They Deserve Their Own Show (Part 39)

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

Romola Garai

Romola Garai – Romola is probably best known for her roles in the Australian movie Mary Bryant, that also starred Alex O’Loughlin, and the box office release Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. She has also appeared in the movies Nicolas Nickelby, Atonement and Vanity Fair and recently appeared in the made-for-TV movie Emma, starring alongside Jonny Lee Miller.

Siena Goines

Siena Goines – Siena started out in guest appearances in The Big Easy and Chicago Hope before landing a role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless. She then appeared in episodes of Charmed, The Division and Judging Amy. She is probably best known for her recurring role in the short-lived series Jericho and appeared in a number of episodes of Passions. Her movie roles include The Sweetest Thing and The 40 Year Old Virgin. Most recently she appeared in episodes of Castle and Private Practice.

Zoe McClellan

Zoe McClellan – Zoe (pronounced Zo)  got her start in episodes of Nowhere Man, Sliders and Diagnosis Murder. She then made the leap over to episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and The Invisible Man before landing a recurring role in the long-running series JAG. Most recently she appeared in the short-lived ABC series Dirty Sexy Money and her movie roles include Inventing the Abbotts and Dungeons & Dragons. She has three projects in the works, including House Rules, Deadly Honeymoon with Summer Glau and One Fall.

Christopher Egan

Christopher Egan – This Australian actor got his start on the Aussie series Home and Away and then appeared in the mini-series Empire. He made a guest appearance in Everwood before moving on to the movies Eragon and Resident Evil: Extinction. He also appeared in both short-lived series Vanished and Kings. He will next be seen in the box office movie Letters to Juliet alongside Amanda Seyfried.

Jeff Hephner

Jeff Hephner – Jeff first got noticed in a recurring role on The O.C. and appeared in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie The Water is Wide. He appeared in episodes of CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck, House and Cold Case. Since then he has appeared in the short-lived series Easy Money and made several appearances in Mercy. He also guest starred in episodes of NCIS and CSI.

Tyler Hoechlin

Tyler Hoechlin – Tyler made his feature film debut in the movie Road to Perdition alongside Tom Hanks and the late (great) Paul Newman. He then moved to the small screen starring in several seasons of 7th Heaven. Since then he has appeared in episodes of CSI: Miami, Castle, My Boys and Lincoln Heights. His next project is the TV version of Teen Wolf.

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