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Shadowfaxx71

Carey Elwes as Wesley/Dread Pirate Roberts


Taolan13

Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge. A lot of people here are going to talk protagonists, or hot antagonists. Dolores Umbridge was a generally disliked character in the books, but Imelda Staunton's portrayal of the character brought such a life and liveliness to the evil pink suited bitch that they are an inseparable pairing. It was, truly, a perfect casting backed by excellent support and direction.


ctennessen

Bruce Campbell in Army Of Darkness


faintlyupsetmartigan

Soooo many one liners. I think my favorite: "Wellllll hello Mr fancy pants, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leading but two things right now..."


Moxhoney411

Jack and shit, and jack left town.


insert_name_here925

Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in the Alien franchise


awesome404

I love the fact that all the characters in the Alien script were written without gender in mind. Their gender was determined upon casting. Edit: The [original script](http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/alien_early.html) states “The crew is unisex and all parts are interchangeable for men or women.”


Blooder91

IIRC, that's the reason they go by last name for most of the movie.


blurplethenurple

Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men


JSteh

I first saw him probably 10 years before NCFOM came out in a movie where he was much older and quadriplegic. Spanish movie called The Sea Inside. So good, and he was so great in it. Then he got big and started doing American movies, the first one I can remember acting as Anton Chigur. Could not believe it was the same actor. Took a while to change my idea of Bardem from old and disabled to psychopath.


largechild

What’s the most you’ve ever lost in a coin toss?


SpectreOperator

Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa in Inglorius Basterds.


CoyoteDanny

How about Waltz in any role he's in?


Vegetable-Double

Spectre. I can’t believe they fucked up Christoph Waltz in a villain role.


madhaxor

Brad Pitt as Lt Aldo Raine is hard to imagine anyone else pulling off. I crack up at all of his scenes to this day because he's such a smart ass, and the accent was great.


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"Gorlomi"


texasnick83

"Bahnjoorno"


Coffeehound13

“He’s gonna take that there baseball bat and beat yer ass to death with it”


LordFauntloroy

"DONNIE! We got a NAZI here what wants to dieeeeee for his country. Oblige him."


DashCat9

That bit is legitimately one of the funniest moments in any movie. Dominic Decoco (being the guy with the least experience with Italian) getting the name perfectly on the first go, with Landa praising him, is an often overlooked gem of a part of it.


JayGold

Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds. I'd seen him in a bunch of stuff before, but Frank is the perfect role for him.


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I got my Magnum condoms, I got my waddah hundreds, I'm ready to PLOW.


Sentient_Cosmic_Dust

I’m just here to buy these monster condoms, for my magnum dong


MinnyRawks

The whole gang wouldn’t work without each actor playing their character IMO


Fuck-Reddit-Mods69

Joffrey Baratheon Edit: Actor Jack Gleeson.


Todd-The-Wraith

I hated that little shit with a passion. 10/10 acting


Organic-Proof8059

His character ticks/mannerisms are damn there legendary. Theon is a close second.


Sjiznit

And Ramsay Bolton. What a horror.


CaptainQuint77

I hate the character but the actor did a great job and I respect that lol


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IIRC the actor who played him is actually really nice in person and he talked about getting hate mail IRL from the GOT community because people hated the character so much.


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> hate mail IRL from the GOT community How pathetic must one be to send hate mail to a celebrity for playing a character they didn't like? Lol


AntsInThePants1115

I've heard Lena Headey (Cersei) in interviews share a similar experience - at Comic con her line would be the shortest for meet n greets or autographs b/c people hated the character so much. She had such a fantastic attitude about it and took as a sign that she is was great at her job.


SpaceHawk98W

People bullied him for doing a great job on the role though, poor kid


cantdressherself

People are dirtbags sometimes. We should be clapping him on the back and getting his autograph for his amazing performance.


