Best current "Character Actor"

[GreatAmericanZero]

Who do you think is the best "character actor" of current films

You can't choose any character actor that has since become a lead actor (like Philip Seymour Hoffman). A "character actor" is an actor who always has a bit part (never the lead) and is always solid

To me, the best current character actor has to be J.K. Simmons

http://images.zap2it.com/20040625/j.k.simmons_spiderman2pr_240.jpg

i saw "Burn After Reading" but the projector failed before his scenes. I saw the rest of it today and he just rules. Everything he does he is better than the material. In "Juno" he was definitely the best thing. No one can say that any movie isn't made better when J.K. Simmons shows up

[jauble]

Who do you think is the best "character actor" of current films

You can't choose any character actor that has since become a lead actor (like Philip Seymour Hoffman). A "character actor" is an actor who always has a bit part (never the lead) and is always solid

To me, the best current character actor has to be J.K. Simmons

http://images.zap2it.com/20040625/j.k.simmons_spiderman2pr_240.jpg

i saw "Burn After Reading" but the projector failed before his scenes. I saw the rest of it today and he just rules. Everything he does he is better than the material. In "Juno" he was definitely the best thing. No one can say that any movie isn't made better when J.K. Simmons shows up

I watched burn after reading last night...he may have been my favorite character. Great movie overall.

[GreatAmericanZero]

I watched burn after reading last night...he may have been my favorite character. Great movie overall.

"Burn After Reading" is great! I went to see it opening weekend and the projector fucked up right after the important scene where Brad Pitt was in the closet (yeah pretty important scene). I saw the rest today. I loved the first half even more the second time i saw it (and the rest of the movie couldnt have delivered more)

To me, the funniest thing in the world is to make a CIA/Paranoia genre film about a couple of zeroes. thats genius. Before the film began their was the trailer for that Ridley Scott movie "Body of Lies"...Burn After Reading totally FACEs all of those types of films. Every actor is perfect (John Malkovich, brad pitt, clooney, Frances McDormand.great performances all around) and its going to be a movie to watch over and over again

[jennysmurf]

http://listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/harrydeanstanton-tm.jpg

I LOOOVVVEEE this man!

[TheMojoPin]

I've always had a soft spot for soft spot Jon Polito.

http://industrycentral.net/content/actors/images/polito3.jpg

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[GreatAmericanZero]

I've always had a soft spot for soft spot Jon Polito.



Coen brothers always use character actors better than anyone else. I think John Turturro and Steve Buscemi have elevated to lead actor status thanks to their work with them

[Chigworthy]

Hard to say a favorite or best.

John Torturro act pretty good.

[TheMojoPin]

Coen brothers always use character actors better than anyone else. I think John Turturro and Steve Buscemi have elevated to lead actor status thanks to their work with them

Yeah, pretty much. Miller's Crossing is one of the ultimate character actor flicks. Here's other guys they used to great effect who always knocks it out:

Dan Hedaya & M. Emmet Walsh:

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/usa_films/blood_simple/_group_photos/dan_hedaya2.jpg

Does Tony Shalloub still count?

[GreatAmericanZero]

Yeah, pretty much. Miller's Crossing is one of the ultimate character actor flicks.

John Polito is priceless in that film with his stupid fat son. But Albert Finney is the coolest part of that one

[tele7]

Gary Cole

http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/gary-cole1.jpg

[TheMojoPin]

John Polito is priceless in that film with his stupid fat son. But Albert Finney is the coolest part of that one

No doubt, but J.E. Freeman is pretty hardcore as the Dane:

Mike Starr is also good in it:

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/the_black_dahlia/mike_starr/blackpre.jpg

"Jesus, Tom!"

[grlNIN]

Timothy Spall.

I hate his guts.

[Grim Tim]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Brendan_Gleeson.jpg/492px-Brendan_Gleeson.jpg

Your friendly neighborhood token paddy.

Everything from Braveheart to the Harry Potter movies to Breakfast on Pluto, and as far as I know, he's never gotten a lead. One of the classic "Oh, That Guy" actors.

