Kiefer Sutherland
Sam Rockwell
Harry Connick, Jr
Dwight Yoakam
Robin Williams (in dramatic roles)
Sam Rockwell
Harry Connick, Jr
Dwight Yoakam
Robin Williams (in dramatic roles)
Underrated Actors
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Mickey Rourke-greatest screen presence since Brando... too bad what happened but The Wrestler was brilliant
Emily Watson-see Breaking the Waves
John Cassavettes
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Daniel Day Lewis-celebrated talent within the actor community but more people in the US know more of Jim Carrey and Van Diesel output
Crispin Glover-great run during the 80s but deemed too eccentric
Tom Waits in some supporting roles
Emily Watson-see Breaking the Waves
John Cassavettes
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Daniel Day Lewis-celebrated talent within the actor community but more people in the US know more of Jim Carrey and Van Diesel output
Crispin Glover-great run during the 80s but deemed too eccentric
Tom Waits in some supporting roles
Eddie Redmayne
Alicia Vikander
Paul Giamatti
edit to add Viggo Mortensen
Alicia Vikander
Paul Giamatti
edit to add Viggo Mortensen
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I’ve always felt like Jim Carrey doesn’t get enough credit for how good he is in dramatic roles. Seems like everyone just looks at him as a comedic actor, guys got some legit acting chops. I forgot the name of it but he was fantastic in that show he recently did on Showtime.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, and Philip Seymour Hoffman are not "underrated" by any means.Daniel Day-Lewis as an underrated actor? 
(I also lol'd at "Van Diesel")
I'll also nominate Meryl Streep for the most underrated actress. She clearly has never gotten the respect she deserves.
And no one ever talks about Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight but I thought he was just swell in that one. Really deserves a nice pat on the back for that performance.
(I also lol'd at "Van Diesel") I'll also nominate Meryl Streep for the most underrated actress. She clearly has never gotten the respect she deserves.
And no one ever talks about Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight but I thought he was just swell in that one. Really deserves a nice pat on the back for that performance.
Brian Dennehy was (died 2020) one of my favorite character actors. Was in over 180 films and TV shows.
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John Goodman...has never been nominated for an Oscar, that is crazy.
Dwight .yoakum for sure. i think elvis presley was underated also. he just never got a dramatic role of substance. even glen campbell had his moments in true grit. i always thought he could’ve been good in more gritty westerns like lonesome dove.
Ben Mendelsohn
Michael Shannon
Cilian Murphy
Michael Shannon
Cilian Murphy
Micheal Pena
Chris Cooper
Robert Patrick
Barry Pepper
Kyle Chandler
Chris Cooper
Robert Patrick
Barry Pepper
Kyle Chandler
This thread might better be called "Favorite Character Actors"
I like:
Bruce McGill
Henry Thomas
Rosamund Pike
Sean Bean
I like:
Bruce McGill
Henry Thomas
Rosamund Pike
Sean Bean
Most of my choices already mentioned: Rockwell, Dennehy, Paul Giamatti.
-- Steve Carrell. He's kind of like a non-crazy Jim Carrey: comedic guys people think couldn't do the serious roles, but did. Little Miss Sunshine, The Way Way Back, Crazy Stupid Love, Foxcatcher, The Big Short.
-- Steve Carrell. He's kind of like a non-crazy Jim Carrey: comedic guys people think couldn't do the serious roles, but did. Little Miss Sunshine, The Way Way Back, Crazy Stupid Love, Foxcatcher, The Big Short.
I really don't mind gut-wrenching movies. I can watch Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream over and over. Doesn't bother me.
That said, I've seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind exactly once. That movie just killed me.
Glenn Close.
I thought nothing could put me off sex or drinking. Then I saw her in Hillbilly Elegy.
I literally stopped drinking for fear I might pick her up in a bar and wake up beside her.
That's acting.
I thought nothing could put me off sex or drinking. Then I saw her in Hillbilly Elegy.
I literally stopped drinking for fear I might pick her up in a bar and wake up beside her.
That's acting.
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Mark Ruffalo. Most people just know him as the Hulk, but he was fantastic in the HBO miniseries last year where he plays twin brothers. I Know This Much is True is the name, and it's fantastic but super-depressing.
He was also great in Zodiac and Spotlight.
He was also great in Zodiac and Spotlight.
Kidding is the name of the show. You should check it out. Tremendous acting. Shamefully only lasted two seasons. Don’t know if Showtime has a free streaming trial but you could probably knock it just during the free trial if you aren’t super busy.
It's also fun Googling other people's lists and being like "Ooooh, I like then too". You just don't know these people's names till you bother to look them up or you randomly find out.
Ok Gene Shalit, what is the criteria? In terms of really well-known actors known to the movie-going public and earning power says acting Giants as Adam Sandler and Shia LaBeouf earn 10-15 Times each one of those persons salary while each is infinitely more talented than the list below:
The Top Ten Money-Making Stars of 2008 (when the actors I listed were more in their prime)
- Christian Bale.
- Shia LaBeouf. ...
- Harrison Ford. ...
- Adam Sandler. ...
- Reese Witherspoon. ...
- George Clooney. ...
- Angelina Jolie. ...
- Daniel Craig. ...
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I would argue that if you have won multiple Oscars than you are not underrated.
Bob Odenkirk
He's outstanding in Better Call Saul.
Fun fact: Odenkirk was slated to be Michael Scott in The Office when their first pick (Carell) couldn't do it. Once Carell's schedule freed up, he was back in and Odenkirk was out. I actually think he could have pulled it off, and he even played a bizzaro-world version of Michael as Pam's boss in an episode.
He's outstanding in Better Call Saul.
Fun fact: Odenkirk was slated to be Michael Scott in The Office when their first pick (Carell) couldn't do it. Once Carell's schedule freed up, he was back in and Odenkirk was out. I actually think he could have pulled it off, and he even played a bizzaro-world version of Michael as Pam's boss in an episode.