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Have you ever watched a movie or TV show and noticed a familiar face in the background, only to find they’re not listed in the credits? Some actors go uncredited for their work, making you wonder why. Contents show. Let’s explore some reasons behind this phenomenon. First, think about small roles or cameo appearances.
- The Actors Involvement Hasn’t Been Confirmed. Before a movie is released, there are lots of rumours surrounding the people that will be involved. Production often chooses to keep members of the cast a secret, as there’s no certainty that they will be involved in the final edit.
- Avoiding Spoilers and Surprise Appearances. For some productions, the identity of the actor playing a certain character will be a well-guarded secret until the film or series gets released, even if they’ll definitely be in the final edit.
- Technicalities Of Pay. Sometimes, more well-known actors help out their industry friends by agreeing to briefly appear in a movie on the basis that it will be unpaid and uncredited.
- Extras Adding Their Names To IMDb. Probably the most common reason an actor will be uncredited on IMDb is that they weren’t part of the principal cast.
Jan 31, 2015 · These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake), or renowned people making uncredited appearances.
Aug 28, 2019 · Aveleyman can do a surprisingly thorough job on new titles and titles with lots of uncredited actors. Sometimes they identify background actors who can only be seen in a tiny part of the frame. Some titles even have a raft of unknown actors waiting to be identified.
Trying to find a subreddit to identify an actor who wasn’t credited in a show.
The only option I know of is to check the IMDb credits and see if they happened to add themselves. At the bottom you'll see a bunch of people with (uncredited) next to their names. Just dig through that. If they didn't add themselves then I don't think there's any way to find out. I'm curious why you're looking for them.
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Jul 18, 2013 · The cast is always displayed first, hence you may have loads of uncredited actors before even reaching the director. If you untick "Show reference view", (if I remember right) your default display will list only the top 20 (?) actors, with a "Show more" link before displaying the director.
