When it comes to describing individuals who pop up in this film or that TV series plenty often enough for you to recognize their face but maybe not enough for you to recognize their name, most folks tend to call them “That Guy.” Those who are slightly more polite refer to them as “character actors.” For my money, another solid choice of phrase is “dependable utility player,” because you know they wouldn’t keep getting hired if they weren’t dependable, and they’re skilled enough at their craft that you can literally plug them in just about anywhere, comfortable in the knowledge that they’re going to deliver exactly what you need from them, even if you don’t necessarily know what it is that you
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