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After criticizing their looks, it was inevitable that we would get to a talent bashing. For this list I have gone for actors from fairly mainstream movies. Movie lists are often quite controversial on this site, but I get the feeling that this one won’t be. If you do think I have left off one of your favorite bad actors, tell me in the comments.
10. Culkin
Forget the Christian name? Nope – they both suck equally! I am not actually sure what to say about the Culkin Tribe. They are just so bad that nothing really registers in my mind when I think about them (except an odd picture of Michael Jackson).
9. Jean-Claude Van Damme
We have to applaud his abilities with martial arts, but wow – couldn’t they just pay a good actor to learn to fake it? Monsieur Van Damme can’t act worth a … you guessed it … damn!
8. Hugh Grant
One word sums this actor up: insipid. I am simply baffled by his popularity. He is a weak, dull, uninteresting man. You can be sure that if he were out with a lady and got mugged, he would hide behind her.
7. Ben Affleck
Ben Affliction has been on our screens far too many times. Not only is he a bad actor, he manages to be so bad that potentially good films wilt at his feet (Pearl Harbour for example). He is like the reverse of King Midas – everything he touches turns to… erm, well – poo.
6. Steven Seagal
“*grunt* *grmph*.” I don’t want to say too much in case he hits me. In fact, I think that must be the only way he gets roles because he is awful!
5. Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom is a man of extremes. He is extremely popular when it comes to looks, and extremely bad when it comes to acting. Having said that – I do feel a little sorry for him – it must have been hard on him to be upstaged by trees in the Lord of the Rings.
4. Paul Walker
This is a tricky one – when he comes on screen he seems like he might be okay – but then he opens his mouth. They must spend millions on his films editing out the drool! How on earth has he ended up in so many films? Good tan though.
3. Hayden Christensen
Darth Vader? Try Dull Vader. Hayden Christensen is the worst thing since mouldy bread. He has not once managed to play a convincing character. He is so bad that during some of his “acting” in the Star Wars movies, I was sick a little bit in my mouth.
2. Tom Cruise
While I am tempted to sum it up in one word (scientology) – I won’t. Cruise started off on a good note (Top Gun) but he just got worse and worse. Perhaps he audited out all of his meagre talent.
1. Keanu Reeves
It was a tough decision picking the right photo for this one – on the one hand I had a photo of paint drying, and on the other hand I had a photo of Keanu. While the paint photo was a lot more interesting, I thought I ought to go with this one. Has he ever been decent in a film? I just cannot think of a single instance of quality acting. Even the one film everyone loves (The Matrix) suited him only because the main character was a wet fish. Sorry Keanu – you suck.
Notable Omissions: John Malkovich, Jeff Goldblum, Arnie, Sly
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October 9th, 2007 at 11:43 am
oh good God, Paul walker is just horrible, his performance in Fast and the Furious (not to mention every one of his movies) was terrible…I need NOS man, big bottles, two of them, lol
and Hayden Christensen, that was the worst darth vader i could of imagined. ive seen incredibly drunk college sorority girls do a better darth vader acting job.
good, but oh so bad, list
October 9th, 2007 at 11:57 am
have to agree with you on your number one choice. i recently saw “much ado about nothing” and Keanu is such a lame duck. He really can’t break out of his Bill and Ted role.
October 9th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Woah
woah
woah
I think you are waaay too harsh. Firstly, you’ve probably only seen Macaulay Culkin. His brothers Kieran and Rory were excellent in Igby Goes Down and Mean Creek respectively.
Hugh Grant is a great British rom-com actor – like Colin Firth. He plays the role extremely well.
Steven Segal is a great action guy – nothing more, nothing less. You shouldn’t compare him to different types of actors.
It’s so easy to hate on Tom Cruise because of his eccentric behaviour, but his performance in Magnolia was on the greatest I’ve ever seen. In fact, he’s consistently good in all his films.
And Keanu gets way too much hate. He’s good at what he does.
I think you’re trying to compare each person here to someone like Ian McKellen which is not a good judge of how someone acts. You can’t say McKellen is a bad actor because he sucks at comedy, for example.
October 9th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
I disagree firmly with your #1 choice. Keanu Reeves inhabits his characters rather than emoting messily all over the place. He acts like a man and therefore you have to search for the glimmers of feeling deep below the surface.
Watch a couple of John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart movies. Those actors, too, refused to let their emotions show on their faces. They’ll kiss you, but they’re not going to weep on you. That’s the way I like my men, thank you very much.
October 9th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
You might want to add Stallone to this list. His “I want what everyone else wants”scene at the end of Rambo 2 was just painfull.
October 9th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Good list but Jean Claude was good in ONE movie. Desert Heat was actually one of the craziest movies I ever saw. Then again, maybe it’s my love of the movie that makes me like him rather than his performance.
October 9th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
I agree with the whole list (except for maaaybe Orlando Bloom, I haven’t made my mind up yet) but I especially agree with #4 and #1. good list!
October 9th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Macaulay was good in Party Monster!
October 9th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
I agree with most on this list, with the exception of number 2 and 1. Keanu Reeves is a bad actor, but does not deserve to be the worst. Tom Cruise should take the place of Keanu; the man is painful to watch.
And sir, you seem to have forgotten Bruce Willis? That man is arguably worse than Tom Cruise!
October 9th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
bitchy. bitchy. bitchy. excellent selection nonetheless. *grins*
October 9th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Wow. Brutal. Pretty smack dab on, though.
But I really expected to see William Shattner on the list.
I… needed to see William Shattner on the list.
October 9th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
WHAT?! No John Malkovich? He’s one of the worst! He acts with this very fake English lilt in his voice (as if it will make him sound like a better actor) and over annunciates all his words to show emotion instead of acting out his emotion. Good list overall though…
October 9th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
JT: hey – watch it! I saw Iggy Goes Down and Mean Creek – but you have to admit – this is not a family of character actors. I want to see some emotion! In fact, while I do think some of these guys suck seriously as actors – I do love some of their films. And interestingly, I was starting a new list today of the 10 most surprising brilliant performances from not so brilliant actors, and Cruise in Magnolia is on the list in third place. So I did take that in to account!
Bonnie: I don’t agree- the actors you name are great men – but you can see the manly strength in their characters – I don’t find that with Reeves. Oh – and I agree with you on the qualities of a good male actor – I don’t demand that they weep in every scene – I like to see a man being a man in a movie too – it seems so natural that way.
JOE: Stallone and Arnie were both contenders
Sean: I haven’t seen it – I will see if I can find a copy to watch!
Emily: look beyond the looks – he sucks
Anna: I haven’t seen it so I will give you the benefit of the doubt and try to check it out.
Ryan: I am just shocked horrified! Bruce Willis is a brilliant actor – he was sensitive in Sixth Sense, tough in Die Hard, both in Pulp Fiction. I love Bruce Willis!
Cyn: Ever the pacifist
October 9th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
1.Oohh, I like Keanu, I think he is quite good, I am sad that you put him in the list, let alone as the worst actor. In Devils Advocate was very good, and in the Matrix.
2.Now I agree with Hayden Christensen. He even should have been number one. How could the Star Wars team cast him. He singlehandedly ruined the new star wars episodes.(as well as jar jar binx)
3.Daniel Radclif is quite bad as well. Watching Harry Potter is painful.
October 9th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I object to Tom Cruise being on this list, let alone #2.
People think that because he is in a cult, no matter how much you enjoyed his performances before being notified of such, he is now a terrible actor because of his beliefs and/or eccentricity.
I don’t care if Russell Crowe is a jackass, I don’t care if Vanessa Redgrave is anti-zionist, I don’t care if Jane Fonda hopped on a tank danced the good ol’ treason jig.
I don’t have to like them as a person or agree with their beliefs to enjoy their acting, and Tom Cruise is a good enough actor to never deserve being on a list with Keanu Reeves and Steven Seagal.
Though one addition that I would make and leaves a gaping hole in the list because of him having not been mentioned: Ashton Kutcher.
Terrible, terrible actor.
October 9th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Hannah. Oh my God – I can’t believe I forgot him. That man is vile! He is truly truly horrible. I own a copy of Dangerous Liaisons – totally ruined by his presence. Ripley’s game was embarassing because of him. He has also ruined perfectly good movies like Of Mice and Men, The Sheltering Sky, and, probably worst of all, The Glass Menagerie.
Joe: I don’t mind Ashton so much, though I can see why so many do.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Hey, hey, Affleck has frequently done an Oscar-worthy rendition of a piece of wood!
(…in action movies that is)
And thanks Hayden for turning one of cinema’s most iconic Bad Guys into a Whining Little B*tch.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
You forgot the one that I would argue is the worst of them all, John Travolta. Every role he plays looks like the last one, all the way back to his role as Vinnie Barbarino with “Welcome Back Kotter”
He’s also a wackjob Scientologist, fits right in there with Tom Cruise.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
OK, I won’t dispute Hayden Christiansen being on this list, because most people have only seen him in the Star Wars prequel travesties. But you should check out ‘Shattered Glass’. He’s pretty good. Fun fact: Tom Cruise produced.
I don’t have a problem with Malkovitch or even Stallone not being on this list. They basically play themselves. One-note actors can be good at playing that one note. If artistic merit was judged solely on diversity and/or virtuosity, then there goes punk rock and the whole modern art movement.
Besides, Stallone was REALLY good in ‘Copland’ and that means a lot coming from me because I despise him.
One thing I can not let pass, tho, is a lack of Schwarzenegger on this list. Shame. SHAME!
Someone mentioned Keanu Reeves in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’… I’m sorry, he makes that whole movie for me. You have great production, top notch actors, and a script by friggin’ Shakespeare. And in the middle of it all, what the hell, let’s throw in Keanu playing Ted Theodore Logan playing Don John. Gutsy.
If you look at his eyes, swear to god, you can actually see him reading his lines off the teleprompter. I have to believe that he would have done a better acting job if he had any idea what his character was actually saying, but he might as well have been reading sanskrit.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
okay – I think these are the best comments we have ever had.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Jamie, I’m afraid if you don’t add Schwarzenegger as at least an honorable mention I’m going to have to boycott your site.
But wait, you’d probably like that, so…
3 TIMES THE COMMENTS from me until he makes the list! On all subjects, whether I know what I’m talking about or not!
Don’t test me, son. I’m just crazy enough to do it.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Hmmm.
I don’t agree with all of these, but I do agree with Segal and VanDamme in particular. Wow they are bad. I too was surprised at no Stallone, I’ve yet to like one of his movies.
I think that Cruise is INSANE, but I’ve always liked his movies. I don’t know, maybe it is a case of eye candy cause I also like Orlando…
October 9th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo.
I’ve got to remind you that if George Lucas can make Harrison Ford and Natalie Portman look stupid, then just about anybody in that role of Aniken Skywalker was going to be bad. I’m not going to nominate Hayden for anything here,(he wasn’t bad in Shattered Glass) but it’s Lucas that writes these idiotic things and insists the actors say the lines.
Harrison Ford even said, “You can write that shit, but it doesn’t mean it’s worth saying.”
October 9th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
I don’t know if Cruise belongs here either. Born on the Fourth of July?
How about a list of the top 10 celebrity douchebags?
Oh wait, I think you already did a Scientology list.
Oh, and Schwarzenegger! Schwarzenegger Schwarzenegger Schwarzenegger Schwarzenegger!!!!!1!!
October 9th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Scientology or no, Cruise is the worst. You can’t give him a pass just because Magnolia was good. Eventually if you try enough times you might get it right once. Top Gun can’t be used as an example of good Cruise acting either, cuz he was just being himself- a cocky jackass.
Keanu Reeves ruined the otherwise enjoyable Dracula. Whoa!
And though I would rather put out my eyes with a spoon than watch Hayden Chritsensen in anything, the whole Darth Vader thing wasn’t his fault. He didn’t write the lines he spit out so ineloquently. That’s Lucas’ fault. He made even normally good actors like Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman look like amateurs. What could you expect from whiny Hayden?
But, Tommy Cruise takes it. He’s the worst actor ever. Even worse than Shatner, dude.
October 9th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Paul Walker should be #1 on this list. He’s just painful to watch. Why on earth does he still get work?
October 9th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
YARR:
Do NOT-
dis -
the Shat.
MISTER TAMBOURINE MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!
(Schwarzenegger)
October 9th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Let’s not leave out Jeff Goldblum,that guys just awful!!!!!
October 9th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Ben Affleck should be #1 lol and where is david hasselhoff?
October 9th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Not Orlando Bloom! I think he’s fine as long as he stays in the roles for which he is suited; lots of action and very little dialog. And he’s great at standing, gazing into the distance and looking pretty; he does it so well! You should replace him with Kevin Costner. Every one of his movies is “Kevin Costner playing… Kevin Costner.” And he doesn’t even do that well!
All the rest of the list? Yup, dead on.
October 9th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I may not agree with what you say, but I will laugh really hard reading it. That list read pretty much how I feel, although I did not think of putting Tom Cruise on the list. Thinking about it though, none of his performances ever blew me away; he was just in a bunch of movies. I might have added one or both of the Wilson brothers. I can’t remember ever enjoying watching them in anything.
October 9th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Have you seen Macaulay Culkin in “Saved!”? He was actually really good in that.
October 9th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
9000-
I
Love
Shatner.
He
just
Over
acts!
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Keanu’s portrayal of Jonathan Harker in “Dracula” was simply…. moronic…
Switching from English accents and “California surfer airhead dude” accents throughout…
bleargh!
