The Role: Carl Fox

Why It’s The Best: Sheen is the onscreen father of offscreen son Charlie, playing him with the sort of blue-collar decency entirely missing from the amoral Gekko. Michael Douglas might get all the best lines but Sheen Sr is the film’s beating heart.

Iconic Moment: His despairing words of wisdom to the son he no longer recognises: “I don’t go to bed with no whore and I don’t wake up with no whore. That’s how I live with myself. I don’t know how you do it.” The sort of thing you could envisage Martin saying to Charlie off screen as well…

Sheen Says: “No father could ever be prouder of his son. I hold Charlie's accomplishments dearer than my own. He has been through so much and overcome so much more. Even if he weren't my son he'd still be my best friend.”