Worst male actors who are only famous for being pretty

John Gavin, a gorgeous 1950s movie star, but he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. Alfred Hitchcock referred to Gavin as "the stiff" because of his bad acting.

Kier Dullea, gone tomorrow.

Lorenzo Lamas, when he was younger, maybe? I don't know. Fuck it.

I find Keir Dullea a very touching actor, R2, but ok, to each their own, tom cat.

Another one for me would be insanely alcoholic Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Yes he is pretty. I love black hair with blue eyes but worst actor second to Cavill.

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Kellan Lutz would have owned this thread about a few years go .

I agree with R6 about Kellan Lutz, but not about Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Kellan, yes, you are so right about him... However, maybe he will be a good actor in the future. Don't discourage him, he is such a sweet boy. :P

R5 Jonathan Rhys-Meyers? Sorry, I would never consider him pretty.

Kellan Lutz is not only a terrible actor but he is ugly. So he does not apply. Only pretty boys. Rhys Meyers was pretty at one time but being a life long alky he probably looks like shit now.

[quote]Kellan Lutz is not only a terrible actor but he is ugly. So he does not apply.

Um, there is a reason Kellan Lutz has a career and a fanbase. He is very hunky, that has gotten him pretty far in life.

The Hemsworth brothers deserve a mention. Neither Chris nor Liam are good actors, but they are good looking and hunky.

Rob Pattinson

JRM is not a bad actor. He has "issues", but he's a good actor and incredibly pretty. Well, he was pretty. I don't know what he looks now.

anyone named hemsworth

Luke Evans. He always acts totally wooden.

Christopher Atkins

[quote]Luke Evans.

I like Luke Evans and think he is a good looking guy, but in what world is he a pretty boy himbo?

R16 Haha... OK - one point for you! He is a good singer, but I don't like him as an actor.

Ooops, I was R14 ... not R15

I think R14 means Chris Evans. Or any of the Marvel Chris trio for that matter.

Keanu owns this thread.

Yeah Keanu was a horrible actor who only got a career because he was super pretty.

[quote]Chris Evans

Chris Evans is not a good actor per se, but he is charismatic on screen which counts for something. Even in the shitty Fantastic Four movies he was the best part.

I personally think he doesn't quite fit with that the OP is talking about.

I agree with R21 Chris Evans had potential to be more than JUST a pretty boy before he became super turd er hero CA. He had a few good roles with lots of charisma/charm before that.

Ashton Kutcher

Rocco Hudson

Tony Custis

Van Johnston

[quote]JRM is not a bad actor.

Clearly you have never seen The Tudors. He has only two modes there: sullen and sneering; and screaming. THAT'S IT.

Liam Hemsworth can be funny, so he does not qualify for this thread. He's got a nice dry wit in his performances.

I agree Chris Evans genuinely has charisma on screen, which makes him perfect for playing Captain America. He is not an actor but he is a genuine movie star. Also neither he nor Hemsworth are ever embarrassing on screen the way Rhys-Meyers, Henry Cavill, and Keanu Reeves are.

Zac Efron can do very light comedy but that's it.

Benedict Cumberbatch

How much O Keefe is there in that movie? Miles O'Keefe.

Lorenzo lamas? Lol! You're old and so are you're references!

[quote]Liam Hemsworth can be funny, so he does not qualify for this thread. He's got a nice dry wit in his performances.

Puh-leeze. As someone that suffered through his big leading man attempt in "Paranoia" it was like watching paint dry with him. He was neither an actor nor a star, just didn't have it. I didn't see his most reading leading man fail "Cut Bank", but just glancing at the reviews you see "Deficient in charisma, Hemsworth lacks both the grit and grin that his complicated role demands". Every time he has tried to carry a movie it has sucked, and his performance in particular has been singled out as one of the problems.

Brad Pitt ?

Josh Duhamel

Taylor Lautner

32 replies and no Matt Bomer? I would include Ian Somerhalder.

Ed Asner.

Leonard Whiting

Russell Tovey! Couldn't act his way out of a paper bag!

Gerard Butler

Russell Tovey is not pretty r36. Some people may find him hot, but he is certainly not pretty.

Paul Walker

Henry Cavill. Those two guys from Supernatural (not really pretty any longer, but still can't act at all). Taylor Kitsch. Stephen Amell.

What's ugly about Kellan Lutz?

R41 I'd say: everything.

Such as, R42?

R40 Stephen Amell for sure. There is something seriously wrong with his face. Missing or extra chromosome. Terrible actor for sure.

Hugh Grant

Zac Efron

Troy Donahue

James Franco

Matt Bomer

R37 Gerald Butler is not pretty

Damn, bitches still coming for Keanu. At least he used to bring in major box office, unlike the glorified soap actors in this thread.

With his drinking bloat and disappearing hairline, Henry's looks aren't going to carry him very far much longer.

