36 Actors That Were Really Born To Play Their Most Iconic Roles
Talk about genius casting.
We have been blessed with a lot of movies and TV shows ever since the birth of the entertainment industry, and a lot of us have come to love such complex characters even though they are only living (or have already died) in a fictional world. It's one thing to connect with characters we only read in books and have only visualized in our heads, but when they bring those characters to life and we get to see them on our screens, it's a whole other story.
Sometimes, movies fail to satisfy our minds with what they are presenting us because we can always tell if an actor is not into their role at all. Whether or not the storyline was adapted from a book, it's always evident when someone is not really fit into the role of the character that they are playing—and it's not always about an actor's skills because sometimes, some things just don't work or fit together at all.
Contrastingly, we can also tell if someone is born for a role—everything about them just screams perfection when it comes to fitting a character's personality, charisma, and appearance. Think of a movie character that was perfectly played by an excellent actor; can you imagine any other person playing that same character at all?
One prime example of someone who absolutely crushed their acting stint as a certain character is Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man—that guy is literally Tony Stark in real life! Imagine if someone like Nicolas Cage actually bagged that role?
Now, lo and behold, here are some of our favorite actors who seemed to have been born to play their most iconic roles:
1. Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
2. Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge
3. Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper in Big Bang Theory
4. Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute from The Office
5. J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher in Whiplash
6. Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of The Lambs
7. Cate Blanchett as Hela in Thor: Ragnarok
8. Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho
9. Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister
10. Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek
11. Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter from Suits
12. Danny Trejo as Machete
13. Jim Carrey In The Mask
14. John C. McGinley as Dr. Cox
15. Tilda Swinton as White Witch in Narnia
16. Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice
17. Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump
18. Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean
19. Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt in Salt
20. Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia
21. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
22. Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire
23. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
24. Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley
25. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones
26. Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad
27. Tom Hanks as Woody in Toy Story series
28. Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man
29. Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool
30. Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall
31. Jessica Walter in Arrested Development
32. Heath Ledger as Joker
33. Steve Carrell as Michael Scott in The Office
34. Alan Rickman as Snape in Harry Potter series
35. Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
36. Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown in Back To The Future
We can't deny that there are truly a lot of talented and versatile actors in Hollywood, but some were just too good at playing a certain role that we could not really imagine any other person playing them instead! Do you agree with this list?
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