November 16, 2021 28.2k votes 3.9k voters 193k views
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Vote up the actors you think should've been more popular.
Sometimes actors can have all the talent in the world, but for some reason, they just don't quite make it as far as they should've been able to. Other times, actors did get their big break, but their star power faded quickly and they haven't been able to get it back since.Â
Either way, with all the actors hopeful for stardom out there - there are bound to be a few that slipped through the cracks, and fans have collected a few of the ones they thought would've (or should've) had a bigger career than they have/had. Vote up the ones you agree with!
I always felt like Matthew Lillard should have had a bigger career, he was really charismatic and memorable in most of his roles, even the sillier ones like Shaggy. Really underutilized as a character actor in my opinion.
He was on a super powered trajectory early in his career but he basically just... disappeared. He began popping up now and again later, but his career really flatlined, got nowhere as big as he should've been. He went from a household name at the beginning of the century to a "who?" now.
He definitely should've been up there with DiCaprio or Pitt given his early career and amazing performances in massive hits like Fight Club and American History X.
