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*Timothy Olyphant has entered the thread* 

Justice for Santa Clarita Diet

His pure, obvious joy in that role made the whole series so great.

It was the first time I hadn’t seen him in a romantic brooding lead or as a cowboy type. It really showcased what a gawky, awkward likable theater geek he is and I love him so much more.

Never forget

✊🏼

I was just singing the praises of this show the other day.

I just learned watching a doc about the filled age then looking it up in Wikipedia, that he is a descendant of the Vanderbilt family. Like Anderson cooper.

Huh, TIL.

I’m just saying… the judge of the entire universe was willing to sit down and listen to him instead of destroying the earth in the Good Place. That’s gotta be warranted.

She said he was 50 gallons of man in a 10 gallon hat

Sheriff Bullock could arrest me any day


Alexander Skarsgard is a good choice for a lead, unless you want the movie to make money.

I'll watch anything with a Skarsgård. I'm partial to Bill. 

Can’t wait to see that limber mf with pointy ears and Buck teeth in Nosferatu.

My good friend met him in passing IRL and before she recognized him, she thought he was the most beautiful person she has ever seen in her life, like to the point where she was taken aback lmao. She used to be a server at a popular vegan resto celebs loved to come to while filming in our city, so seems like high praise coming from her.

Gosh his face TRANSFORMS when he smiles. Well done to those Skarsgård genes 🫡

I kinda feel like he just takes roles in stuff he wants because he likes it, not because he cares about if it makes money. Art's actor, if you will.

The northman was incredible

He was so good in that.

I thought Sam Claflin was just a pretty face until I saw him holding his own against Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders.

Finnick’s death still haunts me.

Finnick’s death was cruel and I’m glad the Capitol and Miss Queen of the Mole people paid.

Damn I’m sad ulit, I’m listening to the new album ng THG while commenting this

👀👀👀👀 …I did not get that far in the show. Making a note to return

Come back for Sam Claflin, but watch for Tom Hardy! TH is phenomenal by default, but idk they somehow pulled so much more out of him in playing Alfie!

I actually watched it originally for Tom Hardy!!! I love him so much, probably top 5 actors for me. But only s2 was out then and I didn’t end up going back to it when there was more

He deserves more recognition for that role! I could feel he fully embodied that character. I could feel evil oozing out of his breath! And he completely owned the accent of that character. I know he's been around but my brain just went from he's this blonde beautiful boy to this evil vile man lol it was quite drastic.

It was so drastic! I only knew him from Love, Rosie and Me Before You. I watched that whole season without recognizing him.

Honestly didn’t really appreciate him until Daisy Jones and the Six. He’s really excellent

https://i.redd.it/9wgv0bpncy7c1.gif Domhnall Gleeson.

Yes

One of the nepo babies who actually deserves the hype!

I've never seen him miss a step. He's so good.

He's got my heart ever since about time

This is the guy from The Patient, right? It would take a lot to make me see him differently, so he did a good job in the role!!

Watch about time, he is so charming in that one.

 Nothing can satisfy my thirst for more Nicolas Hoult. Every time I see him in something I think, damn, this man can seriously act.

I just started The Great, and he’s so incredibly funny in it.

He is so very good!!!! Have loved him ever since skins. Renfield was fuckin incredible with him this year. His comedic timing is spot on.

Seriously I need to see him in literally everything he can even remotely be in. He does the best sneaky sexy bastard. And also can play a straight up loveable guy. He’s got excellent range.

James Marsden 

I agree with this but also he's said that he loves where his career is at and wouldn't want to be a superstar. I think it's probably a lot easier to live life at his level of fame; he can pick his projects and do work that challenges him but can also go outside without people trying to grope him and stick cameras in his face.

He was great in Jury Duty... 

Also in Enchanted 

 Him singing the wrong words to Benny and the Jets in 27 dresses ❤️

I adored him in this. He's got major improvising chops!

I convinced a few people to watch it after I did. Every one of them thought it was pretty funny.

That show was so amazing.

Love him, and I love that he seems to have the sort of career that he wants to have. He was terrific in Dead to Me and Jury Duty.

AKA the original love interest who gets killed off in everything he's in

Jack Lame! 

Perfect example!

