The acting world is full of household names. Harrison Ford. Tom Cruise. Meryl Streep. But today’s post isn’t about them. Today I want to hear about the actors who are your favorite little known gems. You know, the type that you love to see in a movie, but from time to time even you have to look up their names?
Hmmm… I know he’s not totally unknown, but I love Michael Rapaport. What’s funny is – my husband’s a gaming junkie, and Michael Rappaport has done voiceovers for the games. I’ll stop my husband – WAIT I know that voice! But he just has that touch exterior, sweet teddy bear interior, sensitive but still masculine thing going.
Also – now gaining fame – Mia Kirshner. She’s now gaining ground on The L Word, and The Black Dahlia. But I remember her as one of the cool badass chicks who tried to assasinate David Palmer on 24. Gogeous, eccentric, and erotic in one seemingly innocent package – which you just know is not the case.
Tommy Flanagan. He’s the scarred dude from Braveheart – the one who’s new wife is taken from the wedding reception for an English Lord to rape so the English can “breed them out.” Anyway – Tommy? Is just cool.
Celebrity sighting story: Tommy Flanagan and I went clubbing in South Beach one night. He taught me how to say “Nice drinking with ya, Tommy!” using his accent.
You got me on Tommy Flanagan. I had to click on the link and I’m STILL stumped!:)
I hadn’t heard of either of these…looking them up on IMDB!!