The acting president

The acting president

By Molly Lambert, Special to Metromix

You can cry on cue, you can memorize painfully long Shakesperean soliloquies, but nothing says "I wanna win an Emmy" like donning a powdered wig, putting on an Olde Tyme American accent and portraying some long-forgotten American statesman.

So in honor of Paul Giamatti's starring role in the new HBO miniseries "John Adams," we've recast some of our finest US presidents (and presidential hopefuls) with Hollywood's best, brightest—and most available. Check out our top 10 picks, from a leading lady who'd make a perfect George Washington to a mustachioed Brit who was born to play Lincoln.

Do it for your country. Do it for Paul's Emmy.