15 Actors Who Can’t Find Work (And Why Hollywood Isn’t Hiring Them)

7. Kevin Costner Seems To Have Lost His Star Power

Is Kevin Costnerstill getting work? Yes. But does he still carry that full-blown movie star status? We think not. Kevin Costner made a name for himself as a Hollywood star with movies like Dances With Wolves, The Bodyguard, and Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves but ever since the epic flop Waterworld came out in 1995 his career has been on a downslide. Kevin is clearly talented – the man’s accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Emmy Award – but he’s just not drawing audiences the way he once did and seems Hollywood is no longer keen to take a chance on him. Recently he’s only achieved minor success in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys which netted him an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 2012.

6. Jessica Alba’s Poor Movie Choices Wrecked Her Career

Jessica Alba may be gorgeous but after a while, good looks alone are not always enough to help you land movie roles. Although she’s had some successes; she won the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, and a Golden Globe nomination for her lead role in the television series Dark Angel, she’s also made some awful decisions when it came to choosing parts. With a string of flops in her wake like Fantastic Four, Awake, and The Eye, and a handful of Razzie nominations it’s no wonder that she’s been finding it difficult to land decent parts. She still acts occasionally, but these days she is more focused on her business ventures, family, and charity work and has stated in interviews that acting really isn’t her top priority anymore.

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