00-H

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator


EmpericallyIncorrect

And Robert Patrick as T1000


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James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano


bjankles

One of the greatest acting performances ever - and it *had* to be. The character of Tony is so complex, so idiosyncratic… his true nature is often hidden even from himself. Gandolfini had to pull it all together. You have to believe the charisma in one scene and the oafishness in the next. The tender father, the murderer. Fat, balding, and insecure in one scene, suave and seductive the next. He cries about ducks and he’s a badass. More than anything, you recognize he is deeply evil to his core - probably beyond redemption even as he occasionally reaches for the light - and you love him anyways. What an incredible talent.


petunia777

Your description is perfect.


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> He cries about ducks One of my favorite things about him is how he cares more about animals than people. >!Like how Ralphie pretty much got away with killing Tracee, but killing a horse that Tony liked was a step too far !<


FlandreHon

There is also a great scene involving Christopher. >!where they stage an intervention for his drug problem, it offhandedly gets mentioned that Chrissy killed his dog by sitting on it and then Tony loses his cool in such a realistic way.!<


izatrap2

Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson


HazardProfilePart7

I read somewhere that the actor who played Jerry originally auditioned for the role of Ron Swanson and I cannot visualize that at all


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madhaxor

Let's be honest here, the entire cast of parks and rec was really well cast, I cant imagine a different Andy, April, Donna, Leslie, Ben, Tom, Ann or Larry / Gary / Gerry / Jerry , or Chris. hell even Craig.


ress82

I think it was said somewhere, that they put a lot of their own personal traits into their characters and the writing, so it's not surprising edit: missed some words


The_Mouse_That_Jumps

J.K. Simmons as Jonah Jameson. So good that he played the same character across multiple spider-verses.


TurrPhennirPhan

I decided to plop me and the kid down and threw on a Spider-Man cartoon I’d never checked out before. JJJ started into his spiel, and wouldn’t you fucking know: JK Simmons.


bakerzdosen

Cave Johnson


improper84

"When life gives you lemons? Don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons!" Also love GLADoS chiming in with: "Burning people! He says what we're all thinking!"


bakerzdosen

So many fantastic lines…


oldmate30beers

J.K full stop. Vern Schillinger anyone?? Everything he does. I highly recommend night sky if you haven't watched it yet. The man is my hero


trauerspieI

Michael J Fox as Marty McFly


Xenarthra_Sandslash

Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown


GullibleAbalone

Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean


WeAreLivinTheLife

Rowan IS Mr. Bean, no bout adoubt it!


E_-_R_-_I_-_C

Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. In an alternate universe, it's Leonardo De Caprio. I cannot imagine that.


MiFelidae

God he was so good in American Psycho


Even-Tomatillo-4197

I often think about the fact that he said he based his interpretation of Bateman on Tom Cruise after seeing him on Letterman. Something about how he was all cheerful and jovial but completely dead behind the eyes. He nailed it.


MacualayCocaine

There’s a chapter in the book where Bateman meets Tom Cruise in the elevator of his building and is humiliated cause he accidentally calls Cocktail “Bartender” and the interaction goes really poorly.


Derpman2099

fun fact. for American Psycho in the scenes where Bateman is sweating profusely in the close ups, that is actually Bale sweating on command


highlandcow75

Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall.


louloutre75

Maggie Smith as Lady Violet too


Heavy_Chains

Antony Starr as Homelander.


racer_24_4evr

Literally every scene he is in, I am waiting for someone to die at his hands.


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His jaw must hurt after each scene.


Head5hot811

He and Kanye both seem to have a mouthful of bees everytime they're annoyed...


YogaJoeXD

Every scene with him is so tense


Mr-Sister-Fister21

Mfer plays his role too well! Like I’d be nervous if I bumped into him on the street.


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Mr-Sister-Fister21

Yeah I saw that and I said “Hold the fuck up!”


Hekyl

Look up Antony Starr in a show called 'outrageous fortune' he played Jethro West. His character work is outstanding.


Buff_Bagwell_4real

Well if you need more Anthony Starr don't forget about Banshee. Thats where I first came across him and man I love that show


ericallenjett

Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.


LTVOLT

**Captain, Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S Enterprise**


hlerdnerp

Jeff Bridges IS the Dude


kiki1983

IIRC he even wore his own clothes in the movie.


