15 Actors Who Stick to Character Acting

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7. William H. Macy

Most of William H. Macy’s characters tend to be mushy losers that half-way through the film you just want to hug, but make no mistake, Macy’s performances are as powerful as they get, as proven by his Oscar nomination for Fargo in 1996.

Macy jokingly threatened the Coen brothers with shooting their pets if they didn’t cast him in Fargo.

His other noteworthy credits include The Client (1994), Murder In The First (1995), Above Suspicion (1995), Fargo (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Pleasantville (1998), Magnolia (1999), Jurassic Park 3 (2001), Seabiscuit (2003), The Cooler (2003), Bobby (2006) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011).

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