Sentences with phrase «smaller character roles»

The rest of it is in the strangely right casting of Derek Luke, Ed O'Neill, and Mamet veteran William H. Macy in smaller character roles, and of course, Mamet's exceptional ear for dialogue and ability to weave a complicated plot.

Known names Melissa George, Taye Diggs and Julia Stiles all go to impressive lengths but it is David Harbour (a Tony nominated actor who is mostly known on screen for small character roles) that just knocks it completely fucking out of the park.

They include real athletes in cameos, from Bill Buckner to Lawrence Taylor, with basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman holding a small character role.

Not exact matches

No matter who is chosen to play the role of a character, someone will always resemble that actor, as there are a small number of genotype human appearance factors

The initial aim is derived from God, but although the character of the initial aim is of crucial importance to the becoming occasion, the fact that it is derived from God usually plays but a small role in its conscious subjective form.

Typically, the term «cameo role» (or just cameo) refers to a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts.

A character actor with a unique name and specialty, British - born Skelton Knaggs was an expert in half - wit roles, but that was only a small part of his range onscreen.

Matheson kept busy into the 1980s with a steady stream of small but distinct character roles; he enjoyed a rare starring assignment as rock»n' roll maven Alan Freed in 1978's American Hot Wax.

More highly trained ears will be able to recognize Amy Sidaris, Cheri Oteri, Regis Philbin and other character actors in small roles.

We also get the Wilson brothers, not only Owen — who co-wrote the screenplay with Anderson — and Luke, but also older brother Andrew, who has turned into more of a character actor in very small roles.

«Mississippi Grind» features fully realized characters, from the film's stars to the small supporting roles.

Even if they're playing a smaller role, he gives their character an arc and a point of view.

An asset as a thesp for two decades now, from youthful leads («The Faculty,» «The Slaughter Rule») to more recent character roles on big screen («Argo») and small («Heroes,» «American Horror Story»), DuVall demonstrates a deft hand guiding her cast here.

She played a similar character the same year on the small screen, taking a memorable turn as ex-pep queen turned good - time girl Connie Bradshaw in PBS» Tales of the City (she would later reprise the role for More Tales of the City in 1998).

And Disney / Marvel isn't likely to be brave enough to just make a villain movie, with the hero characters relegated to small roles.

He reportedly auditioned for a small part, and though the show's producers did not deem him right for the characterization, they felt so impressed by Eigenberg's presence that they created the character of Steve Brady especially for him, as an extension of his own personality; the plan, again, was to create a sincere, committed, down - to - earth male paramour to offset Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) cynicism.Though initially intended as a temporary part, the popularity of the character among viewers (and Eigenberg's onscreen chemistry with Nixon) led to Eigenberg's permanent inclusion on the show, as well as subsuquent movies.Circa 2002, Eigenberg expanded into film roles by playing the business partner of Richard Gere in Mark Pellington's underrated supernatural thriller The Mothman Prophecies.

(Untitled) is funniest when showcasing the «artwork» of its supporting characters, including Ray Park as an artist who uses taxidermy in a unique way, and Zak Orth in a small but absolutely scene - stealing role.

Though initially typecast in comedic roles — including a small turn in Old School (2003), a contribution to Tracey Ullman in The Trailer Tales (2003), and work on MADtv — American character actor Simon Helberg quickly branched out into diverse genres.

The film also has some great random casting with established stars like Paul Rudd, William Baldwin and Jonah Hill taking small cameo roles and making their characters so quirky that they're not the stock supporting cast members you'd typically expect.

The most character actors in small roles since «Flight of the Phoenix!»

We recently learned that Matt Damon would be reteaming with Gilliam for a small role in the pic, and these first set photos give us a look at Damon's fantastically flamboyant character.

The performances of big and small characters are so intense, that by simply saying big name Brad Pitt gives the weakest performance will give a clear idea of how incredible each actor is in their role; Pauls Dano and Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Taran Killam, Alfre Woodard and more all contributing to their unique and unforgettable stories.

Burnett's sense of character is similarly fresh and unpredictable and ambiguous, and his quirky direction of actors keeps all the mysteries of their characters alive and swarming — not only in Boatman's expressive performance as Johnson but also in the pivotal smaller roles played by Ice Cube, Don Harvey, and Elliott Gould.

He's played shady characters ever since, in films such as Gasper Noé's shocker «Irreversible,» David Cronenberg's «Eastern Promises» and even a small role in Steven Soderbergh's «Oceans» films.

We like the characters and everyone down to the smallest role plays their parts with believability.

The supporting characters have barely anything to do — Vince Vaughn's role seems gratuitous and Keith David's miniscule appearance competes with Lindsay Crouse's in The Impostor for the smallest cameo ever.

Don't expect the character to dominate what is fully expected to be Jean Grey's (Sophie Turner) story, as she embraces (or is brought down by) the Phoenix Force that is behind her abilities, as the role is expected to be a small one.

