Actors who you strongly associate with a singular role that it feels weird when you see them in different roles?
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Sam Neil is always going to be Dr alan grant. Same with Jeff and Laura Dern. Then again. I was 5 when the movie came out. They've all been in other things, and I've seen quite a few of them. But I'm the Leo meme pointing every time I see them outside of jurassic park
Yeah this for sure.Any of the 5 main cast from Always Sunny in Philadelphia except for Danny Devito.
Yeah, gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood luck
Dee Reynolds misleading some youth in The Mick
Ronald "Mac" McDonald living the life of a security officer in Fargo
Charlie Kelly practicing brain law in Pacific Rim
Dennis Reynolds undercover for his crimes in AP Bio
Even DeVito now, in retrospect, is just Frank.
It made Westworld and to a lesser degree House of Card a bit distracting in scenesHe's a really good actor and has had some really good roles lately but all I see is:
David Tenant, I dont care if he's playing a child murder dective, a demon from hell, a phyco rapist murder with mind control, a grump rich old duck or doing a stage performance of a Shakespearian classic, the dude will ALWAYS be the Doctor, and its all I can ever see him as (and some times that isnt a bad thing, its rather awesome, Jessica Jones made a direct reference to it...) I love that basically every production he does embraces the little easter eggs.
Jeff Daniels credits dumb and dumber for his career being as successful as it is
I was the same way. Now he seems to be typecast as a bland white guy In a position with some power.
He's a really good actor and has had some really good roles lately but all I see is:
lool This wrecked me when watching Westworld and they were having a serious scene where Delores gets attacked....
WW: "DON'T TOUCH HEEEERRRR"
IASIP: "YOU WILL CALL HEEERRRR!!!"
Yeah this is a real good one; really Dumb & Dumber is more of an outlier among his work.
Whenever I watch Key Largo I cannot Lionel Barrymore as anyone other than Mr. Potter from its a wonderful life.
Also, you should watch Key Largo, its got Edward G, Robinson in it and he's great.
Also, you should watch Key Largo, its got Edward G, Robinson in it and he's great.
Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in The Shining. Because it's such an unforgettable performance, and I've probably watched The Shining more times than any other film. It's the kind of film that has so much to discover, it never gets old.
Dr. Cox, even though I saw John C. McGinley in 8 million things before Scrubs was ever on the air.
That's Elaine though
The whole cast of Veep is on their A-game. And because they're so biting, cunning, and clever, they're generally "less impressive" on roles for other shows
I don't know the actor's name but the sheriff's son in Smokey and the Bandit. I saw him as a prison guard in The Longest Yard as a super serious asshole and I only see him as a simpleton idiot no matter how serious he is in other roles
This. Anthony Hopkins eats people and no one will ever convince me otherwise.
I loooove Elaine and her freakout on the subway is one of my favourite moments of TV ever and kudos to her for having two top-tier shows to call her own. But her starring role on Veep absolutely outshines her stuff on Seinfeld.
David Wallace from The Office. Not because he was such a memorable character, but rather the opposite: he was so normal and understated that it's strange to think he isn't a real businessman working in an office somewhere.
I just can't see the guys from Friends in other films are non other than... The guys from Friends...
I mean, whenever I see Kyle Maclachlan my first thought is never "Kyle Maclachlan!", it's "Dale Cooper!", but after that initial surprise it goes back to normal. There's not really any actors where through the entire thing I'll be thinking "you're that person from that other thing, you don't belong here".
The whole cast of Veep is on their A-game. And because they're so biting, cunning, and clever, they're generally "less impressive" on roles for other shows
I will always associate Gary Cole with Harvey Birdman.
Any role he plays is just Harvey Birdman undercover.
No, Hugh Laurie always has been and always will be Bertie Wooster.
David Wallace from The Office. Not because he was such a memorable character, but rather the opposite: he was so normal and understated that it's strange to think he isn't a real businessman working in an office somewhere.
Haha agreed. xD He also literally plays this role every time. (and arguably hired for that 'posh-but-normal business guy' presence he seems to naturally exude).
I can really appreciate this. I keep hearing "Ha-Ha-Ha!" when I watch Steven Colbert sometimes too. x)
Yeah I really have to train my brain for that one.
I still struggle not to see Agent Smith.
I agreeI could never take him seriously in that role, I'm too used to seeing him in comedy, particularly playing a complete buffoon twice in Blackadder.
When House started X years ago it was fun to see him in a dramatic (though still comedic) role.
Again, you young people disappoint me. That's not the issue - the issue is seeing Richard Sharpe fighting orcs.
What!? Nooooooooo!
If anything it was weird to see him in House after Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
it's usually whatever i first saw them in
seeing an actor i recognize from somewhere else always distracts me
i understand why it has to be like this, but i kind of wish it wasn't
seeing an actor i recognize from somewhere else always distracts me
i understand why it has to be like this, but i kind of wish it wasn't
Have you just not seen much stuff with him or something? Bale is stupid different in almost everything.
Bateman as a Batman
He worked at Merrill Lynch while doing that role lol. I think he's a full-time actor now, but was a stockbroker moonlighting as an actor for a while.
David Wallace from The Office. Not because he was such a memorable character, but rather the opposite: he was so normal and understated that it's strange to think he isn't a real businessman working in an office somewhere.
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Whenever I see Bradley Whitford in anything else I always just assume its Josh in his post-Bartlet/Santos days.
Nathan Fillion is Malcolm Reynolds. One season and a movie later, and he's been typecast as that "dashing rogue" ever since. This, ignoring the considerably darker path that Serenity took Mal down. Castle, Halo, and Destiny all made allusions to Mal, such as Castle dressing up as Mal, Alpha-Nine being comprised primarily of Firefly alumni, and Cayde-6 being the caped, gung ho rogue with a nice six-shooter (with a perk called "Firefly", no less).
Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Baldwin have had considerably better luck avoiding being typecast as their Firefly characters, though it still happens on occasion. It helps that Tudyk is largely Disney's go-to for animal sounds and cartoon villains nowadays, Torres is a mainstay on Suits, and Baldwin... well, the less said, the better.
Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Baldwin have had considerably better luck avoiding being typecast as their Firefly characters, though it still happens on occasion. It helps that Tudyk is largely Disney's go-to for animal sounds and cartoon villains nowadays, Torres is a mainstay on Suits, and Baldwin... well, the less said, the better.