[Chigworthy]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Brendan_Gleeson.jpg/492px-Brendan_Gleeson.jpg

Your friendly neighborhood token paddy.

Everything from Braveheart to the Harry Potter movies to Breakfast on Pluto, and as far as I know, he's never gotten a lead. One of the classic "Oh, That Guy" actors.

Good call. His non-paddy role as the sheriff in Lake Placid made me pee a little.

[Pestz4Evah]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02172008/photos/tvweek_garret_dillahunt.jpg

[Chigworthy]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02172008/photos/tvweek_garret_dillahunt.jpg

If his creepy dual role in Deadwood was his only role, he would still be in top 10.

[drusilla]

http://www.idwid.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/stormare-vw.jpg

[Chigworthy]

http://www.idwid.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/stormare-vw.jpg

Till Lindeman's seperated at birth.

[Jughead]

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/Image/aSCcigarchair2em_1.jpg

[jetdog]

http://content9.flixster.com/photo/52/38/32/5238323_tml.jpg

[drusilla]

http://content9.flixster.com/photo/52/38/32/5238323_tml.jpg

he's pretty fucking great if you ask me

[cougarjake13]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02172008/photos/tvweek_garret_dillahunt.jpg

If his creepy dual role in Deadwood was his only role, he would still be in top 10.


when i saw him on terminator i knew he looked familiar but couldnt place it


who did he play on deadwood ??

[ChrisTheCop]

The best character actors dont stick out enough to make you think of them.
They shall not appear in this thread.

[razorboy]

Tom Wilkinson and Ian McShane (although he is entirely underappreciated and underutilized) would have to be up there. James Earl Jones has had some impressive turns as a character actor. In keeping with the Coen Bros. discussion, Frances McDormand would have to be mentioned.

[torker]

http://smashou.info/dotclear2/public/cwebb/Series/Damages/ray.jpg

[jetdog]

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5785386,00.jpg

and I can't believe nobody brought up Alan Rickman.

[grlNIN]

He's not that current, sans his role as Snape.

At least to me anyway.

[jetdog]

He's not that current, sans his role as Snape.

At least to me anyway.

:huh:

what kind of timeline are we talking here?

[GreatAmericanZero]

Tom Wilkinson and Ian McShane (although he is entirely underappreciated and underutilized) would have to be up there. James Earl Jones has had some impressive turns as a character actor. In keeping with the Coen Bros. discussion, Frances McDormand would have to be mentioned.

Frances McDormand is almost always a lead actress or a supporting actress..i really don't see much "character actress" from her. Tom Wilkinson is great too, but i think hes a supporting actor (and i've seen him lead) more than a character actor

[MisterSmith]

He's not that current, sans his role as Snape.

At least to me anyway.

Even pulling the Harry Potter movies out of the mix, Alan Rickman has been in 17 movies in the last 10 years alone; add in Hitchhiker's Guide (where he does a voice) and it's 18; with the Potter movies include it is 23.

That's a lot of current work.

[grlNIN]

I'm sorry i am not up to date with his portfolio of work.

Aside from he and i sharing the same birthday he is pretty much off my radar.

Excuse.

[torker]

http://www.oapedia.com/images/Vos.jpg
Louie Beans

[fezident]

http://http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/prison-break-fichtner68.jpg
William Fichtner.

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Prison_Break/Images/william_fichtner_prison_break.jpg

[Jubjubs]

AJ Dynamite. His turn as Al Jolson was amazing.

[TonyStark]

Kim Coates is up there, I'm a huge fan of him lately, now that he's back in Sons of Anarchy.

[drusilla]

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5785386,00.jpg



i am a huge huge fan of geoffrey rush. excellent pic.


& alan rickman. his role in galaxy quest was priceless.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Bruce McGill.

Animal House.

TimeCop.

Quantum Leap Finale.