October 9th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
I can’t stand the sight of Tom Cruise anymore but Rain Man was a damn fine performance. I don’t care what anyone says about that. Born on the Fourth of July, he was good in that too
October 9th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Meh.
I disagree with Grant, Cruise and Reeves. Possibly Seagal too.
October 9th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
The only movies Ben Aflek has been any good in where the movies he did for Kevin Smith. But he got the role of a complete idiot so it suited I guess
October 9th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
The funny thing about Reeves is that he was in Much Ado About Nothing. It’s kind of hard to imagine him as a Shakespearian actor. To be fair though, he played John the bastard, who only had maybe 3 or 4 lines. The movie was pretty good though (I especially like Micheal Keaton as the constable).
Also, Macaulay Culkin is pretty good as a voice actor.
October 9th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Good movies and acting from certain actors you named…
Ben Affleck, very good in Shakespeare in Love and incredibly believable in Good Will Hunting. Did an amazing job in Hollywoodland
Orlando Bloom is a good actor just not the greatest. He was good in Kingdom of Heaven.
Tom Cruise…Top Gun, Jerry McGuire, Vanilla Sky
and I agree Keanu Reeves isnt a great actor but did an amazing job in The Gift
October 9th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Van Damme was quite good in the film in hell as was Paul Walker in running scared. I can’t say much about the rest of their films however. Also, didn’t Macauly Caulkin win an award for some role were he played a kid confined to a wheelchair? I never saw it. And Tom Cruise is a fine actor.
October 9th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Jamie, glad to hear you are looking for Desert Heat. I get the impression that you like weird and quirky movies. This is the funiest thing Jean Claude ever did and definitely a little different. Besides, it has Pat Morita in it too. lol.
October 9th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Gr8flDdFn (comment 28): on the floor drunk?
October 9th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Jamie- THANK YOU FOR DISLIKING JOHN MALKOVICH. You made me like you that much more! Are we going to see a 10 bad actresses list?
October 9th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Hannah: heh. I definitely plan on doing a bad actresses
October 9th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Affleck just kills me. I really thought he was going to be a good actor after Good Will Hunting. But apparently he wasn’t able to keep his grip on Matt Damon’s coattail.
Cruise, I just don’t know. I can’t stand the guy, personally, and he’s definately not a GOOD actor, but I don’t know that I could agree with being on the list. A lot of it is that his selection of what movies to do is just terrible.
Great job, though. I really can’t begrudge you any of your choices too much. Keep up the good work.
October 10th, 2007 at 12:18 am
And what about Chuck Norris? He should be firs. Definitely. Or maybe you’re afraid of him?
October 10th, 2007 at 12:40 am
Matt Damon is also quite bad, he and his buddy Ben, are both poor actors. As is Vin Diesel.
October 10th, 2007 at 3:27 am
to jfrater:
lmfao, wearing his old night rider jacket and his bay watch speedos ;o).
October 10th, 2007 at 7:14 am
Wow this is a really good list. It doesn’t just target the obviously bad actors, but also the ones that pretend to be good. What about Michael Douglas though? He seems to just not care in any movie.
October 10th, 2007 at 8:43 am
The Culkins are good, just cracked-out. Saved, Igby Goes Down, Secret Lives of Altar Boys, to name a few note-worthy performances (oh, and Home Alone 1&2).
I effing hate Hugh Grant. Everytime I see his face or hear his voice it makes me want to pull out his teeth and put them in his eyes. I mean, seriously, he’s up there with John Basedow (not an actor) in terms of regurgitation instigation.
Chuck Norris should definitely not be on this list. This list should be on HIM.
And saying Seagal and Van Damm are bad actors is like saying Bruce Campbell is a bad actor (blasphemy). They just do bad movies on purpose (i hope?) cuz they’re funny.
Also, I don’t see what’s wrong with Goldblum and Malkovich. If they’re on the list, than so should Woody Allen (except Sleepers).
What about Larry the Cable Guy? I mean, I’ve never seen his work, but the trailers are bad enough to warrant a spot on the list.
October 10th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Yar,
Saying that Shatner overacts is sort of like saying that the eruption of Mt. St. Helens’ was “kinda loud”. It’s tantamount to saying the Chicxulub event “kinda messed up the ecology a bit”.
October 10th, 2007 at 10:03 am
I agree with most of this list. However, there are a few exceptions. Paul Walker was horrible in Fast and the Furious… but, have you ever seen the movie Running Scared? I thought his acting was brilliant!
October 10th, 2007 at 11:09 am
What, no Vin Deisel??
Nothing beats his comment at the climax of Triple X:
Welcome to the danger zone.
October 10th, 2007 at 11:50 am
C’mon… I know the guy’s dead, but Tor Johnson was such a bad actor his legacy of horridness should be recognized by this list. Now, I don’t know how you feel about him, but Tor undeniably had moments that made the original “Night of the Living Dead” zombies seem like legions of Leonidis’ from “300.” He could give ol’ Keanu a run for his money, I’m willing to bet. Or at least make Keanu’s title a little less uncontested. Let’s not forget Tor’s most famous line, from “Plan 9 from Outer Space”: “Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurhhhhhhh.”
October 10th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I nominate Julia Roberts and Julia Stiles for the bad actress list. Julia Stiles is almost the female version of John Malkovich for me. Very flat delivery and usually dead emotion. And Julia Roberts always plays (wait for it…) JULIA ROBERTS!! In every single movie she does her “horse laugh” where she throws her head back and shows her teeth. I think it’s a trade mark.
October 10th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
I don’t think that Bloom is a particularly bad actor, i can think of others that are worse, like the ones on your list.
Kenau, is not bad, he just got typecast i think.
Personally, i think Shatner should be here, he plays every role the same, even his Priceline commercials. Don’t get me wrong, i love Star Trek, but, he’s not the best actor…
October 10th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Shatner is actually a good actor when it comes to roles that require a classical trained actor. He used overacting in Star Trek to add to the cheesiness of the series. Hell, he even makes fun of his own acting in his role as James T Kirk. He should have just stuck with Broadway if he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor.
jfrater:
When you do a bad actresses list, make certain J-Lo is on that list. I can only think of one role she was even good in (Selena) and we have been tortured by her ever since.
October 10th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
The thing about Shatner is that in every movie I have ever seen him in, he acts the same way, that’s what i see anyway, but i am in no way a great judge of acting, so i’m probably wrong i guess.
and yes, Jenifer Lopez should be on the actresses list.
October 10th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
steve:
You are correct that Shatner has no business in film or television acting. (Comedy would be a good exception as Shatner is actually a great comedic actor.) On stage, he actually gets a lot of rave reviews. Some stage actors just do not do well on film.
October 10th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
has anyone seen the good son?
it had culkin in it and i thought it was really good.
but i was a bit younger so my memory may have failed me.
October 10th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
See, I like Shatner. He’s just not a very good actor. But, unlike Cruise or Reeves or Affleck, The Shat is LIKEABLE when he’s overacting. He does bring some measure of fun to his roles, and he seems like he’s having fun camping them up.
The problem with all of the people on this list is that THEY think they’re good, and noone called to tell them otherwise.
Shatner knows, and he plays it to his advantage. This makes him cool in spite of it all.
AND the only reason I used Shatner as an example in my original comment about Cruise is because Shatner always shows up on lists of bad actors and Cruise constantly has his knob polished by Hollywood even though he sucks far, far worse.
It’s just not fair!
October 10th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
And Hannah is right.
Julia Roberts is just f#@*ing awful.
October 10th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I’m also baffled by Hugh Grant’s appeal. I avoid his movies based entirely on the fact that he’s in them.
Has anyone mentioned Patrick Swayze? Just typing his name makes me snicker. *blech*
I thought about disagreeing with Keanu in at number one, but I changed my mind. While I don’t agree that he’s the worst ever, he deserves to be high on the list because he’s had a 20-year career and been in so darn many movies – serious ones, with serious roles. He’s a passable soap opera actor at best, yet he keeps getting hired. Same with Tom. Weird.
Good list.
October 10th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Most awesome Shat movie EVAR:
Free Enterprise
October 10th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
good looks, muscles or physically unchallenged, cute as a child.
i dont even know who paul walker is. what movies?
October 10th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
I dont know about goldblum on honorable mention, but then thats just probably cause i like his personality not his acting
October 10th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
What? Nobody thinks that Pauly Shore should be on the list? The only thing that he can do is the “stoner surfer dude.”
October 10th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
I don’t think Pauly Shore made the list because he has sort of disappeared from movies. All of the other guys on the list still continue to get work, much to our chagrin.
October 11th, 2007 at 1:26 am
Diogenes: The Skulls, the Fast and the Furious, Pleasantville, Flags of our Fathers…
October 11th, 2007 at 4:03 am
Not only is Keanu Reeves a bad actor, he’s the Black Hole of Talent. He has the ability to suck the talent out of people around him. Actors who normally give decent performances suck when they are on screen with Reeves. Case in point: Much Ado About Miscasting.
October 11th, 2007 at 4:25 am
Keanu Reeves, like, totally, like, whoa, like sucks dude. I think that may be a quote from Dangerous Liaisons. John Malkovich was great in that. Nicolas Cage is fairly ordinary as well.
October 11th, 2007 at 6:18 am
what about chris o’donnell? i’ve recently caught him in a few movies on cable and cringed because i forgot how completely melodramatic he was.
also, i like cary elwes, but his performance in saw was just…painful to watch.
October 11th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Mathilda – October 9th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
“Kevin Costner. Every one of his movies is “Kevin Costner playing… Kevin Costner.” And he doesn’t even do that well!”
I came in here to say that. Worst actor ever!!! A plank of wood could play every role he’s done, and do it better!!!
October 11th, 2007 at 9:33 am
I disagree with this guy, he is so diverse in any genre he is given You have commented on his acting in Much Ado, I thought that was better than most in that film, Keanu has had Shakespear roles previously (Hamlet in Winnipeg Canada)
You don;t see people like Stallone, being so diverse in his acting. keanu has done genres of action, thriller, romance, drama and even controversiable roles as in The Gift and The Watchman. You have seemed to label him from his Ted days but come on that is 18 years ago. He has changed alot since then and you do not give him a chance. After all he has done over 48 films now
Orlando Bloom is good within the Pirates trilogy and he still has a way to go as in Hollywood terms for a trademark career.
October 11th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Cheryl:
It’s easy to label him from his Ted days. Ted’s catchphrase was,”Whoa!”
His only believable character after Ted was Johnny Utah in Point Break: “I’m a surfer. Whoa!”
After that:
Dracula: “Whoa! That dude’s like, totally vamped out and trying to steal my babe!”
Matrix: “Whoa! I know Kung Fu!”
Constantine: “Whoa! These demons are like, bogus.”
Private Idaho: “Whoa! River Phoenix is like, so much better at acting than me.”
20 years and I guess he never went to a voice coach to make sure it didn’t seem like the next word out of his mouth was going to be “tubular”.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Yarr: Don’t hold back!
October 11th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
You left out Kevin Costner.
October 11th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
i just got a great idea for an addition to the worst females list-jennifer love hewitt. ever seen ghost whisperer?
October 11th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
No one on the list is wrong, but I think this is one of those where you’re gonna have to update and make it a 20. First off, Vin Diesel is the single worst actor I have ever laid eyes upon. I remember kids in my third grade Thanksgiving play doing a better job. Secondly, Rosie O’Donnell has earned a spot on this list. And on the extended list we need to see Daniel Radcliffe (manages to make the list with only one movie (or four depending on how you look at it (but he’s terrible either way so it doesnt matter))), Ice Cube (hah), Chuck Norris, Nick Cage, and Dane Cook. Let’s face it, Hollywood has seen better days.
October 12th, 2007 at 6:47 am
You’re the one that sucks! I’ll agree w/ Culkin, Van Damme and Segal…but the rest I like…w/ the exception of Hayden because I’ve never seen him in anything…who the hell is he?? Anyway, Keanu, Hugh, Tom (one of the BEST actors out there!!!), Orlando, and Ben are all good actors in my opinion…and I can’t elieve you mentioned Malkovich as a side bar, so to speak…He f’n ROCKS. I absolutely love all of his movies…he’s so develish. Not very attractive, but his demeanor and disposition make up for that…he’s sexy, goddammit! I am so sick of people bashing on Tom…who cares what his religious beliefs are…to each his own. Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut, Last Samurai…he is a classic. In conclusion, I’d like to see you act…I bet you REALLY SUCK!
October 12th, 2007 at 7:04 am
cari: Acting is not my career – for these men, it is. You can’t compare my acting to them because I am simply not an actor. Anyway, I think you will find my next movie list a lot more to your liking – it is going to be a list of iconic movies for teenagers
Thanks for the comment!
October 12th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Wasn’t Walker in that show “The Pretender” as well?
October 12th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Imagine The Last Samurai with Brad Pitt…
Or, though he’s a little young, Christian Bale.
That movie would have been THE SHIT instead of just pretty good…
I hate Tom Cruise.
Go home, you bad acting weirdo!
;0)
October 12th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Hello?!?! Where’s Vin Diesel on the list? Maybe he is so bad he doesn’t even deserve the title. Hes not a bad actor… He’s just bad.
October 12th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Thank you so very much for including Steven Seagal… I just can’t stand that guy… Oh and if you’re interested, check out a few little flash videos of him from the Toilet Boys http://www.atomfilms.com/film/seagal_scattered.jsp
They are just awesome.
