20 Most Underrated Actors Working Today

8. Susan Kelechi Watson

If anyone reading this has happened upon the brilliant and heartfelt family drama This Is Us, I'm sure you'll rejoice to see Susan Kelechi Watson getting her flowers here. 

Throughout This Is Us, Watson was one of the primary backbones of the show, playing the wife to Sterling K. Brown as a fierce protector, loving mother, fun friend, burdened by grief but never wavering. It was a tough role, to be sure, but Watson rose to the challenge for all its twists, and yet never landed the recognition given to her male co-stars.

It wasn't just on This Is Us that Watson has shone, mind you. Away from that heartbreaking family saga, her recent turn as a White House staff member caught in a murder mystery on Netflix's wonderful The Residence is proof that she's also an excellent comedienne, quick-witted and charming and up for a killer one-liner. 

Filling her roles with real humanity and warmth, Watson is a talent worth seeking out when a new project comes your way; she's a vital weapon for any show's arsenal.