23 Most Typecast Actors

Christopher Lloyd

The Type: The Loveably Madcap Loon

As Seen In: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, National Lampoons Movie Madness, Joy Of Sex, To Be Or Not To Be, Back To The Future 1-3, Clue, The Addams Family, Addams Family Values

Against Type: His utterly terrifying performance as Who Framed Roger Rabbit ’s malevolent Judge Doom, scared the pants off many an unsuspecting youngster. We still struggle to watch the bit where he reveals his true identity…

Heath Ledger

The Type: The Hunky Leading Man

As Seen In: 10 Things I Hate About You, The Patriot, A Knight’s Tale, The Four Feathers, The Brothers Grimm, Casanova

Against Type? Ledger’s performance as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain was a breathtakingly nuanced performance of repression and anger, but arguably, was the natural progression from his earlier work. He’s still a hunky lead after all, albeit a sexually confused one. Casting him as the Joker however…now that’s what we call thinking outside the box.

Michelle Rodriguez

The Type: The Badass Chick

As Seen In: Girlfight, The Fast And The Furious, Resident Evil, SWAT, BloodRayne, The Breed, Fast & Furious, Avatar, Machete

Against Type? Hmm, we’re racking our brains…she’s not quite so kick-ass in Blue Crush , but even then she’s the edgier one of the group. Nope, we’re defeated. She’s fatally typecast!