October 14th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Hannah: check out comment 43 and 48 on this list: http://listverse.com/bizarre/top-10-weirdest-movies/ – I don’t even remember the discussion but I was just looking over old comments and found it – how hilarious that we have been here before
October 14th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
i think i’d have to agree with every single one of the actors on this list. but by far i think steven seagal should’ve been number one, good god does he suck major testicles.
October 15th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Keanu Reeves MOST DEFINITELY deserves to be number one on this list, and his only serious competition is Tom Cruise. People on this site defending Reeves must be on some serious crack—someone here even compared him to BOGART. Ridiculous—Reeves has ruined several movies that had a decent chance at being good, and seems utterly incapable of registering emotion or of making us believe for a moment that he is anything but a vapid pretty boy. I cringed when I heard, recently, that Reeves is set to star in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still…. what an unbelievable travesty, if true. It sickens me. Ironically, if you check out the director’s commentary on the DVD of the original DTESS, Robert Wise gives us a perfect summation of what defines a bad actor. Wise is referring to Hugh Marlowe, who is utterly wooden in the film as Patricia Neal’s love interest (Wise didn’t choose Marlowe for the role, he was assigned it by the studio). Wise says something along the lines of, (I’m paraphrasing here) “check Marlowe’s eyes. They do nothing. There’s nothing there, nothing for another actor to play off of.” He goes on to make it clear that this is a reliable sign for judging a bad actor. Now check out Keanu Reeves eyes in ANY film he’s been in. Check out his eyes in the above photograph. They’re vapid, empty. Almost semi-retarded. Tom Cruise is perpetually smarmy and full of disgusting self-love. But Keanu Reeves is an arid desert of human emotion. There’s just nothing there.
October 16th, 2007 at 4:58 am
hugh grant is a pretty good actor and is very good in Polanski’s Bitter Moon.
Tom Cruise is great in Magnolia, Jerry Maguire and the Color of Money. In fact I don’t think I’ve seen a bad Cruise performance. But then you rarely see a great 1 either.
October 16th, 2007 at 5:10 am
simon: I agree that cruise was good in Magnolia – but that is about the only good acting I have seen come from him.
October 20th, 2007 at 7:22 am
I watched Eyes Wide Shut, and both Cruise and Kidman were awful in it. Kidman was plain embarassing. I’m sure I’ll get some flak for this, but I think Harrison Ford should be on the list. He either grins, or looks confused. When he wants to express strong emotions, he talks with a loud, trembling voice. And that’s it. That’s his range.
Daniel Radcliffe can’t act – but he makes a great book-cover.
October 20th, 2007 at 7:31 am
AndyB123: I hadn’t really thought of Harrison Ford – but I think I tend to agree with you. He is a bit dull.
October 26th, 2007 at 12:33 am
I can’t believe I am going to defend Paul Walker in any capacity but I loved the hell out of “Running Scared”. It was a very brutal “Alice in Wonderland” trip of a boy experiencing some of the horrors of adulthood and Walker did a pretty bang up job with his character. I was shocked seeing as I reamed the guy for F&F and cheered when I heard he passed on Superman… btw any chance of a Top ten comic book movie list?
October 26th, 2007 at 12:35 am
I can’t agree with Ford being on the list. The guy has ample charasima and two of the most legendary film roles under his belt (Indiana Jones and Han Solo anyone?). That being said, if Indy 4 sucks as hard as Firewall did, he might be dead to me….
October 26th, 2007 at 12:44 am
legosuperman: you should be ashamed of yourself defending Paul Walker!
I have noted your request for a great comic book movies list – I think it is is an excellent idea. thanks 
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:07 am
ORLANDO BLOOM! He is one of the greatest actors eva! His looks dont hurt either.
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:27 am
Bananas: Dear god, I saw this comment from the recent comments list. This is poor. Orlando Bloom and good should NEVER, EVER go together. He is absolutely awful. See Ned Kelly, Pirates of the Caribbean, Elizabethtown, Black Hawk Down and probably anything else he’s in. I can’t remember off the top of my head, but he has been craptacular in everything I’ve seen him in.
November 7th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
hayden christensen was actually pretty good in Shattered Glass.
But he was a horrible darth vader.
Heath Ledger would’ve made an EXCELLENT anakin skywalker
November 11th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
I agree with them all except two, Afflek and Cruise (and maybe reeves)
Of course, I think Tom Cruise is one of the biggest douche bags to ever have been given a script. He’s a short, maniacal and downright strange man off the screen, but on the screen he is truly a Titan among mere Gods. The worst performance he’s done in years (havn’t seen the Redford flick) was in a tiny scene out of a great movie, Mission Impossible III, when he’s about to watch his wife get popped.
“Please, no, you have to do the right thing, bla bla bla” Otherwise his career is virtually spotless. Collateral, Magnolia, Minority Report, A Few good Men, Born /4thJuly, Rain Man, Top Gun and probably my favorite, “Taps” His death was one of the coolest of any on-screen.
Ben Afflek? Jesus you’re a conformist moron. Albeit, his recent bombs have been atomic, but he’s got the talent, just needs better suited roles. Boiler Room, Dogma, Dazed/Confused, and who can forget Good Will Hunting.
*Edit on who should be on the list
James Franco
Q. Tarantino
November 12th, 2007 at 8:03 am
This is just personal. More than three you could make an argument for.
November 15th, 2007 at 11:34 am
How could this list not include Tobey Maguire and the worst actor ever Nicholas Cage
November 20th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Oh god, Ben Affleck! If they got a semi-literate mental patient off the street and got him to just READ Benm’s lines, it would sound more realistic! Seriously!!
And I definitely must agree with roscoefrye re: Nick Cage. He plays the exact same character in every movie!! Argghhh!!
November 25th, 2007 at 5:27 am
I get the other ones, but Keanu Reeves? I know he has been in some pretty crappy films, but at least My Own Private Idaho was good. He was great in that movie!
November 25th, 2007 at 5:45 am
Dandelion: he was good in Idaho – I agree – but the rest of his career has been far from sparkling
November 25th, 2007 at 5:50 am
jfrater: good that you agreed with Idaho ^^
November 25th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
I agree with pretty much all of it, but Keanu has been in good movies ( a scanner darkly) predominately
November 25th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Those claiming that Vin Diesel belongs on this list should watch “Find Me Guilty” before judging him too harshly.
November 26th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Two scary words – Pauly Shore!!
November 27th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
How did Hayden Christensen even get the part in Star Wars???
Good list agree with them all
November 30th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
I’m not a fan of Keanu Reeves, but he was good in “The Gift”, starring Cate Blanchett. He plays a dangerous red neck psycho. Check it out. It’s quite a suspenseful film!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219699/
December 1st, 2007 at 1:09 am
Fun list, great discussion.
I personaly love Grant’s performances. They do vary, though, depending on the quality of the writing, but that’s pretty much true for any movie.
It’s too soon to see if Christenson is really that bad, I agree, the SW sequels made everybody look bad.
LOVE Shatner!! His delivery shows he is in on the joke, and I enjoy everything he is in.
Bloom’s not that bad, trade him out for Costner.
And when you make the actress list, put J lo FIRST.
December 2nd, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Hugh Grant is a great British actor. You might think twice before you judge that harsh…
As a teenager I used to be in love with him
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:10 am
I completly agree with Marco about Hayden turning Darth Vader into a whiny little b*tch, but like a few other people have said, he did do a good job in ‘Shattered Glass’ (playing a whiny little b*tch….)
Culkin actually scares me. If I saw him down the street I would hide.
I am wondering why Stallone isn’t in here, but I suppose there are too many bad actors around to be able to make a list of only ten.
Another great list, well done.
December 3rd, 2007 at 2:56 pm
good list…even though ive only heard of 4 of them
December 4th, 2007 at 7:04 am
Orlando Bloom is a good actor, don’t get me wrong, I hate the bloody bastard, he’s my girlfriend’s hero. She carries a photo of him in her purse. Of course I pretend I couldn’t care haha.
December 4th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Goldblum
Clooney
Costner
McCalkin
Slater
Reeves
Bloom
Christensen
VanDamme
Segal(sp?)
December 4th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Well i think mosty of your list is rubbish i like a few of the actors on there i think its funny how you talk so bad about some of them they make millions making movies so thay cant be that bad how much do you make
December 5th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
I think you need to come up with the top 10 worst female actors. Don’t forget Jane Fonda and Tea Leoni.
December 6th, 2007 at 1:39 am
BrianJ: how much I make has no relevance to the quality of the acting of the people above does it? I bet I make more money writing lists than you – does that mean your comment is rubbish?
They make money because people pay to see their films – I am sure it is not for their acting abilities.
Caycee: excellent contributions – Tea Leoni is just awful.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
This list is a joke since it does not include the worst actor of all time, Nicholas Cage.
Do you doubt it? Watch Wicker Man
December 8th, 2007 at 2:28 am
Obviously the list is subjective but I must disagree in some respects with your classification of Tom Cruise and Hugh Grant.
Firstly, it’s a fair argument to say Hugh Grant can’t act because he seems to always pretty much play himself (of which I enjoy). But to say he is a “weak, dull, uninteresting man” means there is either an unjust prejudice or an inability to see quality humor. He’s a funny guy expressing a sardonic and cynical humor. Fair enough one might not appreciate this humor but to say he’s dull is grossly incorrect.
Whereas Tom Cruise, just because he’s not a ‘character actor’ playing the requisite mentally deranged man doesn’t mean he can’t act. He presents his characters with charisma and energy. Rather than jump on the bandwagon with everyone else, can’t anyone see (despite him being affiliated with the weirdo world of Scientology) that he isn’t that bad?
There are far worse actors than them.
December 8th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Arnold Schwarzenegger is missing?!?
Or it could be that he doesen’t fitt in the list at all.
You said “actors”.
December 9th, 2007 at 6:59 am
john malkovich notable ommission??? you’ve GOT to be kidding
and and, stallone and schwarzenegger are NOT in the same category. come on, keanu must have acted in SOME movie better than rambo or the terminator
December 9th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
You’re way off the mark on a few choices here. Peal Harbour was not a potentially good movie, and Ben Afflek is actually a pretty decent actor – check out Hollywoodland, and apparently he’s a pretty good director too.
And Tom Cruise is actually a REALLY good actor.
You may not like either of these two guys, but to accuse them of being bad actors is infantile.
December 9th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
umm does anybody really care if Paul Walker can act or not? he is the hottest man alive, I don’t even care if he’s capable of speech at all
December 10th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
I just saw Hayden Christensen in Awake, the new one with Jessica Alba..and he was VERY good in that movie. That movie was awesome and his acting was very convincing.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:51 am
All that i have say is Leonardo Di Capro should of been on there
December 17th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Thank you! I was so glad to see Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves in the top two slots. I cannot stand to watch movies that star these guys. Although I can enjoy movies like Top Gun and Risky Business, the only case of Tom pulling good acting out of his ass (as far as I’m concerned) is Interview With the Vampire. But then, that may be because he’s a totally creepy queer and just fell naturally into the roll. I mean, seriously, War of the Worlds… The planet is under attack, but apparently he just can’t seem to muster up any enthusiasm. I have been told that he was good in The Last Samurai, but I haven’t seen it–Tom Cruise scared me away from it.
Keanu is only good for filling the roll of the total moron, such as the Bill and Ted movies and Parenthood. The moment when I realized he was the worst actor ever was when I watched Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This movie was an abomination anyway. I think old Bram rolls over in his grave every time anyone watches this crap-a-thon that never should have dared use his name. That aside, even if it had been good, Keanu would have ruined it with his attempt at an English dialect, which he (or perhaps everyone working with him) decided was best abandoned a few scenes into the crap-a-thon.
Also, I’m not sure if Van Damme knows any martial arts at all. He’s actually a ballet dancer. It’s just a lot of jumping with an extended leg. Any trained dancer could do that.
And yes, Macauley is a bad actor. He deserves to be on this list. His acting abilities have not progressed since Uncle Buck. His sister’s go at acting in The Good Son also proved tragic. But his brothers are much better. They may not be the best in the business, but the family’s idea to put all the faith in Mac as an actor was a total misnomer.
I hate Ben Affleck. He’s the same in every movie – an absolute douche.
Thanks for reading my tangent. I joined the site just to comment on this particular list.
December 21st, 2007 at 7:10 pm
your a F***ing idiot if you think Tom Cruise, Paul Walker, and Orlando Bloom are BAD! AND I KNOW MACAULAY CULKIN is weird now but when he was lil he was purdy good
December 22nd, 2007 at 7:52 am
I applaud the boldness of the list, but you picked a few too many high profile people. Watch more B movies (and then some lower on the scale) and it might change your opinion of those listed. A little. As far as Tom Cruise, you can’t really hold his religion against his acting. Him as a person, sure. But not his movies. That’s not critia for whether he’s a good or horrible actor.
December 24th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
I dont think Paul Walker is bad actor at all
like this character “Evan” says in the fast and the furious “I need NOS man, big bottles, two of them”
what else do you expect?
I need two bottles of NOS please? Oh, and a cup of tea too…. WTF are you supposed to say?
December 27th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Just a comment here.
Keanu did one good movie. A long long time ago, in his first movie ever, Mr. Reeves was in a movie called ” Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”. Yes, it was pure accident that Keanu’s totally vacant acting style and brain dead delivery happened to fit the part, he nevertheless did indeed perform quite well in that movie.
