[Film] Actors you can't stand

[Cheeky Monkey]

I have exactly the same emotions as far as Keira Knightley is concerned.

To call her a thespian is stretching it. She just plays herself (more double entendres here than I'd intended!). Cannot act, as anyone who's seen Begin Again will surely testify. I believe she studied her craft at The Keanu Reeves Stage School in Los Angeles.

 

[dangull]

Arnold Schwarzenegger as a robot. Woops should have been on the other favourite actor thread.

 

[Acker79]

I recall really liking Adam Sandler films when they first started emerging. Sat down to watch one the other day, where he goes back to school I think, I spent 20 minutes asking what I ever found amusing about them and then switched over. It was awful.

I liked Big Daddy and Wedding Singer, and kinda liked The Waterboy, but y friend loved his stuff and was constantly quoting the likes of Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison.

I have exactly the same emotions as far as Keira Knightley is concerned.

Oh yeah, she was on 'the list'

And Johnny Depp can join the list of men who would probably be on it now.

 

[Lincolnshire Seagull]

Michael Douglas - surprised to see him mentioned only once in 11 pages

 

[Lady Whistledown]

John Barrowman. I think I'm allowed to call him an actor, though I appreciate he does other stuff too.

I can't watch him in anything. Hugely annoying.

 

[BadFish]

I think we put too much stock in actors, the ones we like choose films we like. We would surely be better looking at writers or directors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc_1lZS8oNU

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Michael Douglas - surprised to see him mentioned only once in 11 pages

Fantastic in Wall Street and A Perfect Murder and The Game

 

[swindonseagull]

Jamie Oliver........not an actor but would love to smash a cricket bat across his face.

Edit.......make that ANY cooks on TV ( apart from Gordon Ramsey)

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Arnold Schwarzenegger as a robot. Woops should have been on the other favourite actor thread.

Voiced by our very own local lad, via Manchester, Steve Coogan:

 

[Coalburner]

They probably don't count as actors, other than acting the fool, but I can't stand Ant & Dec

 

[Insel affe]

Morgan Freeman
John Wayne
James Dean
Tom Scientology
Mark Walberg
Steve Martin

 

[Big_Unit]

"Can't stand" is probably a bit strong, but I think Billie Piper is very over-rated. I think the accolades are more down to the brilliant plays and TV shows she's been in, rather than her acting skills.

I saw her in the Young Vic's 'Yerma'. One of the greatest performances I've ever seen. Which was a surprise, as I was somewhat 'meh' about her previously.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Tom Scientology

 

[LamieRobertson]

Ironside...oh hang on he was the one who couldn’t stand




Note you have to be an old hot like me for it to make any sense

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

The death of Keith Barron got me thinking about this. Not my style to negative on his RIP thread though. To me he was terrible and devoid of any character. Couldn't stand him on screen. Same goes for Dennis Weaver, lead in an unwatchable to me classic (apparently).

Last step on the podium taken by Kevin Bacon. To rub salt in the wounds he seems to be in every ad break. He keeps Tom Cruise out of the top three to prove how much do I dislike him.

I agree about Keith Barron.
I also never really rated Robert hardy because he was always the same as far as I could see.
The bloke who plays Ken Barlow in Coronation Street - William Roache(?)

 

[Napier's Knee]

Hugh Grant
Benedict Cumberbatch
Kiera Knightly
Ricky Gervais

But the two stand out dreadful actors who I nevertheless have to watch just because they are so awful...
Jennie Mcalpine, the one now in i'm a Celebrity. Just gurns and whines all the time
Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle in Emmerdale)

 

[Perry Milkins]

Colin Farrell.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Most of them have ego's the size of an elephant. So pretty much none of them except Paddy in Emmerdale, he makes me laugh.

 

[Official Old Man]

Ricky Gervais. Cant stand the guy.

 

[NogansRun]

The bloke that plays Charlie Fairhead on Casualty. Highest paid actor on the BBC and definitely the most wooden, no improvement over 25 years!