# Actors and actresses that have no charisma and leave no impression **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317 "2013-07-23T19:11:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/21 "2013-07-24T01:53:48Z")
Most people would title this as “GOOD A/A who never got their big break in Hollywood.” I have one good actor. After Highlander 1 and a mini-series on tv, I next saw him already old and doing short supports. Clancy Brown. The wife simply said, “no appeal.” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/22 "2013-07-24T01:56:43Z")
Danny McBride. Ugh. A talentless lump. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/23 "2013-07-24T02:31:09Z")
> [@Werekoala](#): > > With my pick, I’m taking Kristen Stewart. > > I know, too easy. When I see her in a photo I think, _she’s got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes_. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/24 "2013-07-24T02:34:50Z")
Not that I dislike him, but William Hurt comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/25 "2013-07-24T02:43:13Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I gotta go with that one guy, with the hair and nose. I saw him in a movie the other night: it had BOTH exterior AND interior scenes! You forgot to mention that he always wore a pair of shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/26 "2013-07-24T03:04:14Z")
I’ll go with Worthington also. Before I ever heard of him I remember James Cameron saying how he picked him for Avatar cause he thought he’d be the next big thing. Needless to say I thought he was pretty dull and forgettable. Then I saw Terminator Salvation. Again he was forgettable. Same again for Clash of the Titans. He’s not terrible or annoying. Just no screen presence. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/27 "2013-07-24T03:13:24Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Anyone named Kate, Jennifer, or Ryan. They are all like little brown hamsters scurrying on a wheel, they all look alike, they’re all in mediocre movies, and are all forgettable. I know some young women (you’d think they’d be fans) who feel the same way, they complain these people have generic faces and haven’t made any impression in movies, good or bad. Kate Hudson? Can’t recall a good movie she’s been in since _Almost Famous_, but she stood out in that role, and easily comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/28 "2013-07-24T03:14:05Z")
> [@Hottius\_Maximus](#): > > I saw him in a movie the other night: it had BOTH exterior AND interior scenes! You forgot to mention that he always wore a pair of shoes. Really? I don’t remember that. ---
**Author:** ![Longshanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/29 "2013-07-24T06:38:24Z")
Jason Statham. ---
**Author:** ![runcible\_spoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/30 "2013-07-24T07:52:45Z")
> [@Longshanks](#): > > Jason Statham. Really? He’s instantly identifiable to me; the face, the voice, the sneer. Sure, he always plays the same basic character, but he certainly has some charisma. I’ve seen serial trailers and recognized him. Nobody to contribute (I can bately remember actors I like), but can I throw out the antithesis of this? Pete Postlethwait. Always had supporting roles, and was always, always recognizable and awesome in them. ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/31 "2013-07-24T10:59:54Z")
> [@runcible\_spoon](#): > > Really? He’s instantly identifiable to me; the face, the voice, the sneer. Sure, he always plays the same basic character, but he certainly has some charisma. I’ve seen serial trailers and recognized him. > > Nobody to contribute (I can bately remember actors I like), but can I throw out the antithesis of this? Pete Postlethwait. Always had supporting roles, and was always, always recognizable and awesome in them. My claim to fame is that Pete Postlethwait used to drive my school bus. He was great in the role ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/32 "2013-07-24T11:34:28Z")
The problem with this thread is that the people most deserving of being mentioned in this thread won’t be, because they’ve left no impression. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/33 "2013-07-24T11:45:10Z")
There this British actor who is in most British shows… got hair, a nose, ears…whatshisname? January Jones. I win. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/34 "2013-07-24T11:46:32Z")
> [@Longshanks](#): > > Jason Statham. > [@runcible\_spoon](#): > > Really? He’s instantly identifiable to me; the face, the voice, the sneer. Sure, he always plays the same basic character, but he certainly has some charisma. I’ve seen serial trailers and recognized him. I agree. Even for a movie that already had _two_ skilled, bald drivers and martial artists, there was no confusing him with anyone else when he showed up in the post-credits scene of _Fast & Furious 6_. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/35 "2013-07-24T11:51:47Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Over the years, there have been many such actors and actresses. Among them: > > Kate Beckinsale … I found Kate mesmerising in the Underworld series. (Admittedly the leather may have helped.. ---
**Author:** ![Whitney\_Harper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/36 "2013-07-24T11:52:36Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Andie MacDowell has never had a drop of blood in her veins in any film I can think of. I don’t like Andie MacDowell either. In addition, Helen Hunt and Meg Ryan never made an impression with me either. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/37 "2013-07-24T12:02:42Z")
Denise Richards. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/38 "2013-07-24T13:58:08Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Anyone named Kate, Jennifer, or Ryan. They are all like little brown hamsters scurrying on a wheel, they all look alike, they’re all in mediocre movies, and are all forgettable. I know some young women (you’d think they’d be fans) who feel the same way, they complain these people have generic faces and haven’t made any impression in movies, good or bad. … I would like to add one Channing Tatum, whom TPTB are trying extremely hard to make happen. He is such a total cipher it’s pathetic, yet for a while there they were pushing him as moviedom’s Last Great Hope. I feel kind of bad about it because he does seem like such a nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/39 "2013-07-24T15:55:48Z")
> [@glee](#): > > I found Kate mesmerising in the Underworld series. (Admittedly the leather may have helped.. I think she’s an absolutely beautiful woman- looking at her is fun. Watching her act, on the other hand, is underwhelming. She may be a delightful, charaismatic person in real life, but she conveys none of that on screen. I felt exactly the same way about Julia (_ **Legends of the Fall** _,\*\*\* Sabrina\*\*\*) Ormond- absolutely beautiful, but completely uninteresting. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317/40 "2013-07-24T16:07:53Z")
I finally saw _Star Trek Into Darkness_ last night. As the flashy credits were swooshing around, I saw the name Karl Urban. I was trying to remember which character he played. Oh yeah, McCoy. Which is disappointing, in a way. I pretty much like everybody in the main cast. He just got a little bit lost in the shuffle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-actresses-that-have-no-charisma-and-leave-no-impression/664317.md?page=3)