underrated actors /actress thread

[errisal]

1. Don Cheadle
2. Peter Sarsgaard
3. Christian Bale

1 Maggie Gyllenhaul

 

[SuzQ]

Welcome Newbie!!

Off the top of my head, I would say:

Jim Caviezel (not just for The Passion - but for "Frequency", "I am David", etc)
Colin Firth (my fave Brit!)
John C. Reilly (Mr. Cellophane!)

Actresses?
Toni Collette (always loved her - Muriel's Wedding, The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, etc)
Alison Lohman (phenomenal in White Oleander)

 

[fieldlily]

1. Don Cheadle
2. Peter Sarsgaard
3. Christian Bale

1 Maggie Gyllenhaul

I loved Maggie's performance in Mona Lisa Smile, but hadn't seen her before this or since. Is Jake Gyllenhaul her brother? He was so good in October Sky.

I think that Laura Dern is not given the rating she deserves although she was nominated for an academy award some years back. And another great actress who has been around for years is her mother, Diane Ladd. Loved Diane in everything I have ever seen her in. She even had a small part in Chinatown years ago and was wonderful in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. And, of course, you can guess I would think of Laura's father, Bruce Dern too. He was great in Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Great Gatsby, and Coming Home. All three of these talented folks received oscar nominations:...Bruce for Coming Home... Diane for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore... and Laura for Rambling Rose. I loved Laura in October Sky and Fat Man, Little Boy. Or, movie buffs, was that Little Boy, Fat Man? [The one about the Manhattan project during the last of W.W.II...the making of the A-Bomb. That movie also starred Paul Newman and John Cusack. Laura played a project nurse and has some tough scenes when her boyfriend gets radiation poisoning. ] She was great.

 

[InnerPhyre]

Sean Bean

 

[gracefaith]

yay! I love Sean Bean!!!

 

[symphonyb]

what a great thread to begin.yay newbie
William H.Macy is underated

 

[TheBatman]

1. Don Cheadle
2. Peter Sarsgaard
3. Christian Bale

1 Maggie Gyllenhaul

for voting for my boy Christian.

I'd also have to say Emily Watson and Chow Yun-Fat.

 

[tqpix]

I loved Maggie [Gyllenhaul]'s performance in Mona Lisa Smile, but hadn't seen her before this or since. Is Jake Gyllenhaul her brother? He was so good in October Sky.

Yes, Maggie and Jake are siblings.

 

[Lake]

minnie driver

 

[kleptobismol]

i would have to say victor rasuk...

 

[promise]

Don Cheadle

 

[SuzQ]

what a great thread to begin.yay newbie
William H.Macy is underated

I'll add my vote on that one as well. My son & I loved him in "Door to Door" - the true story of a salesman born with cerebral palsy. One of the funniest, & most INSPIRATIONAL stories I've ever seen. William H. Macy did an outstanding job playing a real-life character with this type of "challenge", & truly gave deep respect & dignity to this man - who is still alive, too!

William H. Macy rocks.

 

[Storygirl394]

How 'bout Shane West? He did an awsome job in "A Walk to Remember"...

 

[Illuminite]

Eric Bana
Julia Stiles
there's just so many that don't get alot of roles
Yes William H Macy is multi talented!

 

[fieldlily]

How 'bout Shane West? He did an awsome job in "A Walk to Remember"...

I loved him on TV in "Once and Again" too! "A Walk to Remember" was really good. I rented it recently after I read about it on this forum. But, wow, it was really a . You are right though, he is underated...

 

[fieldlily]

Leelee Sobieski (played Joan of Arc on the TV mini series) is underated. I didn't like her movie, The Glass House, because of the story...but I think we will see more of her. She reminds me of a younger Helen Hunt.

 

[Injured Soldier]

Eric Bana

An Australian comedian mentioned by an American on an international forum? Thought I'd never see that.

My favourite underrated actors:

• William Sadler - Was in "Die Hard 2", played the Grim Reaper in "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey", played Heywood in "the Shawshank Redemption".
• Gary Oldman is a slightly better known underrated actor - Leuitenant Gordon in "Batman Begins", badguy in "the Fifth Element".
• Pete Postlethwaite - "In the Name of the Father". "The Usual Suspects".
• Tim Roth - "Rob Roy" and "Resevior Dogs".
• Gary Sinise - "Apollo 13", "Ransom", "Forrest Gump".
• Mark Hamill - "Star Wars" and the voice of the Joker in "Batman: The Animated Series".
• James Whitmore - Brooks in "the Shawshank Redemption".
• Tim Robbins - Andy in "the Shawshank Redemption", "Austin Powers" as the president of the US, and he directed, produced, and wrote the script for "Dead Man Walking".

 

[Storygirl394]

I think that Mark Hamill (best known as Luke in Star Wars) is WAY under-rated.
Ever seen him in "Walking Across Egypt"? He's gotten older, of course... but he's cute. He plays the friendly dog catcher.

 

[GodChick]

i soooo agree with don cheadle. he is one of my favs and is just starting to get noticed.

 

[Storygirl394]

YES! Eric Bana is definitely under-rated!

He was eclipsed by ole Brad in Troy... which was dreadful unfair (even if Brad is 'a hunk')