23 Most Typecast Actors

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Stuck in a rut...

Christopher Lloyd

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!

George Wales
George Wales

George was once GamesRadar's resident movie news person, based out of London. He understands that all men must die, but he'd rather not think about it. But now he's working at Stylist Magazine.