Highly Underrated Actors
by barrydomineyjr | created - 18 Feb 2012 | updated - 03 Mar 2012 | Public
1. Matt Craven
Actor | Crimson Tide
Canadian-born actor Matt Craven is among the most sought after character actors of film and television today, starring in such blockbuster critically acclaimed films as the Academy-Award-nominated "Crimson Tide" and "A Few Good Men" and SAG Award nominated "X-Men: First Class." Craven has starred ...
2. Alf Humphreys
Actor | X2
Alf Humphreys was born on April 3, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for X2 (2003), First Blood (1982) and The Uninvited (2009). He was married to Elizabeth Moss. He died on January 31, 2018 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
3. C. Thomas Howell
Actor | The Outsiders
After an eye-catching performance in the teen coming-of-age epic The Outsiders (1983), ex-child rodeo star C. Thomas Howell was a promising young actor in the mid-1980s.
Christopher Thomas Howell was born in Los Angeles to Candice (Webb) and Chris Howell (a professional bull rider turned stuntman). ...
4. Ian Tracey
Actor | Continuum
Ian Tracey was born on June 26, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Continuum (2012), Open Range (2003) and Timecop (1994).
5. Louis Ferreira
Actor | Bad Blood
Louis Ferreira has spent more than 30 years performing recognizable roles in award-winning film and television productions, garnering him countless accolades along the way.
Ferreira had a recurring role on the TV series Shōgun (2024) for Amazon Studios. Prior to that, he was in the highly ...
6. Ernest Harden Jr.
Actor | White Men Can't Jump
Ernest Harden Jr. was born on November 25, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for White Men Can't Jump (1992), Hollywood Homicide (2003) and Three Days of the Condor (1975).
7. Chris Makepeace
Actor | Meatballs
Chris Makepeace was born on April 22, 1964 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Meatballs (1979), My Bodyguard (1980) and Vamp (1986).
8. Curtis Armstrong
Actor | Better Off Dead...
Curtis Armstrong was born on November 27, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Better Off Dead (1985), Risky Business (1983) and Revenge of the Nerds (1984). He has been married to Elaine Aronson since January 2, 1994. They have one child. He was previously married...
9. Thom Mathews
Actor | The Return of the Living Dead
Thom Mathews was born on November 28, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and Bloodmatch (1991). He has been married to Karla Jensen since May 10, 2014. He was previously ...
10. Sam Rockwell
Actor | Moon
Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which ...
11. Dean Cameron
Actor | Summer School
Dean Cameron was born on December 25, 1962 in Morrison, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Summer School (1987), Straight Outta Compton (2015) and Sleep with Me (1994). He has been married to Jessie S. Marion since April 9, 2004. They have one child.
12. Jason Gedrick
Actor | Luck
Jason Gedrick was born on February 7, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Luck (2011), Bosch (2014) and Dexter (2006). He was previously married to Dana Lavas.
13. Lawrence Monoson
Actor | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Lawrence Monoson, a New York native is a veteran actor. Born on August 11, 1964, in Yonkers, Lawrence is easily known for his early film roles starting back in the early to mid 1980s. Monoson appeared in the film The Last American Virgin (1982), followed three years later with a role in the horror ...
14. Carl Marotte
Actor | My Bloody Valentine
Carl Marotte was born on February 25, 1959. He is an actor and producer, known for My Bloody Valentine (1981), Land of the Dead (2005) and Skinwalkers (2006).
15. James Marshall
Actor | A Few Good Men
James Marshall was born James David Greenblatt in Queens, New York, USA, to Charlotte (Bullard), a dancer, and William R. Greenblatt, a producer and director. His father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and his mother has English and Irish ancestry.
James grew up in Bergen County New Jersey. At the ...
16. Larry Joshua
Actor | Spider-Man
Larry Joshua was born on February 12, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Spider-Man (2002), Dances with Wolves (1990) and The X Files (1998). He was previously married to Sharon Gabet.
17. Robert Carlyle
Actor | The Full Monty
Robert Carlyle was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, to Elizabeth, a bus company employee, and Joseph Carlyle, a painter and decorator. He was raised by his father after his mother left him when he was four. At the age of 21, after reading Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," he enrolled in acting ...
18. Doug McKeon
Actor | On Golden Pond
Doug McKeon was born on June 10, 1966 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and director, known for On Golden Pond (1981), Come Away Home (2005) and The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001). He is married to Kathy McKeon. They have three children.
19. Thomas G. Waites
Actor | The Thing
Thomas G. Waites was born on January 8, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Thing (1982), And Justice for All (1979) and Money Train (1995).
20. Crispin Glover
Actor | What Is It?
