Who do you think is an UNDERRATED actor or actress?

[Brian Damage]

This thread was inspired by Irene's thread about overrated actors.

My pick goes to Harvey Keitel. I can't help but enjoy most of the movies he does. The Bad Leuitenant, Pulp Fiction, The Resevoir Dogs, From Dusk Till Dawn, The City of Industry, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, etc.

[Race's Girl]

Philip Winchester, he may be underated but he's real hot

[HuntingtonM15]

Catherine Keener
Lili Taylor
Mary-Louise Parker
Patricia Clarkson

Just to name a few

[Mr. Stefani]

Mark Wahlberg...he one of the few people who successfully made the music to movie crossover and has done a lot of great films.

[snl 70s show fan]

kate beckinsdale ive always liked her but yet she isint talked about very much

[evilNpunk]

Fionnulla Flanagan. She's in quite a few movies, but she's doesnt get the recognition she deserves. I love all the odd parts she has played though.

Christina Ricci. Great actress. She's been in a bunch of B movies, but she's more than a B actor. She's always great in those movies though, and often outshines the others that are in it w/her. Needs to be used more often.

Phylicia Rashad. Hollywood sees her as a personality, not an actor. :rolleyes: If cast directors would just look at all her theatre work they'd realize how versatile of an actress she really is. She's played just about everything; from a rich wife, to a poor maid; from a loving mother, to a selfish, materialistic mother, to a mother who kills her own children; from a selfish b!tch, to Mary, the mother of Jesus; from a tyrant who suppresses her and her daughters sexual desires, to a Harlem nightclub singer who turns to men and alcohol for pleasure.

[Janice]

Laura Linney, although she's getting good roles lately. I just think that she should be an A-List actress.

Steve Buscemi, Bill Paxton, Matthew Broderick, James Russo, Mark Ruffalo to name a few.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Michele Lee, her range is good she can do comedy and drama

[snl 70s show fan]

[QUOTE=James"Thunder"Early]Michele Lee, her range is good she can do comedy and drama
[/QUOTEshe can also sing pretty well]

[SBTB Geek]

I agree with Harvey Keitel, Mary-Louise, Christina Ricci, and Steve Buscemi.

Thora Birch is also very underrated, but I think she likes being so.

[dlemond]

Aaron Eckhart

Now in "Thank You For Smoking" which I really want to see.

Check out the movie "In The Company of Men" with Eckhart.
He is great in it- though he play a mean character in a very not nice premise.

[Superstar]

Amanda Bynes. She has more talent than most of her fellow teen actresses put together, she's hilarious. All of her movies are good but none of them have made over $40million. IMO, shes the most talented yet most underated actress in her age group.

[lockdown06]

I also think Mark Wahlberg isn't took seriously enough.

[tdf4077]

John Cusack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JNSBSB]

Actors:
-Kurt Russell
-John Cusack
-John Lithgow
-James Earl Jones
-Steven Segall(Best kung-fu screen actor ever, but underrated as well. Seems the press likes the crappy Chuck Norris and Jean Claud VanDamm instead.)
-Val Kilmer
-Joe Pesci
-Robert DeNero
-Al Pacino
-Other good actors, but I can't remember their names.


Actresses:
-Fairuza Balk
-Neve Campbell
-Ally Sheedy
-Nancy McKeon
-Robin Tunney
-Bonnie Bedelia
-Linda Hamilton
-Sally Field
-Other good actresses, but I can't remember their names.

Note: I only listed these actors and actresses here, while most have good movies and act well, they don't have the Paparazzi chasing after them like dogs going after some meat. Also, they don't seem to have many articles about them these days, either. That's why I've listed them.(Yes, there are many really crappy celebrities who can't even act worth crap who are too over-rated and too hyped up.) What's with this world? Over-rated actors who can't even act worth crap and under-rated actors who get the awards and nominations and who are excellent actors?

[savageamusement]

Underarated, In my opinion


1-Peter Falk
2-Steve Buscimi
3-Tim Roth
4-Sam Wasterton
5-John Goodman
6-Vince Vaughn


Actresses-

1-Reese Witherspoon
2-Jodie Foster
3-Chloe sevigny


Although parts have something to do with it.

I can't blame Jodie Foster for Contact....no one could have helped that part.

[LucyCompanyPhan]

Zooey Deschanel. She's in Elf and the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, but she's also done alot of indies like all the real girls and the good girl. Her latest is Failure to Launch and to prove how good she is, she's the one who actually saves this movie and makes it hilarious. She's pretty much a supporting actress and she definately deserves a starring role.

Anna Faris-She's pretty much typed cast, but no one else could have done Scary Movie series but her. I just love the stupid dumb look on her face, she just makes you laugh. She's also been in some big heavy dramas such as Lost in Translation and Brokeback Mountain.

Winona Ryder- She was one of the best actresses in the 90s and she's got a few movies coming out for a comeback. People forget about her or they only associate her name with when she was arrested.

[Unscarred]

kate beckinsdale ive always liked her but yet she isint talked about very much


I LOVE Kate beckinsale! Shes wonderful. I'm coming back as a man in my next life and shes coming back at herself, and we're getting married.:lol:

[Number 9 Dream]

Leonardo DiCaprio, hands down! Most people think he's this cheesy actor because of 'Titanic', but he's incredibly talented. I really loved him in 'The Basketball Diaries' and 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' He played a chillingly accurate drug addict in BBD and a mentally challenged person in WEGG. Absolutely incredible.

[LucyCompanyPhan]

Geoffery Rush
Morgan Freeman
Steve Buscemi

[Buffyboy323]

Jennifer Garner
Gregory Smith
Josh Hartnett
Katherine Heigl
Lauren Graham
Bethany Joy Lenz Galeotti
Kate Beckinsale
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Paris Hilton!!!!
Christina Ricci
Holly Marie Combs
Leonardo Dicaprio
Mark Paul Gosselaar
Sally Field
Hilarie Burton
Wynona Ryder
Scarlett Johanson
Tom Welling
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jared Padalecki
Sherry Stringfield
Jason Behr
Claire Danes
Rachel McAdams
Sophia Bush
Matt Damon
Michael Pitt
Michelle Rodriguez
Julianna Margulies

[D.J.]

Sasha Mitchell is the most underrated actor. Right behind him are Morgan Freeman, Jim Carrey, Steven Seagal, and Steve Zahn.

[CheersChild4life]

[QUOTE=LucyCompanyPhan]Zooey Deschanel. She's in Elf and the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, but she's also done alot of indies like all the real girls and the good girl. Her latest is Failure to Launch and to prove how good she is, she's the one who actually saves this movie and makes it hilarious. She's pretty much a supporting actress and she definately deserves a starring role.
[QUOTE]


I totaly agree with that one, she is wonderful, and one of my most faviorite actresses.

I also agree with Christina Ricci and Claire Danes.

[Jrnygrl]

Don Cheadle
Theresa Randle
Claire Danes
Steve Buscemi
Jim Carrey (would love to see him do more dramas)
John Goodman
Lawrence Fishburn
David Stratharin

[romanov1@suscom-main]

My chocies are
Brenda Blethyn-56 films
Miranda Richardson -87 films
Janet Suzman-35 films
Penolope Wilton-47 films
Celia Imrie-88 films

[James"Thunder"Early]

Tyne Daly, she is truly what an actress is supposed to be and is very underrated.

[Mr.Burns]

Dustin Hoffman
Gene Hackman
Robert Downey Jr
Jim Carrey
Steve Buscemi
Lawrence Fishburn
Scarlett Johanson