Underrated actors

[EightMilesHigh]

In your eyes of course. Name 'em.

To start, three actors who were in Saving Private Ryan;

Barry Pepper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Pepper
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001608/

Barry Pepper was born in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, and after some small parts in movies and TV, was cast as religious sniper Pvt. Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan, and followed that up with Enemy Of The State and The Green Mile. Unfortunately, he got involved in Battlefield Earth for which he "won" a worst supporting Razzie award. He still gets some good roles but I think Battlefield Earth killed a potentially great career.

Adam Goldberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Goldberg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004965/

Described as usually playing the "stereotypical New York Jew", Adam Goldberg had an early role as Mike Newhouse in Dazed and Confused, ("So, you're not gonna go to law school? What do you wanna do then?" "I wanna dance!") and went on to appear in two more Richard Linklater films, Waking Life and Before Sunrise. He played Pvt. Stanley Mellish in Saving Private Ryan and re-united with Dazed and Confused co-star Anthony Rapp in A Beautiful Mind, and has had recurring roles on TV such as Nick Rubenstein on Entourage and Milo on My Name Is Earl.

Giovanni Ribisi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Ribisi
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000610/

Described by imdb as "Perennially boyish American character actor known for his dark, somber demeanor, stark versatility and bizarre, off-the-wall performances in cutting edge contemporary films", Giovanni Ribisi was born in Los Angeles in 1974, the twin brother of actress Marisa Ribisi. He started acting from a young age in television, and was in movies in the '90s and 2000s like Saving Private Ryan, Gone In Sixty Seconds, The Virgin Suicides (narrarator), Lost In Translation (Scarlett Johansson's husband), and also had a recurring role as Ralph on My Name Is Earl.

Mathieu Kassovitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthieu_Kassovitz
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440913/

French actor, director, and screenwriter, considered a top talent in French film. If you have ever seen the French film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, he played Audrey Tautou's boyfriend, as well as playing Robert alongside Eric Bana and Daniel Craig in Munich, and also had a small role in The Fifth Element. As a director, he directed La Haine (Hate) with Vincent Cassel.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand go.

[static]

hey

[niobium]

whoopi goldberg

[Reaganista]

the guy who got stabbed in saving private ryan is ok
whoopi goldberg

**** yeah

[simplephotographinthesun]

gary oldman
david strathairn

[Incognito]

When given the chance, Matthew Lillard can act.

[Badmoon]

ha, hebrew hammer

[iarescientists]

honestly liam how many times have you made this thread now

stfu

[simplephotographinthesun]

When given the chance, Matthew Lillard can act.

i confused him with vincent cassel in La Haine. god damn twins i say

[Gnarmageddon]

I'll second Barry Pepper. He's good in anything he does.

[Tillius]

Both Barry Pepper and Giovanni Ribisi were good choices. I've always loved Ribisi.

I'd also like to throw Ben Foster's name out there.

[Rams]

Peter Stormare. He does the VW unpimp your ride commercials.

[Mr. Pickle]

Nick Swardson

[jrowa001]

Swardson is the best.

Ribisi is good but kinda sucked in Perfect Stranger

[beans]

good call on barry pepper

[rasputin]

Steve Buscemi.
An absolutely quality actor, has done countless movies but always played the smaller roles.

[Iscariot]

paul giamatti

[Jim]

paul giamatti
holy **** first thing i thought

[Pop music sucks]

John Cusack.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

barry pepper was the first person i thought of when i saw the title :o

[Iscariot]

John Cusack.

grosse pointe blank FTW

[Pop music sucks]

FTMFW

I love that movie

[Iscariot]

the fountain pen scene is so awesome \m/

[Pop music sucks]

"Di-...Did you just KILL THAT GUY!

"uh..well yes hewasgonnakillme"

[niobium]

mary louise parker
john cazale

[EightMilesHigh]

paul giamatti

For sure. I've only seen a few of his movies but he's consistently good. Shoot 'Em Up is on one of my cable movie channels tonight, I know what I'm doing this evening :cool:

Edit - also speaking of 28 Days Later in the other thread, Cillian Murphy. 28 Days Later and played the Scarecrow in Batman Begins.

[niobium]

giamatti is terrible
cillian murphy is great

[nitzguy]

Steve Zhan!!!!!

[niobium]

steven zahn is one of america's finest thespians

[thedeadwalk!]

I've become a fan of Jeremy Sisto lately.

Also, I don't know how underrated in France he is, but, Jamel Debbouze, who was also in Amelie (and my avatar), is really good.

[Tillius]

I've become a fan of Jeremy Sisto.

I've always been a fan of Jeremy Sisto.

Did you ever watch Six Feet Under?

[thedeadwalk!]

Just episodes here and there. It's something I really need to go through.

[Tillius]

Yeah, it's great. Sisto has a nice role in it. He's not a main player but he's in a lot of the episodes.

[Aficionado]

Matt Dillon
Jeffrey Wright
Ken Watanabe

[simplephotographinthesun]

ryan gosling
uma thurman
mark wahlberg (three kings, i heart huckabees, boogie nights)

[Mr. Pickle]

Mark Wahlberg is underrated? lawl

[Iscariot]

For sure. I've only seen a few of his movies but he's consistently good. Shoot 'Em Up is on one of my cable movie channels tonight, I know what I'm doing this evening :cool:

i love the hell out of that movie

[simplephotographinthesun]

is he overrated?