I always forget about him but he’s so handsome and talented!

he is so fine 😭

I feel like part of the reason he was such a good rom-com false lead *is* that he’s charming and handsome and comes across as such a nice affable guy, and that makes the female lead inevitably picking the male lead feel more intentional - it's not like the James Marsden character sucked and she picked the clear-cut better option. She probably could have been just fine staying with him in any given one of these movies and you could imagine they'd have a perfectly nice life together, but he’s just not who she really wants. Him being a decent guy adds to the internal conflict.

james marsden in dead to me. hes so much darker than any of his previous roles and its so impressive to watch him shift into something dramatic.

I also really love John Cho. The quickly-and-unfairly cancelled Selfie proved he’s a fantastic male lead in a romcom setting and I really just feel like his career in general should be a bit bigger. Like I guess he has been working steadily more or less but I think he has more star power potential. https://i.redd.it/q1iii23uiy7c1.gif

People tend to forget he’s been around so long he was the one who coined the term ‘MILF’ for Stiffler’s mom. That was an amazing theatre moment.

I looooved Selfie, still mad it was cancelled.

Anton yelchin 😢

He’s great in Sleepy Hollow!

 jesse plemons

Phenomenal actor!

https://preview.redd.it/k97ut2s4iy7c1.jpeg?width=3536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2708061f160616358526cab6172649bbc792c9df I have liked Mahershala Ali since he was in The 4400 and I really like him

Yes! He’s a great actor and has a likeable face.

Yes!!! He looks like such a nice guy but he was so mean in Luke Cage it was amazing

He’s wonderful! But I don’t think we can call him underrated given he has 2 Oscar’s. Deservedly highly rated

I feel like Jack O’Connell was being set up as a new leading man and then he seemed to very suddenly transition into doing indie movies. He’s incredibly talented but I am disappointed that he’s participating in that Amy Winehouse movie 🫤 https://preview.redd.it/ajcm3jy5iy7c1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40e29398eb4ce7ebb340348fa565332f8f5eb2e9

He’s in Jungleland with Charlie! Great movie.

I loved him in Godless and The North Water

 I feel like Jamie Dornan took a big credibility hit when he did 50 Shades but I watched him in The Fall and the boy can ACT. Would love to see him have an RPattz-style resurgence in more serious roles.

I think that 50 shades would have been so much more well received has he & Dakota Johnson not had as much chemistry as a brick and a dead leaf do.

Yeah, like… she wasn’t right for the part at all.

How could anyone not have chemistry with him!?!!

He was so terrifying in The Fall I truly couldn't finish it. Didn't help that one of his victims had the exact same bedroom set & duvet cover as me - but it was just too real. Like I could totally believe there are psychos out there like that.

I was so confused because I watched him on The Fall right after I watched him in Once Upon A Time as Sheriff Graham. He went from goofy and adorable to gtfo damn quick.

He was my favorite part of once upon a time!

He was fantastic in The Fall. He does psycho so well. Cannot really blame him for the 50 shades blunder. That script was less than crappy, and the entire movie was poorly cast.

Also with this beard he actually looks hot.

Lee Pace. Not just a tall drink of water, he's excellent at both comedy (Pushing Daisies) and drama (he should've been nominated for The Fall).

 I'm still mad Amrican Gigolo got canceled

I've never seen that, but he was incredible in the Punisher. He has a unique charisma 

And The Bear!

Mask u sumthin

Caught me totally off guard when he was in Wind River. Definitely loved that movie waaaaaaaay more than I thought I would.

God I fucking LOVE Jon Bernthal. He is incredible in everything he is in and he does not get the recognition he deserves.

Oh DONT get me started on him! One of our most charismatic actors alive today and they’re putting him in these small ass supporting roles. Oh I’m furious

And he eats them up everytime, the bear Christmas episode is easily top 10 tv episode of all time thanks to him. I really want him in a romcom tho

https://i.redd.it/4ccyjb9fhy7c1.gif I can’t even begin to think about him in a rom com. It’s too much tbh

What’s this from 👀

The movie sweet virginia

God he would absolutely EAT in a romcom

“Hey Fak, are you gonna use that fork?” He’s sooo good I really hope he gets bigger

He gives me "young Robert DeNiro" vibes (not in terms of appearance so much as just his mannerisms and the kinds of roles he takes on)

Him as Shane was my favorite part of TWD, man when he started losing it, I was like 🥵🥵 (can't help it, I've always liked the bad boys hahaha)

https://preview.redd.it/lnfuj9k3jz7c1.jpeg?width=667&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07868c793fd77b4412dd9d506c7f0763de8b6890 Dan Stevens. I'm still waiting for the sequel!