[Knowledged_one]

Who do you think is the best "character actor" of current films

You can't choose any character actor that has since become a lead actor (like Philip Seymour Hoffman). A "character actor" is an actor who always has a bit part (never the lead) and is always solid

To me, the best current character actor has to be J.K. Simmons

http://images.zap2it.com/20040625/j.k.simmons_spiderman2pr_240.jpg

i saw "Burn After Reading" but the projector failed before his scenes. I saw the rest of it today and he just rules. Everything he does he is better than the material. In "Juno" he was definitely the best thing. No one can say that any movie isn't made better when J.K. Simmons shows up

When i read this thread title he was the first person i thought of

But also for your viewing pleasure until his death this guy was good as well

http://www.aolcdn.com/aolr/breakfast-club-paul-gleason-400a012907.jpg

Breakfast Club, Trading Places, Die Hard, Van Wilder, Johnny B Good, and Countless TV shows

[Aggie]

Alan Rickman was going to be my pick. He made an impression on me the first movie I saw him in:

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/die_hard/alan_rickman/diehard.jpg

[Knowledged_one]

Alan Rickman was going to be my pick. He made an impression on me the first movie I saw him in:

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/die_hard/alan_rickman/diehard.jpg

Hans.............boobie im your white knight

[Furtherman]

When these guys show up you know they're going to be good.

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/~jchamplin/ambrosia/thatguy/8.jpg
Richard Jenkins

http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/00333/Buddenbrook2_BM_Ber_333954g.jpg
Armin Mueller-Stahl

http://www.l-likelove.com/slo/images/RadeSerbedzija.jpg
Rade Serbedzija

http://www.cinemafusion.com/images/uploads/RayWinstone2.JPG
Ray Winston

And the number one action movie character actor of all time...

http://bp2.blogger.com/_d5gxDffoH7Q/Rf9DypRLqXI/AAAAAAAAAAo/3nIy6WgOULY/s320/al_leong.jpg
Al Leong

[Ritalin]

http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/27/chris_cooper5breach.jpg

[El Mudo]

http://www.yogateacher.com/images/icons/kumar.jpg


Pagoda FTW


Nothing was funnier than when he stabbed Royal Tenenbaum

And he was also great as Mr. Littlejeans and the confused guy in Bottle Rocket

[EliSnow]

And the number one action movie character actor of all time...

http://bp2.blogger.com/_d5gxDffoH7Q/Rf9DypRLqXI/AAAAAAAAAAo/3nIy6WgOULY/s320/al_leong.jpg
Al Leong


I like to think of him as the Number One Movie Jobber of all time, rather than a "character actor." But I think we're on the same page.

#2? SVEN!

http://www.lacoctelera.com/myfiles/quefuede/Sven-Ole-Thorsen0001.jpg

[MHasegawa]

luis guzman

[ANC]

Sherlock Holmes

[Patient zer0]

fezzies nephew

[ChimneyFish]

http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/27/chris_cooper5breach.jpg

Nice pick.

I liked him a lot in "Breach", although I gues he would be considered the second lead in that.

He's been in some decent stuff.

[NewYorkDragons80]

http://content9.flixster.com/photo/52/38/32/5238323_tml.jpg

He's amazing. Unfortunately, he's been typecast as dopey Milton ever since Office Space. Jimmy James was such a mentally quick character and now Stephen Root is always the timid nerd.

[NewYorkDragons80]

No doubt, but J.E. Freeman is pretty hardcore as the Dane:

Mike Starr is also good in it:

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/the_black_dahlia/mike_starr/blackpre.jpg

"Jesus, Tom!"

His next role will be as Big A in the summer blockbuster "Murder at the Superbowl"

http://videodetective.com/photos/918/038588_21.jpg

Aside from being downright brilliant in The Departed, Ray Winstone is so talented that you'd never recognize him in a film you've seen multiple times unless you imdb'd him.

[jetdog]

even after mentions of Geofry Rush and Alan Rickman, none have mentioned the amazing...

http://www.comixconnection.com/uploaded_images/schiavelli-725988.jpg

Vincent Schiavelli

Ooops, nevermind...forgot about the "current" designation in the title.

