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Will Smith. Just appalling in everything.
Lawrence Fox. Weapons grade numpty.
Ricky Gervaise. Never been funny.
Gerard Butler
Denzel Washington
Idris Elba
Does Chris Rock count? I'd shake Will Smith by the hand if I ever saw him, and say thank you for slapping that smug face.
Dept Q seems to be getting some stick for their female actors here.
Kate Dickie I personally agree with all comments
Shirley Henderson, I'm okay with her but my neighbour is creeped out by her as well.
Finally for Dept Q Kelly MacDonald, bit like KK she seems to only be able to act the same way in every role.
For balance I'm not a huge Robert Downey Jr fan, think it was his appearances on chat shows post jail time that put me of him.
Ooops the opinion police are in.
no obvious reason than one particular award winning actor is so good at her job that it makes you feel uncomfortable.
Yes, thats exactly what i said. I actually specifically said that.
Which bit do you need a help with?
the bit were you wrote the subject line and encouraged people to list actors (not the characters they play) that they don’t like. Social media (which STW is) is full of people “hating” and it’s just a bit sad that you woke up and though today I’m going to start a thread asking which actors people don’t like, and I’m going to start it off not by listing someone who I think is a shit actor, which would potentially be fair criticism, but by picking on an individual who plays characters that make you feel uncomfortable, perhaps because of how well she plays them?
You could have asked a question in so many different ways - but you didn’t you started a pile on with people listing all the actors they don’t like - most but not all of which have not actually bothered to provide any meaningful critique of their acting ability.
Im sure whatever you do for a living you are great at, and everyone you meet agrees. Which is just as well, because if an actor creeps you out I’m not sure you’d cope too well if you opened a totally unrelated social media site to discover people listing you as top spot in the people they dislike…
Bill Nighy. Always the same. In a suit.
I've just watched Valkryie and it proves your theory wrong. This time he was in a Nazi suit.
I just don't think I could gather up enough enthusiasm to dislike people I've never met as much as some of you lot seem to be able to.
You could have asked a question in so many different ways - but you didn’t you started a pile on with people listing all the actors they don’t like - most but not all of which have not actually bothered to provide any meaningful critique of their acting ability
Okay. I mean... I did acknowledge the thread title was not that clear but i will give you that.
As for the rest of your diatribe i think you are doing some pretty big stretching to take what i said and come up with that.
Because if you actually read what i wrote. Like really read it I think its pretty clear that i don't dislike her and that I don't think she a bad actress.
So if it's all the same to you i will ignore the rest of your rant.
As for disliking people i think the only person mentioned so far listed is Fox and thats because he is an obnoxious human being.
You could have asked a question in so many different ways - but you didn’t you started a pile on with people listing all the actors they don’t like - most but not all of which have not actually bothered to provide any meaningful critique of their acting ability.
start a thread called "STW posters (all genders) you dislike"
Can someone start a you said - NO you said thread where all these circular back and forths can be taken off line and the thread can continue with it's job, and the rest of us can contribute to the thread topic. It happens so often on multiple threads that it would improve the overall form experience. It would either be the longest thread - or the shortest thread as people could just like a But you said post, and the alternative viewpoint person could just like a But you miscontrued it post and they could keep liking the same posts ad infinitum while the rest of us can happily ignore it all
I just don't think I could gather up enough enthusiasm to dislike people I've never met as much as some of you lot seem to be able to.
Are you new to this forum?
Its tedious right? But how to respond to it? I would generally ignore because I can't be bothered but my post was like 4 lines long. Two of those lines literally state exactly what i thought.
And then someone comes along witha big ranty post spouting about hate on the internet. Why shouldn't i question what the **** they are talking about?
You could have asked a question in so many different ways - but you didn’t you started a pile on with people listing all the actors they don’t like - most but not all of which have not actually bothered to provide any meaningful critique of their acting ability.
Most of us could detect the nuance of the question: "In the context of acting, which actors do you struggle with?" vs "list one or two famous people you hate."
It must be exhausting constantly finding stuff to be upset about.
Good thread, Josh, chill, don't worry about it. Poly's contribution was well, Poly. Hi Poly. 🙂
And I still can't stand Tom Cruise, his running, his films, his stunts, his silly position on a bike in shades, his scientology, his interviews... . And if I'm quick with the remote I don't have to. 🙂
Social media (which STW is) is full of people “hating” and it’s just a bit sad that you woke up and though today I’m going to start a thread asking which actors people don’t lik
I don't think you realise what feelings you cause with the crap you post. 🤣 🤣 🤣
When will someone make a killfile.. please!?
