Debido a que los personajes retratados son personas reales, cuyas acciones y características son conocidas, los biopics son considerados unas de las películas más demandantes para los actores. Jamie Foxx y Jim Carrey ganaron respeto como actores dramáticos luego de protagonizar biopics, Foxx como Ray Charles en Ray y Carrey como Andy Kaufman en Man on the Moon.
Tradicionalmente, las películas biográficas se enfocan en personas queridas e históricamente importantes. Sin embargo, últimamente se han enfocado en personajes más turbios (como en Boys Don't Cry, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Blow, Monster y Control).
| Año |
Film |
Personaje |
Protagonista |
| 1990 |
An Angel at My Table |
Janet Frame |
Karen Fergusson (child), Alexia Keogh Kerry Fox |
| 1990 |
Awakenings |
Oliver Sacks |
Robin Williams |
| 1990 |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Gérard Depardieu |
| 1990 |
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia |
T. E. Lawrence |
Ralph Fiennes |
| 1990 |
The Dreamer of Oz |
L. Frank Baum |
John Ritter |
| 1990 |
Europa Europa |
Solomon Perel |
Marco Hofschneider |
| 1990 |
Goodfellas |
Henry Hill |
Ray Liotta |
| 1990 |
Henry & June |
Henry Miller y Anaïs Nin |
Fred Ward and Uma Thurman |
| 1990 |
Iron & Silk |
Mark Salzman |
Mark Salzman |
| 1990 |
The Nasty Girl |
Anna Rosmus |
Lena Stolze |
| 1990 |
The Krays |
The Kray twins |
Martin Kemp , Gary Kemp |
| 1990 |
Vincent & Theo |
Vincent van Gogh y Theo van Gogh |
Tim Roth y Paul Rhys |
| 1990 |
Reversal of Fortune |
Claus von Bulow y Sunny von Bulow |
Jeremy Irons y Glenn Close |
| 1990 |
Young Guns II |
Billy the Kid |
Emilio Estevez |
| 1991 |
Bugsy |
Bugsy Siegel |
Warren Beatty |
| 1991 |
Cabeza de Vaca |
Cabeza de Vaca |
Juan Diego |
| 1991 |
Dillinger |
John Dillinger |
Mark Harmon |
| 1991 |
The Doors |
Jim Morrison |
Val Kilmer |
| 1991 |
Impromptu |
Frédéric Chopin y George Sand |
Hugh Grant y Judy Davis |
| 1991 |
JFK |
Jim Garrison |
Kevin Costner |
| 1991 |
The Josephine Baker Story |
Josephine Baker |
Lynn Whitfield |
| 1991 |
Not Without My Daughter |
Betty Mahmoody |
Sally Field |
| 1991 |
Young Catherine |
Catalina II de Rusia |
Julia Ormond |
| 1992 |
Amy Fisher: My Story |
Amy Fisher |
Noelle Parker |
| 1992 |
The Babe |
Babe Ruth |
John Goodman |
| 1992 |
Chaplin |
Charlie Chaplin |
Robert Downey Jr. |
| 1992 |
Daens |
Adolf Daens |
Jan Decleir |
| 1992 |
Lorenzo's Oil |
Augusto y Michaela Odone |
Nick Nolte & Susan Sarandon |
| 1992 |
Sinatra |
Frank Sinatra |
Philip Casnoff |
| 1992 |
The Jacksons: An American Dream |
Familia Jackson |
various casts |
| 1992 |
Malcolm X |
Malcolm X |
Denzel Washington |
| 1993 |
The Amy Fisher Story |
Amy Fisher |
Drew Barrymore |
| 1993 |
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story |
Amy Fisher |
Alyssa Milano |
| 1993 |
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story |
Bruce Lee |
Jason Scott Lee |
| 1993 |
Fong Sai Yuk |
Fong Sai Yuk |
Jet Li |
| 1993 |
In The Name Of The Father |
Los Cuatro de Guildford |
Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite |
| 1993 |
M. Butterfly |
René Gallimard |
Jeremy Irons |
| 1993 |
Rudy |
Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger |
