The Stars That Were All Over the Screen in 2013

The exciting year at the movies was certainly due to some great performances. Many actors gave great performances multiple times, in fact, and some got to try their hand at a mix of comedy, drama, romances, and you name it. So who were we seeing all the time? James Franco probably gets the award for most appearances, but other actors like Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams felt like they were everywhere too. Keep reading to see the stars all over the screen in 2013.

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling starred in a few movies this year, like the follow-up to the hit Drive: the ultraviolent Only God Forgives.

Ryan Gosling
Warner Bros.

Ryan Gosling

He was also in the pretty violent Gangster Squad as a 1940s lawman.

Ryan Gosling
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Ryan Gosling

But he was on the other side of the law as a stunt motorcycle rider who turns to a life of crime to support his son in The Place Beyond the Pines.

Bradley Cooper
Focus Features

Bradley Cooper

The Place Beyond the Pines also starred another ubiquitous 2013 actor: Bradley Cooper.

Bradley Cooper
Warner Bros.

Bradley Cooper

Who also reprised his character Phil in The Hangover Part III.

Bradley Cooper
Sony Pictures

Bradley Cooper

And he topped the year off in the '70s crime caper American Hustle.

Amy Adams
Warner Bros.

Amy Adams

Like Man of Steel, as reporter (and Superman's love interest) Lois Lane.

Amy Adams
Sony Pictures

Amy Adams

And Her, in which she plays a friend of Joaquin Phoenix's character.

Benedict Cumberbatch
Dreamworks

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch had a huge 2013, popping up as Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate, for one.

Benedict Cumberbatch
The Weinstein Company

Benedict Cumberbatch

And he was part of a huge ensemble in August: Osage County.

Benedict Cumberbatch
Paramount Pictures

Benedict Cumberbatch

He stood out as infamous villain Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness and memorably provided his voice for another villain: the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Cumberbatch also showed up with a small role in award magnet 12 Years a Slave.

Melissa McCarthy
Universal Pictures

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy was the comedy queen in 2013, kicking off the year in Identity Thief.

Melissa McCarthy
20th Century Studios

Melissa McCarthy

But it's possible she got the most laughs as foulmouthed Detective Mullins in The Heat.

Mark Wahlberg
20th Century Studios

Mark Wahlberg

One of 2013's busiest actors? Mark Wahlberg, who started the year in the thriller Broken City.

Mark Wahlberg
Universal Pictures

Mark Wahlberg

Wahlberg also flexed his dramatic muscle in true-life tale Lone Survivor.

Mark Wahlberg
Paramount Pictures

Mark Wahlberg

Don't worry, Wahlberg was also flexing his real muscles in movies like 2 Guns — which is not about his arms, the undisputed star of Pain & Gain.

Dwayne Johnson
Paramount Pictures

Dwayne Johnson

Pain & Gain also showcased the muscular talents of Dwayne Johnson, who was cookin' a lot in 2013 as well.

Dwayne Johnson
Universal Pictures

Dwayne Johnson

His action star status was also on display in movies like Snitch and Fast & Furious 6, the latter of which saw him reprising his role in the franchise.

Channing Tatum
Paramount Pictures

Channing Tatum

Johnson's G.I. Joe: Retaliation costar Channing Tatum also made it his beeswax to be everywhere in 2013.

Channing Tatum
Columbia Pictures

Channing Tatum

Like proving his own action star status in White House Down.

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

But he showed off his range in nonaction movies like Side Effects. Other places we were surprised to see him this year? Making hilarious cameos in This Is the End and Don Jon.

James Franco
Disney

James Franco

The ever-busy James Franco popped up in lots of different movies in lots of different genres, and Oz the Great and Powerful was his big studio family film.

James Franco

James Franco

He was all over the place, like as Hugh Hefner in Lovelace and as a scary redneck in Homefront, and he appeared in films he directed (As I Lay Dying, Interior. Leather Bar.) and wrote the foundation material for (Palo Alto).

James Franco
Universal Pictures

James Franco

He even had time to play himself in the comedy This Is the End.

Rose Byrne
20th Century Studios

Rose Byrne

Funny girl Rose Byrne showed up in a few places, like in The Internship, as a Google exec.

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

She also freaked us out in Insidious: Chapter 2.

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Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

And she rounded out her 2013 as a romantic leading lady in I Give It a Year.

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd made a few comedies himself in 2013, like Admission, in which he's the love interest to Tina Fey.

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

He also teamed up with Emile Hirsch for indie comedy Prince Avalanche.

Paul Rudd
Paramount Pictures

Paul Rudd

We may have been happiest to see him back in Brian Fantana's mustache for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

Steve Carell
Searchlight Pictures

Steve Carell

Carell was a little less charming as Toni Collette's jerk boyfriend in The Way Way Back.

Steve Carell
Warner Bros.

Steve Carell

He had some magic (at least in his hair) for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.

Olivia Wilde
Warner Bros.

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde also got to make some magic as the assistant of Carell's character in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Wilde threw some back as a co-worker and good friend of Jake Johnson's character in the indie Drinking Buddies.

Olivia Wilde
Universal Pictures

Olivia Wilde

And she played blushing bride to Chris Hemsworth's race-car driver in Rush, as well as a potential date in Her.