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards? 😉
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards? 😉
My partner has a theatre company, has been in East Enders, Silent Witness, adverts and a few other things. Doesn't do the agent thing anymore so it was all a while ago. It's always amusing when someone you know from theatre stuff pops up on the telly.
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards?
One of my brother's uni mates got to hand Arnie a drink in some movie. Not a speaking part, if you ever met the guy, you'd know why they would not want to let him start talking, they'd never be able to make him stop again.
Won't hear a word spoken against the lunacy of Nic Cage. As one poster already said, a random film with Tom Hanks, or a random film with Nic Cage, it's Cage every time... Maybe we need the opposite thread "actors/actresses you rate"...? Then again, Hanks was in Private Ryan about a lifetime ago so there's that.
There are a lot of actors/actresses out there with one note performance. They seem to make ends more than meet by simply showing up and remembering lines and not annoying the money people and also, on top of that, they're a person who is in a film, who can also turn up at a premier. I guess the better ones have an identifiable character act they bring to everything.
I'm not sure I genuinely dislike actors. Lots I can't rate.
But, er, just to answer the exam question
Gal Gadot, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Pattinson & Chris Hemsworth.
Going back to the topic of actors rather than stars...
Vicky McClure. She was incredible in This is England and the prison visit scene with Stephen Graham (in one of the series) was jaw droppingly good. But then along came Line of Duty (and everything thereafter) and it was like she had been replaced by a wooden clone.
I suppose one of the unsung areas of film is casting and the art of finding the right person for the role.
I suppose one of the unsung areas of film is casting and the art of finding the right person for the role.
Yes, this is the key thing. Arnie, for example, isn't an actor but if you give him the right role, he's brilliant. Terminator and Predator, for example, didn't need any serious acting skills, just a killing machine in the shape of a human.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Trainspotting both suffered from casting Jack Nicholson and Robert Carlisle in parts they weren't really right for. Both are great actors, but just not right for the roles (Ken Kesey disowned the film over casting Jack Nicholson). Someone like John Goodman or Gene Hackman would have been better in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and I've always though Ray Winstone would have been much better as Begbie than Robert Carlisle - Begbie in the book is a huge hulking brute covered with scars and tattoos and Carlisle just doesn't pull off that level of menace.
Carlisle just doesn't pull off that level of menace.
IME, having been in the wrong place at the wrong time in a few Glasgow and Edinburgh pubs during the 80s,when it all kicks off, the Begbie character that Carlisle portrays were always the ones full of menace and cruelty. The big bruisers were easy to avoid, but those wee wirey fekers plugged into the moon, less so. 😉 🙃
I suppose one of the unsung areas of film is casting and the art of finding the right person for the role.
This. Just for the avoidance of doubt. I think Shirleys casting in Happy Valley was exceptional.
the Begbie character that Carlisle portrays were always the ones full of menace and cruelty
I'm sure I read somewhere that this is why Danny Boyle cast Carlyle as Begbie, after Carlyle auditioned for another part: he said somethg along the lines of "it's small we mad f****r that's more frightening".
Indeed - see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainspotting_(film)#Casting
That also mentions the snippet I just read elsewhere that Irvine Welsh originally wanted Christopher Eccleston, and that WOULD have been great
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards? 😉
I do am-dram at the theatre down the road, started as part of a midlife crisis a few years ago having nver done ANYTHING before and love it. Wish I'd started earlier, but I think it's a bit late for me to try my hand full-time. I have though been invited to direct for the first time later this year, one of three one-act plays . Auditions are coming up soon and as mentioned above, casting is VERY difficult, even at am-dram level. You can be the best actor in the building but if you don't fit the brief, or you're not right opposite the other actor(s) then you won't get cast.
the Begbie character that Carlisle portrays were always the ones full of menace and cruelty
Begbie in the book was a huge, menacing brute. I think Robert Carlisle did a great job, but he didn't play the character that Irvine Welsh created.
Begbie in the book was a huge, menacing brute
Was he described as being huge in the book? It's not something I remember. Imposing and threatening definitely, but not physically large.
For some reason if someone is described as being a psycho I don't normally picture them as being huge. Or at least, not randomly violent psychos.
