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Always wondered about his failed career


He had everything. The looks, teen idol status, made few good movies in his twenties. Some of them are even classics. Like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Cruel Intentions. Got lucky to even be in ensemble in few Awardsy movies like Crash, Flags of Our Fathers, Gosford Park. Crash even won best picture at the Oscars. Was husband of A-list actress Reese Witherspoon and showed up in press and awards shows.

But then nothing. His career never went anywhere. He was doint like 1 movie a year. And some of them are very mundane and forgettable. And its not like he is a bad actor. He has charisma and can look good. But never turned that into anything.

I used to wait for him to be in big stuff and famous movies. Even in supporting roles. But nothing. He is 48, still got the looks but basically does low budget "movies direct to streaming" for years now.

I used to think that maybe he was waiting for big roles in blockbuster movies and didnt took smaller ones. But it looks like no one called even for smaller movies. So he just spend his youth doing nothing. And eventually agreed to take low budget forgettable movies to do something. Maybe money dried out. Like he was rich with Reese money and didnt have to make 5 movies a year.

He did that Shooter (TV series) that ran for 3 season and was on prime time tv. At least he was in the press again and steady working. Then was few episodes in Big Sky. Which was sad as he should have been main character.

I feel like he should find himself better agent. He should search roles in big tv shows like Whitcher, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, even some Rings of Power. Or those Marvel tv shows. To be relevant and talked about.

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Maybe he chose this.

Not sure how you can claim he had a failed career when the first section you wrote shows us he did well and is remembered.

People on this board appear to have attitude is some one not A-Lister they have a failed career.

A lot of people do not get into acting to be a star.

I suggest you go and listen to a lot of actors who speak about the industry and career a large % when they get to a point either do it for pay cheque with as little effort as possible or they go for the smaller films because they like the schedule or material on the paper.

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He's essentially living off Buffy $$$$ from his wife, but this Dude made me LOL in I Know What You Did Last Summer when they were driving around his prized BMW all drunk with his head hanging out of the sunroof with a bottle in his hand and they blasted that fisherman with his BMW and all this Dude could think about was his prized BMW getting damaged while pinning this shit on Johnny Galecki..LOL

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He showed his incredible acting range in Macgruber when he shuffled around with a piece of celery up his bum. Should have got an Oscar right there!

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