Acting performances that surprised you?

[Wyrm]

For a more on-topic reply, I liked Mark Hamill's voice acting in "Castle in the Sky".  I didn't realize he could do anything but whine.  :P  Poor guy- he *still* can't appear onscreen in person without making everyone think of Luke Skywalker!

Hamill has been the voice of the Joker in most of the animated Batman series, pretty much every one where Kevin Conroy is the voice of Wayne/Batman (aka the good ones). He even had a cameo appearance on the show "Birds of Prey" as the Joker.

Obviously, Sean Astin came a long way from "The Goonies" with his portrayal of Samwise Gamgee.  He's an actor that I'd really like to see be a bit more discriminating about the roles he accepts.
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He had a small part in the recent TNT production "Into the West" that was pretty good. He was a miner trying to strike it big during the gold rush.

Val Kilmer was great in "Willow," which isn't really the type of movie you'd expect to see him in.