Tom “**** Me” Cruise ( as a former female friend, of the non-sexual variety used to call him) should have taken the #1 spot on this list. He may have some looks, but he couldn’t act his way out of a wet paper bag if you handed him a exacto knife, and ripped out all of the seams to boot.
December 29th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I don’t know if it’s been mentioned already, but if anyone has seen the hit movie ‘Awake’, Hayden was actually quite good in that so maybe that gives him a couple more points? However I agree Star Wars fell faster with him than the Holy Roman Empire did with Nero. Terrible, terrible. But watch Awake; it is a good movie.
December 29th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
One more comment- Jason Statham could very well have made this list: He was horrendous in both Transporters and pretty bad in ‘War’ as well; he does decent action scenes, but his acting is insulting
December 31st, 2007 at 6:23 am
woah
woah
woah
what kind of bull sh*t list is this??? Steven Segal great action guy… Orlando Bloom don’t even start there he is an awesome actor and he does know what hes doing… How the hell is tom cruise on your list??? he’s really good… I’m not going 2 be harsh on actor because they know what they are doing and thats just wrong… plus if they were really that bad they wouldn’t have even made it in to the show biz…
My comments- horrible list…
January 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
u definately forgot stallone and vin diesel
January 4th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
This list is BULLSHIT! That sums it up. It should be scrapped and redone.
January 9th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I’ve always hated Steven Seagal, he should have been number 1. However, I agree with Keanu Reeves completely, in every role he plays I see him as Ted Theodore Logan (from Bill & Ted) he’s just hungover in the serious roles.
Orlando Bloom has his moments, I wouldn’t include him in this list.
Tom Cruise used to be great, he’s basically a washed up actor these days but he shouldn’t be on this list either.
Nicholas Cage should be on this list. I thought he was awesome in Leaving Las Vegas but he plays the same role everytime. He’s got the same dumb look on his face, he can’t do accents, and when he actually starts sounding convincing he looks retarded or he’s gotta scream. I also hate how it looks like he’s having epileptic fits.
January 12th, 2008 at 3:50 am
OK, now it’s MY 2 cents worth time:
1st: To all dissing out Uncle Chuck (I have the same last name), please prepare for the obligatory roundhouse kick to the face. He also has a comedic side, although I’ve only seen it once (Firewalker, with Lou Gossett).
2nd: OK, I’ll go along with Canoe Reeves being shallow, one-dimensional, etc. However, he has had some interesting roles in that genre. For instance, “Parenthood”, helping out his girlfriend’s mother figure out her son. Then coming out of his Zen-like trance with a shake and reverting back to Neanderthal.
3rd: I disagree with Tom Cruise as No. 1. He’s so bad, he should be at least the top 3! I’ve hated him since before Top Gun. I agree with someone earlier who said he always plays a cocky little arrogant SOB. But mainly it’s because he makes movies that only make big because of gimmicks or better actors. For instance:
a) Risky Business – hookers and high-school pranks. If Rebecca DeMornay didn’t get naked in that movie, I don’t think ANYONE would have watched it.
b) The Color of Money – Paul Newman. ‘Nuff said.
c) Top Gun – Anybody looks good with a Tomcat strapped to their back. And Anthony Edwards played his character better.
d) Jerry McGuire – Cuba Gooding is WAY better.
e) Rain Man – Dustin Hoffman. Also ’nuff said.
f) Cocktail – Flashy bartending, only drew the barflies. Oh, and people wanting to see Elizabeth Shue naked (I did).
g) Days of Thunder – Racing and the redneck element.
I could go on and on, but my last reason to hate, to absolutely loathe, revile, and repudiate him, is Nicole Kidman. How retarded, or gay, or both, do you have to be to let a woman that incredible get away from you?!?!? I know, I know, this has nothing to do with his acting skills, or lack thereof. Or does it? Maybe his greatest act was never recognized: A man who loves a woman enough to marry her! Katie, look out…
January 13th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I could not agree more, especially with respect to Orlando Bloom. This list is awesome.
One exception, John Malkovich as a notable. Try as I might, I think its quite the opposite, actually.
January 14th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Orlando sucks. I think Kane Hodder should be on here. He sucked in the not-even-close-to-a-bio-pic of Ed Gein.
January 15th, 2008 at 5:18 am
What about Nicholas Cage? Being Coppola’s nephew that’s the closes he came to movie business. He has the same acting in all his movies: the misunderstood & confused man. He surely would deserve a place right there with Keeanu Reeves. He’s even worse than Orlando Bloom. I’m surprised he was there!
January 15th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Só tem gato meu Deus do céu…mas tá faltando muitos aí ainda!!!!
Bjos galera!!!!
January 16th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
i love ***Keanu Reeves*** sooooooooooooo much
i love ***Orlando Bloom ***
January 17th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Wow tom cruise is only #2? I expected #1 for him…War of the Worlds would have been alot better with ANYone else…
January 18th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I don’t believe you guys. Tom Cruise was awesome in War of the World’s and A Few Good Men… Also you might be right that it was just how his character was supposed to be, but Keanu was PERFECT in The Matrix and also pretty sweet in Constantine… Paul Walker is the worst actor in the world hands down, followed closely by Vin Diesel. Ben Afleck was good in The Paycheck and WHOEVER said that Matt Damon is a bad actor is smoking crack cocaine… The Bourne _____ movies were fucking awesome. As well as his KICK ass performance in The Departed… Most of these actors shouldn’t be on here… And oh yeah. I’m not a die hard Star Wars fan so I don’t know how he lived up to expectations, but Hayden didn’t play Darth Vadar he played Anikan (sp*) Skywalker. And his performance was absolutely AMAZING. I felt like coming to tears when he was killing Padame`. He played the whole confused torn between love and hate super well.
January 21st, 2008 at 11:51 am
**Keanu Reeves** IS MY Favorite artists
BECAUSE IS VERY CO0O0O0O0OL
HE WAS VERY Wonderful IN (( THE MATRIX))
AND **Orlando Bloom** WOOW HE IS SOO NICE
Special IN (( THE LORD OF THE RINGE ))
January 31st, 2008 at 2:55 am
Excuse me, but I don’t know how girls, straight women, can consider Orlando Bloom sexy. He looks like my friend Debbie. I’m sorry, but seriously, he looks like Debbie (a girl) with a little tiny shot of testosterone.
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
tom cruise- used 2 b a good actor now he’s a bad actor who is crazy. poor Katie, i think he’s holding her hostage and threatening the baby if she tries 2 escape
hugh grant- he’s good for what he does, formulaic romantic comedys. i loved him in Love Actually, but he’d suck with other roles
February 4th, 2008 at 1:05 am
Orlando Bloom does not look like a girl. He is in fact very hot. I was thinking that very thing as I was looking at this list. He is the only really hot one up there in fact.
I did like Macauley in Home alone, but then he grew up
February 4th, 2008 at 7:07 am
ok- im sorry to disagree wit the hayden christensen haters but fuck it, im going to anyway!
you all didnt like him in starwars because you could not relate to him as darth vador! you have to remember that he wasnt playing darth vador, he was playing aniken skywalker…a boy with alot of loss and misery in his life! a confussed child! thats the role he was playing. you need to seperate the two! he played two roles in the movie and i think he played them extreamly well, next time you watch the movie’s seperate his roles!
February 8th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
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February 8th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I agree about Orlando Bloom. All the girls at my school LOVE him…he’s not that great.
February 9th, 2008 at 6:40 am
idk… i thought i liked Olando bloom until this list. Now i realize he over acts…..
February 10th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Great list once again – Although Nicolas Cage deserves to be on it.
February 12th, 2008 at 8:29 am
TheDane: Yeah! I wonder why he’s not on this list?
February 20th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Bill Paxton
March 11th, 2008 at 6:31 am
vin diesel:)
March 11th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I will say one role for Hayden Christensen that he did pull of well was Stephen Glass in Shattered Glass. That same whiney act that ruined his Anakin worked perfect as Glass. I watched the movie assuming I’d hate him in it and was suprised at how well he pulled off this whiney, manipulative character. Decent movie for those who haven’t seen it
March 12th, 2008 at 6:45 am
I believe that Tom Cruise is a good actor and doesn’t belong on this list.Where is Arnold??
March 12th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
oh i cannot agree with orlando bloom being in here… of course, i am completely biased due to the fact that he’s *sigh* like SO TOTALLY CUTE!!! (yes, my 10th grade self is revealing its suppressed lingo), but i do happen to think he is a great actor. maybe okay. to be honest, i haven’t ever really paid attention, he’s just so fucking gorgeous.
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March 12th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
oh yeah, and tom cruise blows hardcore
March 13th, 2008 at 10:05 am
You should have put Steven Seagal first, the man’s a idiot and everybody that likes him is one as well??
March 13th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Steven Segal was really bad for real…lol
March 22nd, 2008 at 5:40 am
Tom Cruise: doesn’t belong on this list, as stated before he’s been excellent in several of his movies, most of them early work but still.
He just happen to be a complete jackass off the screen.
Culkin doesn’t even qualify for the list, he hasn’t starred in any movie anyone wants to see so he’s not able to ruin anything important.
Ben Affleck on the other hand is the Great Entertainment Annihilator.
He has to be eradicated from the face of the planet.
Steven Seagal and JCVD’s movies doesn’t have anything to do about acting and due to that they should not qualify either.
The very mentioning on some comments about the lack of Stallone on a top 10 bad actors list is blasphemy. Excellent in Cop Land, Rocky, Rambo : First Blood and the latest Rambo.
Hugh Grant, though not a very varied actor is great at what h e does, but I might agree with a top 10 placing.
Orlando Bloom is utter crap. He was ok in LOTR but everything since that has been shite.
Paul Walker – right on the money. I don’t think he knows what he’s doing.
Keanu is difficult, in one way he’s utterly terrible but then he shines in his performances in Bill and Ted and honestly now who would’ve have a better Neo??
Ben Affleck – DESTROY HIM!!
Hayden Christensen – Has transformed DV into a pussy.
Paul Walker – Needs a career change.
Orlando Bloom – Blargh!
Karl Urban – ok in LOTR, horrible everywhere else.
John Travolta – If uninspired.
Wesley Snipes – might fall under the Seagal/JCVD ruling.
Freddie Prinze Jr. – might fall under the Culkin ruling.
David Caruso – Granted mostly a TV actor but utterly useless.
Kevin Sorbo – Comment not needed.
Christopher Lambert – Hah heh hah… Awful.
Josh Hartnett – I fail to see why so many thinks he’s so good.
March 22nd, 2008 at 5:46 am
“Ted and honestly now who would’ve have a better Neo??”
make that “Ted and honestly now who would’ve made a better Neo??”
March 27th, 2008 at 6:59 am
All the above are shitty actors, and there is still a long list of decadent losers who claim to possess immense acting skills and dramatic abilities…
Festos, I think that the best Neo would have been Brandon Lee, If he was alive. A truly great actor who did not have a chance to shine, due to his unfortunate death…
March 29th, 2008 at 1:01 am
I’ve watched several episodes of David Caruso’s show. Sometimes it seems like he doesn’t know the script, and is reading it – off – of – the – cue – cards – for – the – first – time. Why didn’t they reshoot those scenes? He’s more hammy than Shatner on Star Trek. I think Shatner’s hamminess(?) on Star Trek was because he was a Shakespearian actor doing his first TV show, where he had the odd role of playing a starship captain. William Shatner won some award for his current show, I hope that means he’s not as hammy as he was 40 years ago.
March 29th, 2008 at 2:28 am
‘Tis been a while since I graced you all with truth, but it’s late, I’m drunk, and I don’t give a flying whateverthefuck.
Tom Cruise needs to be aborted by time travelers who would go back and shiv his mom. A worse affront to anything that could ever be called art has never happened and should not be allowed ever again. Popular only because girls thought he looked dreamy in underwear in Risky Business.
Hey gals- HE SUCKS!
Reeves sucks just as bad, if maybe just a little less. Ted was at least believable. Hmmm… moron makes big in Hollywood, bones chicks that have never seen (and can’t spell) The Godfather…
Let’s give him Millions and Millions and Bazillions!!!
Maybe he’ll grace us with the “Whoa”!
March 29th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Tom Cruise! I may not like him, but his a good actor. And orlando bloom, he was gr8 in the Kingdom of Heaven. But I’d have to agree with you on Hayden Christensen.
April 12th, 2008 at 3:17 am
A good list overall but not complete without mentioning Sly and Arnie, two of the worst yet probaly two of the most succesful actors of our time. Perhaps Orlando Bloom and Tom Cruise could be moved out to accomodate the pair.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:20 am
Reeves was actually pretty amazing in a movie called ‘The Gift’ with Cate Blanchett. He actually outshone Hilary Swank, which is a difficult task.
I think that the kid from the OC (Adam.. adam something) definately belongs on this list. Without a doubt. Number one.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
so if yall think you know good acting, try it!! See if you get any role…
May 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
FINALLY I AM NOT ALONE!!!someone else too thinks keanu is the worst actor EVER!!!!i just don’t understand how everyone in a movie can be great,the story is great & so is the special fx but the lead character completley & utterly SUCKS!!!!!it happens in every single one of his movies…constatine…great,keanu sucked!!i didn’t think it was possible to fake smoking!!!!the devil’s advocate..GREAT…keanu was fuckin terrible!!!THE WORST SOUTHERN ACCENT EVER!!!
May 20th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
OH YEAH! you forgot sly stallone!!LOL
May 25th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I heard that Keanu Reeves was autistic.
