They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 19)

Here is the next installment of actors and actresses who are under-appreciated, deserving of more attention or perhaps even their own show:

Keri Lynn Pratt

Keri Lynn Pratt – Keri might be best known for her role in the short-lived WB series Jack & Bobby, but before that she had guest roles in 7th Heaven, Joan of Arcadia, Boston Public and ER. Since her Jack & Bobby days she has appeared in House, Brothers & Sisters, Veronica Mars and Life on Mars. She will be seen in the box office movies A Single Man alongside Matthew Goode, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Lee Pace and Ginnifer Goodwin, the movie 818 with Vincent Ventresca and the comedy movie I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell with Jesse Bradford and Matt Czuchry.

Susan May Pratt

Susan May Pratt – Susan has appeared in the movies Center Stage, 10 Things I Hate About You and Drive Me Crazy. Her TV appearances include Third Watch, Charmed, Strong Medicine, Ghost Whisperer, The Cleaner and Eleventh Hour. She also had the lead role in Open Water 2: Adrift and appears in the movie Act Naturally.

Victoria Pratt

Victoria Pratt – She is probably best known as Shalimar from the syndicated series Mutant X, but before that she appeared in Cleopatra 2525 (with Firefly alum Gina Torres) and the Canadian series Once a Thief. She’s been in the made-for-TV movies Her Fatal Flaw, Hush Little Baby and Journey to the Center of the Earth and has made guest appearances on Life, Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight and CSI. She also starred alongside Taye Diggs in the short-lived series Day Break. She is currently filming the movie Geraldine, which will star Bai Ling.

Michael Pena

Michael Pena – Michael has had guest appearances in shows such as Pacific Blue, Touched By An Angel, The Sentinel, Profiler and 7th Heaven. He then was seen in numerous episodes of Felicity and The Shield and a couple episodes of Roswell and American Family. He was seen in the movies Million Dollar Baby, Shooter and Lions for Lambs and Observe and Report. He has several projects in the works, including My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done with Willem Dafoe and Chloe Sevigny, Battle: Los Angeles with Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez and Bridget Moynahan and Pinkville with Bruce Willis, Cam Gigandet and Channing Tatum.

Jim Pirri

Jim Pirri – Jim got his start in the series Reasonable Doubts then moved on to the TV series Valley of the Dolls (based on the novel by Jacqueline Susann). He was in a number of episodes of Providence and Lois and Clark. In recent years, he’s made guest appearances on Chuck, Alias, Charmed, Without A Trace, iCarly and CSI: Miami.

Eyal Podell

Eyal Podell – Best recognized for his role in last season’s 24 and for the recent ABC series Defying Gravity, Eyal was also in The Young & the Restless. He’s also guest starred in The Division, Ally McBeal, ER, Charmed and Everwood and had a recurring role in the series Commander in Chief. He had the lead in the made-for-TV movie Pizza My Heart with Shiri Appleby (of Roswell fame) and the movie Mystery Woman: At First Sight with Kellie Martin.

Do you agree? Disagree? Do you recognize any or are they all unknown to you? NGTV would love to hear your thoughts. The next installment will be posted next Wednesday.