These actors constantly appear in top films, but few people know their names. 
You probably don't know their names, but you've definitely seen them! These actors have appeared in a huge number of famous films, but in the background, most often playing the same characters, which, in the opinion of the film studios that hire them, they do best.
Today we look at several performers with unique roles that have brought them from one film set to another for decades. And most of them elicit a reaction from the audience that sounds like, “I've definitely seen that before!”
Al Leong (69 years old) 
Almost always plays the role of minor bandits who master the art of martial arts.
Appears in the films Die Hard, Big Trouble in Little China, Lethal Weapon, Last Action Hero and Death Warrant.
Ray Park (47 years old) 
He constantly plays well-fighting stuntmen, often hidden by a mask or makeup.
Appears in the Star Wars films. Episode I: The Phantom Menace", "X-Men", "Rise of Cobra", "The King of Fighters" and so on.
Jodelle Ferland (27 years old) 
As a child, I played scary girls from horror films several times.
Appears in the films Silent Hill, The Cabin in the Woods, Case No. 39, as well as in the TV series Soul Collector and Supernatural.
Thomas Kretschmann (59 years old) 
He constantly plays German military men, including those from World War II.
Appears in the films “The Pianist”, “Operation Valkyrie”, “Stalingrad”, “Bunker”, “U-571” and so on.
Jay Jackson 
Almost always plays reporters and news anchors.
Appears in the TV series Parks and Recreation, Pretty Little Liars, The Mentalist, Dexter, Bones and Scandal, as well as in the films Fast and Furious 5, Battleship and Without Pity.
Glenn Morshower (62 years old) 
Constantly plays high-ranking military personnel.
Appears in the films "Pearl Harbor", "Black Hawk Down", "Good Night and Good Luck", "X-Men: First Class", "Crazy Special Forces" and the Transformers film series, where he played two different military men.
Rade Serbedzija (75 years old) 
He constantly plays Eastern Europeans and in particular in Hollywood films. The actor himself has Croatian citizenship.
Appears in the films “Snatch”, “Eurotrip”, “Eyes Wide Shut”, “X-Men: First Class”, “Mission: Impossible 2” and so on.
Vincent Schiavelli (1948-2005) 
He often played specific characters with psychological disabilities.
Appears in the films “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest”, “Ghost”, “Batman Returns”, “Amadeus” and so on.
Tom Sizemore (60 years old) 
He played various detectives at least 13 times in his career.
Appears in the films “Love Actually”, “Natural Born Killers”, “Clockwork”, “Black Gold”, “Splinter”, “Heist Plan” and so on.
David Dastmalchian (46 years old) 
Plays minor characters with oddities, often henchmen of the main villain.
Appears in the films "The Dark Knight", "Ant-Man", "Dune", "Suicide Squad: Mission Bang Bang" and "Prisoners".
Javier Botet (44 years old) 
He constantly plays monsters in horror films, taking advantage of his unique physique.
Appears and scares everyone in the films “Mom”, “Report”, “Crimson Peak”, “The Conjuring 2”, “Alien: Covenant”, “Slender Man”, “Mara. Dream Eater" and so on.
Alan Dale (74 years old) 
Very often he plays influential and rich men in expensive suits.
Appears in the TV series Lost, Once Upon a Time, The Lonely Hearts, Ugly Girl and Dynasty, as well as in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Noel Gugliemi (51 years old) 
Constantly plays members of Latin American gangs or just thugs. Moreover, his characters are always given stereotypical Latin American names, in particular, 5 times during his career his characters were called Hector and 4 times Jose. In total, the actor has about 200 similar roles.
Appears in the films “Training Day”, “Bruce Almighty”, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “The Purge 2”, “Crank”, as well as in the “Fast and Furious” film series.
Bonus: Andy Serkis (57 years old) 
Almost always plays fantasy creatures created using motion capture technology.
Appears in the trilogies "The Lord of the Rings" (as Gollum), "Planet of the Apes" (as Caesar) and "Star Wars" (as Supreme Leader Snoke), as well as Baloo in the film "Mowgli", King Kong in the 2005 film of the same name and so on.
Unlike all the other actors on this list, his name is familiar to many, and he has also starred in several Marvel films in his regular form and even directed Venom 2 (2021).
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