10 Underrated Actors Who Don't Deserve The Hate

1. Jude Law

All men are jealous of Jude Law. There, I said it. Oh, but he comes across as smug and superior, with a hairline perishing faster than the Happisburgh coastline? Well, maybe, but he's also rich, successful and your girlfriend fancies him more than she'll ever fancy you. That's reason enough for some people to hate Jude Law, but the man also seems to attract malice due to the onset of ageing, his well-publicised hair loss both aggravating admirers and comforting haters with the knowledge that even the most beautiful will be slowly ravaged by time. It doesn't help that he gave some middling performances in his early years either, which earned him the tag of pretty boy making it big despite limited acting abilities. But Law, like most actors (sorry Robert De Niro), has thankfully improved with age. While his arrogant, debonair portrayal of Dickie Greenleaf in The Talented Mr. Ripley still remains his finest hour, Law has of late settled comfortably into the role of character actor, making the transition from often awkward leading man to dependable supporting player. As Sherlock Holmes' amiable Dr. Watson, Contagion's sleazy Alan Krumwiede and Anna Karenina's tortured Karenin, Law has shown more subtlety and scope in the last few years than he ever did as a top-billed player. Getting relegated to supporting slots as a result of being withered by time will be the best thing that ever happened to Jude Law's career.