Brad Pitt

Ryan Reynolds

Alex Pettyfer

Ashton Kuchar

Richard Gere

Jensen Ackles from Supernatural. Jesus, he's just unspeakably awful with that horribly affected deep voice. The Supernatural Loons will bash me but so what; I'm used to it. I have this temp who unfortunately gets sent up to my floor every once in a while, and she'll immediately put a photo of Jensen Ackles on her computer as a screensaver. as a Senior Manager I forced her to remove it and she complained to HR that I did so because of what she called my "alternative lifestyle." She actually told HR that Jensen was a "good Christian boy" and that I probably didn't like that given my "status." (No kidding. She actually used the word "status." I read the report.) When HR questioned me, as they're required to, I cited the employee manual which prohibits personal items on computers, along with Jensen's horrible acting. The chick from HR actually laughed.

R52 Dont "senior managers" have better things to do with their expensive time then police screen savers of female temp workers? Which in turn led to wasting HR time? Was it that important?

Chris Evans is a good actor, sure not award-worthy but still, I love his performance in Snowpiercer.

R53 = Supernatural Loon

Richard Gere, Brad Pitt.

Bitches, leave me alone, I won a Golden Globe and a Critic's Choice Award.

Speaking of Cavill, was anyone surprised at the monumental failure of The Man From UNCLE? Could anyone predict the box office poison of Cavill and Armie Hammer? Hammer is one of the prettiest men around but acting ability and charisma? No way. I hope Hollywood will get it that Hammer is a huge dud and is never going to happen.

Taylor Kitsch is a male version of Capucine. I haven't seen enough of the other aforementioned interchangeable hunks du jour to pass that judgment but I'm sure they're just as awful.

Abe Vigoda has owned this thread longer than you bitches have been alive.

Wentworth Miller

Tom Welling. The fact that he has never even approached success in any other project says something.

It's like some of you have never seen a Christopher Atkins movie. Early Paul Walker is the only person listed here that comes close to touching his lack of skill, and even Walker managed to settle into a franchise that made proper use of him.

Whooa you rang dude.

[quote] You're old and so are you're references!

Oh, [italic]dear.[/italic]

R60 is not just stupid but clearly illiterate.

Matt Bomer

Tony Curtis was a very good actor R24

Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Do Caprio, George Clooney, Chris Evans are really shitty actors.

Adrian Grenier and Kevin Costner

Keanu Reeves owns this thread.

Whit Bissell

Ahem!

This long for someone to name Taylor Lautner? You're slipping, girls.

Jensen Ackles; Tom Welling; Jared Padalecki and Matt Bomer

Matthew McConaughey .... don't care for him at all.

R73:

See R32.

Benedict Cumberbatch is considered pretty only on Planet Cubefrau.

Brad Pitt - Can't act to save his life.

Chad Michael Murray

Joe Manganello

Cavill, Hammer, Bloom, Tatum...

[quote]Luke Evans. He always acts totally wooden.

Hold up -- wait a minute!

Please stop right there and exit stage left or watch more of Luke's movie like Dracula Untold. In High Rise, he was got tons of praises, and the movie isn't released as of yet.

So slowly step away from the computer.

LOL.

[quote]This long for someone to name Taylor Lautner? You're slipping, girls.

Is Taylor even cute?

In an interview, Tony Curtis said "I was given a chance (in movies) because I was pretty. I was smart enough to realize that if I wanted to make a career of it, I'd better learn how to act." So at least he was self-aware.

Tony Curtis was a major asshole, but he was far from a terrible actor. In fact, he could be really good, especially in some of his films. For example, i think he did a great job as Albert DeSalvo in 'The Boston Strangler'.

Calm down r81. He's not that great. But this thread is about pretty actors and Luke Evans is far far from pretty.

I thought Tony Curtis was good in Houdini.

Liam and Chris Hemsworth can't act their way out of a paperbag. Ansel Edgar only got acting jobs because of connections.

James Bradley. Wait, maybe his new nose was taught some acting.

I was bored to death watching Immortals

Cavill had no presence or charisma, and I hardly noticed Luke Evans or Kellan Lutz.

But loved Luke Evans in Dracula Untold and the Hobbit

Chris Pine

Tony Curtis despite being pretty and a complete asshole has given some terrific performances in some terrific films.

So why you chose him I have no idea.

I'll give you pretty, old and the one who owns this thread: Robert Taylor.

Tony Curtis was amazing in Sweet Smell Of Success, he was a very smart actor and he had emotional range as well.

Why was he an asshole R84?

Travis Fimmel.

And some of you are confusing "handsome" and "hunky" with "pretty."

R92 Shut up! He was very good in Vikings

If you want Aussies, I give you Sullivan Stapleton and Sam Worthington.

The entire cast of Teen Wolf, above all pretty boy Dylan O'Brien.

Anyone whose first name is Taylor, Chris or Ryan.

John Travolta, Tom Cruise

R93, I love Travis, really I do, and I watch Vikings. But most of the time when Ragnar is talking to someone, he fixes them with a sexy "I want to fuck you look." Which is just fine by me, but great acting it's not.

Channing Tatum (if you could even call him an actor)

I love JRM...then I watch one of his movies or tv episodes and I'm reminded of why I love him and it's not for the acting. I think he's fine in some things--he really needs a strong director. Unfortunately he no longer gets very good scripts or productions so he just works with hacks. He started off with Jordan, Lee and Haynes and nowadays he's hacking it with Emmerich and nobodies.

