Supporting
characters usually get a bad rep. They’re often dismissed as a
necessary evil and characters that hang around for no other reason
than to carry the plot forward. They interact with the main character
so we can help understand why the protagonist does what he does,
while giving us little to no information about the supporting
character.
Sometimes,
however, supporting actors knock it way out of the park. They
completely own their character and steal the screen every time the
camera’s pointed at them. Let’s take a look at some of those
supporting actors.
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
We
know nothing about the Christopher Nolan’s Joker, and we didn’t
really need to. While Heath’s wasn’t the most true to the comics
Joker we’ve seen in movies, he is generally considered to be one of
the best to take up the role. He won an Oscar for his role
posthumously, and it was much deserved.
Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs)
Anthony
wasn’t even on screen for 20 minutes in this movie and people still
remember his performance more than Jodie Foster’s Clarice Sterling.
If that’s not amazing method acting, I don’t know what is. This
movie proves that Anthony Hopkins will always be one of the great
actors of his time.
Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile)
Never
in my life has an actor made me feel this much respect for a prison
inmate. Michael Clarke Duncan probably moved everyone with his
amazing performance in what was supposed to be a Tom Hanks movie. It
felt like Tom Hanks was the supporting character at times.
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
We
already know Christian Bale is great, but he completely stole all
attention from Mark Wahlberg in this amazing movie. While Christian
Bale is more than capable of carrying a movie on his own, his ability
to be a great supporting character isn’t any less awe-inspiring.
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Look,
Christoph Waltz is always going to be an amazing character, despite
never really being the lead character of the movie. He’s mastered
the art of being a great supporting character and that’s probably
one of the reasons why Quentin Tarantino seems so keen on including
him in nearly all his movies.
Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys)
This
sci-fi movie saw Bruce Willis go back in time to prevent a global
catastrophe. Brad Pitt was the support character that was supposed to
guide Bruce Willis through a time he didn’t know, but he ended up
becoming the most interesting character in the movie.
John Goodman (The Big Lebowski)
There’s only two things people remember about The Big Lebowski: the amazing Jeff Bridges at the peak of his art, and John Goodman being the best supporting character this movie could’ve wished for.
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