Sean Astin |
| 1993 |
Schindler's List |
Oskar Schindler |
Liam Neeson |
| 1993 |
Searching for Bobby Fischer |
Joshua Waitzkin |
Max Pomeranc |
| 1993 |
Shadowlands |
C. S. Lewis y Joy Gresham |
Anthony Hopkins y Debra Winger |
| 1993 |
Shrinatha Kavi Sarvabhowma |
Srinatha |
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao |
| 1993 |
Tombstone |
Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday |
Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer |
| 1993 |
What's Love Got to Do with It? |
Ike y Tina Turner |
Laurence Fishburne y Angela Bassett |
| 1993 |
Wittgenstein |
Ludwig Wittgenstein |
Karl Johnson |
| 1993 |
Zohar |
Zohar Argov |
Shaul Mizrachi |
| 1994 |
Backbeat |
Stuart Sutcliffe y John Lennon |
Stephen Dorff y Ian Hart |
| 1994 |
Bandit Queen |
Phoolan Devi |
Seema Biswas |
| 1994 |
Cobb |
Ty Cobb |
Tommy Lee Jones |
| 1994 |
Ed Wood |
Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
Johnny Depp |
| 1994 |
Heavenly Creatures |
Pauline Parker y Juliet Hulme |
Melanie Lynskey y Kate Winslet |
| 1994 |
Immortal Beloved |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Gary Oldman |
| 1994 |
The Madness of King George |
Jorge III |
Nigel Hawthorne |
| 1994 |
Nostradamus |
Nostradamus |
Tchéky Karyo |
| 1994 |
Quiz Show |
Charles Van Doren |
Ralph Fiennes |
| 1994 |
La Reine Margot |
Reina Margot |
Isabelle Adjani |
| 1994 |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle |
Dorothy Parker |
Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| 1994 |
Tom & Viv |
T. S. Eliot y Vivienne Haigh-Wood |
Willem Dafoe y Miranda Richardson |
| 1994 |
Wyatt Earp |
Wyatt Earp |
Kevin Costner |
| 1995 |
The Basketball Diaries |
Jim Carroll |
Leonardo DiCaprio |
| 1995 |
Braveheart |
William Wallace |
Mel Gibson |
| 1995 |
Carrington |
Dora Carrington y Lytton Strachey |
Emma Thompson y Jonathan Pryce |
| 1995 |
Dangerous Minds |
LouAnne Johnson |
Michelle Pfeiffer |
| 1995 |
Dead Man Walking |
Hermana Helen Prejean |
Susan Sarandon |
| 1995 |
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story |
Elizabeth Taylor |
Sherilyn Fenn |
| 1995 |
Murder in the First |
Henri Young |
Kevin Bacon |
| 1995 |
Nixon |
Richard Nixon |
Anthony Hopkins |
| 1995 |
Restoration |
Carlos II de Inglaterra |
Sam Neill |
| 1995 |
Rob Roy |
Robert Roy MacGregor |
Liam Neeson |
| 1995 |
To Die For |
Pamela Smart |
Nicole Kidman |
| 1995 |
Total Eclipse |
Arthur Rimbaud y Paul Verlaine |
Leonardo DiCaprio y David Thewlis |
| 1995 |
Wild Bill |
Wild Bill Hickok |
Jeff Bridges |
| 1995 |
Casino |
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal |
Robert De Niro |
| 1996 |
In Love and War |
Ernest Hemingway |
Chris O'Donnell |
| 1996 |
Basquiat |
Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Jeffrey Wright |
| 1996 |
Evita |
Eva Perón |
Madonna |
| 1996 |
Eva Perón |
Eva Perón |
Esther Goris |
| 1996 |
Ghosts of Mississippi |
Byron De La Beckwith |
James Woods |
| 1996 |
Michael Collins |
Michael Collins |
Liam Neeson |
| 1996 |
Norma Jean & Marilyn |
Marilyn Monroe |
Ashley Judd y Mira Sorvino |
| 1996 |
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Larry Flynt |
Woody Harrelson |
| 1996 |
