They were in that?!?!? (Unexpected Actors In Lesser Known Roles)

[Hotwire]

I figured sine we had a (He directed that) thread, this would be a logical second.

To get it stated, I was watching Addams Family Values and noticed Tony Shalhoub as a sailor. Also noticed the two guys from Numbers, David Krumholtz and Peter MacNicol.

Who else has some?

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Vince Vaughn was in Rudy. I had watched that movie a lot of times before I even knew he was in it.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Sam Jackson in Coming to America.

Rose McGowan in Death Proof.

 

[WarBlade]

I saw that silly werewolf movie "Cursed" (the one with with Christina Ricci it) a couple of nights ago and was surprised by a couple of faces that have since hit some level of stardom in 'superhero' TV acting circles...

Surprise 1
Surprise 2

 

[The Amazing Spider-Man]

I always get a tiny chuckle out of seeing Elijah Wood as the kid in the Cafe '80s in Back to the Future II.

 

[Tempest19]

I saw that silly werewolf movie "Cursed" (the one with with Christina Ricci it) a couple of nights ago and was surprised by a couple of faces that have since hit some level of stardom in 'superhero' TV acting circles...

Surprise 1
Surprise 2

Mike was already Lex when that movie came out.

A great example of a "they were in that?!" is The Outsiders.

 

[Steve Rogers]

Tom Hanks in He Knows You're Alone

 

[Mr. Socko]

Lionel Luthor in Batman & Robin.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Jonny Depp was in a Nightmare On Elm Street

 

[DocHoliday]

Don Cheadle-Volcano
Tim Robbins-Top Gun
Nathan Petrelli-Top Gun

 

[Brian2887]

Episode 1 of Judd Apatow's short-lived tv comedy Undeclared featured both Tom Welling and Jenna Fischer in pretty much walk-on roles.

 

[KenK]

Ben Affleck in Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Even Seth Green was in the original Buffy film, but his scene was cut.

 

[Steve Rogers]

Here's one...Richard Dreyfuss had one line in The Graduate.

 

[bullets]

Kevin Bacon in Friday the 13th

Samuel L Jackson in True Romance

 

[cryptic name]

lionel luthor in robocop 2

elias koteas in shooter

 

[Abaddon]

Rowan Atkinson in The Hills Have Eyes

 

[Steve Rogers]

Rowan Atkinson in The Hills Have Eyes

What? I don't remember him in that. The original?

 

[chaseter]

Eliza Dushku in True Lies

 

[Hotwire]

Jonny Depp was in a Nightmare On Elm Street

Actually his first movie.

 

[Motown Marvel]

nicholas cage in fast times at ridgemont hight.

 

[AhabTheArab]

jean claude van damn - the original predator

 

[Moviefan2k4]

Devon Sawa had a memorable role during the last few minutes of "Casper", as the title character's human self.

Before she hit it big with "Scream", Neve Campbell co-starred with Patrick Stewart in a telefilm of "The Canterville Ghost".

Scott Wolf, before playing Neve's brother in "Party of 5", guest-starred on a few episodes of Disney's "Kids Incorporated". Among the regular cast at that time was a then-unknown Jennifer Love Hewitt.

 

[HR-PUFF&STUFF]

Eliza Dushku in True Lies

i go that beat, she was in Bye bye love with future buffy co-star Amber Benson.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

I always forget that Harisson Ford is in Apocalypse Now.
Pierce Brosnan has a small but key role in The Long Good Friday

 

[TKing]

Hilary Swank in original Buffy the Vampire Slayer film