In the mid-2000's I noticed JRM would stare at another actor's mouth when they were talking. See Emily Mortimer in Match Point or Colin Farrell in Alexander.

There is a category of douche bag reserved for people so horrid and repulsive like Channing Tatum or Jennifer Lopez or Ben Affleck. No Channing is definitely NOT an actor nor is he pretty.

To give JRM credit, he does tackle a diverse array of roles and of course, never shied away from gay/bi roles. His talent is limited but compared to the other pretty boys mentioned here, he moves between contemporary and period pieces fairly easily. And being Irish, he's more often than not, English or American in his roles. He does a very good southern US accent. Can you imagine Efron taking on a role where he had to do Cockney or aristocratic English?

James Deen, Marilyn Monroe

John Travota

Davey Jones

Monroe in Prince and the Showgirl completely wipes up the floor with Olivier.

It is fun to watch.

Nice the retards have arrived.

R41, have you had a really good look at Kellan Lutz? His eyes are too close together, and they are in the shape of someone who has Down's Syndrome. Every time I have ever looked at him, which is rarely, because... ick, I can't help wondering why people find this mongoloid-faced guy attractive. Sure, he has a nice body, and may be a nice guy, but he is ugly, and cannot act. Also, dark hair dye is not his friend.

Kellan Lutz' eyes are not too close together. I reject that. But everyone agrees my 15 minutes are long over and MY EYES ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. I happily admit it.

r99 I love Channing Tatum's 'lazy' eye. Google it with the term 'medical condition' before you start your shit.

moi!

I actually think Tatum is good at comedy. Not great, but good.

et moi!

Paul Walker. He made a fortune on being the pretty boy but not particular talent. Then he died. But he lived a good life beyond what he would have even dreamed for himself. Got tons and tons of pussy

[quote]I actually think Tatum is good at comedy. Not great, but good.

Yep. 21/22 Jump Street and This is the End both showed that Channing has a knack for comedy. 21 Jump Street is by far the smartest movie he has done in his career, really changed the perception of him.

I was the prettiest, don't forget me!

When Walker was bbqed in the porsche everyone I know said the same thing - being burnt to a crisp was THE ONLY GOOD PERFORMANCE of his career. Not everyone liked his blond, blue-eyed, vapid bimbo personality.

Does anyone remember how pretty I was?

Amateur, Costner! I was even prettier and had a better pelt!

blonds have more fun!

No one remembers Rob Lowe? He's numero uno on my list!

R91, it surprises me that you don't know why. If you have kindle and you don't want to spend money to buy his autobiography, here is a link which provides it for free downloading. By reading it, you will very easily find out the answer to your question.

You can also download it from other free e-books sites, it's available.

r113 Now there is one who has managed to stay under the Gaydar. He's gay, but people rarely mention him when they talk about closeted celebrities. Why DLers why???

Wow! Ten years ago, I would have been the consensus choice. Guess those acting lessons really paid off! Not a single mention! That plus my tour de force in "Wicker Park"

I'm going to have to start working on my Oscars acceptance speech. How do you spell "kraft" when it comes to acting? Like the cheese?

You don't even remember our names!

[quote] How do you spell "kraft" when it comes to acting?

I spell it "theatuh".

One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong.

R66 - bless your heart

I was the prettiest boy with the hottest career for 1 fleeting year, perhaps.

It was all performance art. No one can touch my mastery of smoke and mirrors.

Is one of those Noah Wylie?

no comment.

Brad Pitt is very good in supporting quirky roles. He looks the leading man but falls flat a bit in them. He was great in 12 Monkeys and Burn before Reading.

Doesn't Gregory Peck own this thread. When he was younger he was so pretty to look out but not that good

It's "Wyle," R129. The "i" is invisible.

*after reading

The whole Arquette family belongs here. Including the women.

Its me, and I got the "Glamour Award" to prove it. My star turn is coming any year now.

All grown up and ready to shine.... Where's the vehicle?

R81 Don't listen this bullshit about Luke Evans. He's one of the most handsome and talented actors of this generation.

R85 He's not that great? lol He's getting only rave reviews about his performance. He's phenomenally great in High-Rise.

Luke Evans isn't pretty boy. That's right. He is insanely handsome man. But he's far more than just handsome.

R75

Me neither. Not extraordinary but looks & acts like an aging stoner beach bum who believes his own big bag of bullshit.

Here's his mug shot from years ago. You know from when the police were called to his Austin area home over loud noise in the middle of the night and the totally naked Matt gave the cops a hard time. Since they found evidence of drug use too, the police arrested him. I forget who but an actor friend of Matt's was there too. He's tried to distance himself from the scandal. Afterall, straight men love to be around other totally naked straight men don't you know ?

Notice Matt's hairline before over $ 60k worth of hair plugs. That's right folks over $ 60, 000. in hair plugs.

R134

You find the Arquettes pretty ? Where do you live in Arkansas dear ?

I don't agree with claims McCaughney cannot act. He deserved the Oscar for playing the aids dude. He is not really pretty either, he has more the typical homeless, drug addicted chic look like certain super models. He is also known to smell really terrible like Brad Pitt and Robert Pattinson et al.

