Fans Are Pointing Out Actors They Thought Would've Had A Bigger Career

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November 16, 2021 218.8K views 26 items
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Vote up the actors you think should've been more popular.

Sometimes actors can have all the talent in the world, but for some reason, they just don't quite make it as far as they should've been able to. Other times, actors did get their big break, but their star power faded quickly and they haven't been able to get it back since. 

Either way, with all the actors hopeful for stardom out there - there are bound to be a few that slipped through the cracks, and fans have collected a few of the ones they thought would've (or should've) had a bigger career than they have/had. Vote up the ones you agree with!

 


  • Timothy Olyphant

    From Redditor u/Genericcatchyhandle:

    Complete charm machine. How is he not the quintessential cowboy? He killed it as Raylon Givens in Justified

    2,916 votes
    Should've been bigger?
  • Bryan Cranston

    From Redditor u/mrmonster459:

    Most people just assumed that after Breaking Bad he'd be an A-list actor, but he never took off. 

    2,416 votes
    Should've been bigger?
  • Matthew Lillard

    From former Redditor u/[deleted]:

    I always felt like Matthew Lillard should have had a bigger career, he was really charismatic and memorable in most of his roles, even the sillier ones like Shaggy. Really underutilized as a character actor in my opinion. 

    2,782 votes
    Should've been bigger?
  • Eric Bana

    From Redditor u/AetherMcLoud:

    He should've been a bona fide action/character actor on the level of someone like a Christian Bale or maybe even a Leonardo DiCaprio by now. But it seems like he always stars in movies that are great movies, but are not commercially successful - or just a supporting actor to better known (but probably worse acting) stars in bigger movies. 

    2,111 votes
    Should've been bigger?
  • Val Kilmer

    From Redditor u/TheSonsofBatman:

    He was on the rise and then dropped. He was lining up to be the next Marlon Brando. 

    2,168 votes
    Should've been bigger?
  • Edward Norton

    From Redditor u/johnydarko:

    He was on a super powered trajectory early in his career but he basically just... disappeared. He began popping up now and again later, but his career really flatlined, got nowhere as big as he should've been. He went from a household name at the beginning of the century to a "who?" now. 

    He definitely should've been up there with DiCaprio or Pitt given his early career and amazing performances in massive hits like Fight Club and American History X

    2,553 votes
    Should've been bigger?