Mark Wahlberg is known for being a scrappy working class native who got into the business on the music side first.
Ben Foster has worked with fellow Boston native Mark Wahlberg on several films, including Lone Survivor, and he’s known for his intensity too.
Yes, Joaquin Phoenix is known for getting into character with intensity, which is part of why he just finally won an Oscar this year for Joker.
No one really considers him one of Hollywood’s great actors, although he was the one who earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination after The Departed.