Underrated Actors

[chicandcool]

I don't know if he's still underrated cause he's a Golden Globe winner after all, but I absolutely love Brendan Gleeson.

 

[Tinetush]

^I would consider him underrated, especially comparing him to other people in Hollywood.

Tullepen, I've only seen Joseph in shakespeare in Love he didn't blow me away. But I'd like to see him in something else. e.g. Running with scissors, Man to Man, Elizabeth and Goodbye Bafana.

 

[60swildchild]

William H Macy

 

[Scott]

emily watson....she's another fine actor i feel hardly gets a high level of respect.

 

[Northern Star]

^Totally agree Scott.
Her performance in Breaking The Waves is totally heartbreaking. She has done some good movies after that...Hilary & Jackie & Punch Drunk Love.....but still not nearly enough.

Some others...

Joseph Fiennes
David Thewliss
Jeff Bridges
Maria Bello
Jason Bateman
Jeremy Davies
Virginia Madsen
Don Cheadle
Patricia Clarkson
Laura Dern
Parker Posey
Jason Patric
Joan Cusack

 

[TheCheekyCritic]

Watched Coffin Rock earlier today, and it really reminded me of how shamelessly underrated Australian actor Robert Taylor is, internationally anyway. He has such range and onscreen charisma, such variety in expression. I wish he got more internationally acknowledged and distributed roles, because he's fan-frakking-tastic, one of my all-time favorite actors.

David Wenham is another Australian actor who really doesn't get enough credit for his work. I'm not a particularly emotional person, especially when watching something as superficial in a way as a film, but his portrayal of Faramir in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King continues to be the one and only performance ever to have almost made me weep in a movie theater (and I gotta tell ya', it was close. I even let out a sound).

I also want to bring up Owen Wilson, who has far wider range than the comedic prankster or sidekick he's always typecast as, and Val Kilmer, who has been my all-time number one actor since I was nine years old. Finally, I def. agree with Northern Star ^, bringing up Parker Posey and Maria Bello.

 

[Erin]

^ JGL is magical. He just knows what he's doing.

Mary-Louise Parker isn't too bad either.

Agree with both of these statements. I think I love the both of them equally.

 

[STYLEOClDE]

Some others...

Joseph Fiennes
David Thewliss
Jeff Bridges
Maria Bello
Jason Bateman
Jeremy Davies
Virginia Madsen
Don Cheadle
Patricia Clarkson
Laura Dern
Parker Posey
Jason Patric
Joan Cusack

Oh, Jason Bateman and Don Cheadle are amazing actors.
So is Edward Norton! I think he's just phenomenal.

 

[TianSoFine]

My list: Joseph Fiennes, Natalie Dormer(loveloveLOVE her), and Abbie Cornish.

I actually think Emma Watson is overrated...but that's just a personal opinion.

 

[nijuyanah]

Totally agree with you guys about Joseph Fiennes! My add to the list: Daniel Brühl (well, he's not exactly underrated but still a rather hidden talent)

 

[Over the Sea]

Ben Whishaw

 

[chicandcool]

Guy Pearce

 

[loonaka]

Christina Ricci

 

[japoelflaco]

Gary Oldman

 

[originalzzb]

David Thewlis
Nathan Fillion
Tim Roth
Robert Carlyle
Bradley Whitford
William H Macy
Peter Sarsgaard

 

[tullepen]

Laura Linney!!!

 

[Decalion]

Gary Oldman
Leonardo DiCaprio
Josh Brolin
Ryan Gosling
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jeffrey Wright

 

[tullepen]

Claudette Colbert
Ingrid Bergman
Charlotte Gainsbourg

 

[Mistique]

Guy Pearce

I totally agree

 

[chicandcool]

Also,

Djimon Hounsou

How does this guy still not own an Oscar?