Actors you thought could have been bigger than they turned out to be

Here are a few of the actors I thought were destined for bigger things.

1) Claire Forlani - She costarred with Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black, and I thought she had amazing screen presence and would be the next big thing. Unfortunately, she seemed to stick with her B grade movie line up, and her next big movies were 'mystery men' and 'the medallion'. More or less flops.

2) Josh Harnett - He had a great start with Pearl Harbor, and was offered huge roles like Spiderman and even Batman. But he did the 'Leonardo DiCaprio' thing and turned down the blockbusters, choosing more drama-driven roles. For Leo, the post-Titanic strategy paid off in spades, for Josh however, it meant fading into obscurity with a string of bombs. It's kind of ironic that Ben Affleck, who did sign on to the big movies that came his way, got to have his cake and eat it too, directing a few critically acclaimed movies then landing Batman, the role that was offered to Josh.

3) Mischa Barton - She was the 'it girl' of the 2000s, with the success of The O.C., she was thought to be outgrowing her TV stardom as the bright lights of the Silver Screen beaconed. But Hollywood never worked out for her. I didn't think she was the next Julia Roberts, but I was actually surprised at how poorly her move to cinema paid off. She more or less did a Farrah Fawcett, who left her stardom on TV for an unsuccessful shot at the big screen.

Who do you feel were meant to have bigger careers?