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Neil Patrick Harris is a phenomenal actor known mostly for his oeuvre in the seriesHow I Met Your female parent , but he has many other roles that have captivated audiences .
Having been in show line of work since the eighties as a child histrion , NPH has had many unlike types of roles over the years , but it was his career revival in the 2000s that brought on some of his best roles .
update on August 19th by Matthew Wilkinson : Neil Patrick Harris is an absolutely beloved name within Hollywood . He ’s very much a renaissance man , able to work out the level , tv set , and picture in way that seem all too lifelike .
Whether he is playing the beloved Italian sandwich , a comedic grapheme , or the dastardly villain , Neil Patrick Harris has prove he can do anything . But with such a varied career , it seems almost criminal to stop at ten pick . So here are a few more as rated byRotten Tomatoes .
Patrick Winslow (Smurfs, 2011) 21%
TheSmurfsmovie might have been democratic enough with audiences to pull in a sequel , but that did n’t mean it was a major hit with the critics . That was clear with the low-pitched rating that was return by Rotten Tomatoes , however , there ’s no doubtfulness this motion picture still has a fun , mob - friendly feel that easily bridge generational gaps .
Neil Patrick Harris plays the role of Patrick Winslow in this movie , as well as the sequel , serving in one of the few human roles within the movie . While the Smurfs are patently the primary focal point , there ’s no doubt that he does a not bad line of work here .
Foy (A Million Ways To Die In The West, 2014) 33%
A Million Ways To Die In The Westis a westerly drollery that features an unbelievable ensemble casting with a quite a little of fantastic actors , from Seth MacFarlane to Liam Neeson and Neil Patrick Harris . There are some comedic moments within the film , but overall , this did n’t quite live up to its potential , hence the lower rating .
The movie is n’t exactly a definitive westerly nor a classic funniness , and essay to fit the two of them together just did n’t quite work in this particular venture .
Celebrity Dance-Off Host (American Reunion, 2012) 45%
TheAmerican Piefilm enfranchisement is one of the most democratic of all meter when it comes to comedy , and the decision to bring it back in 2012 was one that proved to be very popular . Seeing the characters as adults was fun for fan of the enfranchisement , but there ’s no abnegate that it did n’t quite have the same magic .
The photographic film was very still very singular , make for back all the role that fans know and love . However , they also added in a few raw ones , and Neil Patrick Harris also got the hazard to come along in a cameo role host a fame dance - off .
Jeff Lonowski (Downsizing, 2017) 48%
Neil has a smaller role inDownsizing , appearing as a sales rep for a society that is trying to convince people to embrace the idea of shrink . Playing the part to a " T " , he pitches why it is so great to downsize , how he is living in his dream home , and how he would have never been able to do this had he stay normal size .
This was n’t a large role ( pun intended ) , and yet he still get a enceinte chemical reaction , both from the crowd in the film and from the motion picture ’s audience .
Neil Patrick Harris (Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, 2008) 52%
Playing a fictionalize version of himself for the 2d time in four long time , NPH returned to the franchise that help relaunch his career . This time around , the writers have him tripping on mushrooms , taking the boys to a sickly brothel , and even getting buck in the back .
But there is nothing that can keep NPH down , as viewers who outride for the credits watched him rise up at the oddment apparently unharmed from the shotgun cuticle that made him cough up blood earlier , setting up his appearing in the third film .
Carl Jenkins (Starship Troopers, 1997) 63%
A true religious cult classic if there ever was one , Starship Troopersstarred Neil as Carl Jenkins – the sort of gum that kept the bunch together .
This cheesy peculiar essence - driven activeness - comedy is one on which manyfans agree that it cause somehow bad and better with time , as the event historic period but the acting never gets previous .
Neil Patrick Harris (A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, 2011) 68%
The last entry in the film series go through Neil returning as himself – this time bringing along his real - biography partner David Burtka . The writers played with the fact that Neil was " feign " to date stamp him and he was actually just his crack principal .
In this third film , his seeming death in the 2d motion picture is addressed , along with his success in the smash-up - strike seriesHow I Met Your Mother .
Neil Patrick Harris (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, 2004) 74%
This moving-picture show helped relaunch Neil ’s career by reintroducing him to audiences in a agency that they had never seen him before . It express that he could make fun of himself , as well as wager a function that was so unlike from any he had play before and it opened up many doors for him in Hollywood that he thought had closed .
This is something he has tattle about in many interviews . The filmmakers who wrote all three celluloid even go on to have him cameo in the long - anticipatedAmerican Reunion .
Lance (Undercover Brother, 2002) 77%
InUndercover Brother , a cinema that is pretty much an allegory for racial inequality as told through comedy , NPH work Lance , the " white guy " .
Lance is the only blanched guy at " The Brotherhood " – the office that fight back against " The Man . “Bouncing off against actors like Dave Chappelle and Eddie Griffin , Neil still make do to have some standout moment in a film with such bully comedic endowment .
Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother, 2005-2014) 83%
This is the purpose that Neil Patrick Harris will perpetually be known for , if for nothing other than its rewatch note value and the fact that he is most audience extremity ’s favorite lineament . Barney Stinson is a fictional character that Neil help craft in a number of ways and he is very unlike than what the author initially image .
He drinks Redbull because Neil does and he does conjuration because Neil does . He does so many small things that viewers come to to on a human level . This is due largely to the fact that NPH came to the writers about injecting more of himself into the part to make it more material and relatable .
