From Tim Allen to Billy Bob Thorton...

These Actors Played The Best Santa Claus In Movies

A Christmas movie isn't complete without the man in the big red suit himself... We decided to put together a quick list of the best actors who have portrayed Santa Claus in films!

What is Christmas without Santa?
These actors had the honour of playing the character in holiday films
Check out the best Santa Claus actors below

What's the first thing you think of when you think about Christmas? We bet that Santa Claus is at least in your top three thoughts! With that being said, Christmas movies just wouldn't be complete without the holly jolly man himself! From actors like Tim Allen, Edmund Gwenn, and Chevy Chase, here are the actors who portrayed Mr. Claus the best!

These actors played the best Santa Claus

Paul Giamatti played Santa's brother in Fred Claus (2007) as you can see in the picture above.

Tim Allen played Santa in all of the Santa Clause movies! He has even starred in some other Christmas classics.

Edmund Gwenn starred as Santa in Miracle on 34th Street

Edmund Gwenn starred as Kris Kringle in the original Miracle on 34th Street in 1947.

Chevy Chase dressed up as Santa in the iconic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation in 1989.

Billy Bob Thorton starred as a not-so-nice Santa in the 2003 film Bad Santa.

Kurt Russell looked like an amazing Santa in the 2018 Netflix film Christmas Chronicles. He even reprised his role in the 2020 sequel also starring his real-life wife, Goldie Hawn!