# Who is this actor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219 "2012-04-09T01:47:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/1 "2012-04-09T01:47:48Z")
This is killing me, and I need the name of an actor that I am picturing in my head so I can tell a friend that her internet dating match reminds me of him. The guy seems to be about average height, and average weight (for an actor). He is probably in his 40’s. He has swarthy skin, dark hair and eyes. I think his hair is always cut in fractions of an inch longer than a crew cut and generally combed forward. His teeth strike me as being a little too big. He is never a leading man, but you have definitely seen him in a supporting role. He often (always?) plays some kind of sleazy guy - an agent, a salesman, the ubiquitous slimy friend in a comedy movie. Sorry, I can’t think of what movie in particular he appeared. I had thought Swingers, but I didn’t see him in the cast list. All guesses will gratefully be checked on IMDB. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/2 "2012-04-09T02:07:02Z")
Eeek. An average dark haired man with short hair? If you could just think of one place you’ve seen him, that’d help. I’m usually quite good at character actor identification, but that ain’t enough to go on. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/3 "2012-04-09T02:14:44Z")
Jeremy Piven? > **[Jeremy Piven | Actor, Producer, Writer](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005315/)** > > Known for: Entourage, Serendipity, Grosse Pointe Blank ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/4 "2012-04-09T02:18:24Z")
I so wish I could think of a particular thing that I have seen him in, but I can’t. Jeremy Piven is a good guess…in my head the actor in question was in Entourage, actually, but IMDB said not (or at least not a regular) He’s unattractive, for what it’s worth. A standard “character actor” look. I just googled “smarmy actors” but no luck there. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/5 "2012-04-09T02:18:31Z")
Steve Buscemi? ---
**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:** [April 9, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/6 "2012-04-09T02:25:22Z")
[Hart Bochner](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000952/), perhaps? He can definitely play the smarmy salesman type. His hair is probably too long, but I’ll laugh if I’m right. ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/7 "2012-04-09T02:30:28Z")
Sorry, **Robot Arm** , no laughing for you…unless you would like me to tell you a joke 🙂 And, no, not Steve Buscemi either. For what it’s worth, the guy I am thinking of has straight teeth that have never given me nightmares because of a closeup shot of his mouth (the only scary part of Armageddon!) Ugh, I am going to kick myself when the name finally comes up. Thanks for all your ideas so far! ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/8 "2012-04-09T02:33:48Z")
[Matt Dillon?](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2643302400/nm0000369) I wouldn’t describe him as swarthy, but he’s everything else in your list. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/9 "2012-04-09T02:42:08Z")
> [@Mithril](#): > > Sorry, **Robot Arm** , no laughing for you…unless you would like me to tell you a joke 🙂 Sure, go for it. I remember Hart Bochner because I recognized him from an early role _without_ having to use IMDb. You don’t get that feeling of accomplishment much anymore. (Had it again last week when I recognized Robert Hirschfeld in _Dirty Mary Crazy Larry_.) ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/10 "2012-04-09T02:52:41Z")
What did the number zero say to the number eight? Hey, nice belt! Thanks, **Tarwater** , but it wasn’t Matt Dillon. I doubt this guy would be a household name, but I am sure almost everybody would say that he \*looks \*familiar. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/11 "2012-04-09T02:54:39Z")
Taylor Negron? > **[Taylor Negron | Actor, Writer, Producer](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624510/)** > > Known for: Alienated, The Last Boy Scout, Nothing But Trouble ---
**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:** [April 9, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/12 "2012-04-09T03:03:15Z")
[Diedrich Bader](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046033/) ---
**Author:** ![PeriDoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@PeriDoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeriDoe)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/13 "2012-04-09T04:17:41Z")
[Jean Reno?](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000606/) ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/14 "2012-04-09T04:21:19Z")
> [@Mithril](#): > > What did the number zero say to the number eight? > > Hey, nice belt! > > Thanks, **Tarwater** , but it wasn’t Matt Dillon. I doubt this guy would be a household name, but I am sure almost everybody would say that he \*looks \*familiar. Is Matt Dillon a household name? He hasn’t appeared in too many mainstream movies. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/15 "2012-04-09T04:41:54Z")
I’d call that a lot of mainstream movies: > **[Matt Dillon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Dillon)** > > Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award nomination and Grammy nomination. > Dillon made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), three of five S. E. Hinton book adaptations Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983) and The Outsiders (1983) as well as The Flamingo Kid (1984). From the late 1980s onward, ... ---
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/16 "2012-04-09T04:44:39Z")
John Turturro? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/17 "2012-04-09T04:44:53Z")
[JT Walsh](http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=17864) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/18 "2012-04-09T05:16:31Z")
Rory Calhoun? ---
**Author:** ![Monocracy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monocracy/32/4493_2.png) [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/19 "2012-04-09T05:36:21Z")
[Joe Pantoliano](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001592/)? He played the sleaze in Memento and The Matrix. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-actor/618219/20 "2012-04-09T05:36:35Z")
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