Statham also sends his “same character” up beautifully in Spy. The man has better comedy chops than you’d suspect.
He does some actual acting in Redemption. Still the usual body count and scowling but it’s not his usual fare.
Teaches me to underestimate the drawing power of untalented goofy old men wearing curly-haired bathing caps…
I think every man has the right to look at her face and to pretend that he can make her change her expression just by the power of penis alone…
Andie MacDowell - the most bloodless actress since Elsa Lanchester.
Back in the olden days, George Brent, indistinguishable from a cigar store indian in acting ability, got constant work. Stupid mustache and a pipe stuck in his mouth, he was nevertheless an excellent background for the histrionics of Bette Davis. He was much in demand as he was no distraction from the great scenery chewing actresses of the time.
OK, yes to be fair Steven Seagal makes Statham look like Laurence Olivier.
I’ll have to check both those out, thanks 
He got his start in comedy - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. He and Vinnie Jones can thank Guy Ritchie for their acting careers. One doesn’t need great range to be a successful actor; both prove being very good in a limited range can keep the paychecks coming.
- Director says “It’s a wrap!” and Seagal finishes off the caterer’s buffet table by himself [pun sorta intended].
And Keanu’s best method-acting line? “Whoa!”
Three of the most beautiful women ever. Well, Jennifer and Jessica are. Gweneth is still beautiful, though. They will continue to find work, which works out well for me. You, not so much.
Hey, what about FLETCH?!
Rosamund Pike. Raising one’s eyebrows and looking vaguely terrified ain’t acting.
Kal Penn. Smug d-bag, who should only ever be allowed to again star in the reality series “Boxers and MMA Fighters Punch Kal Penn in the Face”
He’s had a recurring role as a villain on Dark Matter the last two years. Before that he was a rival for one of the characters on Eureka. And pretty good in both roles.
Seriously? The Mission? Dead Ringers? Moonlighting? Kingdom of Heaven? the Man Who Knew Infinity?
Is Gary Oldman on your list too?? 
What is it that you don’t like about Mr. Irons?
He was fine in Stand By Me. He’s fine in that board game series (not acting per se but who cares). It was the writers and producers who fucked him on TNG. Once he got into a uni and had contrast with Picard he would have been fine.
It’s been ten years since Jack & Karen ended?
I have a theory that TV and film work is such a miserable slog that those qualities are all you really need to work regularly.
Sort of similar: Paula Marshall. I like her a lot, but she has gotten the (unfounded, IMHO) reputation of being a “series killer.” Even so, she keeps getting work.
And there’s nothing wrong with McGinley, either.
Years back, I saw an interview in which Ted McGinley was asked about “Jump the Shark,” the website that labeled him a show killer. He was a good sport about it, but he pointed out that he was on “Happy Days” for 4 years and “Married With Children” for almost 8 years. So, how bad could he have been?
Tom Cruise gets named a lot in this sort of thread. I see also a mention of Jack Nicholson, and George Clooney.
The thing is that whether you love them or hate them they have tremendous presence. They are compelling. You can’t take your eyes of them when they are on screen.
Cruise in particular almost always plays the same cocky jerk, but he plays it very well. He seems like he might be a bit of wacko outside acting. But when I watch a movie with him in it, I enjoy his performance.
You can be a purist of some kind and say he isn’t a great actor’s actor. But it’s hard to fault a guy that does what he’s paid to do, very, very well, and gives people enjoyment as he does.
He was excellent on Married With Children. He had found his element for that show.
Everyone was rubbish on Happy Days during its limp to the finish.