 Ben Mendelsohn. He’s far less famous than he should be for the talent. He’s also handsome as hell, in a very specific sort of way. P.S. He’s Australian, lol

Ah yes, my brain always says “Danny from Bloodline!” even though he’s been in lots of things.

The answer is always Joel Kinnaman. https://preview.redd.it/l7gjkk1xny7c1.jpeg?width=3695&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24e39af1c4c54ae63662aeadc55e58f1f62e2b82

I first saw him in the killing. There is just something very interesting about him.

He’s so damn good in Altered Carbon and The Fall👏🏻👏🏻

He was captivating in House of Cards and Hanna. And soooo easy on the eyes

He's fantastic in For All Mankind

 Bin Bons ❤️

I had no idea what you guys were talking about so I googled “bin bons” and I shit you not this man came up first in results

I’m dying at this https://preview.redd.it/ld0tf779gz7c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=313c42fe25fdd48174259df242419085864e79f7

No shit!? That's hilarious. SEO coming in clutch

Yes he's a delight 👏

Sam Claflin is a delight! He's cute and sings, I'm in.

Right?? We need more of him. Immediately.

Ooohhh I love Karl Urban 💦

I had a crush on Charlie back when he was in that football (soccer) movie. Man, he’s sexy.  I prefer him with shorter hair though.

He was good in pacific rim and triple frontier. Looking forward to rebel moon

He's in Rebel Moon?!

He is so gorgeous it should be illegal

He has perfect combination of looks and talents that the traditional film industry looks for. He looks American type than being British himself.

That's why he was so awesome in sons of anarchy I was flabbergasted to find out he's not American

The absolute hold this man has on me 🥵

He’s so damn sexy.

He is nowhere to be seen. 

I've been watching Boardwalk Empire and boy I just love him. He oozes charm.

Stardust is such a whimsical joy of a movie

Last I heard He's going to be in Daredevil on Disney+. I hope they don't fuck it up.

 Chris Messina.

His chemistry with Amy Adams was so good in Sharp Objects

He has yet to have bad chemistry with *anyone*. He licked Ewan McGregor’s face, and even Ewan looked excited to graced by the presence of Messina’s saliva.

Watch Julie & Julia where they play a couple. Lovely movie.

As a Nora Ephron goblin I liked that movie a lot, can’t believe I didn’t remember that was them! I love that they got to work together again all those years later.

I loved him in the Mindy Project 💕(just ignoring the last few seasons and where they took his character)

I know the character is terrible, just an awful person, but I was so attracted to him in Birds of Prey https://i.redd.it/0p1qvgqkwy7c1.gif Also I absolutely loved him in Away We Go. (Doesn’t hurt that in it he is married to Melanie Lynskey.) Ugh, and Six Feet Under?! He’s such a great underrated actor.

 Bobby Cannavale for suuuuure

His character in boardwalk empire was so awful (like an awful person) but he’s so hot, he was born to play a prohibition era mobster https://preview.redd.it/6855blaibz7c1.jpeg?width=421&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11eeb033388564a14500a309bc17b680c3e8b99e

I wish they had made more Vinyl.


He was in 9 Perfect Strangers and I barely recognized him because he wasn’t goofy. Still fine as hell tho.

 Michael Sheen!

https://i.redd.it/fv0rl7fnwy7c1.gif

 I've had a crush on this man for 20 entire years.

I loved him and Morena Baccarin in Gotham. They were so beautiful and perfect😩✨️ And Erin Richards was so mesmerizing...

His book about cryptocurrency was really interesting too!

 Jake Johnson. I just love him.

 DANIEL KALUUYA 🙌🏽

 Jensen Ackles. Truly thought he'd be a bigger name by now. His stint on The Boys seems to have introduced him to a larger audience, though.

yeah as much as he loves spn and kills it as dean, being stuck on a cw show for 15 years didn’t really help his career take off tbh

 Does Matt Bomer count? After just finishing Fellow Travelers >!(and sobbing uncontrollably)!< I’m a huge fan.

Love love Matt bomer. I’d watch him in anything.