Andrew Shue

R140 yeah you must be right, nobody every hired MM for his looks.

Shemar Moore owns this thread.

i never thought you were that pretty i thought you were "neat".

Rob Lowe

Cody Deal - selling you his calendar out of his car where he lives...

Cody Deal does not have a real acting career.

Andrew Shue is a very solid contribution to the thread.

r138, the actor friend was Cole Hauser.

Ben Affleck

Affleck and MM were both hired as pretty boys for Glory Daze.

Brad Pitt

R150, Ben Affleck has never been hired to be a pretty boy. It's a contradiction in terms.

Yondah, da castle of my foddah!

Yes you must be right, R152, he was so coarse and thuggish in Shakespeare in Love

Still ugly, R154. You just have bad taste in men.

If you say so.

I don't think he belongs no this thread because he has a few talents.

There was once a time when George Hamilton would have owned this thread.

I posted George at R108, dear.

Naw, R150, he was cast as a lunkhead, greasy punk in GD, same with Matt. Meredith Salenger was the only pretty member of that cast.

R160 - cause greasy punks are never pretty?

prettiest boy ever

What about me? I'm in the top 5, no?

I don't think of Keanu as pretty at all.

Not even a teensy bit pretty in Speed, R164?

Just a tad

[quote]I don't think of Keanu as pretty at all.

I agree!

moche

Louis Jourdan was beyond pretty.

I don't know if any language has an adjective for his looks.

sublime, R169?

No, R165/R166.

So fug

Is Keanu the worst actor ever bar none?

Not that it matters with those looks but it seems you have to make a real effort to be that bad.

James Wolk. Certainly pretty but I've seen no evidence he can act.

R173 Well he looks like a part asian douche bag. Clearly the product of a moron and a doofus. He deserves no respect for staying in the closet. His monotone emotionless expression makes him quite Aspergy.

Pretty sales tickets so it definitely helps in the business. Everyone wants to see in a movie someone they want to fuck

r165, Speed was young Keanu at his butch peak.

Keanu doesn't deserve to be on this list because he's managed to find roles that make good use of his talents. The Matrix was fucking brilliant in terms of maximizing his looks and physicality while minimizing his need to emote (it doesn't get more apt than Keanu as empty vessel and he had the good sense not to try and overplay it). More recently, John Wick is a damn fine movie and I FELT HIS PAIN with the dog. He has a narrow range, but I think he's applied it well enough over several decades now that he deserves more credit than just a pretty face.

My top 3 of those mentioned so far: Christoper Atkins, Andrew Shue, and Paul Walker.

Casper Van Dien owns this thread several times over.

Part asian douchebag? Hmm is asian some kind of multiplier of D-bagery?

Luke Perry

I am glad nobody mentioned me

R181 Charlie Sheen has always been a good actor. Great timing for comedy. No one would rightfully say he sucks like Miss Channing Tatum or Miss Matt Bomer.

R182 And here I was thinking I wasn't pretty enough.

Whew!! None of you bitches have mentioned me!!!

R182 But they are both good strippers though

Re JRM being pretty, I can't unsee his drunk and dishevelled pics. Puts.Me.Off

Miss Matt Bomer blocked some girl on Twitter after she says "Matt Bomer is nothing more than just a pretty face" without #him.

it's creepy if you know who someone blocks and you have never met them. Goes a long way in explaining just why you'd block such things. the smart celebs stay off social media for exactly that reason.

Miss Bomer's acting is Paul Walker level terrible. She has the 'roided up fake Zac Efron body. Even with that body she is quite the fem-bot. No doubt she must be a bottom. Juilliard-trained actress she is not. Her acting mostly consists of staring intently with wide eyes all the time. She tries her best to affect a male sounding voice but you know in her heart she is as feminine as the queeniest queen who ever queened! Miss Thomas Dekker from The Sarah Conner Chronicles. I tried to find a clip where she had the highest pitched voice ever but couldn't find it.

Dear Ben Affleck Troll - You're more than welcome to think he's hot.

R189 = Henry Cavill

Pretty and pretty good actor

Fimmel's bad, but Alexander Ludwig is worse. Alex Pettyfer. Taylor Kitsch. Steven R. McQueen.

r189 you're just jealous he'd never do you and you know that. What you spew is just complete jealous bs because you don't rate for anyone even close to hot

R194 Stop projecting, dear. Clearly you are some ugly frau in love with Miss Matt Bomer. He is a bottom for the gays k? Just accept he would never go near your skanky stanky poon k? I would have to be a lesbian in order to be attracted to someone as fem as Miss Bomer. I am not.

oh give it a rest r195 nothing is further from the truth. I'm not even a big fan of his but it's obvious you spend WAY too much time thinking about folks you could never have to go on such a tirade.

R189,195 = The psychotically obsessed Bomer troll that spends its days and nights scouring threads for some mention of Bomer in order to go on a tedious rant. Predictably sucking the life and any fun from said thread. It's exhausting but unfortunately unavoidable.

R174, Jimmy is very cute, and pretty when he smiles, I suppose. He's easy to watch onscreen, although many find he's better as the charming supporting character of glossy webseries/sitcom or light HBO drama than as a serious leading role carrying a production. That said, it's very hard not to like him, and he comes across as warm and personable, so with some honing he could be star material one day, a la Clooney.