[booster11373]

Who do you think is the best "character actor" of current films

You can't choose any character actor that has since become a lead actor (like Philip Seymour Hoffman). A "character actor" is an actor who always has a bit part (never the lead) and is always solid

To me, the best current character actor has to be J.K. Simmons

http://images.zap2it.com/20040625/j.k.simmons_spiderman2pr_240.jpg

i saw "Burn After Reading" but the projector failed before his scenes. I saw the rest of it today and he just rules. Everything he does he is better than the material. In "Juno" he was definitely the best thing. No one can say that any movie isn't made better when J.K. Simmons shows up

I am eargerly awaiting his work in Red Alert 3
http://images.ea.com/games/redalert3/Actors/Ackerman/Wallpapers/RA3Ackerman_WP2_8x6.jpg

[Furtherman]

22 Character Actors Talk About Their Favorite Roles (http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20234111,00.html?xid=email-top25-20081021-today-22+character+actors+we+love%21)

[MHasegawa]

i shoulda added david koechner too


http://www.tribute.ca/tribute_objects/images/stars/david_koechner.jpg

[GreatAmericanZero]

Bruce McGill is an actor whove ive been seeing EVERYWHERE and if you look him up on imdb you see he has a lot of recent work (he was in "Recount", he was George Tennant in "W.")

http://www.superiorpics.com/pictures3/bruce_sd244424.jpg

Now what i didn't realize before i looked him up..this guy was motherfuckin' D-Day in Animal House! I had no idea. What a cool career

[torker]

Has Ned Beatty ever been bad in any role?
http://www.nndb.com/people/760/000023691/beatty_1.jpg

[RMPGP]

http://www.idwid.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/stormare-vw.jpg

We'll cut off your johnson!

[Whiskeyportal]

http://images.fandango.com/r79.7.2/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/0/images/masterrepository/amg/cov150/drt000/t001/t00165wptmp.jpg

kevin pollak

[drusilla]

Bruce McGill is an actor whove ive been seeing EVERYWHERE and if you look him up on imdb you see he has a lot of recent work (he was in "Recount", he was George Tennant in "W.")

http://www.superiorpics.com/pictures3/bruce_sd244424.jpg

Now what i didn't realize before i looked him up..this guy was motherfuckin' D-Day in Animal House! I had no idea. What a cool career

a couple of years ago i think it was maxim who did a thing on the 10 best "that guy" actors. people who you see everywhere but never really know who they are. i think bruce mcgill was number one. i wish i could find that article.

[GreatAmericanZero]

its awesome this thread made it on the air!

Heres another guy that coens use. I had to look up his name on imdb

http://laist.com/attachments/la_julie/Jack%20Kehler%20photo.jpg



Jack Kehler

[drusilla]

just found this article, but it wasn't the one i was originally talking about:



http://www.cracked.com/article_15074_20-best-that-guys-all-time.html

[solid jackson]

What about John Hawkes

http://bp1.blogger.com/_bEvren9O8V0/RrTy6f4KYzI/AAAAAAAAArA/ZoE8yVAE_eM/s400/meanyouandeveryoneweknow1.jpg


Samantha Mortons pretty good to


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:tkTN53UwpVaqxM:http://images.askmen.com/galleries/actress/samantha-morton/pictures/samantha-morton-picture-1.jpg

[solid jackson]

These two guys are good to

http://www.jeffcarnahan.com/photos/20080217-Oscar_Picks/Michael_Clayton-Tom_Wilkinson.jpg


http://z.about.com/d/tvcomedies/1/7/9/0/-/-/russ.jpg

[PapaBear]

even after mentions of Geofry Rush and Alan Rickman, none have mentioned the amazing...

http://www.comixconnection.com/uploaded_images/schiavelli-725988.jpg

Vincent Schiavelli

Ooops, nevermind...forgot about the "current" designation in the title.
I've said this before, and I stand by my statements. I think his voice was resurrected in Giant Brian.

[spoon]

I'm gonna go with GAZ and his role on ronfez.net as the ass kiss look at me poster in 08.

