Underrated TV stars of 2011: Zap2it's Year in Review

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Kim Coates, 'Sons of Anarchy'

You know him as: Alex "Tig" Trager, Clay's man at arms in SAMCRO.

Why we like him: The supporting characters could easily get lost beside the main characters' tour-de-force performances on "Anarchy," but stage veteran Coates more than holds his own as the violent-yet-tender biker with some ... odd predelictions. In the wake of the Season 4 finale, we would really like to see Coates get to explore Tig's feelings for Gemma.

Where else you've seen him: "Prison Break," "CSI: Miami"

-- Andrea Reiher, Zap2it