Interestingly enough, both Hugh Dancy and his wife, Homeland star Claire Danes, were originally going to make this list (we eventually decided that Danes, the formerly overlooked actress, now gets enough buzz from Homeland as befits her station as an Emmy winner). But Hugh Dancy...he's another story. Even now that he has a hit television show in Hannibal, he still plays second fiddle to Mads Mikkelsen's electrifying performance as the titular cannibal. He's been thanklessly starring in generally pretty good films, turning in generally pretty good performances, for nearly twenty years. Dancy's a more than capable actor, so why hasn't he been able to break into the A list? Why do we just take him for granted as that guy who's always up for a nice period drama? Maybe he just hasn't found the one film that will give him that extra little push over the cliff into stardom. Hopefully, as Hannibal builds up more of a following, he'll start to get a little more attention.
Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.
