Recognizing The Unrecognized: Actors Known by Face But Not By Name (11 PICS + 6 GIFS)

Posted in CELEBS       17 Apr 2023       2482       6 GALLERY VIEW

Luis Guzmán

 

Featured in films like Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights, as well as in Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight, shows like Oz, Narcos, and Code Black and recently, he has gained recognition for his guest role of Gomez Addams on the hit Netflix series Wednesday.

 

Stephen Tobolowsky

 

Where to beging with Stephen Tobolowsky? He’s popped up in so many things, just to name a few: Space BallsThelma and Louise, Groundhog Day, Memento, and Freaky Friday.

 

Stephen Root

 

Another actor with too many to name: Office Space, NewsRadio (in which he was a regular member of the cast), True Blood, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Just to name a few.

 

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Judy Greer

 

Known for films Jawbreaker and What Women Want, as well as in TV series such as The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men and Arrested Development.

 

Clancy Brown

 

Known for Highlander and The Shawshank Redemption, and more recently John Wick: Chapter 4, Carnivale, Billions, and Dexter: New Blood.

 

Gary Cole

 

He’ll always be Lumbergh in Office Space, but he’s also been in numerous other projects like Pineapple Express, Entourage, and Veep.

 

Melanie Lynskey

 

Known for Flags of Our Fathers, Win WinSweet Home Alabama, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Two and a Half Men and recently starring as Kathleen in HBO’s The Last of Us, and Shauna in Showtime’s Yellowjackets.

 

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Missi Pyle

 

Known for Galaxy Quest, Bringing Down the House, Josie and the Pussycats, and Big Fish. And, of course, the unibrowed Fran in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

 

Martha Plimpton

 

Featured in Goonies, The Mosquito Coast, Running on Empty, and Parenthood, as well as TV shows Raising Hope and Younger.

 

William Fichtner

 

Known for Armageddon and The Dark Knight. He also starred in the Prison Break series, the sitcom Mom, as well as in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

 

James Hong

 

Known for a long career that includes Big Trouble in Little China, Chinatown, the series Kung Fu, the various installments of Kung Fu Panda, and the critically acclaimed (and Oscar-winning) film Everything Everywhere All at Once.

 

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Andy Serkis

 

You definitely know Andy Serkis because he was one of the early CGI motion-capture pioneers as Gollum in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, though we didn’t see the real Serkis until recent programs like Andor and films such as Luther: The Fallen Sun and Black Panther.

 

Christopher McDonald

 

Known as Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, and featured in Thelma & Louise and Grumpy Old Men and recently TV series Hacks.

 

David Paymer

 

Known for Mr. Saturday Night (which earned him an Oscar nomination), City Slickers, and Drag Me to Hell and TV shows Cagney & Lacey, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Star Trek: Picard.

 

Amy Sedaris

 

Besides creating Strangers with Candy, she appeared in a number of roles in various TV shows, including Monk, My Name is Earl, and The Good Wife, and more recently The Mandalorian.

 

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Greg Kinnear

 

Greg is on the verge of being a “That Guy” and is maybe more of a household name than some of these, starring in You’ve Got Mail and As Good as it Gets on the big screen, and making appearances in FriendsHouse of Cards, Modern Family, and Shining Vale.

 



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Waldo 1 year ago
#6 HE IS MR CRABS ffs!
       
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Waldo 1 year ago
Waldo,

No upvotes? I mean, he really is!
       
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Daniel 1 year ago
#7 Also starred as ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh on The Good Wife, and currently starring as Special Agent Alden Parker on NCIS.
       
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Eb 1 year ago
The only one I didn't know was David Paymer (#15.) Most of them are pretty old school.

Bonus: Can you name the guy in Daniel's profile pic?
       
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Celia 1 year ago
Eb,

Gotta be Stanley Tucci...
       
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Tom 1 year ago
Celia,

Yep, from "The Lovely Bones". Movie was ok, but the book was gutting.
       
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