While he's never been a typical leading man, Crispin Glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing personalities in the movie business. His unusual characters and personal projects have inspired a cult-like following that has dubbed him both madman and genius.
The son of actress and...
21. Stefan Arngrim
Actor | The A-Team
Stefan is also a very accomplished musician. He had a band called "The Knights of The Living Dead", in Los Angeles from 1986-1993. The band was offered several deals, and signed with Capitol Records. Unfortunately, the president of Capitol was fired the same week and the new president dropped all ...
22. Thomas Kovacs
Actor | My Bloody Valentine
Thomas Kovacs is known for My Bloody Valentine (1981), Inventions That Shook the World (2011) and Fear Thy Neighbor (2014).
23. Matt Dillon
Actor | Crash
Matt Dillon's successful film career has spanned over three decades and has showcased his wide range of dramatic and comedic talents. Dillon displayed his versatility with an arresting performance co-starring as a racist cop in the critically acclaimed Paul Haggis film Crash. This role earned him ...
24. Glenn Withrow
Producer | The Last Champion
Glenn Withrow was born in Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Last Champion (2020), The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983). He has been married to Hallie Todd since May 25, 1991. They have one child.
25. Seann William Scott
Actor | American Pie
Seann William Scott was born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, to Patricia Anne (Simons) and William Frank Scott, a factory worker. He was discovered at a talent competition in Los Angeles, and almost immediately was flown to New York by ABC to test for All My Children (1970). His face has also been ...
26. Ned Eisenberg
Actor | Limitless
Ned Eisenberg was a character actor who is remembered for the role of Italian gangster Fredo Strozzi in action film/western Last Man Standing (1996) with Bruce Willis, directed by Walter Hill; and films such as The Burning (1981) and Limitless (2011). Born in New York, he attended Fiorello H. ...
27. Jsu Garcia
Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street
Jsu Garcia, DSS is an actor/director and minister who co-directed (along with John-Roger, DSS) the documentary Mystical Traveler, The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger. Jsu got his start in acting in a lead role in the cult film A Nightmare on Elm Street which is now celebrating its 30th anniversary...
28. Temuera Morrison
Self | Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Temuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand actor.
After training in drama under the New Zealand Special Performing Arts Training Scheme. One of his earliest starring roles was in the 1988 film Never Say Die, opposite Lisa Eilbacher. In 1994, he received attention for his role as the violent and abusive...
29. Zach Galligan
Actor | Gremlins
Graduated from Columbia University. His mother, Carol Wolfe Galligan, is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in New York. His late father, Arthur Galligan, was a founding partner in Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, in Washington. Married Ling H. Ingerick on September 25, 2005 at the Yale Club in ...
30. Randy Quaid
Actor | Independence Day
Randy Quaid is an Academy Award-nominated actor, for his performance in The Last Detail (1973). Hal Ashby directed Quaid in the role of Meadows opposite Jack Nicholson and Otis Young. Quaid is a great and much-admired actor that has been recognized by Hollywood and the world's finest directors, ...
31. David Sherrill
Actor | The Wraith
Benjamin David Sherrill originally attended Colorado State University as a Wildlife Biology Major but changed course after his sophomore year to become a Theater Major.
"Dave" as he is know to family and friends performed in numerous plays at CSU until he was encouraged by his theater professor to ...
32. Elias Koteas
Actor | The Thin Red Line
Elias Koteas was born on March 11, 1961, in Montreal, Canada. Both his parents are of Greek descent. Elias attended Vanier College in Montreal before leaving to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1981, of which he is a graduate. He also attended the Actors Studio in ...
33. Jim Caviezel
Actor | The Passion of the Christ
James Patrick Caviezel was born on September 26, 1968 in Mount Vernon, Washington. He was one of five children born to Margaret (Lavery), a former stage actress, and James Caviezel, a chiropractor. The Caviezels are a closely knit Catholic family. He is of Irish (mother) and Swiss-Romansh and ...
34. Miguel Ferrer
Actor | Traffic
Miguel Ferrer was an American actor known for playing Morton from RoboCop, Shan Yu from Mulan, Martian Manhunter from Justice League: The New Frontier, Slade Wilson from Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Death from Adventure Time, Sesa Refumee from Halo 2 and Vice President Rodriguez from Iron Man 3...
35. Kevin Zegers
Actor | Transamerica
Kevin Joseph Zegers started acting at the tender age of six. He has starred in more than 40 films, including Air Bud (1997), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and Transamerica (2005), and has also appeared in several modeling campaigns.
Kevin was born in Woodstock, Ontario, to Mary-Ellen (Veldman), a teacher...
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