That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

That Guy... Who Was in That Thing is a 2012 documentary film by Ian Roumain and Michael Schwartz that features sixteen male character actors discussing their careers as working actors below the film star level but who are often recognized as being "that guy" who was in "that thing".^[1] Two talent agents also comment on the challenges faced by such actors.

That Guy... Who Was in That Thing
Film poster
Directed by	Ian Roumain Michael Schwartz
Music by	Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Ian Roumain Michael Schwartz Brian Volk-Weiss
Editor	Michael Schwartz
Original release
Release	2012 (2012)

The film was produced by Roumain, Schwartz and Brian Volk-Weiss for New Wave Entertainment. Doug Shanaberger described it as a "wonderful new documentary", saying: "If you're wondering who they are, that's half the point. But you'll recognize them, and that's the other half."^[2]

A sequel, That Gal... Who Was in That Thing, focused on similarly lesser-known but familiar character actresses, including Catherine Hicks, Alicia Coppola and Roxanne Hart, was released on Showtime in March 2015.^[3]

Featured actors

• Željko Ivanek
• Xander Berkeley
• Craig Fairbrass
• Bruce Davison
• Timothy Omundson
• Mark Rolston
• Wade Williams
• J. C. MacKenzie
• Robert Joy
• Stanley Kamel (who died after filming was completed)
• Rick Worthy
• Paul Guilfoyle
• Gregory Itzin
• W. Morgan Sheppard
• Zach Grenier
• Matt Malloy