Wasted Talent

[Inigo Montoya]

So I was re watching '3 Ninjas' the other day after many years and I couldn't take my mind off how awesome the bad guy was. Rand Kingsley is his name. He took a badly written, over the top, cliched character and made it memorable. Seriously, a very good performance. Especially considering how mediocre and campy the direction is.

So I went on IMDB to see whatever happened to him and apparently he only had 1 more part, which was a 2 line cameo, 6 years later. Couldn't say I wasn't disappointed. Such a waste of talent imo.

So which actor/actress do you feel had the potential and the talent to achieve much more in their career? Whether it's small time actors that could have made it big or big names that could have been much bigger.

 

[Kick Strickland]

. He took a badly written, over the top, cliched character and made it memorable.

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[Bobby Boulders]

Well, Lance Henriksen made a lot of movies, but could have been a legit Hollywood actor. But I am happy he was relegated to B movies and horror flicks, bc I like those better than Hollywood movies.

 

[Execute]

Jack Gleeson. Even out of character I fucking hate him - that's how good he did with Joffrey.

 

[Primitivo]

Every time I...

 

[odog]

Jack Gleeson. Even out of character I fucking hate him - that's how good he did with Joffrey.

The kid who played Joffrey has quit acting, iirc.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Jack Gleeson. Even out of character I fucking hate him - that's how good he did with Joffrey.

The kid who played Joffrey has quit acting, iirc.

Good pick.

 

[Execute]

The kid who played Joffrey has quit acting, iirc.

That's why I'm saying he's a wasted talent.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

A few more:
Ellen Burstyn
Jennifer Connelly
Daniel Stern (Marv from Home Alone)
Skeet Ulrich (Billy from Scream)

 

[Jar of Flies]

There's nothing worse in life.

 

[Rhood]

Skeet Ulrich (Billy from Scream)

Skeet Ulrich could've been Jack Sparrow.
I kid you not!

 

[Flemmy Stardust]

Skeet Ulrich could've been Jack Sparrow.
I kid you not!

Skeet Ulrich was primed to take every role written with Johnny Depp in mind, but Johnny Depp don't play that.

 

[fightingrabbit]

3 Ninjas was an awesome movie.

 

[Fedorisbest]

I was thinking of Terry Silver as well

 

[Kardashians]

I liked Angela Bettis, would have liked to see her do more horror. Though maybe she'd get stuck playing the same roles over and over, because I think she's great as a weird ass crazy chick lol, so they prolly would have kept running with that

 

[Te Huna Matata]

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I have no idea who that guy is

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Sam Bowie

 

[I Am Legion]

Was gonna say Michael Biehn but he was great in The Terminator, The Abyss, Tombstone, and The Rock...that's pretty good. I will go with carl Weathers

 

[Anung Un Rama]

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I had a huge crush on Leelee Sobieski back in the day.
Another wasted talent.