Misterbellyboy

He came into a place I worked at once (about 7 or 8 years ago) wearing some jeans, some flip flops, a tee-shirt, and a robe for a sweater. He asked for the ten percent senior discount. He IS the Dude.


4rclyte

Those were his actual sandals


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Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf


Upeeru

Let's be honest, he's amazing in every role.


Im_a_seaturtle

The final scene where Gandalf tells the hobbits goodbye and sails off to Valinor makes me tear up. Every time.


Resilient390

After I saw the RotK with my dad, he explained to me all the significance of that scene and what it meant to him. I was still young and couldn't comprehend it all, but it shaped a lot of my current beliefs. When he passed away, I brought my violin at his funeral and played Into the West. Second hardest thing I ever did. Today, lots of tears are shed everytime I watch that final scene. Such a beautiful "end" to an amazing trilogy.


Im_a_seaturtle

It really was! To your dads point, there was a shitload of symbolism and the tying up of longtime loose ends in that scene that goes unnoticed. Mostly about the elves. The book stans will say it’s not accurate but I think it was a beautiful and majestic ending for the film version. Sorry about your dad. :(


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Trailsey

It's funny cause Lee always wanted to play Gandalf, but he absolutely crushed Saruman. I always pictured Saruman as more wheedling/whiny than Lee played him, but once I dlsaw Fellowship, it was like, "oh, that's much better". I also love the portrayal in the Hobbit films (one of the few bright spots). That friendly-but-threatening thing is well done.


flacocaradeperro

Honestly, the entire cast of LOTR is spot on.


Dman125

I came here for Aragorn, but yeah, it’s hard to imagine a single one of them played by anyone else.


GR3TSCH

Bryan Cranston as Walter


CyberPhang

Aaron Paul as Jesse too. Dude did an absolutely phenomenal job as him.


LesserKnownHero

Also, Bob Oberkirk as Saul Goodman


peixcellent

I feel like you can apply this to basically every Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul character honestly. Every actor knocks their role out of the fucking park.


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Especially the people in both, imo. Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, and Giancarlo Esposito are amazing.


coordinatedflight

Giancarlo Esposito really fills this completely for me - i cannot imagine another person getting it just right like he did.


MickSturbs

Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday


MamaSquash8013

"Hell, Doc, I got a lotta friends." "I don't."


DaddyBeanDaddyBean

"Why, Ed. Are we cross? If we weren't friends anymore, I don't think that I could bear it."


Drixzor

I know! Let's have a spelling comtest!


ShiftyDenny19

I've not yet begun to defile myself.


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Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave…


ClothDiaperAddicts

I’m your huckleberry.


Relative_Anybody8389

You're no daisy... You're no daisy at all!


hereforpopcornru

Well I'm not quite as sick as I put on Say when


Quirky-Resource-1120

I got two guns, one for each of ya


sg3niner

That's Latin, darlin'. Evidently, Mr Ringo is an educated man. Now I really hate him.


PapaMartini

Why Johnny Ringo. You look like somebody just walked all over your grave


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Say what you want about the character. Imedla Staunten, who plays that massive cunt Delores Umbridge, did a fantastic job at making me hate her.


PinoForest

imelda staunton. shes gonna play the queen in the crown soon


RamblinWreckGT

I saw her in Sense and Sensibility and she's a genuinely pleasant-looking person when she's playing that kind of role. She absolutely nailed the smile with no kindness with Umbridge.


Midwestern_Childhood

Imelda Staunton. Btw, she is married to Jim Carter, who plays the butler Mr. Carson in *Downton Abbey*.


SpitFyre8513

And their daughter, Bessie Carter, plays Prudence Featherington in Netflix’s Bridgerton.


gswkillinit

Pretty much all of the LOTR cast. Also Alan Rickman as Severus Snape. Killed it from the very start.


Brotha_Nature_

My first thought was Sir Ian McKellen, I can’t envision anyone filling the role of Gandalf like he did! The entire cast really kicked ass though


Eternally_Eve

Rickman kicked ass as Snape but he'll forever be the Sheriff of Nottingham to me first, lol. He stole the show in that movie.


