That's an awesome story. I've never met anyone famous let alone a hero of mine. Saying that, Kust Russell is one of my favourite actors too and he's been there for some time now, I too think he needs more credit to what he gets.

Jordan, you are so lucky to have met him! Twice!!

Quoted from Takeshi Ryan Gosling. He was in the "Slaughter Rule", which is one of my all time favorite films. He was also good in "The Believer". After he did that box office hit "The Notebook", I thought his career was about to take off big time, it hasn't, yet, but he has a bunch of films coming out in the next year or so.

Yay. Ryan Gosling has been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Half Nelson.

Yeah, I have. I've seen everything he's done. He's a great talent.  

Forrest Whitakker was underated up until this year. Yeah there was Panic Room and Phone Booth as well as Crying Game but now he is starting to be respected for the superb actor he is.

Philip Baker Hall.

He's absolutely fantastic, I've loved everything that I've seen him do. And no one really knows who he his a lot of the time, which is a shame because he's an absolutely fantastic actor.


Cheers, Chismeister.

Greg Kinnear. Every movie he's in he takes it up a notch. I also agree with Forest Whitaker. He's always been just under the radar, but gives great performances in every movie he's in, even if they're very small roles.

Quoted from RobertSpence Forrest Whitakker was underated up until this year. Yeah there was Panic Room and Phone Booth as well as Crying Game but now he is starting to be respected for the superb actor he is.

I reckon his best films were Bird (directed by Clint Eastwood) and Ghost Dog. He also had small roles in Platoon and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Quoted from Steve-Dave Greg Kinnear. Every movie he's in he takes it up a notch. I also agree with Forest Whitaker. He's always been just under the radar, but gives great performances in every movie he's in, even if they're very small roles.

Forrest Whitaker is a pheonominal actor.He is amazing in everything he does. "The Last King of Scotland" is an amazing movie but is mediocre without his performance.

--Kotton

Quoted from TAnthony Peter Sargaard is one of the most underrated actors out there. He's done  Jarhead, Skeleton Key, and Boys Don't Cry. All of which he plays completely different people. That something some of these big time actors can never pull off. They act the same in every movie the play. This guy's different.

Peter Sarsgaard is definitely a underrated actor. He is extremely versatile and he takes on the provocative roles, like in Kinsey. I can tell he acts for the craft and not the fortune.

Billy Crudup up too.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the kid from 3rd Rock From the Sun. He's certainly an up and coming star. Brick and Mysterious Skin are two great movies of his.

Rachel Leigh Cook I spose. She played a great bitch in 11:14.

There were two actors i noticed in Saving Private Ryan the last time i watched that caught my eye. You see them in a lot of good movies, but they get the side kick type rolls. I'm not talking about Paul Giamatti, that's too obvious. Giovanni Ribisi and Adam Goldberg.

Update: Laura Linney

After watching Troy the other night, I'll add Eric Bana to this list. He was amazing in Chopper, cool in Black Hawk Down and he was one of the most likeable characters I've seen in ages, as Hector, in Troy.

Like me, Eric Bana is a Melbourne boy and he grew up in a working class suburb called Tullamarine, which is a couple of suburbs away from mine. He started off as a stand up comedian and then became a regular on a skit show called Fast Forward, in the 90's.

His break through roll was Chopper, a story based on the life of notorious, Melbourne, crime figure Chopper Reid. if you haven't seen it, do yourself a favour and check it out. After Chopper he did Black Hawk Down and I guess you guys know the rest.

He was hilarious on Full Frontal. His Eddie Maguire impression cracks me up like nothing else. He's a steller comedian and an even better actor. I would love for him to do more comedy now that he's a big star.

I think his performance in Munich actually outdoes anything he's done before, even his work as Chopper. I disagree with you about Troy though -- how can he be a likeable character when there is no character? It's not really his fault, it's just the script and the direction of that movie were shocking. He does the best he can with nothing, but it didn't really turn out in his favour. Then again, it kind of is his fault because he chose to do it.

Anyway, Troy was truly terrible. There is literally nothing I like about it, even the battles are boring. I'd rather watch Gladiator, which I also hate a tremendously large amount. But Eric Bana is awesome. I'm sure he's gonna come up with some awesome stuff in the future. His career is just getting started. He does nothing but good for Australia's image in Hollywood.


Cheers, Chismeister.

I haven't seen Munich, yet, but I'll definitely be watching it in the next few weeks. I hear what you're saying about Troy, it wasn't perfect, but I still think Hector was pretty cool.

I liked the way he saved his brother and I was moved when he was saying goodbye to his family, prior to fighting Achilles. Sure his character may not have been very conflicted and therefore may have seemed a bit one dimensional to some, but I saw him as a decisive person with a firm grip on his values.

Quoted from chism He was hilarious on Full Frontal. His Eddie Maguire impression cracks me up like nothing else. He's a steller comedian and an even better actor. I would love for him to do more comedy now that he's a big star.

Chism, I think you mean Ray Martin, not Eddie Maguire. They're both tools so you were close. Poida was also priceless. The second best character of the whole series. First being Milo Kerrigan. I agree though, he is a awesome actor.

I would have to say Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan atwood) from The O.C. there has been a few episodes of that show where I have sat back and was left astonished...

I think the whole Atwood role has been done to death now though, and Benjamin should continue to move on. Well lets face it he has no choice now has he, what with the O.C. being cancelled... LOL...

But I think he is one of a few actors that we should keep our eyes on, something tells me he could be the next big thing if he picks the correct parts.

Who do you think some of the most overrated or underrated poeple are?

Overrated Actor/Actress- Jason Statham... can he play any other roles then the emotionsless action hero???

Underrated Actor/Actress- Garret Hedlund... He was good in Troy, showed signs of brilliance in Four Brothers, and prooved that he can play the bad guy in Death Sentence.

Overrated Director- Quentin Tarantino... don't get me wrong, he's good. But everything he makes is not the masterpiece that his fans make them out to be.

Underrated Director- Paul Anderson... sure, he butchered AVP. But come on, one bad movie shouldn't condem you. Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat are two of the best video game adaptaions out there. And Event Horizon is a classic.

~Zack~