Among today's Hollywood male stars, male actors from The United Kingdom occupy half of the country. Whether in Hollywood blockbusters or in major awards ceremonies, British actors have gradually occupied the mainstream. The Mesozoic British actors such as Jitter Sen and Little Freckles are now in Hollywood, but there is a British actor whose strength and acting skills are not below them, but now he is far behind these top actors in popularity, that is to say, his popularity and strength do not match, he is Cirrian Murphy. Murphy is a "prolific" Hollywood actor, and many people think that the reason why he is not famous is that he has starred in too many niche films, and if he can appear in more commercial films, then his fame will be even greater. Murphy's popularity can't match his strength, is it because he has starred in too many niche movies?
Throughout Murphy's entire acting career, in addition to the "Batman" series he starred in, almost all the other films he starred in were niche films. Even in the Batman series, Murphy is only a supporting role. The protagonist in Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, also from the United Kingdom, Christian Bell, is his acting really as good as Murphy's? I believe that slightly more professional fans know that Murphy will only be better than Bell in terms of his ability to shape the character. And Murphy's "protagonist temperament" is no less than Bell's, and his popularity cannot match his strength, purely depending on his choice in film. Murphy's acting career began in stage plays, and his performances in song and dance were quite profound, in his own words: "I would prefer to play roles that need to embody 'artistic talent' and give me full leeway, rather than playing roles that follow the routine." ”
This role must contain "artistic talent" and give the actors full leeway to play, which is obviously impossible for large-scale films. Because the investment in Hollywood blockbusters is very high, but the "box office pressure" of these films makes the male and female protagonists have to "follow the routine". So the only thing that can give the actors the freedom to play is the niche film that does not have much investment and no "box office pressure" - this is why Murphy has taken "too many niche films". Many of Murphy's niche films are from the independent film industry, and these films are also very demanding for acting.
And Murphy's popularity is relatively low compared to acting skills, but also involves another problem: most of the actors who have a firm foothold in the independent (niche) film industry, their acting skills and strength, and even their appearance and temperament are no less than those of the popular first-line actors, then they cannot become "first-line" in fame, is it similar to Murphy's reason? Some of them, like Murphy, want to play some free characters and add their artistic creations to the characters and movies, rather than being limited by the original script and "box office pressure" like "the male and female protagonists in the blockbuster".
On the other hand, the reason is that the excellent actors of niche films are usually unwilling to bear the "box office pressure" and are not willing to step out of their "comfort zone". After all, there are many actors in Hollywood with strength and acting skills, plus good-looking actors, but not everyone can become popular, and it also depends on personal choices. Since Murphy has chosen the niche film industry, this shows that he has basically given up the hope of "becoming a first-line celebrity". He has starred in too many niche films, but rarely participated in big-budget films and commercial films, which is indeed the reason why his popularity cannot match his strength. Of course, Murphy's personal choices are also worthy of everyone's respect, and no matter what type of film he chooses, it does not prevent him from becoming a great actor in Hollywood.