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Actors who were born to play a certain role

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  • 24-06-2015 12:14pm
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    deadybai
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    What actors do you think were just born to play their role in a certain movie or movie series? Or that a movie was specifically wrote for a certain actor to be in it.

    I'll start it off with

    Jack Black - School of Rock. Can't imagine anyone else play his character just was perfect for the role. He had the personality, the looks and the knowledge and passion for the genre. Brilliant performance.


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    Into The Blue
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    Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. Dammit!


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    pmasterson95
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    Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X


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    Corvo
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    Arnold as Terminator


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    deadybai
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    Corvo wrote: »
    Arnold as Terminator

    Was going to say that in my original post. Imagine if they went with OJ Simpson :eek:


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    Stone Deaf 4evr
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    Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon


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    KrakityJones
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    John Malkovich in.. being john malkovich

    Sorry couldn't resist


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    NicoleW85
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    Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde (sorry for the major girly input) :D


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    ancapailldorcha
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    Peter Weller as Robocop.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



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    Felicity Microscopic Warden
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    Johnny Depp playing the same character in each of
    • The Rum Diaries
    • Alice in Wonderland
    • The Lone Ranger
    • Sweeney Todd
    • Pirates of the Carribean


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    Tabnabs
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    Jeff Bridges as The Dude, aka His Dudeness, Duder, El Duderino


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    Hugo Stiglitz
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    Edward James Olmos as William Adama.


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    Taltos
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    Clint Eastwood - Dirty Harry


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    Captain Chaos
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    Robert Downey Junior as Tony Stark. Perfect.


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    Tefral
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    I have to say Tony Stark being played by Robert Downey Jr. is pretty spot on.

    I also cant imagine anyone else playing Red from Shawshank Redemption other than Morgan Freeman.


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    blue note
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    Mickey rourke in the wrestler


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    deadybai
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    pmasterson95 wrote: »
    Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X

    Hugh Jackman as Wolverine to. Brilliant casting


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    AndyBoBandy
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    Brendan Gleeson as Martin Cahill

    Colm Meaney as Dessie Curley & Jimmy Rabbitte Snr.


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    Tombo2001
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    Luke Skywalker

    So born to play the role that no one knows the guys name, and yet its possibly the single most famous movie character of all time.


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    mick121
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    Charlie sheene as Charlie in 2 and a half men.not acting just being himself


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    FortuneChip
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    Have to agree on RDJ as Tony Stark and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.
    Can't realistically see anyone being better suited.

    I know DiCaprio was linked, but Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.
    Bale is darkly funny in a way DiCaprio had never really tried at that point. He absolutely nails the social awkwardness as well (business card & bathroom encounter scenes).

    Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden. Brad Pitt brought a real coolness to this ultimately destructive character that I think others may have struggled with it.


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    Mick55
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    Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith.


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    SuperGrover
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    Nicholas Hope as Bubby


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    SuperGrover
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    Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy


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    Evac101
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    Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty in Blade Runner - my favourite eulogy in any film, for himself, by himself.


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    Rosie Rant
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    Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.
    Anythony Hopkins in any of his roles, really. He is an amazing method actor.


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    pmasterson95
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    Ian McKellen - Gandalf & Magneto


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    brevity
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    Bill Murray - Lost in Translation.

    He was excellent in it and I cannot picture another actor playing that role.


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    Snakeweasel
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    pmasterson95 wrote: »
    Ian McKellen - Gandalf & Magneto

    Have to disagree regarding magneto, great performances, but doesn't have the physical presence of Magneto. Fassbender looks much more like you would expect Magneto to look, albeit a younger version.


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    NicoleW85
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    brevity wrote:
    Bill Murray - Lost in Translation.

    He was excellent in it and I cannot picture another actor playing that role.

    Oh & 'What about Bob?' - he was fab in it too :D


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    ballyargus
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    Orson Welles. In pretty much any Orson Welles film.


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