# That Guy -- Updated with photos **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419 "2012-04-20T15:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/1 "2012-04-20T15:58:03Z")
Just for something to do, look over the photos in [this list](http://www.imdb.com/list/e40GINsp7vM/) and do a count on: a) those whose faces you recognize b) those whose names you know c) roles you have seen them do If you have similar list(s) of That Guy types, post a link to it/them. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/2 "2012-04-20T16:20:58Z")
Interesting list. I knew 10 by name and face, 8 just face. I don’t think Walton Goggins (Justified) and Danny Trejo (way too many to remember) belong on there anymore. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/3 "2012-04-20T16:23:28Z")
I didn’t keep track of the actual #'s but I knew by face or name at last half of those, maybe more. It pays to watch a lot of cable dramas. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/4 "2012-04-20T16:26:39Z")
I recognised the British actors, Mikkelsen, and Trejo, but not the others. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/5 "2012-04-20T16:31:01Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I didn’t keep track of the actual #'s but I knew by face or name at last half of those, maybe more. It pays to watch a lot of cable dramas. Amen to that! HBO and FX especially. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/6 "2012-04-20T16:41:37Z")
I knew 7-8 by face, 5-6 by name. I think Michael Rapaport shouldn’t be on the list either. Since I don’t watch cable TV my chance of recognizing the majority of those actors is almost zero. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/7 "2012-04-20T17:19:21Z")
Meh. That’s not a terribly obscure list. I recognized quite a few of them: Mads Mikkelsen - the bad guy from _Casino Royale_ David Thewlis - Lupin in the _Harry Potter_ movies Tom Hulce - Pinto in _Animal House_, title role in _Amadeus_ Walton Goggins - semi-bad guy in _Justified_ Clancy Brown - costar of _Buckaroo Banzai_; does the voice for Mr. Krabs in _SpongeBob_ Jason Isaacs - Tavington in _The Patriot_, Lucius Malfoy in _Harry Potter_, detective on _Awake_ Brad Dourif - Wormtongue in _The Two Towers_, shipboard serial killer on _Star Trek: Voyager_ Danny Trejo - gruff-but-lovable uncle in _Spy Kids_ movies (Yes, I know he’s done other stuff, but I haven’t seen it) Michael Rapaport - recurring role on _My Name is Earl_ (ditto) David Wenham - Faramir in _LOTR_ movies Stephen McHattie - Hollis in _Watchmen_ J.T. Walsh was notoriously That Guy (I remember him best from _Outbreak_): [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.T.\_Walsh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.T._Walsh) And see this: [http://www.fametracker.com/hey\_its\_that\_guy/](http://www.fametracker.com/hey_its_that_guy/) James Rebhorn also falls into That Guy territory for me - he’s been in a _lot_ of stuff (for me, most notably in _The Game_): [James Rebhorn - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rebhorn) And Emmet Walsh (_Blood Simple, Blade Runner_): [M. Emmet Walsh - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Emmet_Walsh) And Stephen Tobolowsky (classic role as Ned Ryerson in _Groundhog Day_): [Stephen Tobolowsky - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864997/) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/8 "2012-04-20T17:23:52Z")
Great stuff, **Elendil’s Heir**! Especially that link to the Big List! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/9 "2012-04-20T17:27:15Z")
I’m better at recognizing people by face, so I knew… That guy from Sons of Anarchy (Mark Boone Junior) That guy from King Of The Hill…and 75 other things (Danny Trejo) That guy from The War at Home…and Friends (Michael Rappaport) That guy from The Walking Dead (Norman Reedus) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-guy-updated-with-photos/619419/10 "2012-04-20T17:35:20Z")
I would never have recognized Chris Eccleston with his beard, nor Vinnie Jones from that much too close-up pic.