2018 TOP FILIPINO MOVIE ACTORS

2018 is a record year for Philippine cinema and several actors lorded over the cinemas and made box-office and critical success.

1. Daniel Padilla

Last Year: 1

Maintaining his reign at the top this year is Daniel Padilla. With the record breaking success of "The Hows of Us", he and partner Kathryn Bernardo solidified their claim as one of the box-office draws in Philippine cinema. 

2. James Reid

Last Year: N/A

James returns to the big screen in 2018 with a compelling lover story drama "Never Not Love You". The more matured tone was enough to put a different edge to the growing portfolio of James in terms of films. He co-stars with real-life partner Nadine Lustre in this flick.

3. Tony Labrusca

Last Year: N/A

Glorious was indeed a buzz maker in the prior year and the controversial theme of the movie together with the intense scenes, record-breaking trailer and wonderful acting made Tony one of the hottest new actors of this generation. He also co-starred with Eddie Garcia in the drama ML which showed more of his intense acting chops.

4. Carlo Aquino

Last Year: N/A

The reunion movie of Carlo and Angelica created a lot of buzz with fans and followers of the two stars. Their film "Exes Baggage" made good money from 2018 and also received praises from critics and audiences alike.

5. JC Santos

Last Year: 10

"Mr. & Mrs. Cruz" and "The Day After Valentine's" continued to show how great an actor JC Santos is. The moderate success of this two low-budget films also shows that he indeed has a solid following among fans.

6. Paulo Avelino

Last Year: 6

It was another solid year for Paulo with him being part of Asintado series in ABS-CBN but he also did well in the big screen with 2 in 2018 - "Kasal" and the Gregorio Del Pilar biopic "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral.

7. Vice Ganda

Last Year: 8

Vice continues his reign at the MMFF box-office battle and with his most recent film "Fantastica", he once more succeeded in giving laughter during Christmas season.

8. Aga Muhlach

Last Year: N/A

Aga successfully returned to the world of Philippine cinema in 2018 with the Paul Soriano helmed "First Love" starring opposite Bea Alonzo. 

9. Joshua Garcia
Last Year: 9

One of the younger stars in this group of great actors, Joshua Garcia has made sure that his star keep shining in the past year. He starred in "I Love You Hater" with on-screen partner Julia Barretto and made his fans "kilig" once more.

10. Enrique Gil

Last Year: 2

Handsome and hot are few words to describe Enrique Gil and he backs it up with great projects both on TV and movies. Although he did not star in any major film project in 2018, he remains to be one of most searched Filipino actors of today.

11. Edward Barber

Last Year: N/A

The other half of the newest love team between Maymay Entrata, Edward also successfully transitioned to the movies. This British-Filipino actor starred in 3 films last year ending the year with the Vice Ganda box-office comedy "Fantastica".

12. Jameson Blake

Last Year: N/A

Hashtags have produced great actors in TV and movies both mainstream and indie and Jameson Blake is one of them. He also starred in 3 independent movies on 2018 with the most notable one as "Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wi-Fi" opposite Sue Ramirez.

13. JC De Vera

Last Year: N/A

Actor-model JC was one busy man in 2018. With TV appearances, modeling gigs and all he was still able to be in 3 films last year. his best turn came with the comedy "Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes", playing a gay husband to the character portrayed by Angelica Panganiban and who later on was revealed to have relationship with the character played by Joross Gamboa. 

14. Xian Lim

Last Year: N/A

The Kim-Xi tandem still has a ton of follwing but 2018 marked a year of fresh roles for Xian. He starred in 3 movies which do not feature their love team from the sexy drama "Sin Island", the indie "Corpus Delicti" and the endearing "Miss Granny". He also voiced Paddington Bear in the Philippine version of the Hollywood film Paddington 2.

15. Eddie Garcia

Last Year: N/A

Starring in 3 crticially acclaimed films in 2018 made Eddie Garcia the oldest yet one of the best from the past year. His versatility was shown in flawless manner as he portrays 3 different roles last year - a gay man in love in "Rainbow's Sunset", in his dramatic turn in "Hintayan ng Langit" and the dark drama "ML".

16. Dingdong Dantes

Last Year: 15

Dingdong Dantes starred in two films last year - the drama "Sid & Aya" and box-office MMFF entry "Fantastica" with Richard Gutierrez and Vice Ganda.

17. Derek Ramsay

Last Year: N/A

2 films in 2018 made for a good year for Derek. His drama "Kasal" proved how solid an actor he is and his other movie "The Girl in the Orange Dress" is more of a support role to Jericho Rosales and Jessy Mendiola but still works.

18. Jericho Rosales

Last Year: 13

Echo as he is more famously known ended the year on a high note in the theaters as he starred in the MMFF entry "The Girl in the Orange Dress" opposite Jessy Mendiola.

19. Gerald Anderson

Last Year: 7

His rom-com with Pia Wurtzbach made moderate success in 2018 and showed that he is still one of the few actors that have a solid following despite not having too many projects.

20. Marco Gumabao

Last Year: N/A

Kapamilya actor Marco Gumabao was one busy guy in 2018. He starred in 3 movies with the horror "Aurora" opposite Anne Curtis as his best commercial success in the past year.

Here are the rest of the actors that made headlines in 2018.