Underrated Actors

[buad hai]

Steve Buscemi

Right. An amazing face and he knows just how to use it. Another underrated pro.

[mickjn]

i am not sure if he is underrated or not, but i always enjoy william h. macy's acting, even if the film sucks

I like him to and his wife is not to shabby either

[mickjn]

i always enjoy william h. macy's acting

He's a real pro. Does a fine job no matter what the role.

One of my favorites is John Cusak. He's quite versatile and one of the best when it comes to ironic comedy.

John Cusak is excellent

[barbaro]

Lot of names here. Of good actors. And most of these actors listed are not underrated, IMO. Me such a party pooper.

I think Chris Penn was a great actor, R.I.P.

[stroller]

Actually, Joe Dallesandro is a lousy actor, was waiting for someone to point this out, but he's a cult idol.

[stroller]

Any comments on Mick Jagger's attempts at acting?
I liked him in "performance" - not much acting for him I suppose.

[Hootad Binky]

Peter Coyote


Ian Holm


Denholm Elliott

Dirk Bogarte

[slimboyfat]

you like the fruity ones huh hootad

[Hootad Binky]

Whoops! Hadn't realised that...

[themook]

How can you say an actor is underrated when he has won an Academy Award? That signifies recognition.

I would say Chris Cooper; nominated but hasn't won yet. He is a very fine actor.

[Sir Burr]

I agree, Chris Cooper is excellent.

[bustak]

To actors that pop to mind are Forest Whitaker and Edward Norton. Thought Brad Pitt was good before - excellent acting in movies like "12 Monkeys" and "Fight Club" Don't think much of his later movies, though.

You can't forget "Se7en"

creeeeepy

He was excellent in "Babel" too!

[buad hai]

Steve Buscemi

So-so interview in today's Post.

[bustak]

you like the fruity ones huh hootad

hey, he just has mature taste!

[ChiangMai noon]

Paul Giamatti...

[Butterfly]

^ Loved him in Sideways

Sideways (2004)

all these actors are excellent, and not underrated. Hollywood know their values. They just don't always appear or have leading roles in mega hit movies for the masses. It's better that way. Independent movies with great actors is the way it should be, making Movies an art again instead of an industrial commercial operation.

[Sir Burr]

^^
Russell Crowe gave him a really hard time when they were making Cinderella Man. Crowe thought he wasn't much of an actor.
Personally, I reckon he's excellent. Not only did I think he was better than Crowe in Cinderella Man, he put in a pretty good performance in The Illusionist with Edward Norton.

[robin]

Gerald McCraney - veteran television actor.
Typical of good actors who never make the big time through lack of muscle or visual appeal.
He's finally found a good slot in "Jericho".

[Mallow]

Jason Miller
the dude who played the priest in the first Excorcist movie
Father Karras?

[machman]

Hugo Weaving, I know it sounds a bit gay but he was great in Priscilla-Queen of the desert. Also the Matrix trilogy and more recently the excellent V for Vendetta.

[ChiangMai noon]

^
also played a good Douglas Jardine in the cricket epic...bodyline.

[sabang]

Ray Winstone


Great in The Departed. Also in Aussie Lo budget 'The Proposition'.

[Sir Burr]

David Warner. A face everyone has seen, but, can't put a name to.

[ChiangMai noon]

^
He was in an episode of Babylon 5.

[NickA]

Great in The Departed. Also in Aussie Lo budget 'The Proposition'.

I thought Winstone was fekin awful in the departed... well, I couldn't work out where the fuck he was supposed to be from, his accent was terrible, but that was probably Scorcese's fault for getting a Cockney to play an Irish-American. He is normally a very good actor though