That’s no excuse for bad acting though…
May 27th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
hey hey
May 31st, 2008 at 12:42 pm
How can no one mention Steven Baldwin? Watch “One Tough Cop” or “Viva Rock Vegas” and tell me he is not a joke!!!
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:01 am
PEACE.LOVE.GET A LIFE.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:05 am
I’m sorry please excuse my comment before, I was annoyed that a person could be so harsh to say that Keanu Reeves was a bad actor, I think thats completely offensive and untrue
=)
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:10 am
….okay maybe Keanu Reeves isn’t the best actor in the world. But he’s actually not that bad, (okay I know it a matter of opinion ) but he definitely is not the worst actor and does not deserve to be on this list. And also he is so HOT (: and no one can deny that (again a matter of opinion but I know so many people who agree…)
By the way, Tom Cruise and Orlando Bloom aren’t that bad either…
June 4th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Orlando Bloom is a man of extremes. He is extremely popular when it comes to looks, and extremely bad when it comes to acting. Having said that – I do feel a little sorry for him – it must have been hard on him to be upstaged by trees in the Lord of the Rings.
Actually laughed out loud at that comment! Still wouldn’t say no though, he might have a hidden talent i.e. plumbing
June 7th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Nicholas Cage!
except for Raising Arizona and Moonstruck
June 8th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I do not have anything against Orlando Bloom, or Keanu. I recognize that they both are not necessarily good actors, but they are entertaining enough non the less. The rest of the list is very good, I laughed a little when I saw Hayden Christiansen because one quote sums up his whole bitchy baby Anakin Skywalker, “If your not with me your against me”. Do you know who I cannot stand as an actor??? I know it hurts to say but Michael Madsen is a horrible actor. I will give him a pass for being the notorious Mr. Blond, and his role in Sin City. The problem is that Madsen is THE MAN, however that is the extent of his acting talent, and he has been reduced to B movie status. Oh, I have a theory on Ben Affleck and that is that he is completely tolerable in small supporting roles such as his roles in Kevin Smith movies. Affleck should be legally restricted to supporting roles. Studios like him because he gets the girls in the seats.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
the problem is only limiting the list to 10 names. pauly shore and the governator of california could be added to the list
June 11th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Wow, I’m really late to this list. But I don’t care. I’ll comment anyway.
I have to disagree with a few of these. But only a few. I will save Orlando Bloom and Hugh Grant. I like Orlando quite a bit and, while I don’t think he’s in the league with some of his LotR costars (Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett), I certainly don’t think he is in the top ten worst actors. As for Hugh, his performance in Sense and Sensibility alone is enough to salvage him from this list. That’s if you discount the films ‘Love, Actually’, ‘About a Boy’, and ‘The Englishman Who went Up a Hill….’
Haydn…..dear Hayden. I can’t judge the boy in general because I’ve only ever seen him in the SW prequels and I’ve heard several good things about him in other roles. But there are comments on here about him playing Anakin Skywalker so wonderfully and I just have to know…..did I watch a different Star Wars film? ‘Cause I thought Anakin came across as a whiny, petulant baby with kind of an Oedipal complex goin’ on. Again, a big part of that can be chalked up to George Lucas’ writing/directing. When people like Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor are coming across even slightly wooden, rest assured the problem is BEHIND the camera. But seriously? Portrayed Anakin really well?
And I think Tom Cruise should be number 1. I’ve only seen one movie EVER that I enjoyed watching him in and that was Jerry Maguire. I’ve never liked Tom Cruise.
Sorry to post such a long comment.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
What about Mark Walhberg. He was horible in the Departed
June 13th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
I thought Mark Wahlberg was decent in the Departed
June 24th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
ok,
Hugh Grant is an amazing actor! I respect your oppinion but your just wrong! He is one of my favorite actors and did a great job in Bridget Jones Diary.
Orlando Bloom may not be all that great of a person and the POTC movies weren’t his best but don’t you dare say anything bad about the LOTR movies. They were some of the best movies ever made and many people beleive that! His part as legolas was brilliant. I have talked to many people and 90% of them agree that legolas was the best character. As an elf his job wasn’t to be lound and stand out as much as the others. If they had cast anybody else for that part people would not love legolas as much as they do now!
this list needs to be rewritten.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
An excellent, lesser-known performance of Hugh Grant is in “An awfully big adventure” (made just before 4 weddings).
June 27th, 2008 at 4:29 am
i’ve never hear of that. I’ll go and rent it:D
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 am
I think Tom Cruise is a good actor. I own a couple of his movies. LOL.
I think Bruce Willis should be on the list. As well as Nick Cage. I will not watch a movie with Nick Cage in it.
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Many have been bashing Tom Cruise badly, here. Please!
He’s misguided in his personal life, but he’s done some fine acting: Magnolia, Born on the Fourth of July, The Last Samurai, Collateral.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I thought Keanu was brilliant in Bill & Ted.
After a few of his movies I realized he wasn’t acting.
July 13th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
i think keanu is good. he was great in the matrix, which is a truly remarkable film.
he shouldn’t be in this list, let alone at number 1.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
are u insane?
u have bagged like 3 of my fav actors!!!
hope u DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
July 17th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
homi: how nice that your first comment on my site is to wish death upon me. Very gracious of you.
July 18th, 2008 at 2:09 am
omg as if u think paul walker is a bad actor,he isnt & neitha is keanu reeves u dont no wat ur talkin bout m8!
July 20th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Obviously segal and JCVD are going to be terrible their karate guys and someone asked them to do it in front of a camera.
I also think you were hard on tom cruise. he’s done some stinky work but he’s also been very believable at times in very difficult roles.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:50 am
CRUIZE IS F***ED UP by the way he is the worst actor (I’m better than him and I shit)
Bloom wasn’t that bad in L.O.T.R Legolas is my fave charactor
Grant isn’t half bad himself
Just my opinion
July 25th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Totally right about Keanu Reeves!
July 26th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Really? Tom Cruise? The man is an excellent actor. Should I name the films?
Minority Report
Magnolia
Rain Man
Jerry Maguire
Collateral.
Watch these films and tell me he’s not worth the occasional freak out.
Paul Walker- Horrible. Hayden Christensen- Laughable.
I’ll agree some actors aren’t worth it. But I have a love/hate thing with Ben Affleck. Same with Nic Cage.
Keanu is probably the one on the list that I can tolerate the most in a bad peformance.
Bad list. Bad list.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
He’s not worth the occasional freak out.
He convinces me only that Hollywood is capable of rehashing Tom Cruise to play Tom Cruise-like characters. His laugh makes me cringe. I will say, however, that I can deal with movies where he doesn’t laugh.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
And you may want to re-register under “awful list.”- aweful is outdated and considered incorrect.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
ORLANDO BLOOM IS AMAZING!!!! The rest, I completely and totally agree with.
July 30th, 2008 at 1:47 am
Wow Tom Cruise is number 2? Really?
I think the problem is Americans are sooooooooo obsessed with celebrities they can’t just sit back and judge objectively anymore/
Watch Cruise in Rain Man, Magnolia, Born on the 4th, Collateral
YES he does have limited range, but he has Screen Charisma and he plays his part VERY well.
Morgan Freeman plays his part very well. Gene Hackman plays his part very well. Clint Eastwood plays his part very well.
Collin Firth Jeremy Davies
etc. etc.
Thats just off the top of me bloody head.
If you want to be fair then Cruise should be number 10 not number 2.
Hayden Christensen? Hugh Grant?
Better then Tom…
This list is comedic but not accurate, admit it.
August 1st, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Has anyone seen “The Specialist”. In one scene Stallone is trying to act lonely and he’s narrating his feelings in that retarted speech pattern of his. I must say, that is the only time I have literally felt my stomach turn. Horrible peice of acting.
I reiterate the need for Stallone to be in this list. BTW, I did love the 1st three Rocky movies perhaps because he had to box and not act that much.
August 2nd, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Hugh Grant is awful…… should be nearer the #1 spot. Should retire now, if not sooner.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
you are an ass… john malkovich? he’s like the best actors i’ve seen. keanu reeves? ok is not great, but is better than some that aren’t here. what about schwarzenneger??? you really dunno anything about movies do you?
August 7th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
If Gormenghast’s Steerpike were real, I bet he’d look like a Culkin (features are alright in themselves, but viewed as a whole give the appearance of deformity)
August 7th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
i agree with keanu being number one, but he should be followed directly by stallone, van damme, segal, van diesel, and hayden christianson. I think Cruise has redeemed his poor past performances with magnolia and Paul Walker looked like a different actor in running scared, both of them should be accordingly lower on the last, maybe 7 and 9. Ive never bothered to watch hugh grant so im fine with where he is. Nicolous cage should be on here somewhere.
August 7th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
how about a top ten best current actors? edward norton would top it
August 9th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Hayden Christensen only 3rd worst? You are a kind soul
George Lucas is a genius, but how he allowed such a god awful actor to play a central figure like Vader is beyond me. I like you george, so I’ll just pretend you were drinking and taking heavy pain medication for a few years.
Horrible, horrible, horrible actor. The most fake, forced, cardboard actor i’ve ever seen. Way to ruin a cinematic icon George!
August 12th, 2008 at 12:19 am
ORLANDO BLOOM IS HOT!!!! I can’t believe Steven Seagal is there man…what about Chuck Norris…when the eyes of the ranger are upon you…
August 14th, 2008 at 6:18 am
No Schwarzenegger?
August 14th, 2008 at 6:27 am
I agree with dustin, I think that Nicholas Cage should be on here. I can’t stand watching him in any movie and he always picks roles that are not suited well for him, especially Ghost Rider, that was just ridiculous.
I also disagree with the number one choice on here. I’m not a huge fan of Keanu, but I think that he does decently with what he’s given. I think that there are plenty of worse actors out there. (And Tom Cruise should have been number one. :])
August 14th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Stallone must be in that list!! … some many years working for that place and you just left him outside.. poor man!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:26 am
I think Brendan Fraser should be on this list, solely for his acting job in The Mummy
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 am
Ooh my!!!I just can’t believe it..For me this is the worst list I’ve ever seen. Can you even do the least thing that they do? I doubt it..I respect your opinion but it’s so cruel. They’re just too famous and you just can’t handle it..
This list is too unfair,one sided..where did you get this?Is this your own opinion or what? Why don’t we make a sort of election for this.. I just don’t agree on some of the actors included on the list..Keanu being at the #1 spot and followed by Tom???
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:36 am
Brad Pitt is bad. Real bad. I wont mention guys like Steve Gutenberg or Ted Danson…not worthy. Bruce willis is bad.
On that note,.,..the best of all time in my mind is Daniel Day Lewis
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 am
I knew before opening it, Reeves would be #1. However, have you seen Party Monster and Saved? Both movies which starred Culkin, in which he did a REALLY GOOD JOB.
And Christenson… he did a good job in Jumper.
I think before you can make a list like this you should be required to watch all of the actors movies if they’ve made 10 or less, or at least 50% of them if they’ve made over 10, before you can start throwing around “bad actor” titles.
Plus, it has to be kept in mind that sometimes the MOVIE sucks ass, and not the actor.
However, that’s just my opinion.
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 am
John Malkovich!!!!!!?????? are you f*cking crazy!!??, i mean, he has a lot of bad movies, but he has some great ones… and what the hell happened with Chuck Norris???
i agree with Lindsey “sometimes the MOVIE sucks ass, and not the actor.”
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:19 am
Okay, Orland Bloom is no Johnny Depp, but he certainly makes up for it with looks – a feat most of these actors can’t claim.
I agree about Ben Affleck 150% – I truly abhor him. The only movie I sat and watched with him in it was Daredevil – because I didn’t have to look at his face for most of the movie.
It’s preety sad when I have more respect for character actors (today’s list) than these so-called A-listers. Ugh.
listverse.com/people/15-famous-character-actors/
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:19 am
http://listverse.com/people/15-famous-character-actors/
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 am
I agree with all of this list, except for Hugh Grant. He realises that he can only do bumbling rom-com characters and doesn’t try to pretend he can do anything else. He’s perfect for the roles he takes.
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:15 am
i agree with the list but i gotta admit paul walker did a briliant job in running scared and noel..!
they are two really great movies. check them out J!!
August 23rd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
i dont think that action movie heroes should be involved because for the most part they all suck. and i agree about keanu reeves. in Dangerous Liaisons he played this really stupid drone of a person, and i dont think it was done puposefully.
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
hayden was the best person to do darth vader.
August 26th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I thought Culkin was good in Monsters Ball..
August 26th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Culkin wasn’t in Monsters Ball.
August 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Blondie: Were you thinking “Party Monster”? Because Macaulay Culkin did do a very good job in that movie.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 am
If u think they are bad actors, consider yourself a bad critic, because maybe they failed in a movie like u failed in this top ten.
I really don’t know how you think hugh grant it is a bad actor.
They are famous actors just because they are good in what they do. That’s why they are making money and they are not bad just because you think so.
It’s easier to critic the work of others but you better start to critic yours.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Keanu Reeves is one of my favorites just BECAUSE of the matrix. (: But I would think he was more like cardboard then paint.
And everyone getting worked up over the list – It’s not like it’s an official thing, it’s just what the creator thinks. Why don’t you guys show your views and make a top 10 list yourselves? =) It would be interesting to read other peoples POV.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:39 am
look at speed for crying out loud
that and the matrix complete keanu to make him amongst the best
September 10th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Hmmm, with 234 comments before mine I’m not gonna read them all (I think I got through about 10). I’m sure someone has mentioned him but I’m gonna say it again -Tom Hanks. It’s like trying to watch a plank of wood acting. In fact a plank of wood might do a better job than him.