The first time I saw 'KINGS', I felt this way about Chris Egan (of 'Eragon' and 'Letters To Juliet') playing King David, and he met my expectation as he'd been blandly pretty and forgettable in everything else I'd seen him in. But, I watched the series again with a friend a few years later and changed my mind. I have to admit his portrayal of David holds up beautifully, even though his character gets buried on first viewing because the rest of the cast (Susanna Thompson excluded) are awful Hams. The final scene where David flees into Exile is very affecting, I defy anyone not to tear up a little. IMO Chris is better than he's given credit for (and he's a cute Heath Ledger lookalike, so what more could you want?).

[quote] and he's a cute Heath Ledger lookalike

I did not like Heath Ledger in his role as "Joker".

I think some of you are using pretty and good looking as one in the same. They aren't.

R188 It's because Miss Bomer is too obssessed with himself, searching his own name on twitter. Typical Carnegie Melon queens. Juilliard they're not.

A Juilliard queen can end up going back to school for a non-theatre-related degree, R201.

Awwwwww.

R200 explain the distinction, perhaps.

R202 Tell that to Miss Bomer so he will feel better.

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David Boreanaz was this way. He was a terrible actor in season one of Buffy.

Joss Whedon has even said he only got hired because all the women told him he had to hire him. Which yes, David Boreanaz was gorgeous back then.

Oh another jealous bomer hating troll. See that a lot around here

[quote]Rock Hudson's farts were more butch or manly than "dude looks like a lady" Bomer.

Correction, Rock Hudson's farts were more butch or manly than the sound of Bomer's hunting for butch deer gun.

David is just fucking hot always has been and still is even with some age. He's a lucky bastard that way that even other st8 guys envy since he could get any pussy he wanted. It wouldn't even matter if he had a 3 inch dick

[quote]R60 is not just stupid but clearly illiterate.

R66 is an Asspie.

Bomer is an aspie. but i would like to eat his ass pie.

I'm the hip hop star in a supporting role of a summer blockbuster or comedy. I'm a terrible actor and deliver lines with the same regional dialect used to produce hit songs. I'm so out of place but it doesn't matter because its a shitty popcorn flick.

That is another thread for sure but thanks for sharing RZA.

Keanu Reeves owns this thread and he is disappointed that we are even discussing the others because he owns this so much.

Matt Lattanzi

That was perfection, R216.

Do you think OP is FUG?

218 Of course. Everyone on DL is. All the good looking ones are out living their lives and getting blowed up in porsches or wherever Paul Walker met her maker.

Christopher Atkins owns this thread.The casting couch HAD to have been a factor in his "career".

Any teen idol from 1956 to the present.

Jon-Erik Hexum, if I recall correctly.

Brad Pitt

George Clowney

Hemsworth Bear Bros

Many Marvel actors

Chris Pratt! He's not even pretty. ef him. Ugly fat ass.

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Evans

Chris Thick eyebrows

Scarlett Johansson

James Dean

Paul Walker

Warren

Vikings actor Travis Fimmel!

Paul Walker really was pretty. I saw him in an early picture and had to look him up online so I could see his other films.

Brad Pitt

Jim Sturges

[quote]Is he pretty?

Nope.

R74 Jensen is good. Agree on others.

Closeted Bald actor Sam Heughan

Hugh Jackman

Russell Crowe

Keanu may own this thread but he also owns millions of dollars because he has always been interesting to watch because he has presence and that's what makes him a MOVIE STAR.

Another vote for Cavill, and I'll add Brandon Routh.

Also, who is that in photo at R136?

Keanu is the male Lana Turner only that Lana was in better movies.

Henry Cavill

Keanu Reeves

Brad Pitt

R236 Aaron Johnson

Bruce Fairbairn!

Tab Hunter Tom Cruise Matthew McConaughey Ryan Gosling Leonardo DiCaprio

Antonio Banderas

Kit Kat Harrington

Channing Tatum

No worst actor than Henry Cavill. Someone needs to post the clip of him in the Cold Light of Day, when he tells his mother his dad is dead.

70% CW and ABC actors

R243 beat me to it. I say this as someone who is purposely watching Pompeii at the moment.

Neil Patric Harrison

The moral of this thread is that only ugly people can act.

[R249] Sandra Bullock and Sarah Jessica Parker can't act

R243, in what world is Kit a pretty boy??

R251 In social media

Orlando Bloom

Kit is so homely and I hate his curly perm.

Ki Kat's face has no shape

Obviously I'm in the minority, but I actually like Keanu. He's done everything from comedy to Shakespeare so at least he tries.

I agree with someone upthread who said he's a movie star. Nothing wrong with that- when he's on the screen, you can't take your eyes off him.

Plus, he seems like a nice guy, taking care of his ill sister, treats film crews well.

The ones who can't act but still make it do so because they don't believe anyone who tells them they can't act; or they believe it doesn't matter.

Effort is 90%.

Richard Madden and Sebastian Stan

"Daddy sez I'm a star!"

