Complete the Sentence. If I Were A Casting Director...

I'd consider __________ , ___________,  and _______________ for every film. They're underappreciated and have so much more to show us if they get the right parts.

Comments

[murtada]

I'd consider Vera Farmiga, Maria Bello and Nicole Beharie for every film. They're underappreciated and have so much more to show us if they get the right parts.

[zig]

Marisa Tomei, Alfre Woodard, and Barbara Hershey

[Yaxley]

I'd absolutely consider James McAvoy.He has an incredible talent (The Last King of Scotland and Atonement) but unfortunately does not get the right roles.

[Phillip R.]

Ewan McGregor comes to mind. I like murtada's mention of Farmiga too

[3rtful]

Elaine May. Sharon Stone. S Epatha Merkerson.

[Yabby]

Anne Heche, Anne Heche, Anne Heche

[Beau]

Lizzy Caplan, Tracie Thoms, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

[Mike M.]

I would consider Anjelica Huston, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sally Hawkins.

[Volvagia]

Katie Jarvis (c'mon. Fish Tank just CAN'T be her ONLY FILM), Christian Slater, Bruce Campbell.

[Tim Luisi]

Anthony Mackie, Michael Emerson, and Rosario Dawson.

[Jan]

The one I always think of first when someone asks a question like that is Rosamund Pike.

[jonn]

Beth Grant!!! also Keri Russell, and Catherine O'Hara. And although she's definitely not underapreciated I do think Amy Adams has much more to show us.

[Dame James]

Gabourey Sidibe, Mira Sorvino & Olivia Williams

[Ralph]

Sarah Polley, Carice van Houten and Matthias Schoenaerts

[Nicholas Girling]

Elizabeth Gillies, Michael Pena and Anna Kendrick

[David]

Alison Brie, Linda Cardellini and Kathryn Hahn.

(Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams, Katie Jarvis, Lizzy Caplan, JJL, Vera Farmiga and Marisa Tomei are also GREAT calls but I didn't want to be repetitious)

[thefilmjunkie]

If I were a casting director:

I'd consider Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lynn Whitfield, and Kimberly Elise for every film. They're underappreciated and have so much more to show us if they get the right parts.

(And I TOTALLY agree with murtada and Jan on Beharie and Pike.)

[Patryk]

Garret Dillahunt, Bobby Cannavale, and Corey Stoll.

[Jordan]

Rosemarie DeWitt, Rosamund Pike, Melanie Lynskey

[NATHANIEL R]

Patryk -- Stoll ! Great reminder there, thanks

The Film Junkie -- Kimberly Elise. seriously. SERIOUSLY. she needs to work all the time.

Yabby -- yes. yes. and yes.

[Pam]

The women: Viola Davis, Cher (very under-appreciated as an actress, even thought she is an Oscar winner), and Patricia Clarkson, who needs a really big role.

The men: Bobby Cannavale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and (I agree with Yaxley). James McAvoy.

[ScottC]

Lots of remarkable talents already mentioned here (Olivia Williams! James McAvoy! Beth Grant!) but if I was going to throw 3 yet-to-be-mentioned names onto the list my first thoughts are Juliet Stevenson, Nic Hoult, and Andrew Scott.

[Julian Stark]

So many names, but the first three that come to mind are Cicely Tyson, Angela Lansbury, and Amy Adams.

[Rene]

Christina Hendricks, Allison Janney, and Christine Ebersole.
Give these ladies LEAD roles not the bit parts they usually get in films.

Why not three more... Bernadette Peters, Elizabeth Pena, and Rosie Perez.

[Philip]

Kirsten Dunst, Viola Davis, Drew Barrymore

[Evan]

Alfre Woodard, Sally Hawkins, and Kristen Wiig. There's not a female part that couldn't be played by one of them... Well, you get what I mean.

[cal roth]

Miranda Richardson, Emmanuelle Devos and Regina King.

[Shtajner]

Tilda Swinton, Patricia Clarkson and Joan Allen

[Fernando Moss]

Emma Caulfield, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Melanie Lynskey

and it's not just because I love Buffy... But I think the 3 of them are great at comedy and drama but just don't get the right parts or the right movies and when they do it's like if no one ever heard of them...

[joel6]

I'd consider Diane Lane , Laura Linney, and Ben Foster for every film.

[Erin]

Idris Elba, Eric Bana, Cillian Murphy

[DS]

Lily Rabe, Maya Rudolph, Lisa Kudrow.

[Julienne]

Barry Pepper

[matt]

Glenn Close, Joan Allen and Emma Thompson...

[John D.]

Judy Parfitt, Max von Sydow and Marsha Mason

[The Wolfman]

Debra Winger, Ian Holm, Daryl Hannah

[Craig]

Jeffrey Wright, Parker Posey, Lesley Manville

[Matthew]

I'd consider Connie Britton (still in awe over how beautifully, messily REAL Tami Taylor is and always will be), Emily Blunt (for the type of juicy, uniquely full-bodied roles that Kate Winslet was getting (and taking) at her age), and Christina Hendricks (because she ought to be a constant prizewinner after five seasons of gorgeously insightful, devastantingly guarded actressing on Mad Men) for every film. They're underappreciated and have so much more to show us if they get the right parts.

[Matthew]

I'd consider Connie Britton (still in awe over how beautifully, messily REAL Tami Taylor is and always will be), Emily Blunt (for the type of juicy, uniquely full-bodied roles that Kate Winslet was getting (and taking) at her age), and Christina Hendricks (who should be a constant prizewinner for five five seasons of gorgeously insightful, deceptively guarded actressing on Mad Men) for every film. They're underappreciated and have so much more to show us if they get the right parts.

[Alex]

I wish more people gave more projects to Matt Damon the actor, who can be very different from Matt Damon the movie star.

[Paul Outlaw]

Angela Bassett, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Thewlis!

[Kat]

Eva Green, J.K. Simmons (his presence makes every film better) and repeating the call for more Olivia Williams.

[Suzanne]

Campbell Scott.

[Melissa]

I second Blunt who would wipe the floor with Mulligan.

Adepero Oduye who was awesome in Pariah

Naomie Harris, Christina Hendricks.

Jeffrey Wright

Vera Farmiga.

[Jasmine]

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cillian Murphy and Peter Sarsgaard.

[Tom]

Nicole Kidman (Obviously, no explanation is necessary) and James McAvoy (probably THE most underrated actor out there in my opinion)

[Yavor]

Emily Blunt! of course!

Who already has a great career but has not become the fascinating leading lady she should have become after The Devil Wears Prada.

[Daph]

Linda Fiorentino, Mira Sorvino, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Lili Taylor. Please, they deserve roles that not just place them as stock characters but these actress are way talented and underappreciated than any new actresses out there.

[Matthew]

@Yavor: These are my thoughts exactly! It seemed like with some of her earlier films, especially Young Victoria, she was on a Winslet-esque track to becoming one those beautiful, in-demand young British thespians who moves between genres, "types," and accents with impeccable ease. She has every right to make her Five Year Engagements and Adjustment Bureaus but I'd really love to see her challenge herself more. I've heard some whisperings that she might be coming to Broadway soon, which will surely be exciting, but does she really need to play second fiddle to Tom Cruise in the next film where Tom Cruise plays the same character in a different action flick?

[Rhino]

Delroy Lindo, Stellan Skarsgård and Ray Winstone.

Much love to those who mentioned Sally Hawkins, Olivia Williams, Lesley Manville, Campbell Scott, Juliet Stevenson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jeffrey Wright and Max von Sydow.