He'll soon be a main player as it seems. Possibly a replacement for Sheepy.

[GreatAmericanZero]

I'm gonna go with GAZ and his role on ronfez.net as the ass kiss look at me poster in 08.

He'll soon be a main player as it seems. Possibly a replacement for Sheepy.

wow that came out of nowhere

[furie]

Brad Dourif

[SquareHead]

Many of my favorites have already been posted, but when "the buddays" were talking about this subject, this guy came to mind.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r180/dougplarson/petergreene.jpg

Peter Greene

My favorite male rapist Zed in Pulp Fiction, or the cigarette flicking Redfoot in Usual Suspects.

I guess that he's had his troubles with junk (don't make you a bad person), but I always enjoy his work.

[drusilla]

dunno how i forgot the best of the best:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/images/2005/10/03/290905_frank_n_furter_280x350.jpg

[Furtherman]

Shame on all of us forgetting Wallace Shawn.

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/08/03/wallace-shawn-beanstalk.jpg


Wallace Shawn on ‘Gossip Girl’? It’s Not Inconceivable (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/arts/television/17shaw.html?_r=1)

That protean quality has served Mr. Shawn well in a 30-year career that is rampant with contradiction. To some audiences he is best known as the author of acerbic, polarizing plays like “Marie and Bruce” and “Aunt Dan and Lemon,” or as a screenwriter and star of the Louis Malle film “My Dinner With Andre,” a feature-length conversation between Mr. Shawn and his longtime collaborator, the director Andre Gregory.

Other viewers recognize him from the pop side of the cultural spectrum, for the supporting parts he has played in the high school comedy “Clueless” or the adventure movie “The Princess Bride.” (Because of his character in that film, an arrogant kidnapper named Vizzini, some fans forever associate him with the catchphrase “Inconceivable!”)

[Slumbag]

I checked the whole thread, and didn't see Kevin Corrigan.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/Noogie_Monster/ppl/grounded_eddie.jpg
The guy is fantastic in everything.
The small parts he had in The Departed, SuperBad, Pineapple Express, American Gangster, and Max Payne were fantastic. And this is just in the last like, 2 years. He's been working forever.

[KnoxHarrington]

I checked the whole thread, and didn't see Kevin Corrigan.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/Noogie_Monster/ppl/grounded_eddie.jpg
The guy is fantastic in everything.
The small parts he had in The Departed, SuperBad, Pineapple Express, American Gangster, and Max Payne were fantastic. And this is just in the last like, 2 years. He's been working forever.

I found with The Departed that I liked some of the minor characters much more than the major ones. I liked Ray Winstone as Frenchy much better than Jack Nicholson's completely unhinged Costello, for example.

And let's not get into the abortion that was Matt Damon's character (I couldn't figure out how no one saw this guy is a bullshit artist within 10 seconds), or Mark Wahlberg's (yes, i know cops are supposed to be "tough", but this douche would be bounced off any force immediately)...and we will not speak of Martin Sheen's incredibly fake BAHHHHHSTUN accent ("You're not a CAAAAAAAAAAAWP")

Maybe Scorsese's worst movie, overall.

[K.C.]

I've seen enough of Michael Cera to know that he's going to be a character actor for the rest of his career.

That said, his schtick is pretty good.

[NewYorkDragons80]

I found with The Departed that I liked some of the minor characters much more than the major ones. I liked Ray Winstone as Frenchy much better than Jack Nicholson's completely unhinged Costello, for example.

And let's not get into the abortion that was Matt Damon's character (I couldn't figure out how no one saw this guy is a bullshit artist within 10 seconds), or Mark Wahlberg's (yes, i know cops are supposed to be "tough", but this douche would be bounced off any force immediately)...and we will not speak of Martin Sheen's incredibly fake BAHHHHHSTUN accent ("You're not a CAAAAAAAAAAAWP")

Maybe Scorsese's worst movie, overall.

Jack Nicholson was the weakest part of the movie. Shame on you for the rest of your post.

[Slumbag]

I had to do a little searching for this guy. My friends and I just call him "HookFace" usually.