Henry Cavill owns this thread and always will. Unlike Keanu and the wooden Hemsworth brothers, he doesn't even try to improve or challenge himself. But he's earned tens of millions of dollars so I guess he wins anyway.

Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill can't even act in his real life.

jesse Metcalfe , super pretth but can't act , now stuck doing a hallmark show.

Henry Cavill

All the boys on CW channel. Joe Manginello, Pattison, Chris Pine, Cheyenne Jackson, Ben Affleck, Cavill & Efron top the list. Luke Evan has a great presence and a good actor but he isn't good looking. Has a villanish face with lots of character to it.

Pattinson is not untalented he was very good in The Rover and The Lost City of Z.

[quote]Got tons and tons of [italic]underage[/italic] pussy

I corrected it for you, R111.

most all of them

Keanu isn't a good actor but has screen presence and has been posted--he has screen presence. Though I wouldn't necessarily call it charisma. Cavill's problem is he's not a good actor and he's got serious screen charm or presence. He's basically a mannequin.

Jeffrey Hunter

Keanu isn't a good actor but has screen presence and has been posted--he has screen presence.

That should be: Keanu isn't a good actor but has screen presence and has been posted--he is a movie star.

At least I am famous for being pretty, so who cares if I'm not a good actor.

Charles Nelson Reilly

[quote]Jeffrey Hunter

Too drunk to act.

R272, his hair is on fire!

Brad Pitt

80% of American male actors

I thought Johnny Depp was pretty bad in Blow. He has quirky down to a science, but I'm afraid that's about it.

Daniel Radcliffe

Sam Heughan owns this thread. His performance in Outlander would be comical if it wasn't so sad. Zero--make that minus zero--chemistry with the female lead. Watching their scenes together is like watching paint dry. And his other scenes are complete ham-fests!

Henry Cavill has openly said he doesnt give a damn about acting and is just trying to make money.

Aidan Quinn- Zerrrrrrro charisma, Zerrrrrrrrrro acting ability. You can't deny he had good looks. Regardless, he was in 50 count em! 50 movies per IMDB. He was rumored to be the son of Anthony Quinn which is false. People assumed due to his lack of talent, he HAD to be the son of a Hollywood legend. My guess, he was sucking off a power player of some type in return for a career, probably many.

Ryan Phillippe, with whom I am madly in love, epitomizes all this. His terrible acting was put to brilliant use in Gosford Park, though

Olivier Martinez

Clooney

Brad Pitt

Mixed up thread. Of course Cumberbatch and Pine can act. Of course Ben Affleck was a looker ( though not as hot as Casey). Keanu is gorgeous. I don't get this attitude that if you don't like someone you have to diss their looks. Pitt and Clooney, good enough actors in the right part, decent producers, been in some excellent films. I don't find either of them at all sexy, but they are objectively both very handsome. Maybe a bit of "not my type" would do, rather than the obsession to prove fuglyness. But then the hook is pointless bitchery, which is fun.

John Barrowman

john snyder

Brad Pitt

Kevin Spacey

I think Brad Pitt has been great in many of his roles. His body made him famous in Thelma and Louise and of course his appearance is a primary reason for his notoriety but I think it has been a liability in terms of being recognized for his talent. He has played much more interesting characters in more interesting roles than most A-list movie stars, who usually go for the big box office gold of lame action movies.

Kevin Spacey was never pretty. Yuck.

JRM started out as a fine underplayer, and he absolutely was a great beauty--there's just no question.

As he got older, he had trouble with alcoholism, which affected his looks a bit, but which seriously affected his acting. he became a terrible ham by the time he did "The Tudors," and his performance in it is an embarrassment--she shouts all his lines. Which makes it all the worse is that he's paired with absolutely first-rate actors who make him seem like a complete amateur: Sam Neill, maria Doyle Kennedy, Natalie Dormer, Jeremy Northam.

JRM is second only to Spacey for being the most arrogant, self-loving turd to ever grace the screen. JRM played himself in Woody Allen's Match Point. Terrible movie.

Danny DeVito

Charlie Hunnam... for example, there is a scene in "Sons of Anarchy" where his character's son gets kidnapped and he watches the kidnapper ride away with his son on a boat and his acting is soooo bad

Chris Hemsworth, Charlie Hunman and Henry Cavill

From the past: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ronald Reagan, Tyrone Power (though he hugely improved as he got older, as did Victor Mature), Buster Crabbe, Charlton Heston, William Shatner, John Philip Law, Christopher Jones, Billy Dee Williams, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Guttenberg, Kevin Costner, Hayden Christensen

Still acting today: Jamie Dornan, Orlando Bloom, Zac Efron, Jai Courtney, Scott Eastwood, Josh Duhamel, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Hartnett, Paul Walker, Keanu Reeves, JRM

I nominate Dermot Mulroney. Because of the Harry-Sparkle wedding they played My Best Friend's Wedding yesterday, with hippo mouth Julia Roberts and so bland he may as well be white bread Dermot Mulroney, possibly one of the worst rom-coms EVER. Everything about it was unbelievable and obnoxious. That hippo-mouth would have her panties soaked for Mulroney. Unlikely. The ridiculous songs. The score made me wanna puke it was so horrible. Mulroney also wrecked the Bridget Fonda vehicle Point of No Return, which had some great actors except for Mulroney.

