I suppose you’re right there - I was conflating Starring with Leading, which is different. He has a lot of starring roles, but only a few leading roles.
But its not like leading roles are the hallmarks of success, either. There are plenty of successful and iconic supporting/character actors out there who are absolutely successes and have raving fans. Its not a mark against his talent.
For which he won his oscar for Actor in a supporting role
Supporting role behind Lady Gaga and Adam Driver
Nominated at Golden Gloves and SAG awards for best supporting role.
I’ll give you Requiem and Mr Nobody, however there’s no denying he doesn’t carry films in general. He’s an award winning supporting actor.
I suppose you’re right there - I was conflating Starring with Leading, which is different. He has a lot of starring roles, but only a few leading roles.
But its not like leading roles are the hallmarks of success, either. There are plenty of successful and iconic supporting/character actors out there who are absolutely successes and have raving fans. Its not a mark against his talent.