Z List Guests

I would love it every convention I ever attended catered entirely to me - I'm selfish like that - I would love it if every guest fit into my tastes, and I'd love it if some faces didn't pop up again and again. To be honest I'm not really that selfish and while it might be the 3rd time a name as popped up at a convention for me, it could be some ones first time

The Z List guest of what I'm referring to here is not the 3rd Stormtrooper from the left, or that guy who played a Cyberman in 1971, they usually know exactly why they are at a convention to cater to the fans of their franchises, I'm more talking about guys whose IMDB page is mostly made up of roles such as "commuter" or "club patron" with the word uncredited next to it, because I  hate to be rude but that sounds like an extra to me and the truth is I am probably right on the money there, and the thing is despite the rare person who charges less, they will charge £10.

I hate to pick on an actor but I will - Martin Ballantyne - who has appeared at 3 events that I've attended - I have yet to get his autograph and unless he lands something Doctor Who or Game Of Thrones that honestly probably won't change, his roles in the stuff you've heard of (Bourne movies, Harry Potter etc.) are those that are uncredited, but I get frustrated that the credit he gets for The Dark Knight is Joker's Henchman - you might think is Henchman where those killed at the beginning in the clown masks (where they Henchman though), but no, or is there another scene where an henchman could appear, but there isn't really, he is behind The Joker in the prison scene, pictured below.

He is the one on the left to Ledger, and though he got to share a scene with an iconic portrayal of an iconic character - Joker's Henchman - is not really a fair credit at all, it seems like it's been embellished to make it seem like a much more important role then it is. I should point out I'm sure Ballantyne is a nice guy and even enjoys doing the convention scene, but honestly the number of cons he appears at mostly on his role in The Dark Knight just don't want me to go and meet him.

Now I have no problems with those such as Ballantyne doing the convention circuit, people such as these should be honest about their "value" - £10 is way too much for an extra, be cool and charge £5, something like that - but if people are happy paying £10 for his signature and that and there seems to be an odd rule (with a few exceptions) that people can't charge less then £10 for their signature.

Again apologizes to Martin Ballantyne and the Martin Ballantyne's of the world. But it's just my opinion.