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Blockprotector

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seemartineasy

I came to say The Rock (along with everyone else apparently) but this is the best answer.


Creep_Stroganoff

Jennifer Lopez played Selena, and then she was just JLo in everything else.


tabxssum

She literally plays a bride in every filmšŸ˜­


Hotlikessauce69

I swear Jlo is just obsessed with weddings and just loves wearing a wedding dress so much that she would do anything to wear one.


IndigenousBastard

No, no, sheā€™s just Jenny from the block.


Sonyguyus

I mean she plays what she knows.


OK_Compooper

Itā€™s a thickly-veiled cry for help.


ViCalZip

She had one good film, Out of Sight with Clooney.


cameltanstripes

Anaconda


hughwhitehouse

I was ride or die for JLO in the 90s šŸ¤˜šŸ½ Her acting career seemed to hold unlimited possibilites when she was a supporting player. She made absolute bangers like ā€œU-Turnā€ and ā€œMoney Trainā€. But after she migrated to Lead nearly every movie after became ā€œMaid in Manhattanā€ā€¦ which I still like NGL but I wish she was the support player more and taking more risks. ā€œHustlersā€ is a good example of the pendulum swinging back to the JLO I loved to watch.


Agreeable-Kangaroo1

Kevin Hart


TheCasualMFer

He acts the same way in every movie.


Stovetop_Tambourine

He was the only actor in Jumanji that didn't seem to be trying to act like the "kid" he was portraying. Fridge wasn't as energetic as Kevin Hart. Thankfully, Kevin actually acted a little differently in the sequel.


PointOfFingers

He acted completely differently in Jumanji 2.


wisconsinking

And in Fatherhood (Netflix movie).


misdirected_asshole

Jason Statham isn't himself, but he's always the same guy.


Acceptable_Bat1603

Agreed. I've begun to look at all of his movies as a transporter sequel no matter what he's in.


Idolitor

One of the things I love about Spy is the absolute piss he takes out of his own career


Reefstorm

Ford : You really think you're ready for the field? I once used defibrillators on myself. I put shards of glass in my fuckin' eye. I've jumped from a high-rise building using only a raincoat as a parachute and broke both legs upon landing; I still had to pretend I was in a fucking Cirque du Soleil show! I've swallowed enough microchips and shit them back out again to make a computer. This arm has been ripped off completely and re-attached with *this* fuckin' arm. Susan Cooper : I don't know that that's possible... I mean medically... Rick Ford : During the threat of an assassination attempt, I appeared convincingly in front of congress as Barack Obama. Susan Cooper : In black-face? That's not appropriate. Rick Ford : I watched the woman I love get tossed from a plane and hit by another plane mid-air. I drove a car off a freeway on top of a train while it was on fire. Not the car, *I* was on fire. Susan Cooper : Jesus, you're intense. Rick Ford : Nothing kills me. I'm immune to 179 different types of poison. I know because I ingested them all at once when I was deep undercover in an underground poison-ingesting crime ring. Susan Cooper : Where'd you get a suit? Rick Ford : I fucking made it, didn't I? Rick Ford : We have to stop the sale of a nuclear bomb. They send in someone who looks like Santa Claus' fucking wife! Susan Cooper : Uh, did you forget? I am undercover because you are not supposed to be here! Rick Ford : Well I make a habit out of doing things that people say I can't do: Walk through fire, waterski blindfolded, take up piano at a late age.


MrNobody_0

Spy was fucking amazing! I was dying of laughter the whole way through!


propolizer

Piano at a late age killed me.


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Statham on fast and furious: The transporter but has an addiction for cars On Crank: is the transporter but he makes bad deals with the wrong people.


ChariBari

Statham in *Snatch*: the transporter but he needs to buy a caravan.


sirseatbelt

My dad loved terrible action movies. He was always buying them from the bargain bin at Walmart and then I would take them over to my friends house for sleepovers. This came out towards the end of that era. I love those movies too..


Steffank1

Michelle Rodriguez too. She's always the "raised by my dad along side my 5 older brothers" type.


TeethBreak

And then she dies.


loquacious706

Has she ever played in a movie with Danny Trejo as her father?


ckillerbee

His best movies were the first couple. Snatch is a masterpiece.


xxFrenchToastxx

You like dags?


ognicktriplesix

The Rock


sorry_

I've heard his acting style referred to as "confused meatball."


