Daniel Day-Lewis is the spitting image of Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln," which is nominated for 12 Academy Awards. The Steven Spielberg-directed drama also stars British actor Jared Harris as President Ulysses S. Grant.
Bill Murray plays Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Hyde Park on Hudson." The dramedy focuses on FDR's relationship with Margaret Suckley, better known as Daisy (Laura Linney). British actress Olivia Williams plays Eleanor Roosevelt in the film, set in 1939.
Robin Williams was photographed on the New Orleans set of "The Butler" last year. The movie tells the story of a longtime White House butler. Williams, who sports a bald cap for his role as Dwight Eisenhower, is one of many actors who'll portray a president in the film. This isn't the 61-year-old's first time playing commander-in-chief. He played Theodore Roosevelt in the "Night at the Museum" franchise.
Greg Kinnear was nominated for an Emmy for his role as John F. Kennedy in "The Kennedys." Katie Holmes plays Jackie Kennedy. The 2011 miniseries was met with mixed reviews. The Washington Post's Hank Stuever wrote that it "sketches its characters with the precision of a fat Sharpie marker."
Dennis Quaid plays Bill Clinton, opposite Michael Sheen's Tony Blair, in the 2010 TV movie "The Special Relationship." Slant Magazine's Chris Cabin wrote, "This middling look at the stormy relationship between Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bill Clinton features both expert mimicry from Dennis Quaid and Hope Davis and Peter Morgan's most unfocused, overly ambitious script to date."
Josh Brolin and Richard Dreyfuss play George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, respectively, in Oliver Stone's "W." The drama chronicles the life of the president from his years at Yale University to his time in the White House. "A powerful set of people skills and a gift for gab are about the only things Brolin has in common with George W. Bush," Donna Freydkin wrote in a 2008 in USA Today.
Frank Langella was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Richard Nixon in 2008's "Frost/Nixon." The Ron Howard drama revisits Nixon's interviews with British talk show host David Frost, who is played by Michael Sheen.
Paul Giamatti plays the title character in 2008's "John Adams." The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning miniseries also features David Morse as George Washington and Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson.
Tom Selleck ditched his mustache for 2004's "Ike: Countdown to D-Day." In the Robert Harmon-directed TV movie, about the months leading up to Operation Neptune, Selleck plays Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower before becoming the 34th president of the United States. "A&E's comprehensive production is anything but dull," Variety's Laura Fries wrote of the film, which was nominated for six Emmy Awards.
Dan Hedaya plays Richard Nixon in 1999's "Dick." Two young girls (Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst) act as Deep Throat in this parody of the Watergate scandal.
Anthony Hopkins plays John Quincy Adams in 1997's "Amistad," directed by Steven Spielberg. Hopkins' portrayal earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor in a supporting role. The actor also played Richard M. Nixon in 1995's "Nixon."
Gary Sinise plays Harry S. Truman in the 1995 TV movie "Truman." Sinise's role as the president known for utilizing the atomic bomb was well received. "Superb production with memorable Sinise performance in title role," wrote reviewer Steve Crum, of Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers.
Daniel Day-Lewis is the spitting image of Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln," which is nominated for 12 Academy Awards. The Steven Spielberg-directed drama also stars British actor Jared Harris as President Ulysses S. Grant.
Bill Murray plays Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Hyde Park on Hudson." The dramedy focuses on FDR's relationship with Margaret Suckley, better known as Daisy (Laura Linney). British actress Olivia Williams plays Eleanor Roosevelt in the film, set in 1939.
Greg Kinnear was nominated for an Emmy for his role as John F. Kennedy in "The Kennedys." Katie Holmes plays Jackie Kennedy. The 2011 miniseries was met with mixed reviews. The Washington Post's Hank Stuever wrote that it "sketches its characters with the precision of a fat Sharpie marker."
Dennis Quaid plays Bill Clinton, opposite Michael Sheen's Tony Blair, in the 2010 TV movie "The Special Relationship." Slant Magazine's Chris Cabin wrote, "This middling look at the stormy relationship between Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bill Clinton features both expert mimicry from Dennis Quaid and Hope Davis and Peter Morgan's most unfocused, overly ambitious script to date."
Josh Brolin and Richard Dreyfuss play George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, respectively, in Oliver Stone's "W." The drama chronicles the life of the president from his years at Yale University to his time in the White House. "A powerful set of people skills and a gift for gab are about the only things Brolin has in common with George W. Bush," Donna Freydkin wrote in a 2008 in USA Today.
Frank Langella was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Richard Nixon in 2008's "Frost/Nixon." The Ron Howard drama revisits Nixon's interviews with British talk show host David Frost, who is played by Michael Sheen.
Paul Giamatti plays the title character in 2008's "John Adams." The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning miniseries also features David Morse as George Washington and Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson.
Dan Hedaya plays Richard Nixon in 1999's "Dick." Two young girls (Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst) act as Deep Throat in this parody of the Watergate scandal.
Anthony Hopkins plays John Quincy Adams in 1997's "Amistad," directed by Steven Spielberg. Hopkins' portrayal earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor in a supporting role. The actor also played Richard M. Nixon in 1995's "Nixon."
Gary Sinise plays Harry S. Truman in the 1995 TV movie "Truman." Sinise's role as the president known for utilizing the atomic bomb was well received. "Superb production with memorable Sinise performance in title role," wrote reviewer Steve Crum, of Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers.
