Most underrated actors/actresses...

TheDreadedFoosa · January 24th, 2007, 02:27 AM

The two that came to mind to inspire this thread are Bill Pullman and Ben Foster. I watched Alpha Dog and Foster was intense, I first saw him in The Punisher and he was really good in that as well. Guy Pearce and Jim Caviezel are also a couple guys that stand out.

ganja · January 24th, 2007, 08:21 AM

I don't know if she counts as underrated exactly, but Christina Applegate is FIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNEEEEEEE. What I'd do to her is rated XXXX (that's right QUADRUPLE X)

nanwynnfan · January 24th, 2007, 02:31 PM

My votes would go to Virginia Madsen and Stanley Tucci.

Navin Johnson · January 24th, 2007, 05:31 PM

David Strathairn(sp?),

Nighthawk · January 24th, 2007, 06:08 PM

Kathy Bates. Most flexible actress in Hollywood, although her star has dimmed in recent years. I always get flack from my actor friends for rating that quality so highly, but I am unapologetic. Al Pacino and Morgan Freeman have made careers out of playing....Al Pacino and Morgan Freeman. Their characters are inevitably just reflections of the actors with not much digression. That isn't to say those characters aren't great, just that I value them a little less.

JoseA · January 24th, 2007, 06:39 PM

Underated

Michael Chicklis
Justin Timberlake
Corey In The House

Bea Arthur
Raven Symone

BenB · January 25th, 2007, 12:01 AM

Barry Pepper

SamJ · January 25th, 2007, 08:42 AM

The first person I thought of is Barry Pepper. Others are Steve Buscemi and Albert Finney.

Grandstander · January 25th, 2007, 08:58 AM

I don't know that Blythe Danner could be regarded as underrated, but she certainly has been underused throughout her career. No one ever seemed to cast her in a star making vehicle when she was young, now she is typed as a mom/grandma in supporting roles.

Then there is Illeana Douglas who isn't glamourous looking enough for Hollywood but is an extraordinarily gifted performer.

I've never seen a bad performance from Kevin Pollak and I agree with the folks who have already mentioned David Strathairn. I'm a Steve Buscemi fan, but I think he has achieved a cult status which precludes classification as underrated, he's rated.

kflo · January 25th, 2007, 01:10 PM

i think don cheadle conveys nuanced emotion as well as anyone.

penelope cruz was great in volver (she should stick to spanish i guess).

always thought tim roth should've been bigger. lili taylor too (dogfight ruled).

BravesRule22 · January 25th, 2007, 01:14 PM

Ed Norton

kflo · January 25th, 2007, 01:36 PM

i think don cheadle conveys nuanced emotion as well as anyone.

penelope cruz was great in volver (she should stick to spanish i guess).

always thought tim roth should've been bigger. lili taylor too (dogfight ruled).

TylerDurden · January 25th, 2007, 08:44 PM

Apart from many of those already mentioned:

Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda)
Jennifer Carpenter (Exorcism of Emily Rose, Dexter)

nanwynnfan · January 25th, 2007, 08:57 PM

"always thought tim roth should've been bigger. lili taylor too (dogfight ruled)."

I really enjoyed Roth in the pretty much forgotten "sleeper" 'The Legend of 1900," in which he plays a gifted piano player who spend his entire life on an ocean-going liner. Strange but very good flick.

TheDreadedFoosa · January 26th, 2007, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by nanwynnfan

"always thought tim roth should've been bigger. lili taylor too (dogfight ruled)."

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Originally Posted by nanwynnfan

I really enjoyed Roth in the pretty much forgotten "sleeper" 'The Legend of 1900," in which he plays a gifted piano player who spend his entire life on an ocean-going liner. Strange but very good flick.

Tim Roth is a stud, he was phenomenal in in Reservoir Dogs, good call. Mary Stuart Masterson is another that comes to mind, loved her in Some Kind Of Wonderful but it was her role in Benny And Joon that really made me take notice of how good she really is

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ganja Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 194	I don't know if she counts as underrated exactly, but Christina Applegate is FIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNEEEEEEE. What I'd do to her is rated XXXX (that's right QUADRUPLE X)

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nanwynnfan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,579	My votes would go to Virginia Madsen and Stanley Tucci.

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BenB Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plymouth, MN Posts: 44	Barry Pepper

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SamJ Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	The first person I thought of is Barry Pepper. Others are Steve Buscemi and Albert Finney.

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Grandstander Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Northern California Posts: 6,599	I don't know that Blythe Danner could be regarded as underrated, but she certainly has been underused throughout her career. No one ever seemed to cast her in a star making vehicle when she was young, now she is typed as a mom/grandma in supporting roles. Then there is Illeana Douglas who isn't glamourous looking enough for Hollywood but is an extraordinarily gifted performer. I've never seen a bad performance from Kevin Pollak and I agree with the folks who have already mentioned David Strathairn. I'm a Steve Buscemi fan, but I think he has achieved a cult status which precludes classification as underrated, he's rated.

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kflo Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,937	i think don cheadle conveys nuanced emotion as well as anyone. penelope cruz was great in volver (she should stick to spanish i guess). always thought tim roth should've been bigger. lili taylor too (dogfight ruled).

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kflo Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,937	i think don cheadle conveys nuanced emotion as well as anyone. penelope cruz was great in volver (she should stick to spanish i guess). always thought tim roth should've been bigger. lili taylor too (dogfight ruled).

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TylerDurden Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,323	Apart from many of those already mentioned: Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) Jennifer Carpenter (Exorcism of Emily Rose, Dexter)

January 25th, 2007, 08:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
nanwynnfan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,579	"always thought tim roth should've been bigger. lili taylor too (dogfight ruled)." I really enjoyed Roth in the pretty much forgotten "sleeper" 'The Legend of 1900," in which he plays a gifted piano player who spend his entire life on an ocean-going liner. Strange but very good flick.