by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff Despite delivering a range of incredible performances, actors sometimes struggle to achieve "A-List" status in Hollywood. Here are a bunch of stars people feel are underrated in the industry, shared in response to Reddit user u/phantom_avenger asking in r/popculturechat: "Who is a celebrity that you're genuinely surprised isn't an 'A-lister?'" 1. Krysten Ritter Variety / Getty Images "If any of you have seen her work from her filmography, she is proven to be quite talented where she manages to pull off both comedic and dramatic roles! But more importantly, she is also known to be quite charismatic and she has also developed a huge fan following." -u/phantom_avenger Ben Rothstein / (C) Netflix / courtesy Everett Collection 2. Rose Byrne Amy Sussman / Getty Images "With her Oscar nomination, it may just push her into A-List. Her resume is super eclectic (Marie Antoinette, Bridesmaids, X-Men, Neighbors, Peter Rabbit, Insidious) but I always felt like she juuuuuust could not break out of B-list and I don't get it, I love her!" -u/Responsible-Law3345 Logan White /(C) A24 /Courtesy Everett Collection 3. Tatiana Maslany Valerie Macon / Getty Images "Orphan Black was mind-blowing. I do not know why she does not get hired more." -u/kinta07 Ken Woroner/BBC AMERICA / (C)BBC America/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection "If Hollywood was a meritocracy, then Tatiana Maslany would be the biggest star, and she'd be on her second Oscar nomination." -u/citrustaxonymy 4. Evan Peters Neil Mockford / Getty Images "He's so talented, but keeps getting stuck playing a psychopath in Ryan Murphy shows. I would love to see him in a big Hollywood movie." -u/Halcyon-malarky Ser Baffo / (C)Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection 5. Jodie Comer Samir Hussein / Getty Images "Genuinely think she's one of the most talented actors of her generation." -u/Halliwel96 Anika Molnar / (C)BBC-America / Courtesy Everett Collection 6. James Marsden Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images "He has sat solidly right under the A-List for over a decade. He's almost never the top billed, but he is just consistently outstanding and is in everything you love. He sings, he dances, he's incredibly handsome, he can be serious or silly, and he just...doesn't get the same appreciation as the big leading men." -u/FireflyBSc (C) Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 7. Jeffrey Dean Morgan Dominik Bindl / Getty Images "I think he's an incredible actor and so handsome and charismatic. I'm always surprised he's not bigger than he is." -u/yekirati (C) RLJE Films / Courtesy Everett Collection 8. Constance Wu John Nacion / Getty Images "She was on the way to be one of the biggest stars of her generation. Fresh Off the Boat, Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers. She really built such a momentum. I know that it's all about the comments she made about Fresh Off the Boat's renewal but I didn't think it would've derailed her career the way it did. It's really sad because she is so talented and charismatic." -u/Suli_Croft (C) STX Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection 9. Leighton Meester Chris Delmas / Getty Images "She's so talented. I know she's been in some shows since Gossip Girl, but I feel like she's not appreciated enough." -u/scarletarrows (C)CW Network/Courtesy Everett Collection 10. Mary Elizabeth Winstead Kevin Winter / Getty Images "I think she's one of the special ones. Her subtle supporting performance in The Spectacular Now was very touching. At least, to me. Effortless acting." -u/crmrdtr Ben Rothstein / (C) Paramount Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection 11. David Tennant Mike Marsland / Getty Images "At least in the US. He's super famous online, of course, but the general American public has probably never heard of him beyond his performance in Harry Potter." -u/ChurlishSunshine (C)Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection 12. Dan Stevens Lia Toby / Getty Images "He's fabulous in everything I've seen him in, and can shift between leading man and villain so seamlessly. He'd be a great Bond, honestly." -u/circe_a (C) Hulu /Courtesy Everett Collection 13. Dacre Montgomery Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis / Getty Images "I really thought Dacre Montgomery was going to be a huge star post-Stranger Things, but he recently gave some interviews saying he didn't want to be on the A-List due to his dissatisfaction with Hollywood and not wanting to exacerbate his mental health issues. I respect his choices, but damn, I'll always be in a little shock that Joseph Quinn has the career I thought Montgomery would have." -u/treegelbman Courtesy Netflix / (C)Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection 14. Gillian Jacobs Mat Hayward / Getty Images "Gillian Jacobs is an incredible actor. After Love, she should've gotten way more work in good projects." -u/Friendly_Specific902 (C) Gravitas Ventures /Courtesy Everett Collection 15. Jensen Ackles Robin L Marshall / Getty Images "I first found out about him from The Boys, and I know now he was in Supern
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