Since that time, he'd been given a number of roles both big and small that seemed to elude even so much a nomination and quickly gave him the stigma as a character actor.

Though the role is fairly small, the loyalty Abby exhibits to the friend she clearly still harbors deeper feelings for makes her a compelling and complicated character.

Both roles are relatively small, but Pattinson is proving to be a strong character actor more than capable of fitting into an ensemble.

Payne is clearly trying to achieve a sense of Midwestern realism in the casting of these smaller roles (much like how Richard Linklater achieved that small - town Texas flavor with «Bernie»), but it feels a little close - minded in the way that almost every character is portrayed as a redneck simpleton.

Going for ultimate authenticity, Reed also casts Hudson / Day veteran Tony Randall in a small role, and Pierce's character harkens back to the kind of sexually ambiguous role Randall usually played.

He is going through his own Odyssey, trying to hide from locals who are apt to shoot deserters and meeting all sorts of characters (which translates to a slew of big name actors in small roles) along the way.

It would also make the other characters introduced in the last two stories seem as if they had smaller roles.

There is an amazing cast of characters that help Beatty along his film, and it is great to see such a stellar cast even in the smallest of roles.

Continuing a string of interesting characters, McConaughey was a police officer moonlighting as a contract killer who is hired to off the mother of a small - time drug dealer (Emile Hirsch) in William Friedkin's darkly comedic thriller «Killer Joe» (2011), a role that earned him an Indie Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor.

In fact, it's perfectly cast throughout, with the ever - excellent Kaas impressing in a relatively small role, Bonnevie showing a good grasp of a tricky character arc, and Andersen striking and heartrending in her acting debut.

Recognizable character actors such as Hawkes, James Spader, Jackie Earle Haley, Hal Holbrook, Tim Blake Nelson, and S. Epatha Merkerson are among the faces in smaller supporting roles.

After a career playing bubbly, enthusiastic characters in small roles, Melissa McCarthy hit the big time with her Oscar - nominated turn in 2011's Bridesmaids.

Watching her deal with the fallout of that choice, the small disappointments of domesticity as well as the grand passions, yet retaining a kind of level - headed practicality in contrast to her siblings» flightiness is one of the show's biggest pleasures — the role requires pinpoint precision that Landecker delivers in every scene, never feeling anything but totally true to her character.

Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, William Hurt and Michael Gambon play smaller, intricate roles that help shape the actions of the main character — Edward Wilson.

Certainly it isn't because it's a fitting ending to the journey of Bilbo, as he's not even involved in the majority of this film, instead taking a back seat to a host of characters that are either greatly beefed up from their small supporting roles in the original Tolkien work, or, as in the case of lovelorn wood elf Tauriel (Lilly, The Long Weekend) and handsome dwarf Kili (Turner, The Mortal Instruments), complete fabrications injected to put in a love story for, presumably, the young female set.

Jia references himself by bringing back the character Xiao Wu (Hong Wei Wang) for a small role selling bootleg DVDs of Jia's first two films.

Character actor Bryan Probets is particularly memorable in a small role as a major whose brain has been short - circuited by the prison camp.

He was seen last year in «Straw Dogs» and «Cowboys & Aliens,» and on the way, he's got a small role in the troubled «G.I. Joe: Retaliation,» as well a more substantial part, as congressman Wells Hutchins, a key ally of the title character, in Steven Spielberg «s «Lincoln» — a job that should let him make a break from the thugs and villains he usually plays.

He played Ziggy, one of the most memorable (and infuriating) characters on the divisive second season of HBO classic «The Wire,» a few small movie roles followed, but Ransone was hooked on heroin in his mid-20s, weighing a mere 115 pounds, and ended up 30 grand in debt, which understandably curtailed his career somewhat.

Some other small roles followed, with Johnson again, in the teen comedy «Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging,» and as the title character's rival Fiona in Tim Burton «s «Alice in Wonderland,» before beating out other rising stars Juno Temple, Lily Collins and Adelaide Kane to the part of Princess Isabella in Bryan Singer «s fairytale epic.

Rooney Mara has a small but important role as Saroo's girlfriend Lucy (a composite character), as does Divian Ladwa as Mantosh, another boy adopted by the Brierleys.

James Rhodes / War Machine (Don Cheadle) has a smaller, but meaningful role to play in the proceedings here by comparison, while Clint Barton / Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Scott Lang / Ant - Man (Paul Rudd) are the established MCU players who get the least onscreen development - but Civil War makes up for that by giving these characters some of the best action scenes in the movie.

People usually bemoan the lack of a strong human element in big blockbusters like this, but while «Godzilla» aims to remedy that by placing the focus more on them than the giant monsters doing battle, the characters are so bland and thinly written (with the exception of Bryan Cranston's scientist, who has a smaller role than is hinted at in the trailers) that it only makes things worse.