The kid that plays Joffrey on Game of Thrones might be the most underrated actor working today

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I bet if you polled 100 people and asked them who their favorite GOT character was, none of them would say Joffrey. You know why?

Cause they hate and despise him.

And you know why they hate and despise him? Cause the kid that plays him really is that damn good.

It's a fukkin crime this kid hasn't been nominated for an emmy.
 
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very true.

he kills that role every scene.

Every. Scene.

I mean yea I know the character is inherently written to be a sniveling, evil twerp but it's amazing how much of that comes through in the performance.

It's terrifying and yet magnetic all at once.
 

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That's acting
 

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I bet if you polled 100 people and asked them who their favorite GOT character was, none of them would say Joffrey. You know why?

Cause they hate and despise him.

And you know why they hate and despise him? Cause the kid that plays him really is that damn good.

It's a fukkin crime this kid hasn't been nominated for an emmy.
I think he is competent and has the right look but most of his acting seems theatre/play like and transparently machiavellian
 
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He kills that role, and that's pretty much universally recognized, so I don't see how he's underrated.

Also, what else has he done?
 

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Easily one of the best actors today, and is only 21.

It's a shame that he's really contemplating retirement after his role on the show is finished. Seems like a good overall cat also with principles, which Hollywood lacks plenty.

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2014/...about-celebrity-culture-and-its-vapidity.html

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/...-gleeson-to-quit-acting-after-series-20131126
Wow, never saw that Oxford speech, I knew kid had his head on his shoulders, but I didn't think he could be as articulate as he was there.

I urge others to watch the first vid.
 
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I wonder how many threats he has received from fans who can't separate the character from the actor
 

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interesting insight into him as a person. refreshing even. i can appreciate what he does on screen a little more now.....
 
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