September 14th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I agree with most of this list but as for Paul Walker….He was excellent in Running Scared and pretty decent in The Skulls too.
In other films though he seems to add ‘bro’ to the end of every sentence and to make himself look angry he lowers his eyebrows and starts talking slightly more loudly. You can see it clearly in Into The Blue….it’s hilarious to watch!
Maybe he is as crap as you’re saying after all……
September 23rd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
11. *takes off shades dramatically 50 times* David…….Caruso….
September 30th, 2008 at 9:55 am
how can any of you say that tom cruise is the worst actor.. think about it. sure he has had some bad movies and hes a little crazy now but havent any of you ever seen magnolia? come on
September 30th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I’m not a fan of Tom Cruise’s acting and neither is Rich hall, who sums it up perfectly to his Dutch audience. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vhANoYyGfZs
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
i really don’t see how hayden christiansen or however u spell his last name was a bad darth vader cus he was only darth vader for like half an hour
October 3rd, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Ok… someone mentioned Brendon Frasier… ahem*
I guess I don’t watch his movies for his acting abilities.
In fact, the first question I will ask myself is, “Will Brendon Frasier be somewhat naked?”
If the answer is yes, then by all means, I will be watching.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
I don’t really pay attention that much except for Orlando Bloom. Orlando’s a good actor though. Why don’t you put Nicholas Cage on the List??? He is as twice as bad as Hugh Grant, Tom Cruise or any man on the list. Perhaps the #1 bad male actor should be Nicholas Cage
October 10th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
zac efron c’mon
October 10th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I think this list would go over better if it were entitled ‘the most overrated male actors’. I think quite a few people on the list are merely mediocre, but widely cast. That said, I completely agree with other posters that David Caruso has to be the worst working actor ever. How he fools all those millions of CSI: Miami watchers is beyond me. He manages to combine the delivery of Shatner with all the emotional depth of Agent Smith from the Matrix movies (as in the the character not Hugo Weavings, who is great to watch).
I think Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson could make a serious play for this list, considering the cinematic magic that is The Scorpion King and Doom. Also, Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones is fodder for the cannon as he single-handedly destroyed the character of Blade by – incredibly – being too deadpan and emotionless. I would think someone should have hassled the Hoff as at least an un-honorable mention unless we think jogging down the beach in slow motion now substitutes for acting talent.
October 15th, 2008 at 2:18 am
I think Hayden Christensen get a bum wrap for Starwars. EVERYONE was bad in the latest three Starwars movies. Even Ewan McGregor was flat. Blame George Lucas for writing Really bad screenplays. He may have written all the books, but he didn’t write the scripts for the original three. He did for the latest ones and it’s REALLY obvious. Hayden has actually been impressive in movies. Not oscar worthy, but obviously talented. Don’t believe me? Go watch Life as a House, which is one of the better movies i have ever seen!
October 26th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
This list could go on forever.
For me, my no.1 would be…
October 26th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
CHRISTIAN BALE
shallow, emotionless, unconvincing.
November 9th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Orlando Bloom, excuse me, did no one see Haven? He nearly made me cry, partly cause he is gorgeous but also cause he rocked.
Granted, he may not have been in the best movies ever, but the boy does good.
Christian Bale, yes is not great but 3 10 to yuma was a good movie and he was gd in that.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
VIN DIESEL!!!! The man cannot act for squat!
November 13th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Na this list is first one i think you got it all wrong.
November 14th, 2008 at 11:40 am
seriously – what about Chuck Norris??? He is the absolute worst of them all!!
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:48 am
well, Tom Cruise (even though i think is goofy) doesnt deserve to be in here, Magnolia, The Last Samurai, awesome movies!.
Wheres Ashton?? or Hasselhoff??.Also, Nick Cage (who was amazing in moonstruck, leaving las vegas and adaption) had the WORST acting that i have ever seen. just horrible, over the top, screaming and running like crazy..the movie ??, guess!!
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I was really enjoying reading this list until I saw number one. It just ruined the whole brilliancy of the list.
Keanu Reeves is a great actor, have you not seen Constantine? It’s one of my favourite films of all times! He played the main character so well! John-a miserable and lonely man with an extraordinary gift and a fascinating enthusiasm for doing good.. even though by doing so he’s dooming himself “going to a prison in which half the prisoners were put there by you”.
And then Orlando Bloom, he does look a little weepy thus always portrays similar characters. Also, just like you said about Hugh Grant, I’m sure that if Mr.Bloom was walking with a woman and got mugged on the street, he would hide behind his woman’s back. His character aside, he’s not a bad actor.. or at least not that bad.
Tom Cruise or the Darth Vader guy should be number one. Tom Cruise’s War of the Worlds is plain horrible, but the again, everyone already knows that.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I agree with everyone on this list- maybe with the exception of Tom Cruise- Keanu Reeves is such a bad actor- but somehow manages to get roles in good movies.
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Good list although can’t agree with Tom. Although he is a crazy bastard, his movies are not that bad. Collateral,
A Few Good Men, Mission Impossible, and of course Top Gun were some of his best movies. Granted the guys a schmuck and maybe overatted, but not bad. He even managed to make me laugh in Tropic Thunder.
As for Keanu, yeah….he sucks, watchable, but he still sucks.
Of course if we want to go off of pure acting talent Schwazenegger should definitly be on here. His acting is laughable at best, but he does have some flicks that can’t be denied for their greatness (T2, Predator, Total Recall) but that’s all smoke and mirrors. You don’t watch the movies cause you want to see him act, you wanna see him blow sh!t up and he’s good at that.
Also Ben A$$Fu*K, I do hate the guy he deserves to be on here, although I did think he did a good job in Boiler Room with his small role. He’s good at playing a snotty prick. (Mallrats too)
Paul Walker = Garbage
Hayden Christensen; not necessarily his fault. Face it, George Lucas is an excellent story teller but a horable script writer/director. He f’ed up all the talent he had in that movie. Not even Samuel L. came off as badass in SW. Portman, Gregor, and Niessen all sucked but it wasn’t their fault either, the script was badly written and directed.
Bloom is up and down. Not bad in Pirates, but the 2nd and 3rd movie killed that franchise anyway. Blackhawk down, his role was too small to be important. And LOTR he was OK. He is overrated, but not terrible.
Kevin Costner, where is his broke A$$? Robin Hood, who’s from England, born and raised, yet sounds as if he’s from Arizona? Waterworld, HAHAHA!!!
Van Dame/Segal = Wannabe action stars who make the same movie over and over but slap different titles on it. Hard to Kill/Marked For Death/Undersiege/Deathwarrant/Hard Target/Lionheart….now tell me who stared in which one and what were the plot of each of them? They are either a cop, an ex-seal, or a drifter who knows martial arts and fights terrorist. And Street Fighter is without a doubt one of the worst movies ever I quote “I am not going home, I’m going to get on my boat, and I’m going up river, and I’m going to kick that son of a bitch Bison’s ass so hard, that the next Bison wannabe is going to feel it. Now, who wants to go home, and who wants to go with me!!!”
Hugh Grant = Sniveling Wimp
I agree with Jeff Goldbloom. He kinda plays the same goofy guy, but he’s likeable and he doesn’t try to be a superstar.\
Will Smith = Can be good, but cheesy as hell.
Good list, but I think it should maybe be titled, “Actors who think they are good but really suck” or “Overatted Actors”
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I’m so happy you put Orlando on the list. I always insist he’s a horrible actor but everyone says he is because they just see the looks
December 5th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Macaulay Culkin? He was Awesome in Party Monster (along with Seth Green)! If you haven’t seen it, rent it. Orlando Bloom and Keanu Reeves do NOT belong on this list. I love watching their movies. I completely agree with Stephen Segal…Blahh!! He is so boring! I have always wretched at at any Hugh Grant movie. Blech!! Even more boring!! What is the appeal?
December 9th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Hayden Christensen isn’t that bad. Sure the STAR WARS prequels had their flaws, but COME ON they’re still entertaining.
If you are going to bandy the worst actors ever, exceeding high on that list is….Freddie Prinze Jr. Whoever gave him a contract should be shot and hanged.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:48 am
after seeing all those comments that went like: “#X shouldn’t be in this list, he was good in…” i think this list should be renamed “worst movie performances by actors” or something
December 26th, 2008 at 11:01 am
a lot of the actors you mentioned here are actually good ones
you gotta have a new addition, robert pattinson! he was so bad!
*edited for blog link please read FAQ*
Cyn
January 6th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Omigod this is so funny! My boyfriend and I were just talking about how Keanu Reeves can’t act worth a shit (and it pains me to insult a fellow Canadian, but really!) I find him so void of emotion and so boring to watch, even in Speed. That movie would have been 10x better if they picked another guy.
But suprisingly, we just saw “The Day the Earth Stood Still” on the weekend, and it was really good! Keanu plays an alien in a human’s body, so he doesn’t know how to behave or make facial expressions. It’s the role he was born to play!!!
January 6th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
How can you not include idiot no talent Paulie Shore and mooch man ala Sandler, Rob Schneider?! I agree with Steven Seagal (ever notice how somebody always says in his movies, “this guy is good?” Definitley not impressed with Keanu Reeves, Nicolas Cage, and Markie Mark Walbergh – do they ever change their expressions? Finally, Ice Cube – what’s a small out shape puff ball doing playing action roles?
January 12th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
culkin was great in “saved” and “party monster”
loved hayden in “shattered glass” hugh was classic in
“about a boy” keanu rocked in “my own private idaho” “little
buddha” and the “matrix”
shatner woody allen jeff goldbloom tom hanks john lithgow all
over rated
January 14th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
reading the list, i disagreed most of the time…but i love the site. cant help it. it’s my next favorite site after wikipedia. promise!
January 15th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Oh not Orlando! Granted he’s not brilliant but I don’t think he deserves to be in this list. At least he’s watchable unlike some of the other guys on the list (yes I’m talking about you Paul Walker and Hayden Christiansen). I disagree with Cruise too, I think he’s a good actor.
January 17th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Richard Schimmelpfenneg.
The shittiest actor there currently is.
This guy is not only a worthless actor he is a total F-ing idiot. Ive seeen him in a couple roles now I want to murder the person who brought this retarded loser to the lime light.
Well, maybe not quite so harsh…but really in The Incredible hulk that just came out with another crappy actor on this list Edward Norton….This up and coming shitty actor looks russian or something…He is all around a bad actor…He is also in the new show “lie to me” on Fox.
I really cant stand even looking at this guy…He comes off as a horrible actor who is the reason Hollywood is going down in flames…
Please…this guy is a total bum…I want to see him someday so I can personally tell him how bad of an actor I think he is and possibly get a punch in if Im lucky.
January 20th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
This is an interesting list on the Razzies.com. It’s the list of nominees of the worst actor of the century(up to 1999) and in no particular order:
WORST ACTOR OF THE CENTURY NOMINEES
Kevin Costner/THE POSTMAN, ROBIN HOOD, WATERWORLD, WYATT EARP, Etc.
The A**hole Formerly Known as Prince/ GRAFFITI BRIDGE, UNDER THE CHERRY MOON, Etc.
William Shatner/STAR DREK, STAR DREK II, STAR DREK III, STAR DREK IV, STAR DREK V, Etc.
Pauly Shore/BIO-DOME, JURY DUTY, ENCINO MAN, Etc.
Sylvester Stallone/99.5% Of Everything He’s EVER Done.
…and the winner is Sylvester Stallone.
January 21st, 2009 at 4:32 am
Well, you are wrong about Reeves and Grant, and to an extent Bloom.
You must just not like guys that are seen as attractive.
Jealous?
January 25th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
love ur use of words
January 27th, 2009 at 2:53 am
u know im pretty sure keanu reeves has made more money in the box office than the guy that made this list. also u sure Steven Seagal shouldnt be first or edward norton? but hey thats my opinon.
January 27th, 2009 at 2:55 am
plus im pretty sure keanu reeves can kick the zit popping guy’s ass that wrote this list lol
January 31st, 2009 at 10:34 pm
ur wrong fer all ov them there all good actors!
ur so off itz retarded that u even post those comments ….wow have u even seen any ov there many good movies?! yess evey actor has at least one bad movie get over it…this is just u expressing that u dont like these actors not that there bad actors CUZ OV COURSE THERE ALL AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
February 1st, 2009 at 3:25 am
Wow, eva… is English a third or a fourth language? I can only make out about 60% of your post.
February 4th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Ben Afleck is by far the worst – BY FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 8th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Affleck’s talent may be questionable but check him out in HOLLYWOODLAND and CHASING AMY. He does excellent work in both films. Couldn’t agree more with #1 and #2 but check out Reeves in THE GIFT. As much as I hate to admit it, he’s like a force of nature in that one. It’s the ONLY time I’ve seen him do anything approaching believable…could never say the same about #2.
Have to agree with those who mentioned Kevin Costner. Superb in BULL DURHAM and NO WAY OUT but from there it’s been a downhill slide.
PS Orlando Bloom’s career is a fluke. If so many women didn’t think he was just darling, we’d barely even have heard of him.
February 8th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Great list, except for three exceptions.
First and most importantly, Hayden Christianson. It’s not his fault-the writing SUCKED!!! He did a pretty good job with the tripe he had to read. Hayden didn’t turn Ani into that whiney emo moron, the writers decided it was a good idea, and Hayden’s hands were tied.