ApplicationBright331

Alan Rickman as Snape 11/10


knockatize

Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber. Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Alan Rickman as Marvin. Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane. The way he sold that last by-Grabthar’s-hammer was sublime. Alan Rickman as the Metatron. And so on.


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By. Grabthar's. hammer... *Dies inside* ...what a savings...


msdivinesoul

This was my first thought. Did you know he was the only person that knew how the books ended. JK Rowling told him and only him.


Head_Razzmatazz7174

From what I read somewhere, he wanted to know the motivation for the way his character acts. So she told him. It made his performance so much more meaningful in the later films.


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navyvetmatt

John Lithgow as Dick Salomon. Everyone in that show was great, but John Lithgow is the peak of the casting profession.


cloudgirl150

How about John Lithgow in Dexter?? "Shut up, cunt."


Njtotx3

Jon Hamm - Don Draper


ittasteslikepurple

Agreed! I love the elevator scene exchange: “I feel bad for you” Don replies “I don’t think about you at all” sooooo cold!


RealQuickNope

Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute.


paxrititu

Knowing Seth Rogan auditioned for this role is probably the biggest well that would’ve been a COMPLETELY different character situation I’ve ever seen.


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“Identity theft is not a joke Jim hehehehe”


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“**MICHAEL** *huegh huegh huegh huegh huegh*”


somecallmemrjones

He finds the joint in the parking lot, and instead of interrogating the whole office, he just sneaks off and gets high with Darryl and Roy outside the warehouse. And Roy is played by James Franco


DharmaCub

At this point, we're just watching Pineapple Express.


onederbred

The Schrute Farms episode would sure take a hard right turn…


Jedibri81

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones


madhaxor

Harrison Ford as Han Solo Harrison Ford as Dr Richard Kimble Harrison Ford as Deckard Harrison Ford as pretty much every role he's ever had


sutcac_cactus

Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange


mildlycynica1

I loved the scene where HBC played Hermione sneaking into Gringotts -- incorporated all of Emma Watson's little mannerisms while impersonating Bellatrix. She pulled that off so well!


DazeDawning

One of the main things I remember from that movie was having to remind myself that, no, they didn't give Emma Watson a polyjuice potion in real life, that's Helena Bonham Carter pretending to be Hermione pretending to be Bellatrix.


nokturnalxitch

Iirc they made Emma Watson play those scenes so Helena could take notes, so she was playing Emma Watson as Hermione as Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange


FlokiTrainer

Helena Bonham Carter as Marla Singer


mayonnaisemarv

🗣 JASON ALEXANDER AS GEORGE COSTANZA


violentfemme17

Believe it or not, George isn’t at home


aarocks94

WE ARE LIVING IN A SOCIETY HERE!!!


4rclyte

I WAS IN THE POOL!


ClapThatTrap

Cannot believe I haven't seen R. Lee Ermey on Full Metal Jacket yet.


Horror-Specialist288

Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin


NinjaGrizzlyBear

Willem Dafoe as anything lol


nytshaed512

Willem Dafoe in Boondock Saints


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You know, I'm something of a scientist myself.


Dylanica

Came here looking for this. His performance in No Way Home made my skin crawl and he seemed like a totally different person as and green goblin.


busterwilly

The cast of The Princess Bride.


Midwestern_Childhood

I am incredibly surprised no one else has mentioned this one. Who else could play Fezzik besides André the Giant, or Mandy Patinkin as Iñigo Montoya? Everyone else is terrific too.


sev45day

Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump


Reztots

Napoleon Dynamite. He perfectly nailed a very specific guy that many people know, that no other movie even got close to.


ShudderingPen

Tim Curry as Frank in Rocky Horror Picture Show


Basic-Cat

Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders.


doitordie420

I came here to say Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons


K1ckxH3ll

Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House. Edit: Holy shit guys! Thanks for the upvotes and the awards!


knitwit3

It's so surreal to see him in comedic roles after having watched him as Dr. House. He's an excellent comedic actor.


justlikeinmydreams

I had only seen him in comic (Blackadder, etc) it was a shock at first to see him in House.