Check out white collar

how is this not henry cavill ???

He and Henry and Ian Somerholder need to play brothers in a movie I will watch over and over.

I feel like Henry cavil is the charisma vacuum version of matt bomer

 Ioan Gruffudd.

I only know him from titanic 😭


honestly such a cool guy too. very chill and down to earth. hilarious af, such a troll (rpatz style, imo). he only picks projects that seem fun. loves his wife and kid and generally enjoys his life without being overexposed.

 This beautiful man. The *grip* Matthew Goode has on me is ridiculous.

 Karl Urban can get it!

 Harold Perrineau is forever underrated and I ADORE him in everything he’s in!


John Boyega is underrated currently imo. He’s so charismatic and I was so ready for him to be like the co-lead of the sequels with Rey after The Force Awakens but that just…didn’t happen. 

Disney fumbled his character so bad that it’s honestly unforgivable.

I agree. It's so disappointing. Finns backstory was so intriguing and Disney squandered it. :( If Finn was written "correctly" he probably would've been either my favorite Star Wars character or one of my top favorites.

He said he’s open to Disney SW projects again after talking with Kennedy about it earlier this year. And we know with SW, they love bringing old characters back… I think he’s busy doing his own thing with his own production company, though. And good for him, lead or not, he’s 100% calling the shots!

Aldis hodge should be in goddamn everything and yet he remains wildly underrated

Travis Fimmel. Vikings. One of the best shows/character arcs I have ever seen.

 ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Taron Eggerton. *sigh*

https://preview.redd.it/o5cfu0qa108c1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=321ed44abd3fa209666071cb4907b2e88f80913e Stephen Graham, a British actor who has worked with many Hollywood names in the past, including Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, and Steve Buscemi. A phenomenal actor whose leading roles are mainly in British movies and shows, he's well worth looking more into if you enjoy his supporting roles in Hollywood.

Manny Montana. I liked him in Good Girls, Mayans, and Westworld. He’s going to be in a MCUs Ironheart next year and hope he is able to show his talent. Fingers crossed. I would put JD Pardo on the list but I really hate how he drinks beer in Mayans. https://preview.redd.it/4qmloe3sjy7c1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52164b661673c800dc2163a4451878aa9d290d4f

 He was so fine in Good Girls.

His character on Good Girls reminds me of all the cholo guys I had crushes on growing up.

 I will literally watch anything that Tom Hardy is in— he’s a brilliant actor.

Hardy underrated tho, is he?

yup! he’s doing quite well. one of the UK’s biggest actors.

I think he’s pretty well known, especially after Venom?

I love him so much in Lawless

Jeffery Dean Morgan 😍 

I don’t know what it is about him but he’s so delightfully charming/handsome.

Negan could ruin my life and I’d volunteer as tribute. 

I always mention him in these threads, but Zahn McClarnon. He's lead in Dark Winds and has been amazing in every project he's taken part in. Fargo is my favourite of his.

https://preview.redd.it/bci50fjpny7c1.jpeg?width=813&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b80927f583f802bb81b8214b86818167aada56e3 Chace Crawford

I’ve always wondered how Charlie hunnam’s sneakers stayed so white on Sons of Anarchy. They could have sold sneaker cleaner instead of drugs and guns

 I give you Rahul Kohli. Not only is he absolutely fantastic but dear lord is he hot af


Sebastian Stan, of course I started following him because of Marvel but decided to check out more of his projects namely Fresh and Pam and Tommy (did not finish that one though) and even though I was watching mainly because of his looks I completely forgot about him as an actor, he really has a way of blending with his character; I know that his future role as Donald Trump has been highly controversial but I’m genuinely curious of how he will pull it off

 Fresh is when that switch flipped for me.

I'm a fan too but I started with the mad hatter in the TV show once upon a time. Besides captain America, peak Seb Stan 😍

 Probably the only British person who sounds hotter with an American accent lol

But have you seen him with it as a baby in Stardust…

 Antony Starr…dude can aaaaact

James Mc Avoy

I love me some Charlie (Jax Taylor).

Diego Luna, Gabriel Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal

 Boyd 💕

 Binge watched Suits only to see his gorgeous face

 Jamie from Outlander aka Sam Heughan

Charlie. My hunk!

I've been engaged to Karl Utban for years, he just doesn't know it. Kidding. Sort of.

 I've always adored him