[Gnarmageddon]

is he overrated?

No, usually just really horrible.

[form]

paul giamatti is almost as bad as david koechener

spelling i cant

[Tillius]

Paul Giamatti is ****ing awesome what the hell?

[form]

sucks

[simplephotographinthesun]

wahlberg has had shitty role choices (planet of the apes, rock star, shooter, max payne) but he's got talent.

[form]

the happening

shitty but funny

[Correction]

Cillian Murphy.

this, and whoever said john cusack, even though cusack was holyshit****ingterrible in con air

[willfellmarsy]

Christian Bale (how has he not gotten nominated for an oscar yet?)
actually the top 3 from Rescue Dawn (Bale, Steve Zahn, and Jeremy Davies (excellent on Lost and in Saving Private Ryan as well)

Ben Foster

all i gots at the moment

[Aficionado]

Mark Ruffalo needs more Oscars

[Turkish]

paul giamatti is almost as bad as david koechener

spelling i cant

you're on crack

[jrowa001]

Giamatti was brilliant in Big Mommas House

[EightMilesHigh]

Mark Ruffalo needs more Oscars

I think the only thing I've seen Mark Ruffalo in was Zodiac, and he was cool in that even if I didn't really like the movie itself.

[iarescientists]

Giamatti was brilliant in Big Mommas House

Don't forget Big Fat Liar

[willfellmarsy]

name an actor who hasn't done a **** movie...when you are an ugly dude you have to do some bad movies to eventually get your chance...He's excellent in Sideways (tho i didn't really like the movie) and John Adams was godlike

[Reaganista]

John Adams was goolike

[Tillius]

Mark Ruffalo needs more Oscars

Yeah, Mark Ruffalo's pretty damn good.

[apple pie]

Alec Baldwin

[jrowa001]

Guy Pearce anyone? f***ing awesome in The Proposition, First Snow, and Memento. need to watch his other movies

[Iscariot]

Alec Baldwin

i want to see all of the baldwin brothers mentioned tbh but i'm related to them so i'm biased

[willfellmarsy]

Stephen Baldwin-and by that i mean he was hilarious in Celebrity Mole/needs a reality show with Corbin Bernson (sp)

btw...has anyone seen the staven baldwin movie where he and his wife get it on with another couple...i saw it when i was younger and never knew what it was called

[Phalanx]

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Seriously, at work, when Lazy Town comes on, I can't help but notice how awesome this guy is at playing "Rotten Robbie". He's probably the first extremely hyperbolic bad guy I've seen in a live action kids show which easily rivals the caricatures present in western SatAM cartoons.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Robbie_Rotten.jpg

[Iscariot]

*robbie rotten

:p

[djtdub105]

Mark Ruffalo needs more Oscars

this

[niobium]

flea was a great nihilist

[3FingeredHoek]

Kevin Spacy
William H. Macy

/rhyme

[Phalanx]

*robbie rotten

:p

whoops - hey, I don't watch the show THAT much.

[simplephotographinthesun]

jeff daniels

[wartomods]

Jimmy Carrie

[Iscariot]

whoops - hey, I don't watch the show THAT much.

:upset:

[The_Mop]

Paul Bettany.

He was disturbingly amazing in Gangster No.1.

[EaterOfUterus]

Leslie Nielsen

and

Rowan Atkinson

[willfellmarsy]

Paul Bettany.

He was disturbingly amazing in Gangster No.1.

Werd...i caught that movie a little under half-way through and i was chilled

[djtdub105]

Kevin Spacy
William H. Macy

/rhyme


They're both very good, but I don't know if you would call either of them underrated. Macy possibly

[willfellmarsy]

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Seriously, at work, when Lazy Town comes on, I can't help but notice how awesome this guy is at playing "Rotten Robbie". He's probably the first extremely hyperbolic bad guy I've seen in a live action kids show which easily rivals the caricatures present in western SatAM cartoons.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Robbie_Rotten.jpg

I agree...plus i know all the words to the cake song/had it as my ringtone

[JonG]

john turturro

[Meatplow]

john turturro

As great as he is and even though he's mainly a character actor, he very rarely goes unappreciated.

[TISM]

Gene Kelly

[sgrevs]

Guy Pearce anyone? f***ing awesome in The Proposition, First Snow, and Memento. need to watch his other movies

Hell yes!


Leslie Nielsen


Hell yes!

[EaterOfUterus]

Hell yes!

Leslie Nielsen was legendary in the Naked Gun series, especially that part right after the fire when he climbs out on the balcony and he stimulates the statues.

[EightMilesHigh]

Also I have to throw in

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rockwell

Sam Rockwell. Assassination Of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Choke, Galaxy Quest, Matchstick Men, The Green Mile.

[iarescientists]

Tom Wilkinson

[sgrevs]

Also I have to throw in

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rockwell

Sam Rockwell. Assassination Of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Choke, Galaxy Quest, Matchstick Men, The Green Mile.

Don't forget Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.