Greatest Actors with No Range

[n_huffhines]

Love Raising Arizona, haven't never watched Matchstick Men. No real reason, just haven't.

It's pretty good. He's a con man with Tourettes and OCD and he kills it.

 

[joevol33]

It's pretty good. He's a con man with Tourettes and OCD and he kills it.

I'll try to check it out next time I see it on somewhere

 

[hndog609]

The late Bill Paxton.

I don't know man...there's a pretty wide gulf between between Chet in Weird Science or Hudson in Aliens and the crazy dad in Frailty or Fred Haise in Apollo 13.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

I don't know man...there's a pretty wide gulf between between Chet in Weird Science or Hudson in Aliens and the crazy dad in Frailty or Fred Haise in Apollo 13.

I always see the same character. Perhaps it is just me.

 

[n_huffhines]

I always see the same character. Perhaps it is just me.

It's his voice. IDC how smart he is, you can't be a doctor with that voice. He sounds kinda dumb.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

It's his voice. IDC how smart he is, you can't be a doctor with that voice. He sounds kinda dumb.

It is the same thing with Keanu Reeves IMO except Keanu is not a great actor. Keanu will always be Ted from Bill & Ted.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Does Gal Gadot do anything other than be smug and superior?

She does smokin' hot pretty well.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Tommy Lee Jones.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Nicholas Cage

Are you kidding? That Southern accent in Con Air was flawless.

And this!

 

[95 Vol Alum]

James Harden (he does have considerable range, though)

 

[give_him 6]

This guy. Just pure evil all of the time.

 

[davethevol]

Kurt Russel
Christopher Walken

 

[happy-go_vol]

I agree. I like both of them. I love Wedding Crashers and even the Internship had some moments. I can’t get into Vince Vaughn as the serious guy like True Detective Season 2, but if he says “Lets get hopped up and make some bad decisions” in every movie I’m good with it

Vaughn has some range,

 

[happy-go_vol]

Michael Cera has made pretty good bank playing basically the same guy. Jason Statham has as well. Chris Pratt maybe? Keanu Reeves? (though we might be messing with the "greatest actors" part)

I'm not certain of Liam Neeson's actual range but he plays a pretty similar guy often. Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones sure play similar characters a lot but I wonder if that's as much a matter of casting than if they don't have more range in them.

For females IDK...Anna Kendrick and Zoe Deschanel maybe?

Zoe is annoying. I can't think of any decent female actors

 

[Devo182]

He mostly does the same personality over and over, just different levels of intensity, but watching Raising Arizona and then Matchstick Men might change your mind about that.

And Pig!!

He actually has a nice range. I just think he gets "fitted" into roles very often. People have written scripts with him in mind.

 

[Devo182]

Zoe is annoying. I can't think of any decent female actors

Well, there's your problem. You've been ignoring all the actresses.

 

[Devo182]

Now if you want someone with no range - Sofia Coppola. Great director, but awful acting.

In fact, I'm not even sure if "lack of range" is fitting. She took one role in Godfather 3 and bombed an entire movie. Her "range" is "bad acting".

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Zoe is annoying. I can't think of any decent female actors

Everyone thinks I’m kind of cute…blah blah blah. I have a quirky personality… blah blah..but I’m gonna whine about .. wait I have to show I can sing blah blah blah… Every single movie. 500 Days of Summer was good though

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

The late Bill Paxton.

/end thread

 

[PEPPERJAX]

/end thread

He was still in some good flicks though. Always playing the same guy.

 

[NEO]

On the flip side Robin Williams had a huge range.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Keanu

 

[walkenvol]

Samuel Jackson plays the same character whether he’s cast as a urban vigilante or in Tarzan. It’s almost comical when he’s cast in movies set in pre 1960.

 

[Buzzbait]

Audie Murphy, Randolph Scott

 

[Buzzbait]

Audie Murphy, Randolph Scott

Forgot Ronald Reagan