Kristen Stewart
I am going to be honest, Kristen, you seem like you may be more intense off-screen than on. Is everything okay with you?
All that said, I am intrigued with your personality and overall aura, which may be your goal, so well done.
Kristen Stewart, who is far better known for her role in that vampire series the kids talk about, plays Cole, an Army soldier assigned to Guantanamo Bay in Camp X-Ray. We believe that Gitmo is a very necessary evil and that this film was politicized garbage, but we appreciate her willingness to serve as a fictional service-member nonetheless.
She does have her moments in the Twilight series and plays a cool side role in Jumper as well.
Jessica Stroup
Let me guess. You have not heard of Jessica…yet. That’s okay. But you should pay attention because this gorgeous actress is an up and comer.
She makes our list for her character Amber, who is a National Guard trainee fighting for her life in the awful horror/action movie The Hills Have Eyes 2. Yes, they made a sequel.
She also joined the cast of The Following starring Kevin Bacon as NYPD Max Hardy, which earns her a spot. Finally, despite it being contrary to what most parents would want for their kids, we respect her willingness to turn down a scholarship to the University of Georgia to pursue her passion of acting and modeling. Fist bump for chasing your dreams.
Hillary Duff
Attention! Hillary Duff may be known for her childhood character Lizzie McGuire, but she was in the military too…well, in the television movie Cadet Kelly at least. That counts for us people! Sure, it was cheesy and awful, after all the premise is “a fashion conscious teen is horrified when she is forced to move to military school” – what could go wrong?
In fairness, she was also in War, Inc. starring John Cusack, so she has dabbled in the war and action business…although super lightly. Interesting side point, John’s sister Joan was also in the movie.
Now…lets treat this picture like a children’s search book. Can you find the triangle?
Gabrielle Union
Wow! I mean… thank you for your service and dedication as DEA Special Agent Syd Burnett in Bad Boys II. Union played a bonafide bad ass in the film, and we hope she makes a return in Bad Boys III, yes…that’s happening.
Her other films do not really qualify her for the list, although we will say this…
Her role in the teen cheerleading film Bring It On is perhaps more scary than any warzone we have served in…Wow, teenage girls can be mean.
Angelina Jolie
Yes, we know. Angelina is polarizing, but we are not here to takes sides in the Jennifer Anniston, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt love triangle that occurred so long ago and covered the tabloid headlines. Besides, Brangelina isn’t even a thing anymore either.
So, judging on her acting merits, Jolie has done so many roles that warrant her a spot on this list that it was tough to narrow it down. Hell, we could almost make an entire article just for her (team: take note), but let’s start with one tied to our intelligence community, Salt.
In the film Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a seasoned intelligence officer that knows her way around weapons…and slimy Russian mobsters and spies. We won’t get into the details of the film, because it has some twists and is definitely worth a watch. Should it have won an award? No. Is it good on a day home from work, on an airplane or on a stormy night? Yup.
Goldie Hawn
People may talk more about her daughter Kate Hudson these days than Goldie (get your wife some of Kate’s new exercise apparel by the way), but we went overboard (see what we did there?) for Goldie Hawn in her hay day.
Her role as Judy Benjamin in Private Benjamin lands her on our list. We know, she isn’t a bad ass in the film, but as we have addressed earlier, we respect those who serve in any capacity in real life, and as such keep that logic for films too.
Plus she has been with Kurt Russell forever and he is action gold. Excuse me while I go watch Tombstone.
Stacey Dash
Stacy made our list of celebrities that support President Trump as well, so I guess you could say she is dashing her way to the top of our favorite people list. She made this list for her role as Private Miranda Myers in Renaissance Man.
The film is not one I can say that is about action, nor was it ever intended to be. After all, Danny De Vito is in the film to teach some failed recruits how to pass basic training – not take down terrorists. And no, we do not have anything against short people or Danny. The film just involves Stacey’s fictional service and we respect her…so there you go.
Paula Patton
I always forget how much I love her!
Don’t mess with this stunning actress, or at least her character Jane in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. The film itself is entertaining, as are most Mission Impossible films, and her bad-assery easily secured her a spot on our list.
Her characters in 2 Guns and Deja Vu are support roles, but also earn our respect. Sorry Kevin James and Will Smith, we can’t include you guys and her character in Hitch, although hilarious, on this list.
Halle Berry
Want to sunbathe? Or at least watch Halle Berry’s character Ginger, a DEA agent in Swordfish sunbathe? You should, although we won’t give the minute/second mark because that is creepy.
Her agreement to sign up and defend this nation, albeit fictionally, lands her firmly on our list – and the sunbathing scene. Seriously, have you seen that part of the movie?
DEA is often forgotten in the mainstream media as many do not want to tackle the difficult conversations involved with the War on Drugs, and more importantly how violent those south of the border are, but they have some of the best agents in our justice department.
The film itself is supremely entertaining and a classic action film from its era – the era before John Travolta got weird.