R299, I guess you never heard of the Buster Crabbe Exemption. It states that BC is not required to attempt to act, but just to stand there, in minimal clothing, and be gorgeous while the camera rolls

The beautiful and hardworking Ryan Philippe.

Being sexy in spite of this is a tremendous feat though.

Casper Van Dien is the worst of them all.

Even after he won an Oscar for this, R304??

[quote]Still acting today: Jamie Dornan, Orlando Bloom, Zac Efron, Jai Courtney, Scott Eastwood, Josh Duhamel, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Hartnett, Paul Walker, Keanu Reeves, JRM

Um, one of these names doesn’t quite belong on the "still acting today" list.

Paul Walker is a working stiff, R306

How has Jared Leto's name not been typed until now?

R308 Leto is not pretty. He looks like a weird, ugly, plastic doll. His acting was good in DBC. He deserved his Oscar.

Eddie Cahill

Michael Vartan

The Rock

(I've a feeling this one will be controversial but...) Dennis Quaid

George fucking Clooney

Chad Everett

Agreed about Clooney. Awful.

[Quote] Leto is not pretty. He looks like a weird, ugly, plastic doll.

I was, once upon a time.

R314 He was still pretty there, and more effeminate than Alexis Arquette. At least Leto is known for his huge penis.

RIchard Chamberlain

He may have been mentioned already and, if so, another vote for Jon-Eric Hexum. He's almost always named on lists of dead actors you miss and while he was very good looking, he certainly was not a great actor and was known for only a couple of roles (Cover Up, Making of a Male Model and Voyagers - the latter of which I doubt many people actually watched)

Edward Norton. I have always hated him and his acting.

Eric Blore

Guy Madison couldn't act to save his life but was bloody gorgeous

Love the idea of this thread, but.... lots of confusion in this thread: between pretty and other visual attributes and between real acting, non-acting, and being well-cast. Some of the chaps accused of being bad actors are rather good actors.

To my mind, Ms J. Depp owns this thread.

Jean Marais

The semi famous Irish Americans like Aiden Quinn and Ed Burns and Dermot Mulroney. I watched most of Ed Burns shitty productions just to happily see him slowly going to seed, sexily.

R318 your opinion notwithstanding, Edward Norton isn't famous for being pretty.

Matt Dillon has a permanent DUH look on his face.

Same with all the young male actors from the Twilight series of movies. All of them look stunned, like they’ve been bonked on the head with a fish club.

R321 You're confused because you're a moron. Depp has always been a good actor. From his first role on Elm street, 21 Jump street, Scissorhands, Ed Wood. He has been great in most of his oeuvre, moron.

So this shit film made 100 million domestically and 65 million internationally. That is the biggest failure since The Lone Ranger. Disney will not make a profit on this piece of garbage.

[quote] Russell Tovey is not pretty [R36]. Some people may find him hot, but he is certainly not pretty.

He's not pretty, but he is really masculine who really only likes really masculine guys. He's grateful to his father making sure he turned out masculine.

Anyone on Teen Wolf.

Paul walker made a great career for himself,as he really was bad..but pretty, and was seemingly a very decent guy. Wentworth Miller is so bad that I'm shocked by every line he utters. But pretty. They say ugly actors do theatre while retty ones do film..and from the beginning it was more about finding a face for the screen. If ur pretty in Hollywood you'll find work..if you're very talented you'll find work..but if you're both you'll be a Star.

Agreed with Paul Walker. She was the fucking worst. So glad she ended up BBQing herself good.

R329 How.Dare.You!

KJ Apa's Archie on "Riverdale" seems bland and thick-as-a-brick. The female characters moon over what a slice of man he is, but he's a lollipop with a big head on a slight body. He's overshadowed by Cole Sprouse, who's a much better actor, and I think that Casey Cott as Kevin -- who has that doe-eyed '50s sweetness going for him -- would've made a better Archie.

Chris Pine is a character actor trapped in a beautiful package. I just hope he doesn't buff up and lose his appeal like a lot of these other guys. He can be very funny in comedies and he actually has charisma.

Poor Zac Efron really only seems comfortable in frothy musicals. His buffing up and attempts at being taken seriously as a leading man have been shockingly bad. I hope that he surprises everyone with that Ted Bundy movie and finally shows us some range, because his 15 minutes are winding down.

KJ Apa's lovely.

Any nude shots or homo stories?

R51, agreed. Richard Gere has always sucked at acting.

Pauline Kael used to skewer him in her reviews.

R310, Dennis Quaid is not all that good looking.

I mean, compared to older brother Randy, sure.

Rob Lowe frickin' owns this thread.

R169, agreed.

Also the young Gregory Peck was beyond pretty,

Kevin Costner

Tim Matheson.

Not a good actor.

Kevin Coatner is not pretty. Blandly attractive at most. 😇😈😉

^Costner.😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😇😇😇😇😇😇

The late Patrick Swayze.

Charlie's elder brother!

Emiliio Estevez!

Tim Daly from the tv show "Wings".