Second- Keanu Reeves. He’s not really a bad actor, so much as a type actor. He’s good at playing one type of role, the stoic, silent type-as he did in the Matrix.
Third-I would put Orlando more in the mediocre category, instead of the absolutely bad. He had a decent showing in the Pirates movies-in fact, he had a few glimmers of downright talent. Lord of the Rings was DEFINITELY not his best showing.
February 11th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
aww i love orlando bloom…hes not my favorite but i still like him…and hayden christinsan is pretty good too i think…meh oh well. everyone has an opinion.
February 12th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
your list absolutley sucks!!
i can’t believe you put certains actors on that list, especially your #1 choice.
now i agree with ben affleck and such, but not most of the others, seriously you need to fix it up
February 18th, 2009 at 2:20 am
the originator of this list along with a great deal of the people commenting no nothing about acting or cinema. if i am wrong and you do then i’m sure i’ve atleast seen your names in credits. perhaps i’ve read some of your reviews. maybe i’ve seen you on the big screen…..ahh….no, didnt think so.
February 26th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
John Malkovich???? You have his name in the Honorable Mentions…I’m confused, he is a brilliant actor???? and I’m sure more people would agree…
February 28th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
other than Culkin, and i only like him for his performance in party monster it was great if you havent seen it you need to. But other than that he sucks in everything else, so do the rest. Especially Ben Affleck! In fact if they all died now, its not like we lost anyone important or anything lol
March 12th, 2009 at 4:18 am
i have to agree hayden is a bit stiff when he’s in movies, his face expressions are really good but his voice ruins it. other than that i know he’s the most good looking guy on the planet. no one can top him on the looks department and anyone who disagrees is lying and are in denial..or they’re just jealous. i never seen any of tom cruise’s movies or paul wacker’s. they’re 2 of the many boring actors in hollywood.
March 13th, 2009 at 10:47 am
How dare you forget Nicholas Cage? I think I have hated him in every single movie I have ever seen in him. And John Malcovich should have been on here too. Or how about David Caruso? That man makes me vomit in my mouth. Macaulay Culkin isn’t so bad though in Saved.
March 15th, 2009 at 7:30 am
great list but a bit harsh on hugh grant (and possibly culkin)
but anyway, i know a poor workman blames his tools but most of the parts they have played (that i know well) have been awful parts and so to play them awfully is pretty good!
March 20th, 2009 at 3:34 am
Jackie Chan, how many freaking movies has he made that are the same. He is a innocent person who is most of the time uncordinated and then he gets into troble (in one case because of a banana) and turns into a skilled fighter. One is ok, twice is irrirating…everything after that is just idiotic.
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:29 am
ceci, thanks so much I’m glad you reminded me Nicholos Cadge could die to and we wouldn’t really be missing anything, along with van disel
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:44 am
Tom Cruise is great in Collateral. He’s pretty good in Tropic Thunder, too.
But yeah, Hayden Christensen was the worst possible Darth Vader there could have ever been. Pee Wee Herman would have made a better Darth than him.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:19 pm
r u kiddin what about sylvester stallone and his many many horrible films, i mean reeves yeah but sly is most definitly bad actors theater why would he not even be included on this?
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
The Caulkin brothers have all done good, as someone pointed out
Igby Goes Down – great job
Mean Creek – great job
Saved – good job
Hayden? It seems like he is only judged on how well he did darth.
He was really good in Shattered Glass, and he was actually pretty good at playing Bob Dylan in Factory Girl
April 13th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
To all the folks taking this list so seriously that they must insult the author-get lives! Sheesh. The list IS pretty funny. I agree with each and everyone. As for that thespian Steven segal! That man just does not kno his limitations. And tom cruise is a douche who plays a douche on screen. Yeah. All the people saying he was good un this or good in that. So what? How does being in a good movie mean you don’t suck? Ashton that ken doll gone wrong should be on here for sure. Paul walker is like kesnu twin!
April 13th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
to jo’s comment, why don’t you quit telling people to ”get lives” and stop sucking dick. why don’t you get your ugly fat ass off the computer you aids infested faggot
April 17th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I wish the author would give some actual subjective criticism of these actors. I agree with most of these but randomly bashing people only makes one person look bad.
April 21st, 2009 at 9:41 am
hayden isnt a bad actor he is a good actor and if you dont believe me watch life as a house and you will see how good he plays his character
lots of love x x x
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:29 am
I have to agree with the comment about Hayden Christensen playing Stephen Glass. If you haven’t seen Shattered Glass, I would recommend it. I can’t say that there is another role he would be good at but, he is good at that one.
In defense of Macauley Culkin, I would say that his performance in The Good Son, alongside Elijah Wood, was very compelling. He showed good promise. I think he was decent in Saved, not spectacular but eh.
I would recommend one person being added to the list. I realize this may get some negative reactions but, Kevin Costner. His only movie I like is JFK. I know people love Field of Dreams, I am from Iowa, and Dances With Wolves but, even combining Bull Durham and Field of Dreams can not make up for the movie, For Love of the Game. I would also conclude my argument with his starring role in what has consistently been rated the worst movie of all time, Waterworld.
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 am
xmoix: I thought he was TERRIBLE in Life as a House. Having said that, I agree with bobby that he wasn’t too bad in Shattered Glass though there were a few awkward moments.
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:11 pm
where the fuck is brendan fraser he fucking sucks
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:40 pm
not only does he suck but he blows huge dick
April 26th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Daniel Küblböck is the WORST and I mean STUPIDEST, UGLIEST, BAD, and MUST UNTALENTED ACTOR IN THE UNIVERSE!
Thanks for your time
April 27th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
how about patrick swayze. Or better yet : MATTHEW MCCONAHEY!
April 28th, 2009 at 9:38 am
tom cruise is whack job, an irritating shrunken man who gives the impression of being an arrogant coked up dick and probably is. he is also, however, a very good actor; just watch born on the 4th of july, collateral, magnolia and jerry maguire if you need proof. I also take exception to the inclusion of john malkovich on the notable omissions list as he is a phenomenal actor and deserves to have won an oscar by now, if not for dangerous liaisons then possibly for in the line of fire. the guy has no place in or around this list.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:21 am
some of these guys should just do porn.
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Yeah, Matthew McConaughey is just one heap of terribleness. All he does is grin stupidly and talk in that weird accent of his for every movie he’s in.
I agree with the Tom Cruise and Hayden Christensen omission’s. Especially Orlando Bloom, their all just so horrible it makes you cringe. I haven’t seen it, but is their any Bad Female Actress list? Cause I can think of a few
May 4th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Only one I disagree with in orlando bloom….I have to admit, I rather like him, but to each his own, I suppose
May 11th, 2009 at 2:50 am
On what on you basing bad acting? One movie? Three? Their whole career?
As the saying goes “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.
Caulkin was a great child actor. He was good in the “Home Alone” movies –come on guys, you know you liked them. But he was DA BOMB in “The Good Son”. An evil psychotic child killer. That was believeable. And very scary.
Van Damme — no argument there.
Hugh Grant — He’s a romantic-comedy actor. How can you possibly diss a guy that’s great in chick flicks. Oh wait… I forgot Jamie is a guy.
Ben Affleck — I don’t know. He was awesome in Shakespeare in Love. Ooops.. another chick flick.
Seagal — Yep. A no-brainer. Plus… I’m not a lesbian but I do think I could ever like a man who could dump Kelly LaBrock.
Orlando Bloom — You’re just jealous.
Paul Walker — Who’s Paul Walker?
Hayden Christensen — I think you should cut him some slack. I’m mean… here’s this cute, cuddly all-american looking young man who gets told he has to portray a younger version of the baddest, evilist, scariest bad dude in the galaxy. Pretty big shoes to fill.
Tom Cruise — I wouldn’t say a word if he hadn’t been so good in Rain Man. (Tell ‘em Ray)
Keanu Reeves — I cannot tell a lie, I have yet to watch him in anything since A Walk in the Clouds, which unarguably qualifies him for the top spot here.
Notable Omissions: John Malkovich, Jeff Goldblum, Arnie, Sly ?????
Jeff Goldblum??? Come on now… Mr. Frost, The Big Chill, Independence Day, Jurassic Park (1), The Prince of Egypt(he even sang on the soundtrack)… and …. he got invited to appear on Sesame Street. Be fair now.
Stallone — debateable… personally, I loved Oscar!!
Now… let’s put some really bad actors up there.
Bill Pullman — A League of Their Own, Independence Day, Sleepless in Seattle … ALL MULE PUKE –his acting, not the movies.
Bill Paxton — Apollo 13, Twister — MORE MULE PUKE — again his acting, not the movies. Although, you gotta admit, he played a really good sadistic brother in Weird Science.
Schwarzenegger — have to agree with the others. He can’t act. He’s not a politician. And I never ever thought he was handsome.
Vin Diesel — Another agreement with the others— although I gotta say .. bad acting or not .. I love, love, love the Riddick movies. He’s deliciously spooky.
Shatner — Noooooo !!! Guys … Shat rocks!!! He’s awesome. How can you not like a guy that makes fun of his own acting IN his movies and commercials?
Cage, Costner, Sean Astin, Christopher Reeves … oh .. there’s lots more. Most of these guys had at least one good hit in his time… but their fifteen minutes of fleeting fame has flown forever.
So we say… k, thx, buh-bi
May 21st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
CatChick1964- KMart sucks.
May 25th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
i personally wouldve put ben affleck as #1…
May 25th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
You’re an idiot. Tom Cruise is an amazing actor. Top Gun, A Few Good Men, Risky Business, Eyes Wide Shut, Jerry Maguire, Tropic Thunder, The Mission Impossible trilogy. Some amazing movies, some good ones, but all excellent performances. Who cares about Scientology. You’re not talking about him as a person, you’re talking about his acting. So stop being such a moron.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
besides the fact that i am OBSESSED with Orlando Bloom, he is a good actor! one of his best movies was Haven (which i doubt anyone has seen) and he is magnificent on the stage..people don’t realize that he was trained to work on the stage and he was thrown RIGHT into making movies..no preparation..just one extreme and then the other..its a really hard transition to make..
Festos, i disagree with what you said about Karl Urban..he is one of the few actors that puts raw emotion into his movies..yes,he has had some stinkers*cough pathfinder cough* but i would rather watch him than brad pitt or sean penn who are the same in their movies(again with a few exceptions i.e fight club and milk) …
and where the hell was Zac Efron or William Moseley??!!
those guys are terrible!
June 17th, 2009 at 4:04 am
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June 19th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Tom Cruise is definitly the worst. i have always hated him…its so nice to see others do too.
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Hey,people, this is not about your likes and dislikes .. the fact that you hate Tom Cruise ,or Reeves or Bloom.. this does not make them the worst actors .. I can believe you,guys.. Some moron said something about Malkovich .. come’on..he’s a great actor .. you must be objective.. I hate Cruise too but,let’s face it, he did a lot of great movies .. and he’s like in top 10 most famous actors .. how can you say that ? He’s not a bad actor, also K. Reeves..its a brilliant actor..and H. Grant and O. Bloom too .. get real.. and stop judging an actor only by a performance or their private lives..or that, he may or he may not be hot.Cheers . Oh,and by the way, Hugh Jackman’s the man. Love you till the day I’ll die .:D
June 27th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
No way, you did not put Keanu at the top, that is purely Nick Cage’s domain. Point Break is the best effing movie of all time. I don’t even understand the Malkovich mention so I’ll just try and ignore it.
July 3rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
whoa
whoa
whoa
orlando is a great actor, what about kingdom of heaven? he’s a good actor when it comes to good action and little dialoge. i may admit that he sometimes seems to play the same character in some movies but that doesn’t make him a bad actor.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
I totally disagree with the list. The only people I believe deserve to be on the list (and I have seen the movies are..)Paul Walker, Steven Seagal and Jean Claude. Tom Cruise definitely does not belong on the list. And I agree with the other people, Keanu gets too much hate, its sort of like its cool to think he’s a bad actor because people have been bashing him over and over. He’s bad but worst? Not quite. Go on youtube for the worst movies ever list haha.
July 20th, 2009 at 9:58 am
solid list, but it’s hard to ignore the cinematic abominations that are Kevin Costner and Nicholas Cage.
July 22nd, 2009 at 6:13 am
10/10 ! You made the right list !
I completly agree with this ‘bad actors’ list. well done and good analysis.
July 24th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Jean Claude does not belong on this list. Have you even seen JCVD you snide asshole?
July 25th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Dude … Keanu is well deserved of the #1 spot. I was so excited to see him there! No movie in the entire world has the same plot twice within the 2 hours (obviously, I’m talking about Speed). Anyone else could have been more convincing with the line “There’s a bomb on this bus” but unfortunately, Keanu could not, will not, and has never, been able to deliver.
July 26th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
pity you didn’t include some of them which i am posting in here.
The worst actors ever
#1 Rowan Atkinson.
If you ever saw this man, you should know just how awful he is. He can’t act, he’s not even remotely funny, and he’s pathetic in all of the movies he’s in. All I can say is, he makes me puke.
#2 Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans.
Two worst brothers on the planet. Their idea of funny movie is this: Vulgarity, sex, and disgusting scenes. And that is only thing on the screen. They are the worst, not talented, shameful, and not in the least bit funny.
#3 Pauly Shore
He can’t act and he is damn well pathetic.
#4 Tom Cruise.
But to be honest, I like his character in The Last Samurai. But the rest wasn’t very good.
#5 Brendon Fraiser.
