Is Woody Harrelson a good actor?

Harrelson's good in good roles, great in great ones, and perfectly content to play shallow and uninteresting ones, in my opinion. So yeah, he's a good actor who doesn't take his job overly seriously.

And:

I'm going to walk away before I combust with the unrelenting rage of 15 dying stars

Woody Rules, that is all.

I don't know if he is particularly a good actor. But I would disagree about him not leaving an impression. That's what he is good at. He is entertaining. I haven't seen Rampart which I think is suppose to be sorta his big acting role if you know what I mean... where you say "Oh! He can act!"

He's really really good in A Scanner Darkly. Him and Robert Downy Jr. going off eachother is amazing.

Yes, he is. He doesn't always get great parts but he has several memorable ones.

I like that you said "He's Hamish from The Hunger Games, but he's a real actor, too." As if playing that part in that movie is not being a real actor.

Also if you have a girlfriend, why are you on OKC, and why is your girlfriend okay with this?

He's a character actor. He tends to chase interesting side roles and your girlfriends impression that he's "willing to be in anything" is a result of that. When your career is that diverse, there are bound to be a few misfires, but I view his career with more envy than I do most actors. It's certainly and interesting one, and exploring your art form is surest way to mastery.

However, I can't really think of any really meaty or difficult characters he's played.

PS: Goddamn. Looking through his filmography, I need to start watching.

Before True Detective I would have said that Harrelson is just a fun guy to have in your movie.

But man, after True Detective... him and McConaughey are so goddamn amazing in it. They both prove themselves as excellent.

He's great in No Country For Old Men even in a bit role as a scumbag bounty hunter type. But True Detective is where he really shines. See it and see it now!

If you liked him in True Detective you should check out Rampart.

Yes, he is. He's gotten really good over the years, playing different types of characters. Hunger Games, and Out of the Furnace couldn't be more different than they already are, and he's in both films.

Absolutely.

Of course Mickey Knox is a good actor!

No one mentioned Larry Flynt yet? He was great in that.

Character actor, that is all.

I was just thinking of Dennis Hopper whom I first saw in Easy Rider, then later re-make his career in Deep Velvet. Harrelson kind of needs that movie now, though it strikes me he has been more consistently prolific.

THAT's who that one guy was in No Country for Old Men!!! Knew I recognized him! Kept thinking...I should know this actor. Didn't see the credits as I should of.

I dunno. He seems good and I enjoy his performances, but regardless of who he's supposed to be playing, he's always Woody Harrelson.

I guess to me he's an enjoyable actor, though not necessarily a good one.

I'm betting threesomes!

Woody is a great actor, and anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong and is bad and should feel bad and all their pets will die and they wont go to heaven.

There is also a little-known movie The Big White with Robin Williams. Woody was quite good in it.

I challenge you to find an IMDB profile that doesn't look like that.

@handlas: Oh man, forgot he was in A Scanner Darkly. You're absolutely right, that was the best part of that film.

He's a good actor, but yeah he appears in only what he wants....and what he wants isn't always what you'd expect. He does what he wants and make plenty of money doing it.

He was magnificent in his oscar worthy performance as Roy Munson in Kingpins.

Why else would Seth Rogen cast him to be in Pineapple Express 2 when he pitched it to James Franco right before the apocalypse happened?

Woody is a terrific actor, I like his presence on screen.

Can we please just talk about Rampart?

He's great.

He was in EdTV.

Zombieland!

So we're just ignoring the part where the OP was either on OKC and got caught by his girlfriend or was on OKC with his girlfriend browsing pics of other women? AND we're going to ignore the part where his girlfriend judges an actor by their IMDB page? What is this site coming to, you guys almost make me think people around here can act like adults.

True Detective.

That is all.

He is quite good. I loved him in True Detective. Played a good charismatic psycho in Natural Born Killers. I remember my Dad watching Cheers - and (even as a little kid) finding his "Woody" character pretty dang funny. If you can effectively play drama and comedy- you're a good actor.

Yes. Now spank your girl. She's a bad girl.

That's easy, you just need to be a great actor and then die in your prime.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001030/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t14

I've not seen True Detective yet, but how is this even a question? He's great in everything. Heck, he even made Defendor a watchable film!