If you're casting someone to play the late-Steve Jobs, what qualities would you look for? Enigmatic? Ruthless? Sneaky? Clever? Charismatic? All of the above? Among today's leading men, here are 10 who could portray the iconic Apple CEO, for better or worse. Ashton Kutcher The former Mr. Demi Moore has reportedly landed the role of Steve Jobs in an Indie movie. Really? As an actor, Kutcher has next-to-no range. And Jobs is one complex dude. This should be funny. CIO.com Teardown: Apple CEO Steve Jobs Steve Jobs and His Gadgets … in LEGO Separated at Birth: Tech Honchos and Their Famous Lookalikes Fighting the Dark Side: Tech’s Heroes and Villains Noah Wyle “Image by Codepinkhq/Flickr Noah Wyle played Steve Jobs in “Pirates of Silicon Valley” in 1999. Did Wyle carry the charisma? The shrewdness? Despite some overacting, Wylie put in a solid performance, but it wasn’t very memorable. Tom Cruise “Image by Wikimedia Commons Well, at least “charisma” is covered. And Cruise was a very, uh, intense public speaker in “Magnolia.” Christian Bale “Image by Asim Bharwani/Wikimedia Commons Christian Bale has Steve Jobs-like mystery and ambition down pat. After all, Bale is Batman. Bradley Cooper “Image by David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons Plays a good villain, and has psychotic eyes that could pull off the Jobs death stare. Oh and chicks dig him. Eric Bana “Image by David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons Eric Bana comes off well-enough as a nice guy, but deep down he’s a real badass. George Clooney He’s played a charming presidential candidate, a smooth casino robber and Batman (sorta). Why not Jobs? Clooney also comes off as a statesman. People are compelled to listen to him, much like Jobs. Sam Rockwell Steve Jobs is perhaps the most unusual CEO of our time, a man who defies labels, a real rebel. Maybe Sam Rockwell is the guy. Ed Norton “Image by David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons Ed Norton is a charming and likeable fella yet underneath has a dark, secret side. Much like the man who founded and ran Apple. Sean Penn “Image by Seher Sikandar/Wikimedia Commons Gravitas. Anger. Brooding. Intelligence. Leadership. The great Sean Penn has it all. CIO.com Teardown: Apple CEO Steve Jobs Separated at Birth: Tech Honchos and Their Famous Lookalikes Related content feature The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far In 2022, the big AI story was the technology emerging from research labs and proofs-of-concept, to it being deployed throughout enterprises to get business value. This year started out about the same, with slightly better ML algorithms and improved d By Maria Korolov Sep 21, 2023 16 mins Machine Learning Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence opinion 6 deadly sins of enterprise architecture EA is a complex endeavor made all the more challenging by the mistakes we enterprise architects can’t help but keep making — all in an honest effort to keep the enterprise humming. By Peter Wayner Sep 21, 2023 9 mins Enterprise Architecture IT Strategy Software Development opinion CIOs worry about Gen AI – for all the right reasons Generative AI is poised to be the most consequential information technology of the decade. Plenty of promise. But expect novel new challenges to your enterprise data platform. By Mike Feibus Sep 20, 2023 7 mins CIO Generative AI Artificial Intelligence brandpost How Zero Trust can help align the CIO and CISO By Jaye Tillson, Field CTO at HPE Aruba Networking Sep 20, 2023 4 mins Zero Trust Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe