19 Times A TV Show Or Movie Cast A Fantastic Actor And Completely Wasted Their Potential

“While some episodes showed the depth of character – e.g. when she was being controlled by an abusive, older boyfriend – it wasn’t until Killing Eve that Jodie got to show just how talented and versatile she is. Girl’s got range!”

— msww

“I feel like he had less and less screen time as the seasons progressed when he should have had more. His chemistry with Christina Hendricks was off the charts, and he stole every scene he was in. He’s also brilliant in Graceland in which he plays a totally different character from Rio.”

— bundtcake12

“I was so excited when I found out he was going to be in the film, especially given his outstanding performance in Inglourious Basterds, but he was so boring in Spectre. Blofeld could’ve been played by anyone!”

— hannahconstantin

“Did you know that Manny was in Top Gun: Maverick? Because Manny was in Top Gun: Maverick. The fact that one can NOT notice this is criminal.”

— dingospleen

“She’s so talented, but the writers didn’t give her character any good storylines. I think Kat said she’d never return to The CW because of how she was treated on TVD.”

— katherinemarsh2782

“I’m such a big Gilmore Girls fan, it gets so many things RIGHT, but I have to say that Melissa was kind of wasted in that show. She had some funny one-liners here and there, but her character was mostly just Lorelai’s doting, clumsy BFF. Cut to Melissa ~killing~ it on Hollywood comedy circuit; it makes you think how critically they underused her in that series.”

– sam_cleal

“She isn’t used enough but she’s an amazing actor! I guess she did a have good part in WandaVision, but that was it.”

— natalieg47790f622

“He was the best actor in season two, and they kinda left him out of the next seasons and didn’t use him well at all.”

— sharifi13m

“If you’ve seen her in Anne With An E, you know she’s just phenomenal, but she barely had screen time in Stranger Things!”

— billie_bennett

“The character and the actor were both hyped before release, but Phasma got very little screen time and had almost no relevance to the plot. Gwendoline could’ve done so much more with it if given the opportunity.”

— eleanorh44bb646f7

“All I know is that Gwendoline was excited to do more with Phasma, and then the character was killed off unceremoniously. People have compared Phasma to Boba Fett AKA someone in a cool costume who doesn’t do much but look cool and then die.”

— goosethekitty

“He always ends up stuck as the sidekick or on a pointless mission. It feels like he’s only ever there to fill up the screen, but Finn has important insight into the First Order and he’s a former stormtrooper, which could be interesting to explore! John was wasted as an actor too.”

— jbmasta

“As the new Elvis movie proves, anything Austin was in prior to this film, he was underused in IMO.”

— abbeyw4cd0a1d09

“She was criminally under-utilised during her brief stint in GoT. I would’ve loved to see her in at least a couple of episodes because she’s amazing, but they killed her off and didn’t even have the decency to bring her back as a White Walker.”

— maysmordred

“As a massive Harry Potter fan, I was excited to see him in this series, but the writers had no idea what to do with him. They ended up writing him off off-screen, but he’d already had such little screen time that it wasn’t a surprise.”

— rnd13001

“I was watching They Came Together and I realised how funny and silly Paul can be. I don’t think he was allowed to reach his full comedy potential in Friends. He was often the ‘straight-man’ in scenes and one of the main gags of his character was that he was lowkey boring. He’s even admitted to feeling like a ‘prop’ on the show. Paul is great, and I wish he’d been allowed to shine a bit more!”

– sam_cleal

“She was the most respectable character on the entire show. They did her dirty in the most subtle of ways, and her departure seemed like the only time they understood her character and got the storyline right.”

— dmoral

“Everything Sandra has done since Grey’s proves that she’s an incredible actor and better off without the show.”

– yeahsurejan

“They play the totally not funny best friends to Jason Lee’s Jack in Heartbreakers, but they didn’t have a single line that utilised their talents!

—beaniebaby99

“Pretty much every actor in OITNB other than Taylor Schilling and Laura Prepon.”

— gabif2

“This is a hill I’m willing to die on! Cameron deserved way more screen time in the movies. Now that he’s passed it’s a missed opportunity, but he could’ve been amazing. Man deserved so much better.”

— misaamaneyagami