Monday, 17 October 2011

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10 TV Actors That Deserve Big Screen Careers
Posted by Kelley Mathys
on October 17, 2011

Talk about your star potential! These 10 men are best known for their TV work, but we'd happily pay money to see them at the multiplex. Admittedly, this is a subjective list, and we may have left off many of your favorite TV actors. So if you find yourself disagreeing with our selections, we invite you to share your own list of 10 in the comments!

Kevin Alejandro

Anyone who is a fan of Kevin Alejandro knows that he certainly can play a death scene. The actor has had recurring or guest starring roles on over two dozen TV series, and a disproportionate number of those appearances have ended with the death of his character. Alejandro was Justin Suarez' protective tough guy dad Santos on Ugly Betty – Shot and killed in a random convenience store robbery. He was Det. Nate Moretta on Southland – Caught in a gang riot and beaten to death.

One thing's for sure, his untimely exits have left audiences (and obviously casting agents) wanting more.

Most recently, Alejandro played Lafayette's witch/nurse boyfriend Jesus on True Blood, where he ended up being unceremoniously stabbed to death by the possessed Lafeyette (Nelsan Ellis). Viewers should take some comfort in the fact that True Blood is a show about the supernatural, so it is possible that we have not seen the last of Jesus. Who knows, maybe he will come back as a demonic ghost or a zombie with a heart of gold.

As for moving to the big screen, he's already testing the waters in a trio of films this year. First, a part in Kevin Smith's thriller Red State. He also has a part in the western: Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy. Plus, Alejandro has lead billing in a low budget supernatural thriller called Cassadega.

But Alejandro really needs a lead part in a big Hollywood film, preferably one where he doesn't die and doesn't play a member of law enforcement, a Latino thug, a male nurse, or a gay hustler.

Okay, we actually wouldn't complain about the gay hustler thing.

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Matt Bomer

Ever since he White Collar launched on USA and audiences fell in love with suave confidence man Neal Caffrey, there has been a LOT of speculation about beautiful Matt Bomer's personal life.

If Bomer is playing coy with the subject, perhaps it's only because his leading man part on the USA Network series holds a lot of appeal for women. Women who, let's face it, make up the lion's share of White Collar viewers. Maybe no one wants to risk interfering with the possible romantic fantasies of a legion of fans.

But here's the thing: The ladies pretty much know what's up already, and it doesn't seem to matter. Bomer and his management might have "no comment," but there are those cute old photos of Bomer embracing another gent, more recent photos of Bomer sporting a wedding ring, and on The Today Show Bomer took time to gush about his three children.

Whatever his orientation, it's clear Bomer is off the market. And even if he weren't, 99.99% of us gay or straight would have absolutely zero chance with him. That guy is so out of our league!

A mug like that deserves to be on the big screen. Can he make the transition from TV star to movie star? Well, he does have a supporting role in Channing Tatum's much anticipated male stripper movie Magic Mike, so we'll soon find out if he has the, uh, goods!

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Chris Colfer

When Glee first launched back in 2009, who would have imagined that Chris Colfer, the kid playing gay kid Kurt Hummel, would wind up being the show's most critically acclaimed breakout star? Ironically, the part of Kurt Hummel didn't exist when Colfer auditioned. He went in to read for Artie, but Ryan Murphy was so impressed with the young actor that he jettisoned a planned character named Rajish to make room for Kurt, a part tailor-made for Colfer.

Some people have had issues with Kurt the character. We even wrote in the second season about our discomfort with the character's fixation on step-brother Finn. But no one has a bad word to say about Colfer. In fact, Ryan Murphy claims to have received death threats when he mentioned in interviews that Colfer would be leaving after season three.

People feel protective towards Colfer. Like he's your over-achieving child, you root for him and cheer his every success. On Glee, Colfer has proven time and time again that he has the acting chops to hold his own on the big screen. We will soon see whether that talent extends behind the camera, when Struck By Lightning the film he both wrote and stars in, hits theaters.

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Gale Harold

There's no denying, people are still very passionate about the man who played Brian Kinney on the U.S. version of Queer as Folk. That indelible character was complicated, unapologetic and oh so sexy. In our 2010 poll of the Top 50 Gay TV characters, AE readers ranked him as #2, just behind Torchwood's Captain Jack. (It should be noted that Torchwood was very hot at the time that poll was conducted. Gale Harold's character seems to have an enduring appeal and we suspect if that poll were conducted again right now, Brian Kinney would come out on top.)

Post QAF, Harold has not had the best of luck in finding another truly great role. He had a much-publicized guest run on Desperate Housewives playing Jackson, a housepainter and love interest for Susan (Teri Hatcher). But Harold was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, and his run on that show was interrupted.

He also landed regular parts in two other shows Vanished and Hellcats, but neither made it past a single season.

Now Harold can be seen on the CW's supernatural teen drama The Secret Circle, and he has been drawing raves for his portrayal of the villainous Charles Mead.
Great as he is in this new role, the show's main focus is on its younger cast of witches. We'd like to see more of Gale Harold! Ultimately, we think the big screen would be a better medium for this actor's intense brand of charisma.

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