Born To Be Blue, In A Valley Of Violence, The Phenom
Ethan Hawk has a very busy year ahead of him. His usual mix of action films and minor dramas, though he leans pleasantly towards the latter with highlights as Chet Baker in Born To Be Blue and opposite Emma Watson in Regression.
Samuel L. Jackson
Movies: Kingsman: The Secret Service, Big Game, The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Barely Lethal, The Hateful Eight, Cell
Let's be honest, when is Samuel L. Jackson not busy? Forging his way with more and more DTV (direct-to-video) thrillers, the actor is sticking to big-budget films in 2015, including the role of Nick Fury in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Quentin Tarantino's highly anticipated western The Hateful Eight .
Tom Hardy
Movies: Mad Max: Fury Road, Child 44, London Road, Legend, The Revenant
Tom Hardy has chosen his films quite carefully and in 2015 he is truly joining the A-list. Here is his first starring and leading role in the sci-fi blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road, as well as the role of both Krays in Legend and a role in Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant.
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Michael Fassbender
Movies: Untitled Terence Malick Project, Macbeth, Trespass Against Us, The Light Between Oceans, Slow West
After giving big-budget films a chance with Prometheus and X-Men, Michael Fassbender is leaning more towards "arthouse" productions in 2015. His biggest role will certainly be in the movie Macbeth with Marion Cotillard, but we also expect him in the movie The Light Between Oceans with Rachel Weisz and in Terence Malick's mystery movie with Natalie Portman and Ryan Gosling.
Alicia Vikander
Movies: Ex Machina, The Light Between Oceans, Testament of Youth, Tulip Fever, Untitled John Wells Project, Son of a Gun, Seventh Son, The Man From UNCLE
Perhaps you haven't heard of Alicia Vikander, the Swedish actress, but given her busy schedule in 2015, you will surely know about her in the coming year. He's having an extremely varied year: alongside Bradley Cooper in a cooking comedy, with Christopher Waltz in a 17th-century romance, with Jeff Bridg in a fantasy adventure and Guy Ritchie in a spy adventure.
Ewan McGregor
Movies: Son of a Gun, Jane Got a Gun, Last Days in the Desert, Miles Ahead, Mortdecai, Our Kind of Traitor
After a relatively quiet 2014, 2015 is much more interesting for Ewan McGregor in terms of film. He will play Jesus in Last Days in the Desert, join Natalie Portman in the western Jane Got a Gun, star in John Le Carré's thriller Our Kind of Traitor, and appear in the Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead .
Naomi Watts
Movies: Demolition, Insurgent, The Sea of Trees, While We're Young, Three Generations
While lately Naomi Watts has appeared in everything from the ridiculous (Movie 43, Diana) to the sublime (Birdman, Impossible), 2015 is getting back on track. She will star alongside Ben Stiller in Noah Baumbach's comedy While We're Young, have a larger role alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in potential Oscar contender Demoliton, and Matthew McConaughey in Gus Van Sant's drama The Sea of Trees.