I don't have the book handy but this is what Chat GPT says:
In Irvine Welsh’s novel Trainspotting, the character Francis "Franco" Begbie is described as being physically intimidating, though his exact height or weight isn't specified in precise numbers.
However, from contextual clues throughout the book:
He is portrayed as tall, muscular, and aggressively fit, especially compared to the other characters who are often undernourished or drug-addled.
His physical presence adds to his terrifying persona—he's known for explosive violence and unpredictable rage, often overpowering others through brute strength.
He plays football, lifts weights, and is very aggressive about masculinity and toughness.
In contrast to the 1996 Trainspotting film, where Begbie is played by Robert Carlyle (who is about 5'8" or 173 cm), the book version is meant to seem bigger and more imposing—likely over 6 feet tall with a boxer’s or fighter’s build.
So while no exact size is given, readers are meant to picture Begbie as a tall, solidly built man with a constant air of danger
Maybe Peter Mullan should have swapped roles then 😉 😀
Interesting.
I guess it's all about perspective but for me having someone over six foot, jacked, and a randomly violent psycho doesn't quite sit right. Begbie seems more believable being 'normal' sized or even a bit small compared to the average person (but still strong as ****).
However, compared to malnourished drug addicts he probably was pretty big. But then I'm not sure if Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller really looked like typical drug addicts either.
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards?
A man's gotta know his limitations!
I sort of admire Nicholas Cage for just the decades of commitment to be as relentlessly as Nick Cage as he can be in every movie he's in - I guess at least directors and studios can't say they weren't aware, and for not trading off the Coppola name. Agree about Keira, very limited. I have a conspiracy theory that Kate Winslet and Rachel Weisz are in fact the same person...Ever seen them in the same movie? No, no you haven't. FACT!
Also let's not forget Shia LeBeouf. How he still gets work will continue to be one of the unsolved mysteries of the universe.
I challenge you to watch Arcadian, Nicholas cage film.. It's actually really good and he's playing a 'serious' role for a change.
Pierce Brosnan. Smarmy-looking get.
Definitely Will Ferrel. Weird face.
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards?
A man's gotta know his limitations!
easily covered with a no nudity clause.
Can't work out the quotey thing works, so to answer FastHaggis about treading the boards.
Last year I spent a day filming with my colleague for a section of the Jack Whitehall show on Netflix. Her parts made the cut, mine didn't. Maybe Whitehall will show up in this thread saying White101 is a crap actor he can't stand watching.
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards?
I was the star!
(in the primary school nativity)
Did have the misfortune of being on stage at Central Theatre in Chaaa'am once, when I was a kid.
Also remember doing something at Woodville theatre too, in Gravesend, but I really can't remember what that was.
Definitely can put me in the ***t actors category. And I'm more than happy with that.
Pierce Brosnan. Smarmy-looking get.
Definitely Will Ferrel. Weird face.
Pierce Brosnan peaked in the Long Good Friday.
In Irvine Welsh’s novel Trainspotting, the character Francis "Franco" Begbie is described as being physically intimidating, though his exact height or weight isn't specified in precise numbers.
However, from contextual clues throughout the book:
He is portrayed as tall, muscular, and aggressively fit, especially compared to the other characters who are often undernourished or drug-addled.
His physical presence adds to his terrifying persona—he's known for explosive violence and unpredictable rage, often overpowering others through brute strength.
He plays football, lifts weights, and is very aggressive about masculinity and toughness.
I'm fairly sure that, in bullets 1 and 3, it's confusing Begbie with Tommy.
As an aside,have any of the STW massive trod the boards? 😉
Pondo,
I think one of the most difficult things to do was act yourself.
So you must NOT be a bumbling idiot.
That's very, VERY generous of you - thank you! 🙂
I'm fairly sure that, in bullets 1 and 3, it's confusing Begbie with Tommy.
From what I remember of the book, Tommy was the only guy in town who could go head to head with Begbie. In the book, Begbie was a huge violent beast of a man. Robert Carlisle played a different character.
I think you're right in that Tommy was the only character Begbie was wary of - think Renton says they'd had a fight and it came out pretty square? But I'm also pretty sure Begbie is not described as huge - I think book Begbie and film Begbie are not too far apart.
Bill Tarmey
Seth Rogan
Just reading an article and remembered how much I can't stand his style of humour. Or his stupid face. I try to avoid anything with his name on the credits
Any discussion of Pierce Brosnan in Taffin needs the Adam & Joe remix.
Ray Bloody Purchase