Acting for Good and Evil Trivia Quiz

Answer: Father Kiernan

Gabriel Byrne played Father Andrew Kiernan. Father Durning was played by Thomas Kopache, Father Delmonico was played by Dick Latessa, and Jonathan Pryce played Daniel Houseman, who was actually a cardinal. In "End Of Days", Byrne was credited as playing Satan, aka The Man, and this was released shortly after "Stigmata", in the same year.

Answer: Jesus

Chris Sarandon played Jesus Christ in the 1980 television film, "The Day Christ Died". He was a vampire in "Fright Night" (1985), Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, in "The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), and a Necromancer in an episode of "Charmed" (1998).

Answer: Blade II

Thomas Kretschmann is a German actor, who is probably most recogniseable as playing Captain Englehorn in "King Kong" (2005). He played a vampire in Blade II (2002), called Damaskinos, and played the pope in the aforementioned television film about Pope John Paul II.

Answer: Christian Bale

Christian Bale is well known for playing serial killer Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" (2000), but he also played Jesus in "Mary, Mother of Nazareth"(1999). Vincent D'Onofrio played killer Carl Stargher in "The Cell" (2000), Anthony Hopkins was, of course, Hannibal Lecter in "Silence Of The Lambs" (1991), and Ted Levine played Buffalo Bill in the same film.

Answer: Jesus and the Devil

Max Von Sydow is probably most recognised for his work as Father Merrin in the "Exorcist" series, and he stayed on the side of good when he played Jesus in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965). However, he has also worked on the side of evil, playing The Devil, aka Leland Gaunt, in "Needful Things" (1993).

Answer: Max Schreck

Willem Defoe played Max Schreck in "Shadow Of The Vampire" (2000). Max Schreck was famous for playing Count Orlok in "Nosferatu" (1922). In "Shadow Of The Vampire", Schreck is portrayed as a real vampire, used to realistically portray the vampire on screen.

Answer: The Black Cauldron

"The Black Cauldron" (1985), also known as "Taran And The Magic Cauldron" was Disney's 25th animated feature-length film. John Hurt played the evil Horned King, who kidnaps Hen Wen the pig in order to find the cauldron for himself.

Answer: Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken is well know for playing sinister roles, for example in his roles in "King of New York" (1990) and "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead" (1995). In an out-of character turn, he played Gabriel, an angel, in "The Prophecy" (1995), but in the same year he was back to his usual self, playing a vampire in "The Addiction".

Answer: True Confessions

Robert De Niro played Des Spellacy in "True Confessions" (1981), a priest who is reunited with his policeman brother after many years. In "Angel Heart" he played Louis Cyphre - the clue to the nature of this role is in the name!

Answer: Sam Neill

Sam Neill, born in Northern Ireland in 1947, is known for a number of his roles, but is perhaps most recognised for his role in "Jurassic Park" (1993) as Doctor Alan Grant. In 1981 he played the Pope in "From A Far Country" and the Antichrist in "The Final Conflict".