A lot of good names (maybe not Ray Romano). Also, a lot of names that will draw me to a show.

JK Simmons used to be one of my go to answers but he now has the recognition.

More names-
Daniel Radcliffe (he is no longer just Potter)
Alan Tudyk
Clifton Collins Jr
Tim Roth
Emmy Rossum
Ming Na-Wen
Is it too soon to say Jodie Whittaker?

PS- Kurt rivals Harrison for best/coolest roles ever played.

Tim Roth

if you haven't seen it, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is an excellent movie with young Tim Roth and young Gary Oldman.

Michael Shannon
William Fichtner

Richard Roxburgh is my clear #1

I thought he was Gary Oldman in moulin Rouge in his role as the mark

His show Rake from Australia is a brilliant show on the flixnet

Not sure if anyone here used to listen to Ten Minute Podcast back in their glory days, but they absolutely ruined Paul Giamati for me

Lot of great names and I agree with a ton of them - always kind of on the lookout for that guy, the chartr actors who can sell anything - John C. Reilly back in the day. Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, etc.

A lot of big names, one I have not seen mentioned is a little less of a big name

Lee Pace

He is from Klein HS in Spring and went to Julliard.

I know he has really done quite a few things of late but I never think he gets the recognition he should. But look how varied his career is:

Pushing Daisies - near cult level show, very reserved but witty role
GotG - Roman and he is in Capt. Marvel too
Halt and Catch Fire -just a great TV show and a really complex character (also Scoot McNairy and Kerry Bische)
The Hobbit - Thandruil the Elvenking

Radcliffe and Tudyk are good names.

Can Hoffman be underrated if he was nominated for 4 Oscars and won one? He has more acting nominations than most of the rest of those mentioned combined.

Hugo Weaving, he was vicious towards that lovable pig and you still end up liking him at the end of the movie. He really disappeared into the character.

PatAg said:

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My answer to this used to be Sam Rockwell

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^THIS great answer.... well known now but he has been sort of out of the main spotlight and yet amazing for a long time. First came to my attention in a big way in the Green Mile of course and then absolutely killed me in Galaxy Quest. Been watching him ever since.

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Phillip Seymour Hoffman was great. Wish he was still around.

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Didn't he win an Oscar? Hard to get bigger than that.

Scoot McNairy
Florence Pugh
Viggo Mortenson
Ben Foster
Garrett Hedlund
Jason Keeso
Ben Mendelsohn

Literally just got home from seeing Florence Pugh in Fighting With My Family.....WOW!!!!!

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Cstrickland05 said:

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Phillip Seymour Hoffman was great. Wish he was still around.

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Didn't he win an Oscar? Hard to get bigger than that.

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Yes but he was kind of under the radar I think for 10-15 years. I think it was hard to find roles he was good for the lead in. So he was a consummate role player but sooooo good.


Scent of a Woman was the first time I noticed him - small role but great. that was a hallmark for him. He could be a small but very memorable part of big movies and even ensembles.

He is my favorite part of a bunch of movies some good, some great, some bad but still loved him:

Boogie Nights - I've never seen someone so gloriously uncomfortable in their own skin as Scotty J was. glorious
Almost Famous - great as Lester Bangs the Rolling Stone guy
Along Came Polly - I man he has maybe 10 minutes in this movie and just kills (basketball scene, the play, omg so much)
Charlie Wilson's War - so great just chews up the screen really in a great sarcastic way
Red Dragon - such a great slimy role
The Big Lebowski - Brandt the butler
Twister - stupid movie but he was wittily clever
Hunger Games movies - really did not like them but he elevated his part of Plutarch
bunch of smaller comedies - Punch Drunk Love, Patch Adams, Nobody's Fool, etc.

when he had the lead he killed:
Capote - just owned it
Doubt - wow

Zombie Jon Snow said:

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BassCowboy33 said:

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Cstrickland05 said:

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Phillip Seymour Hoffman was great. Wish he was still around.

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Didn't he win an Oscar? Hard to get bigger than that.

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Yes but he was kind of under the radar I think for 10-15 years. I think it was hard to find roles he was good for the lead in. So he was a consummate role player but sooooo good.


Scent of a Woman was the first time I noticed him - small role but great. that was a hallmark for him. He could be a small but very memorable part of big movies and even ensembles.

He is my favorite part of a bunch of movies some good, some great, some bad but still loved him:

Boogie Nights - I've never seen someone so gloriously uncomfortable in their own skin as Scotty J was. glorious
Almost Famous - great as Lester Bangs the Rolling Stone guy
Along Came Polly - I man he has maybe 10 minutes in this movie and just kills (basketball scene, the play, omg so much)
Charlie Wilson's War - so great just chews up the screen really in a great sarcastic way
Red Dragon - such a great slimy role
The Big Lebowski - Brandt the butler
Twister - stupid movie but he was wittily clever
Hunger Games movies - really did not like them but he elevated his part of Plutarch
bunch of smaller comedies - Punch Drunk Love, Patch Adams, Nobody's Fool, etc.

when he had the lead he killed:
Capote - just owned it
Doubt - wow

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Do not speak ill of the classic man vs nature film that is Twister.

William Atherton
Viggo Mortensen
Casey Affleck (underrated compared to his brother)
Dwight Yoakam
Peter Greene
Noah Emmerich

Tried my damedest to think of an underrated actress but couldn't think of one.

Casey is probably a better actor than his brother. Just not as charismatic, which is why Ben is a leading actor.

Yea. Casey is way more versatile...and not a raging d bag, either.

Corporal Punishment said:

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Yea. Casey is way more versatile...and not a raging d bag, either.

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Umm. Depends on who you ask.

You need to check out "Owning Mahoney" ...absolutely kills it, should have been nominated for an Oscar.

oh yeah... just watched preview. i love gambling movies how did i miss that one??

thanks

Zachary Levi
Yvonne Strahovsky (yes, there's a theme there)
Ben Barnes (hated him in Westworld but he's great in Punisher)
Luke Evans maybe

Not sure what grown up roles she's done lately. But Hailey Stanfield was excellent in True Grit.

Folks who have one Oscars are not underrated. Chris Cooper won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Gary Oldman literally just won Best Actor last year among numerous other awards over the years.

Come on people.

Sandy Lyle's entrance in Along Came Polly is one of the best ever. Possibly the best fall in movie history too.

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and..Walton Goggins, guy is nails in everything

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You mean Cletus Van Damme? If there was a cable channel that just showed The Shield all day I would never do any work.

Jason Bateman.

He has played characters all over the map.

From tiny bit parts to the lead knocking it out of the park. Favorite of mine is Bad Words.

preface- I've never seen Ozark

doesn't he always play the same straight-faced, incredulous guy while others create laughs around him?

Yes

rfvgy12 said:

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Keanu

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this. JW, matrix, speed, point break, and the lake house are 5 of the 10 greatest movies of all time.

Point Break.

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preface- I've never seen Ozark

doesn't he always play the same straight-faced, incredulous guy while others create laughs around him?

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Yes.

And Ozark is great! Can't wait for new season. Watch it.

Benny Hill...

Fonzie Scheme said:

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Andre Braugher
Chris Cooper
John Torturro

Who else you got?

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This is exactly who I thought of when I read the thread title.