Elvis Presley is an icon, so it’s no shock that his story has been advised many instances on the massive display screen. Well-known actors like Austin Butler and Kurt Russell have portrayed the “King of Rock and Roll” at varied levels of his life in films. It’s been virtually 45 years since Elvis died and his fascinating life and profession remains to be being honored within the leisure business. Followers nonetheless can’t get sufficient of the icon’s story all these years later. Beneath, HollywoodLife has rounded up all of the film stars who’ve performed Elvis in movies over the previous 4 many years.
Austin Butler
Austin Butler performs Elvis in Baz Luhrmann‘s 2022 biopic Elvis. Austin won the role in July 2019 over fellow actors like Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Harry Kinds. Austin was finest recognized for starring in As soon as Upon a Time In Hollywood. Elvis chronicles the singer’s childhood years to when he grew to become a roll and roll celebrity, in addition to his sophisticated relationship along with his supervisor Colonel Tom Parker performed by Tom Hanks.
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon portrayed Elvis within the 2016 comedy-film Elvis & Nixon, directed by Liza Johnson. Kevin Spacey starred as President Richard Nixon. The movie explored the 1970 assembly between Elvis and Nixon on the White Home the place they mentioned issues such because the drug tradition and the hippie motion.
Jack White
White Stripes guitarist Jack White reworked into Elvis for the 2007 satire movie Stroll Onerous: The Dewey Cox Story. The movie parodied completely different biopic movies together with Stroll the Line, which options Elvis. Stroll Onerous spoofs Elvis, in addition to the Beatles who’re performed by Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Justin Lengthy, and Jason Schwartzman.
Tyler Hilton
One Tree Hill alum Tyler Hilton starred as Elvis within the Johnny Money biopic Stroll the Line, which got here out in 2005. Joaquin Phoenix performed the nation legend whereas Reese Witherspoon performed his spouse June Carter and received the Academy Award for Finest Actress.
Bruce Campbell
Evil Lifeless actor Bruce Campbell took on the position of The King of Rock and Roll in Bubba Ho-Tep, the 2002 comedy horror movie directed by Don Coscarelli. Within the film, Bruce’s Elvis is a resident in a nursing house.
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel starred in 1998 film Discovering Graceland asa man claiming to be Elvis, years after allegedly staging his demise. Jonathon Schaech, Bridget Fonda, Gretchen Mol, and John Alyward additionally starred within the movie.
Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer portrayed an apparition of Elvis in Quentin Tarantino‘s 1993 romantic crime film True Romance, which follows a pair of newlyweds (performed by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette) on the run from the Mafia.
Michael St. Gerard
Michael St. Gerard performed Elvis in two films that got here out in 1989. The primary was Coronary heart of Dixie, which follows three sorority women at an Alabama faculty. He then starred within the Jerry Lee Lewis biopic Nice Balls of Fireplace! with Dennis Quaid. Michael additionally took on the position within the 1990 TV collection Elvis, which aired for ten episodes on ABC.
David Keith
Heartbreak Lodge, the 1988 comedy movie directed by Chris Columbus, starred David Keith as Elvis. This fictional model of Elvis is kidnapped by the son of a single mom who’s hospitalized in a automotive accident. The movie is about in 1972.
Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell performed Elvis within the 1979 TV film Elvis. Kurt was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Excellent Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Film for his efficiency. The venture got here out simply two years after Elvis died at 42 years outdated of a coronary heart assault.
