Deborah Lipp

It was Denzel Washington.

1. A delusional northerner, an addicted teacher, the young self seen in flashbacks.
RYAN GOSLING: Lars and the Real Girl, Half-Nelson, The Notebook
TIE: Solved by maurinsky (comment #4) and Christina (comment #5).

2. A prison warden, the First Lady, a woman accused of witchcraft.
JOAN ALLEN: Death Race 3000, Nixon, The Crucible
TIE: Solved by Christina (comment #5) and maurinsky (comment #7).

3. A white outsider in an Asian family, a white member of a Native American family, a one-eyed gang leader.
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS: My Beautiful Launderette, Last of the Mohicans, Gangs of New York
Solved by George (comment #21).

4. A reporter pursuing a rodeo star, an embittered dancer, a court-appointed psychiatrist.
JANE FONDA: The Electric Horseman, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Agnes of God
Solved by Tom Hilton (comment #1).

5. An army surgeon, a compulsive gambler, a burlesque club owner.
ELLIOT GOULD: M*A*S*H, California Split, They Night They Raided Minsky’s
Solved by Tom Hilton (comment #2).

6. A baseball fanatic, a cellist, a “heroine.”
SUSAN SARANDON: Bull Durham, The Witches of Eastwick, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Solved by Steve H. (comment #9).

7. An Olympic athlete, an evil newspaper columnist, second in command on a submarine.
BURT LANCASTER: Jim Thorpe, All-American, The Sweet Smell of Success, Run Silent, Run Deep
Solved by Hogan (comment #18).