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny |
Grigori Rasputin |
Alan Rickman |
| 1996 |
Shine |
David Helfgott |
Geoffrey Rush y Noah Taylor |
| 1996 |
Samson and Delilah |
Sansón and Dalila |
| 1996 |
Surviving Picasso |
Pablo Picasso |
Anthony Hopkins |
| 1997 |
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story |
Greg Louganis |
Mario López |
| 1997 |
Donnie Brasco |
Donnie Brasco |
Johnny Depp |
| 1997 |
Kundun |
Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama) |
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong |
| 1997 |
Private Parts |
Howard Stern |
Howard Stern |
| 1997 |
Elvis Meets Nixon |
Elvis Presley |
Rick Peters |
| Richard Nixon |
Bob Gunton |
| 1997 |
Saint-Ex |
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
Bruno Ganz |
| 1997 |
Selena |
Selena |
Jennifer Lopez |
| 1997 |
Seven Years in Tibet |
Heinrich Harrer |
Brad Pitt |
| 1997 |
Wilde |
Oscar Wilde |
Stephen Fry |
| 1998 |
Dangerous Beauty |
Veronica Franco |
Catherine McCormack |
| 1998 |
Elizabeth |
Elizabeth I |
Cate Blanchett |
| 1998 |
Fifteen and Pregnant |
Tina Spangler |
Kirsten Dunst |
| 1998 |
Love is the Devil |
Francis Bacon |
Derek Jacobi |
| 1998 |
The General |
Martin Cahill |
Brendan Gleeson |
| 1998 |
Gia |
Gia Marie Carangi |
Angelina Jolie |
| 1998 |
Gods and Monsters |
James Whale |
Ian McKellen |
| 1998 |
Hilary and Jackie |
Hilary and Jacqueline du Pré |
Rachel Griffiths and Emily Watson |
| 1998 |
Jinnah |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
Christopher Lee |
| 1998 |
Patch Adams |
Hunter "Patch" Adams |
Robin Williams |
| 1998 |
The Prince of Egypt |
Moisés and Ramsés II |
Val Kilmer and Ralph Fiennes (voices) |
| 1998 |
The Rat Pack |
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. |
Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna, Don Cheadle |
| 1998 |
The Temptations |
The Temptations |
Leon, Terron Brooks, D.B. Woodside |
| 1998 |
Without Limits |
Steve Prefontaine |
Billy Crudup |
| 1999 |
Angela's Ashes |
Frank McCourt |
Joe Breen young, Ciaran Owens (middle) and Michael Legge (older) |
| 1999 |
Anna and the King |
Anna Leonowens |
Jodie Foster |
| 1999 |
Boys Don't Cry |
Brandon Teena |
Hilary Swank |
| 1999 |
Children of the Century |
George Sand and Alfred de Musset |
Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel |
| 1999 |
Girl, Interrupted |
Susanna Kaysen |
Winona Ryder |
| 1999 |
The Hurricane |
Rubin Carter |
Denzel Washington |
| 1999 |
The Insider |
Jeffrey Wigand |
Russell Crowe |
| 1999 |
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge |
Dorothy Dandridge |
Halle Berry |
| 1999 |
Jesús |
Jesús |
Jeremy Sisto |
| 1999 |
Joan of Arc |
Joan of Arc |
Leelee Sobieski |
| 1999 |
Man on the Moon |
Andy Kaufman |
Jim Carrey |
| 1999 |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc |
Joan of Arc |
Milla Jovovich |
| 1999 |
Moloch |
Adolf Hitler |
Leonid Mozgovoy |
| 1999 |
Music of the Heart |
Roberta Guaspari Demetras |
Meryl Streep |
| 1999 |
October Sky |
Homer Hickam |
Jake Gyllenhaal |
| 1999 |
The Passion of Ayn Rand |
Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden |
Helen Mirren and Eric Stoltz |
| 1999 |
The Straight Story |
Alvin Straight |
Richard Farnsworth |