Now don’t get me wrong, I like the mummy trilogy he’s in. But the whole old films he was in, crappiest as crap can be.
#6 All of the Disney actors and singers.
Yes I know, “How dare you!?” but please. These kids can’t act. Raven? She screams too much. Miley? Well she is interesting kid, but a little bit much. As for the kids in high school musical? Oh my god. The worst singing ever. Jonas Brothers? Oh my god. I heard them and they make my ears bleed.
July 26th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
you definitely have to put jason lee
up there
July 26th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
orlando bloom is debatable. ive seen elizabethtown and i admit he bored me. but he is good on films he had to hold a sword or arrow. tom cruise, well he is weird but he is a good actor. i think the author concentrated on bad male actors on leading roles that look good )well for most of them, cant say that about steven siegal)… i can add a few
Coolio(and any other rapper who try to act)
Shaq (and any other athlete who try to act)
Charlie Sheen (how did he won an emmy? probably because he sucks at movies he looked good on TV)
Matt Le Blanc (he was carried by Friends’ good comedic writing, well seen the TV show Joey and his movies…?)
Jason Van Der Dick (or what ever is his last name. he sucked at dawson creek and still sucks in any other “indie” film he is doing.
Joshua Jackson (ill forgive him at mighty ducks… but on his later movies…)
well if you will ever do a list of TOP 10 WORST FEMALE ACTRESS then dont forget SANDRA BULLOCK
July 27th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Ok, except for only few actors, everyone else does not seem bad to me. Come on, Legolas?!
July 28th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Correct me if I’m wrong, but a few people on this list were mentioned in other lists that complimented them.
July 30th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Ben Affleck is a horrible actor but his directing is pretty damn good. Gone Baby Gone is a great movie!
August 6th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Agree on most, however hayden christensen was excellent in “shattered glass”. and steven segal should absolutely be number one. seriously, he is baaad
August 7th, 2009 at 1:32 am
wow what a list, should be named actors i judge based upon hearsay and popular quotes, name a bad tom cruise movie, he was amazing in magnolia, nominated for an oscar in jerry maguire, excellent in last samurai, cruise is a good actor, mcauley culkin sure got type cast but check out party monster or even saved, christensen in shattered glass or the one with kevin kline building a house (sorry can’t remember title) just because he sucked as anakin skywalker you can’t judge the whole
August 7th, 2009 at 4:58 am
You forgot David Caruso.
August 11th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
almost every actor in bad comedy movies(meet the spartans,date movie, etc)eddie griffin, rob schneider, and on and on…
August 19th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
This is a terrible list, you’ve just collected all the actors that have recently diminished reputations and completely ignored the ACTING part of it. Its easy to make fun of them when theyre all over the news right? Idiot. A lot of these actors are actually quite (Tom Cruise, Hugh Grant) contrary to what shows like family guy would have you believe. Macaulay Culkin hasnt even been in a movie in years, you’re just using the fact that hes no longer cute and getting into trouble to put him on a list like this. Ive said too much. Basically, this list sucks
August 25th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
first of all I agree with JT.
Hugh Grant is a great actor. and yes like Colin Firth.
In fairness with Keanu R. he’s very good in A Walk in the Clouds. and I Like Steven Seagal. I like his movies.
August 28th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I agree with the list with just one exception: Keanu Reeves performance in Constantine was good.
Not great, but good.
I don’t think he belongs on this list.
August 30th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
the fact that Pearl Harbor is listed as a potentially good movie is hilarious to me.
September 7th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I agree with most of your choices here except possibly Tom Cruise. Even though I can’t stand the man I can think of numerous guys who deserve it a little more. Arnie, Stallone and Vin Diesel are probably more deserving. Overall though I think you did very well.
Fun to read!
Monnie
September 11th, 2009 at 6:43 am
Hate Tom Cruise all you want but he is a great actor.
September 13th, 2009 at 7:25 am
Lame list.
September 17th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
There are many more actors that are bad. Don’t get obsessed with the top ten this or top ten that.
I don’t agree with Tom Cruise rating. I thought he was enjoyable in Interview with a vampire and Collateral to name a few I’ve just remembered. I found him to be terrible(as if acting bad on purpose)in Jerry Maguire and Last Samurai was silly at best.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Nicholas Cage is OK but I’ve never heard of seen most of these guys in movies. I will, though, have to disagree about Orlando being on the list. David Caruso should take his place; he makes me nauseous.
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Your list is very cliche, to say the least. Don’t just believe everything you hear on crappy blogs. Tom Cruise, Hugh Grant, and Keanu Reeves should definitely NOT be on this list. It completely destroys the whole credibility of your list. I could give you a lot of movies to back it up, but what’s the point? A true movie-lover will back me up on this. You would too if you actually watched a few of their movies (go rent Rain Man, Four Weddings and a Funeral, & The Matrix).
September 24th, 2009 at 5:55 am
I disagree with the last top 5, no way!! and Keanu is like really good… shame shame
September 25th, 2009 at 1:42 am
What a moron..WHoever made this list must be some kind of a wannabe acting critic who evidently havent researched on what he’s writing about.. I do agree that some of the actors on your list are bad actors (i.e me,Keanu), but others are good, even great..This is the problem with internet and blogging..mindless idiots like the one who made this list can get away in writing stuff like this..i just wasted a 5 minutes of my time…you are such a “kanye-west”..
September 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
u forgot to add vin diesel! now,that is a man who reeeeaaaalllyyy cannot act.
October 1st, 2009 at 10:22 am
I wonder if this guy has ever actually gotten up on a stage and performed in front of a relatively large audience. This guys probably jealous of everyone of those actors, including Steven Seagal.
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Absolutely wrong top positions in this list. I think both Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise are good actors(in fact, I prefer Keanu Reeves). If they weren’t good at their job, they wouldn’t be getting roles to play. Many actors have a hit role and then disappear from the scene. Not these two. I’m sure that if directors and film makers believe in them it is because they play their roles reasonably well.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:39 am
I dont think this list is quite fair. Given that it seems to be a subjective list, though, that’s cool.
I mean, there are waaaay worse actors out there. I dont see Mark Wahlberg on here. Seriously. Please tell me a movie you’ve seen Mark Wahlberg in where he even tries to act? The Departed, a great movie, had me wanting to shoot whoever put him in that role.
But popularity and hunkiness does play into today’s actors. If you can’t act, at least look pretty, haha.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I think you need your head examined totally think you are off on Keanu Reeves, Paul Walker and Orlando Bloom. The rest of the list well they have there moments. But i agree with some people on this forum. It depends on the movie. So actors can do any kind of movie and others can only do love, comedy or action etc…
When decide to rethink your list let me know. What i call a bad actor is one that can’t make be believe the role. I have no problem with my 3 guys!
October 11th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Where in the world is Brendan Fraser? He should be number one. I rather see Keanu Reeves act than Brendan Fraser any day.
October 18th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Um….Nicholas Cage anyone? By far the worst ever!!
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I gotta say, I agree with 90%. I like Keanu, though he is a one trick pony and can’t seem to break out and expand as an actor. Definetly with you on Paul Walker and Hayden. My gf thinks Hayden is great, I think he made Darth Vader look like a whiney emo kid
November 5th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Hayden is the jam. Walker is a turd, he wasn’t acting in pleasantville thats just what is is naturally like, dull and douchy. Keanu sucks but point break was awesome and you all know it. Tom cruise is an awesome actor, total douche in real life but seriously watch collateral.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Hey 283, you are a retarded person. How can anyone think john malkovich is a bad actor? Your mother is a bad actor.
November 8th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I’ll give it to you, Keanu is not the best. I used to think he was as horrible as you make him out to be. Then, I saw “The Gift.” Turns out, when Keanu is playing a drunk wifebeating redneck he puts on quite the performance. So, I’ve decided to only see him in movies where he’s the bad guy.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I cannot stand aything that Ben Stiller has done. I would rather watch the grass grow or cars rust than watch any his movies.
December 9th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE TO SAY THAT Keanu Reeves didn’t say much in films. I don’t see much action.
And the matrix was all computerised and all he did was talk.
December 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I thought Tom cruise was as bad as Tom cruise, but after watching Tropic Thunder….w00000!!!
Unbelievable!
When Tom cruise plays ‘Les’ IN Tropic Thunder, he totally lossens up!!!
he is soooo funny and different!
Watch TROPIC THUNDER AND KNOW WHAT I MEAN!
December 12th, 2009 at 8:58 am
All these men are richer than you, nuff said.
December 14th, 2009 at 3:08 am
the one who produce this list is suck…better yet watch popeye…you are suck with your list f@#k
I disagree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 15th, 2009 at 3:54 am
I would remove Tom Cruise (Interview with the vampire, Magnolia, vanilla sky)..apart from that they do indeed all stink. Just watching Kingdom of heaven actually and its a damn shame OIrlando Bloom is in it.
December 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
I tottaly agree with 7,6,5,4 and 1. I mean, hey, they appeared in some movies that we liked in their time, but let’s face it, in term of acting, everyone know how to act minus thus actors mentioned in this list
December 19th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
top one stupid in the world is you !
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Dont know if anyone mentioned this yet but Harvey Keitel is the most repetitive actor alive. He still has his New York accent when playing Judas in The Last Temptation of Christ
January 7th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Nicholas Cage is by far the worst actor and not attractive in any sense of the imagination. I am baffled as to how he keeps getting roles…???
January 7th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
watch running scared and then tell me that paul walker is a bad actor
January 7th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
This topic is highly subjective so take it easy. Imo picking Cruise and Reeves is very cliché. Sure I’m not a big fan Cruise either – but they surely aren’t the worst (famous) actors ever. I mean what about Vin Diesel and Sylvester Stallone? Just to give some examples that are far worse imo. I also miss Bradley Cooper on the list
January 14th, 2010 at 5:44 am
why chuck norris is not in this list…its kinda unjust to him…
January 14th, 2010 at 5:50 am
Jean-Claude Van Damme: The only holywood guy I’ve seen (in few movies..) to wear jeans above belly bottom..
January 14th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
I’m sorry but I have to disagree with most of your choices… Keanu Reeves is actually a pretty good actor in my opinion. If you put Robert Pattison instead of him I would support you all the way.
January 15th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
forgot will ferrel! lmao
i hate him and his acting!
January 16th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Okay, I agree with most choices, but I spotted John Malkovich at the bottom, there. Wow, I am surprised! I was watching some of his earlier stuff the other day and was thinking to myself how good an actor he actually is.
On another note, don’t you find it so strange that this is a list of ‘bad actors’ yet people like Tom Cruise is making millions per film!
January 17th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
whaat, no Carrot Top?
January 18th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Sorry to say and I don’t mean any disrespect, but you don’t watch a good enough range of films, looking at your choices. I’ll give you culkin, van damne and segal. But the others your just pretty much hating on A-list celebrities, most of them are medicore yes, but not the worst.
Affleck, isn’t as much of a bad actor as much as he makes stupid choices *coughGligicough*, he also cannot act in comedic roles to save his life “Surviving Christmas Urrghhhh”. His more drama based roles such as “good will hunting “and “state of play” were excellent though. Daredevil would be good as well, If it didn’t go into romantic crap.
Hugh Grant – You haven’t watched “about a boy” or “4 weddings and a funeral” have you? Him playing annoying, despicable characters does not make him a bad actor.
Tom Cruise, orlando meh, medicore
Keanu Reeves- you obviously haven’t watched Speed
Jeff Goldblum? Malkovich bad?, not in your life pal.
where the hell is Sinbad, Arnold S (well everything he’s done except terminator series), Tom Green, Shaquille o Neil, Christian Slater, the Wayan brothers (though their more parody artists than actors), Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, David Spade and especially Rob Schnieder, from all the films I’ve seen.
(I’m aware that these peoples were originally comedian/athletes etc still no excuse though)
Don’t worry your not the only one, people should really condsider what actually makes one a bad actor (like consistant horrible performances, the kinds of movies the star in, whom is the director blah blah blah)
Honestly it seems like I’m being harsh, and your list is your opinion, I’m no fan of Affleck, but seeing his name pop up on every “worst actor” list shows to me that people do not watch enough film or focus on the stinkers (which BTW was mainly beacuse of terrible conceptualisation and direction not the performances themselves), to make accurate judgements of an actors quality.
USELESS RANT OVER
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:59 pm
What about Nicholas Cage?
January 30th, 2010 at 5:43 am
Ok, the list is ammusing BUT Hayden Christensen doesn’t deserve to be on this. If anyone has seen Life As A House they know why. And Culkin? Well Saved is a reason for him not to be on that list at all. And My Girl. I don’t care how sappy it is. There’s much crappier actors out there than them. Like Jennifer Lopez. Or what about the actors who play themselves in every movie they’re in? Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson, and where the hell is Rob Schneider??
January 30th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
how on earth is nicholas cage not on this list? he is truly terrible.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:40 pm
This list sucks on toast and seriously needs fleshing out.
It’s just names and a couple of lines basically stating “This guy sucks!” over and over again, without giving any real examples of their worst offenses to make it interesting.
February 4th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
I DONT AGREE WITH THIS LIST AT ALL!!! YEAH, KEANAU REEVES – FOR SURE!!! BUT TOM CRUISE IS PRETTY AWESOME… DUDE, YOU FORGET TO LIST NICK CAGE!!!! NICK IS THE WORST ACTOR THIS PLANET HAS EVER SEEN… ITS COMEDY!!! HAHA… YOU GOT TO LOVE HIM THOUGH AND NOT HATE!!!!