Most Underrated Actor Of Our Time

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Gary Oldman will always be Sid Vicious to me.  I was dating a girl in the early 2000s who was obsessed with Sid & Nancy, Harold & Maude and The Wall.  She was very similar to Nancy, crazy af.

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I'll also throw Gary Oldman into this category.

the guy is universally regarded as one of the greats of his generation. he has 1 best actor oscar win and 3 nominations. DENIED.

I mean, the thread topic is most underrated. I could make a strong case that (Col.) Ashley Judd - star of the 90s suspense thriller Double Jeopardy - never receiving an Oscar nomination and only being twice nominated for a golden globe (and snubbed both times) - is arguably the crime of the century. The greatest miscarriage of justice ever.

[Pete]

Mike Meyers has tremendous range.

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I'll also throw Gary Oldman into this category.

the guy is universally regarded as one of the greats of his generation. he has 1 best actor oscar win and 3 nominations. DENIED.

I mean, the thread topic is most underrated. I could make a strong case that (Col.) Ashley Judd - star of the 90s suspense thriller Double Jeopardy - never receiving an Oscar nomination and only being twice nominated for a golden globe (and snubbed both times) - is arguably the crime of the century. The greatest miscarriage of justice ever.

More like Ashley Dudd lmao

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I'll also throw Gary Oldman into this category.

the guy is universally regarded as one of the greats of his generation. he has 1 best actor oscar win and 3 nominations. DENIED.

I mean, the thread topic is most underrated. I could make a strong case that (Col.) Ashley Judd - star of the 90s suspense thriller Double Jeopardy - never receiving an Oscar nomination and only being twice nominated for a golden globe (and snubbed both times) - is arguably the crime of the century. The greatest miscarriage of justice ever.

More like Ashley Dudd lmao

lol

https://youtu.be/W754UBkZc3w?si=TnaHsGFFofItPQf2

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I'll also throw Gary Oldman into this category.

the guy is universally regarded as one of the greats of his generation. he has 1 best actor oscar win and 3 nominations. DENIED.

I mean, the thread topic is most underrated. I could make a strong case that (Col.) Ashley Judd - star of the 90s suspense thriller Double Jeopardy - never receiving an Oscar nomination and only being twice nominated for a golden globe (and snubbed both times) - is arguably the crime of the century. The greatest miscarriage of justice ever.

More like Ashley Dudd lmao

lol

https://youtu.be/W754UBkZc3w?si=TnaHsGFFofItPQf2

an absolute master at her craft, no notes.

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Bigtime/longtime AJ fan here

[MidnightOil82]

A vote for Andrew Scott

(UK version of Sherlock, Ripley, other stuff...)

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A vote for Andrew Scott

(UK version of Sherlock, Ripley, other stuff...)

Yeah now we're talking

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I gave ripley an embarrassingly glowing review in the TV thread iirc

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Another name for consideration: michael caine

Don’t get me wrong. Dude is absolutely rated. But underly. Possibly the most underly, even.

Evidence: a muppet Christmas carol. You probably didn’t even remember he was in it. And despite acting alongside a bunch of silly muppets, the man delivers a got damn magnum opus.

More evidence: as I was typing out this blogpost, holding his face in my minds eye, typing the words in his iconic accent and cadence, and I couldn’t think of his name. Had to Google. So underrated. Wow!

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All these suggestions lmao 

[Stevesie60]

This thread has basically turned into "have you guys heard of this Daniel Day Lewis character?" my goodness.

Here's one to get us back on track. Paul Walter Hauser will win an acting award some day.

[Institutional Control]

This thread has basically turned into "have you guys heard of this Daniel Day Lewis character?" my goodness.

Here's one to get us back on track. Paul Walter Hauser will win an acting award some day.

Wait, what? Didn't he already win an Emmy for Black Bird?

[Stevesie60]

This thread has basically turned into "have you guys heard of this Daniel Day Lewis character?" my goodness.

Here's one to get us back on track. Paul Walter Hauser will win an acting award some day.

Wait, what? Didn't he already win an Emmy for Black Bird?

A Primetime Emmy. Wasn't even nominated for an Emmy. Although this made me stumble upon the fact that he won a Golden Globe for Black Bird.

[IPA4Me]

Another name for consideration: michael caine

Don’t get me wrong. Dude is absolutely rated. But underly. Possibly the most underly, even.

Evidence: a muppet Christmas carol. You probably didn’t even remember he was in it. And despite acting alongside a bunch of silly muppets, the man delivers a got damn magnum opus.

More evidence: as I was typing out this blogpost, holding his face in my minds eye, typing the words in his iconic accent and cadence, and I couldn’t think of his name. Had to Google. So underrated. Wow!

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 🤌

[Institutional Control]

Blame It On Rio does not hold up.

[Cire]

Tom Wilkinson.

RIP I think

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Tom Wilkinson.

RIP I think

hell yeah. michael clayton stans know

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olivia colman

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Tom Wilkinson.

RIP I think

hell yeah. michael clayton stans know

+1

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Kind of OT but one actor who is incredibly appropriately rated…Walt Goggins. Right where he needs to be on the Critical Acclaim scale

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Kind of OT but one actor who is incredibly appropriately rated…Walt Goggins. Right where he needs to be on the Critical Acclaim scale

yeah i'm glad he is getting his due

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i'm not going to call this guy overrated, i'm not going there. but has anyone been able to leverage one minor role into 20+ years of doing the same type of character work as well as JK Simmons?

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i'm not going to call this guy overrated, i'm not going there. but has anyone been able to leverage one minor role into 20+ years of doing the same type of character work as well as JK Simmons?

That dude been taking his creatine