they were on the cusp of the big time but never quite made it

while 40 is not 50, here is some random list of people who became more famous after 40...
http://www.rankopedia.com/ZoneID=3/23117/Step1/3768.htm

is he forty? I was throwing a wild guess out there lol.

He's 58, actually.

oh, then i win again.


and holy crap he looks good for 58

I always thought Michael Wincott would pull bigger roles than he has. It's been a while since I've seen him in anything.

oh I had no idea how old he was, I was just showing a list of celebrities/actors who became famous after the age of forty. and wow he looks good for 58

Ryan Phillippe. One of the reasons he and Reese Witherspoon are divorced is because he couldn't stand her being a bigger star...

^ Ya, given I didn't care for Cruel Intentions, it was a big hit with audiences all around. And then he worked with Benicio del Toro in Way of the Gun (excellent flick) and then went nowhere it seemed. Has a Zane career so far.

(Reminded to see Franklyn.)

Tomer Soiker wrote:
Scott Wolfe. I remember he was talked about a lot during the peak days of Party of Five, but he never made a big career after the show went off the air and only recently returned (at least AFAIK) with V. Surprisingly, his co-star Matthew Fox made an excellent career decision couple of years ago with Lost.

Scott Wolfe is a good one. I forgot he existed after Go until this new V series came out.

shark6495 wrote:two actors I think are on the cusp but have yet to make it: Joe Pantoliano and Guy Pearce....

These are really good ones. These two seem to just stay under the surface of fame, even when it comes their way. That could apply to a good few on the list so far, though.

Joey Pants is in a lot of movies and plays well in all of them. Never realized how often i see him in stuff til i checked just now!