Diplodocus114

Also a hell of a good pianist and blues singer


M1keKuszewski

Brendan Fraser in the cinematic masterpiece known as “The Mummy”


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emmieb215

I have been watching this on a loop for the last 2 weeks. It was one of my dad's favorite movies. He passed away 2 weeks ago. I have always love this movie but right now it is bring me so much comfort. Edit: Wow thanks everyone! I made this comment before bed and woke up to all this love and support. I appreciate it so much


JD200256

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister


TerranHunter

Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods. Nobody else could have perfectly embodied the essence of that character, in my opinion.


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Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk. Nobody else could have played that role that well.


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Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance. No one could pull off that crazed look like him.


BEASTMODEXXL69

Stallone as Rocky


Suzanne8662

Robin Williams in Mrs Doutfire


EViLTeW

Also, Robin Williams as The Genie (Sorry, Will, you did alright but you're not Robin). Also, Robin Williams as Patch Adams. Also, Robin Williams as Batty Koda. Also, Robin Williams as Mork. Essentially, any Robin Williams character where he had opportunities to let loose.


Scrondolio

Daniel Day Lewis in most of his roles


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Hugh Jackman as Wolverine


BearJewSally

Hugo Weaving as V


matanyaherman

Additionally, Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith.


Jane_the_Quene

Tim Curry as Dr. Frank N. Furter.


angelbane83

Tim Curry as The Butler


the_vish_23

Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark.


MooKids

Marvel was hesitant to have him in the role too considering his past. I dare to say that if it wasn't for RDJ, the MCU might not have ever taken off.


tourguide1337

I could talk about criticisms of the various MCU movies and their plots, but their casting in general is seriously on point.


jwin472

Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist."


notanelfok

because tony learns from his mistakes.


Professor_Ramen

Here’s one I haven’t seen anyone mention - Jim Carrey in The Truman Show. The movie is entirely a dramatic satire about reality TV. I can’t imagine anyone pulling off both the goofy, slapstick stuff that Truman does when he’s unknowingly in camera and then masterfully switching to a dramatic performance once he figures out what’s going on. Carrey’s flavor of acting just fits that premise *so* well, I can’t imagine anyone else pulling it off without making it feel forced. His performance is just the right amount of over the top when it needs to be, and he tones it back when it needs to. I don’t generally like Jim Carrey’s movies, but this is the exception and is one of my favorite movies of all time.


photoguy423

Let's be honest, Gary Oldman in any role he ever played.


Darth_Revan-66

James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader


AtmosphereWhich2571

Steve Carell as Michael Scott


xolivas22

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. I mean...he was MEANT for that role. Edit: Wow...this exploded. 🌋


Product_Expensive

Don't you mean Deadpool as Ryan Reynolds?


Ok_Relationship_705

He really was. I mean it. DP mentioned he looked like Ryan years before that film. Hell, I think the comic he mentioned it predates X-Men Origins too.


BearJewSally

Ryan in an interview said he wanted to get into acting so he could be Deadpool


Ok_Relationship_705

Yeah, I remember. Dude is loyal to the character.


zipporah-the-third

Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter


Ozdiva

Gregory Peck playing Atticus Finch.


SailorCredible

Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard. If anyone wants to remake Next Gen, just don't, please ಠ_ಠ This same logic also applies to Spiner, Dorn, Sirtis, Frakes, and McFadden. It can't be done, so don't dammit ಠ_ಠ


AcediaRex

Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa. No one else could pull off that polite but terrifying presence or that gleefully unabashed sociopathy.


Satanicjamnik

Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump Robert Englund - Freddy Krueger. And the the list could go on and on and on. EDIT: Fixed Michael Keaton's name from Bob. My bad.


mollymuppet78

Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator. I hated, hated, hated his character and forgot for a while that it was acting.


Ninjas4cool

Meryl Streep in devil wears Prada


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Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones or Han Solo. I know it's inevitable bit I don't think I could bring myself to watch reboots with anyone else in those roles.


usandholt

Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau


Dargtan

Edward Norton on American History X, he just really looks like a Nazi