What Are Your Top 3 Most Underrated Actors?

[Kenny Orange Powers]

Not actresses because that's a whole other topic. What are the top actors that don't get enough credit? Here's mine:

1. Edward Norton
2. Walton Goggins (Justified, Hateful 8, Django)
3. And obviously Danny McBride
   Spoiler

   Actually it's Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers, Billions)

 

[Jables17]

1. Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders, Scarecrow from the newer Batman movies, Inception)
2. Gary Oldman
3. Paul Giamatti

 

[OSUIvan]

I agree with Paul Giamitti, brilliant actor.

 

[100TonsofOrangeFury]

I agree with Paul Giamitti, brilliant actor.

You can't take highly acclaimed actors then put them in a list of underrated actors. Like Giamatti, Oldham, and Norton.

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

1. Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders, Scarecrow from the newer Batman movies, Inception)
2. Gary Oldman
3. Paul Giamatti

Good list. Cillian Murphy is a good pick.

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

I agree with Paul Giamitti, brilliant actor.

 

[Jables17]

You can't take highly acclaimed actors then put them in a list of underrated actors. Like Giamatti, Oldham, and Norton.

I think they're well respected for sure(Giamatti and Oldman), but each one only has one Oscar nomination. For that reason alone, they are underrated.

 

[100TonsofOrangeFury]

I think they're well respected for sure(Giamatti and Oldman), but each one only has one Oscar nomination. For that reason alone, they are underrated.

By the Oscar's people I guess. Not by the industry or the general public.

 

[BluegrassPoke]

Alexis Texas
Alisha Cuthbert
Stephen Lang

 

[The Duke]

Good list. Cillian Murphy is a good pick.

Murphy will be in the upcoming WWII epic Dunkirk, teaming up once again with Christopher Nolan.

 

[JonnyVito]

The Rock
Ice Cube
Hayden Christensen

 

[Ostatedchi]

Tim Blake Nelson

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Sam Rockwell

 

[CowboyJD]

Nicholas Hoult

Dohmnall Gleason

Oscar Isaac

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

Nicholas Hoult

Dohmnall Gleason

Oscar Isaac

JD, solid list. I'll be honest I had to google Dohmnall Gleason but what a good call. To @100TonsofOrangeFury point, this would be a much better list than what I originally put together since they're truly underrated. Maybe even to the point where they wouldn't be recognized on the street by most people.

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

Alexis Texas
Alisha Cuthbert
Stephen Lang

I have no idea who this is.

Spoiler

Just in case my wife is watching

 

[CowboyJD]

JD, solid list. I'll be honest I had to google Dohmnall Gleason but what a good call. To @100TonsofOrangeFury point, this would be a much better list than what I originally put together since they're truly underrated. Maybe even to the point where they wouldn't be recognized on the street by most people.

Thanks.

Dohmnall Gleason has been on my radar for a long time. He's the son of an excellent and probably underrated actor, Brendan Gleason. Dohmnall and Oscar Isaac were in Ex Machina together. It's a great movie and you should check it out if you haven't seen it.

 

[Kenny Orange Powers]

Thanks.

Dohmnall Gleason has been on my radar for a long time. He's the son of an excellent and probably underrated actor, Brendan Gleason. Dohmnall and Oscar Isaac were in Ex Machina together. It's a great movie and you should check it out if you haven't seen it.

I've been told by several to check this out and just haven't got around to it yet. I will make it a point to get to it soon.

 

[EvilPOKES]

Edward Norton
Ed Harris
Jim Caviezel (one of my favorites)

None have an Oscar, but I think they all should.

Edit: Adding Giamatti. Love that guy.

 

[NeekReevers]

Nicholas Hoult

Dohmnall Gleason

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac is a great one. He's been excellent in everything in which I've seen him. I particularly liked Show Me a Hero and Inside Llewyn Davis. I hope he continues to get good roles.

 

[CowboyJD]

Another very underrated actor.

Stephen Lang. Mostly stage and tv. Hit it big in Avatar. My pick for the role of Cable in the next Deadpool movie.

My personal actor "man crush"

Idris Elba. He's done everything from goofy action flicks to Shakespeare to playing Mandela to animation to two of the best tv series ever (The Wire and Luther).

Might not be underrated except to the extent that I think he is one of the best out there right now, if not the best.....

 

[EvilPOKES]

Another very underrated actor.

Stephen Lang. Mostly stage and tv. Hit it big in Avatar. My pick for the role of Cable in the next Deadpool movie.

My personal actor "man crush"

Idris Elba. He's done everything from goofy action flicks to Shakespeare to playing Mandela to animation to two of the best tv series ever (The Wire and Luther).

Might not be underrated except to the extent that I think he is one of the best out there right now, if not the best.....

Rumors are saying that Idris Elba may be the next Bond.

 

[BluegrassPoke]

I have no idea who this is.

Spoiler

Just in case my wife is watching

 

[long-duc-dong]

 

[CowboyJD]

Rumors are saying that Idris Elba may be the next Bond.

He would be great, IMO. Of course we'd have to deal with all the "Bond is a white guy" gnashing of teeth if he gets it and "racism" gnashing of teeth if he doesn't.

 

[Ostatedchi]

Ex Machina is one of the best films to come along in a long time. Brilliant

 

[hollywood]

Chris Cooper

William Fichtner - you probably don't know his name, but know the face immediately.

Clive Owen

 

[cableok]

John Noble (recently on TV show Fringe)

One of the few actors who by one twitch in the face you completely understand a change in mood or emotion.