That Guy... Who Was in That Thing (2012)

Directed by

Ian Roumain, Michael Schwartz

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sixteen male character actors who are recognizable from many TV shows and movies talk about their careers and the challenges of being famous but not a star. Two talent agents also share their perspective on this group of working actors.

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What happens

That Guy... Who Was in That Thing is a 2012 documentary film by Ian Roumain and Michael Schwartz that features sixteen male character actors discussing their careers as working actors below the film star level but who are often recognized as being "that guy" who was in "that thing". Two talent agents also comment on the challenges faced by such actors. The film was produced by Roumain, Schwartz and Brian Volk-Weiss for New Wave Entertainment. Doug Shanaberger described it as a "wonderful new documentary", saying: "If you're wondering who they are, that's half the point. But you'll recognize them, and that's the other half." A sequel, That Gal... Who Was in That Thing, focused on similarly lesser-known but familiar character actresses, including Catherine Hicks, Alicia Coppola and Roxanne Hart, was released on Showtime in March 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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