Unless he was supposed to be a straight man; in that case, he was good.

R323, I beg to differ re Aidan Quinn.

Yes, he is pretty.

But he has been decent in a bunch of movies: Desperately Seeking Susan , Reckless, and The Playboys.

He was not good in Benny and Joon.

R342, yes, bland!

That word describes K. Costner's looks and his acting.

Ted Danson - at first I thought he was just a pretty boy, but the man CAN act!

The prettiest pretty boy would have to be Paul McCartney.

But, indeed, he is quite talented.

I know! I know! He is not an actor. Wrong thread!

R350 Wrong thread AND clearly you are fucking retarded.

R351, calm yourself down.

Is your PMS acting up?

Orlando Bloom Collin Farrell Channing Tatum

Please leave Matthew Mc conaughey out of this, you need to see him in "true detective". Also i wanna mention Jaime Dorman. He's terrible on the movies, but he' great in "The Fall"

Leo for the win

Most of you wouldn't recognize bad acting even if it crawled out of a paper bag

R355 Exactly. Titanic made over 2 billion solely because of Leo. Girls were seeing it dozens of times because they wanted him in their teeny pussies. A bad actor would not have had that power.

NB: Girls can be wrong.

^Repulsive trolls are always wrong.

Rob Lowe. Rob Lowe. Rob Lowe.

Ansel Elgort. Just kidding, he is fucking gross.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers had some promise once, but he never developed and is awful. By the time he did "the tudors," he expressed emotion by shouting, just like Julia Roberts. He is an embarrassment.

Ryan Reynolds can only do frat boys.

Tom Cruise can only do intense. Plus he can run really hard.

I disagree about George Clooney--he's terrific in comedy.

John Barrowman is sexy and a great dancer, and intensely likeable. But he cannot act his way out of a paper bag.

You ain't shitting, lady.

Leo really earned that Oscar.

miss cavil and miss efron are generous wid dere pussyholes tho so there....

[Quote] Jonathan Rhys Meyers had some promise once, but he never developed and is awful. By the time he did "the tudors," he expressed emotion by shouting, just like Julia Roberts. He is an embarrassment.

The Mortal Instruments is a terrible movie but i was dying of embarrassment when he showed up.

[Quote] Ryan Reynolds can only do frat boys.

You forgot sarcastic.

In the old days you couldn't be called a good actor unless you had done extensive stage work. The straight to movies stars were rarely labeled as such. The Harvard Lampoon's Worst Actor Award became the Kirk Douglas Award and the Worst Actress became the Natalie Wood Award. At least she went to Harvard and accepted it.

Agreed. Compare the dancers and actors from the 50s or 60s compared to the garbage today like Gosling in La La Land. He cannot dance. Did not dance. Cannot sing. Cannot act. I usually like Emma Stone but not in that crap.

I liked Ryan in La La Land. He's no Gene Kelly, but those hammy performances won't go over with todays audiences. It's called show business, not show art.

R371 Morons with single digit IQs gotta watch something, I guess.

r356 also Titanic had something for everyone, romance for chick and action for men. Literally two movies in one. I think it's a terrific movie after they hit the iceberg. I was 6 when it came out and made my parents take me three times. I loved the movie and thought Leo was so hot, but not in a sexual way at that time.

[quote]Chris Evans is a good actor, sure not award-worthy but still, I love his performance in Snowpiercer.

I thought he was awful in that movie, he is the main reason the movie didn't work.

He gives a halfway believable performance as Cap in Marvel movies, but he has a very limited range. Hemsworth isn't that bad, Aussies train their actors pretty well.

Johnny Depp

Brad Pitt

Keanu Reves

DiCaprio

all shit actors

r334 he had his chance with the Charlie St. Cloud movie and failed. But he has NEVER looked better. I don't know why they pared him with such an ugly tall actress but he was a summer dream in that film.

I still root for Zac and chuckle at the harmless gap tooth kid from Summerland stole Jesse McKartney's career.

Zac Efron. Disgusting human turd, she looks terrible.

then u aint seen the latest mission impossible …..he may get an Oscar nom:::yay henry

R369, excellent point.

Zac Efron owns this thread. What has she been up to lately?

R12 OK so JRM can act but, he ain't pretty. At best he's ugly in an interesting way.

I have always hated JRM but he was extremely pretty in his youth. The alcoholism destroyed it in no time.

JRM in 2018. She's gotta be dead by now.

Guy Madison

[Quote] Hammer is one of the prettiest men around but acting ability and charisma? No way. I hope Hollywood will get it that Hammer is a huge dud and is never going to happen.

They certain get it now....and so much more.

[Quote] The entire cast of Teen Wolf, above all pretty boy Dylan O'Brien.

I wouldn't call Dylan a pretty boy these days.

[Quote] Joss Whedon has even said he only got hired because all the women told him he had to hire him. Which yes, David Boreanaz was gorgeous back then.

Must have been hell for Joss to be "bullied" into picking David by a bunch of women.

Ridiculous to suggest De Caprio is a bad actor. Brad Pitt isn’t as good but the chemistry between them in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is great and I was fine with Brad winning the Oscar for it. Chris Pine was terrific in Hell or High Water.