Tommy Flanagan
http://content7.flixster.com/photo/10/91/83/10918301_tml.jpg
Great in Sin City, Gladiator, Smokin' Aces, and it looks like the new season of 24. He always nails his roles.

[Coach]

Danny Trejo????
And Gleason(mad Eye Moody) Was great in "In Bruges"

[TheMojoPin]

lleeder.

[tanless1]

i miss Jack Elam

[hammersavage]

I got a few:

Adam Scott-He's had small roles in Knocked Up, The Great Buck Howard, Step Brothers, and in the final episode of Eastbound and Down. I think he's great.

http://www.variety.com/rbidata/photogallery/variety/8528.bmp

Dean Winters-A ton of TV like Oz, Rescue Me, 30 Rock. I wish he had more substantial movie roles.

http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/76/65/0000007665_20060920144634.jpg

Stephen Graham-One of my favorite actors. Snatch, Band of Brothers, Gangs of New York, This Is England. He'll be in Public Enemies later this year.

http://www.warpx.co.uk/images/Combohomepage.jpeg

Kevin Corrigan-I don't know how much I like this guy but he's got an incredible career. He was in Goodfellas, True Romance and the Departed. That's just sick. Also Superbad, Pineapple Express and a role on Damages.

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0fN5306cNIgTM/340x.jpg

[barjockey]

BOB BALABAN
http://thm-a01.yimg.com/image/8652e17ea99660b2

[Slumbag]

I got a few:

Adam Scott-He's had small roles in Knocked Up, The Great Buck Howard, Step Brothers, and in the final episode of Eastbound and Down. I think he's great.

http://www.variety.com/rbidata/photogallery/variety/8528.bmp



Dude. This guy was the only entertaining part of Step Brothers, and had the best walk on on EastBound and Down (Let's FUCK THE KIDS!!!)

I want to see this dude in more projects.

[barjockey]

http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/OZ-Star-Adewale-Akinnuoye-Agbaje-Joins-the-LOST-Team-2.jpg

Mr Eko and Adebisi

[John Galt]

I got Paul Ben-Victor: Entourage, John From Cincinnati, The Wire...he's phenomenal in every role.

http://www.buzzfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/paul-ben-victor.jpg



Let me also throw in Bryan Cranston and Ben Foster, respectively:

http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/Walt_517x307-003_1476.jpg

http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/Ben_Foster%20-%201%20-%20X_Men_3.jpg

Okay, Sam Rockwell too.

[GreatAmericanZero]

Dude. This guy was the only entertaining part of Step Brothers, and had the best walk on on EastBound and Down (Let's FUCK THE KIDS!!!)

I want to see this dude in more projects.

he just started a series on STARZ called "party down" which is an improv-y show about a hollywood catering company. Each episode is them at a party improving with the party go-ers. Its not very good but i'll watch a few more episodes before i give up. Lizzy Caplan is so fuckin' hot!

[TonyStark]

hammer, great call on Stephen Graham. After seeing Snatch, I will go out of my way to see anything he is in.

[MacVittie]

http://broadwayworld.com/photoops/pillowmanarrivals/richard_kind.jpg

Richard Kind. Featured prominently on Mad About You and Spin City, plays Larry's cousin on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

[Slumbag]

he just started a series on STARZ called "party down" which is an improv-y show about a hollywood catering company. Each episode is them at a party improving with the party go-ers. Its not very good but i'll watch a few more episodes before i give up. Lizzy Caplan is so fuckin' hot!

I don't have Starz, but it looks like the whole shows are posted on youtube (albeit censored). Have to check it out.

As far as women go, you gotta love Lin Shaye
http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/K/x/P/rushhour3prem20.jpg

She's primarily Queen of Farrelly Bros. movies.

That shit with her in Kingpin, when Woody Harrelson had to fuck her, will sketched in my brain forever. She was brilliant as Magda in Something About Mary, also.
I've seen her play mean teachers and shit in other movies, and you can't forget the religous mom in Detroit Rock City.