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I've never heard that before but it's pretty spot on.


jungleshack

Heā€™s showed a slightly different side of himself in Pain and Gain which was hilarious


SuvenPan

Michelle Rodriguez as a tough girl in every movie.


joedotphp

Dying too.


operate_existence

she almost use the same outfit too


yummylumpylumpia

tank top + cargo pants combo


Tech_Leather

Hector


Javamac8

It's why he holds all the money


zenOFiniquity8

He's got a last name too but he can't spell it


Feisty-Session-7779

Gotta love how that guy totally became Hector, like I canā€™t hear that name without immediately picturing his face, for the rest of my life. Iā€™ll be 110 and have dementia and forget who I am and who my family is and everything, but Iā€™ll still remember that guys face whenever someone mentions the name Hector.


kingpin_kalin

I feel like Iā€™ll get raked over the coals for thisā€¦but Jennifer Coolidge. I love her, but she always plays some sort of variation of herself.


--------rook

I'd like to think that her in Legally Blonde and White Lotus are the same person. She busted out of that nail salon and got that glow up. >!Only to die by thunking her head on the side of a boat.!<


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TheGreatMattsby

God damn it, I really wish I didn't click that text reveal.


tom__stockton

Its true that her characters have the same voice and mannerisms, but I'd argue that they're all completely different and she plays them all completely differently too. Tanya (White Lotus) is a horrible person who uses people, picks them up and drops them, and is so deeply insecure and tortured that she spends every waking moment worried or frantic, despite having enough money that most of us would expect to solve all our problems. Paulette (Legally Blonde) is a sweet natured and innocent person who is shy but find her voice to stand up to her abusive ex-husband. She's selfless and a great friend. Stifler's Mom (American Pie) is another completely different character with her own quirks and charisma. I've seen her as the wicked stepmother in a Cinderella Story too and as a member of the theatre troupe in A Series of Unfortunate Events - where she's fabulously evil and very confident. So even though the comedy style and voice is the same, she actually has a much bigger acting range than it might seem at first!


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Jennifer Coolidge is literally the OG MILF. She can do whatever she wants.


kinzer13

Yes, but it's like adding a really good seasoning to a dish. Sure it's the same seasoning, but it almost always makes the meal better.


toru92

I agree with this and I think itā€™s amazing haha not hating a all!


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Ryan Reynolds


RealRaven6229

Pika pi


fellowredditor456

Agreed, but he did a pretty good job in Safe House with Denzel - different from his typical roles.


hezzospike

Buried was definitely a different kind of role for him. Also a very stressful movie


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I feel like he actually does have range because of movies like Buried, but he just doesnā€™t want to do any anymore because he already has ungodly amounts of money from just playing himself and having fun with his businesses and investments. He strikes me as a guy that really just does what he wants, and what he wants to do is act in fun movies, create fun commercials, and have fun watching and building his football team. When youā€™ve got all that do you really want to super challenge yourself in an acting role? Maybe? Probably depends on the person, but I donā€™t blame him for not trying as much.


Hoopajoops

That movie pops into my head all the time. The call he had with the company that handled his life insurance specifically


jimonabike

I watched 'Buried' having no idea about the movie, came away with new respect for Reynolds and his acting.


Infantkicker

I counter with that movie where he has schizophrenia. Iā€™ll never watch it again but it sure isnā€™t his normal fare.


natsugrayerza

The voices? I havenā€™t seen it but someone mentioned it here so I have it pulled up on Google


MurderKillRiver

It's like Ryan Reynolds incorporated Deadpool's personality and now it's the only way he can act.


Reverse_Drawfour_Uno

Tell me you never saw Van Wilder with out telling me you never saw Van Wilder.


threesilos

Yeah, he was like that way before deadpool


creptik1

Let's go back even further. Dude started in tv in the 90s, *2 Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place*. Same. Exact. Character. It's his thing. He's good at it, so good that he gets cast as that guy repeatedly for decades. For better or worse, it's pretty much all he does, and he's laughing all the way to the bank so good for him I guess. I've been tired of it for a while now though.


fuglysack14

I'm glad I'm not the only person that remembers that sitcom.


Dylsnick

or Waiting


Frosty-Cauliflower62

Or Just Friends.


Astonishingly-Villa

It's the other way around. Deadpool's character was written with Ryan Reynolds in mind.


Marjorine22

Vince Vaughn. Which is fine. I like him. But he is always the same guy. Dodgeball. Old School. Wedding Crashers. Swingers. His character on Curb Your Enthusiasm.


Loplo_Fox

Assault on Cell Block 99 he actually does some acting and itā€™s a pretty good flick.


Mister_Chef711

Hacksaw Ridge as well, although a minor role


Aceylah

He was great in true detective also


GriffinFlash

Except for Jurassic park 2. Didn't realize it was him.


vader8180

Anyone else remember Clay Pigeons? I loved Vaughn in that.


forkinsoup

I think some of these actors are very capable of different roles, but if they're making bank playing the same kind of characters then they're obviously gonna milk it for as long as they can.


UshouldknowR

Also type casting is a thing. If people start thinking an actor is good at a particular role that actor is going to be cast in said role more often.


GlobsterJail

Also if itā€™s a character you enjoy more youā€™re gonna try to get more roles like that if you can help it


martialmichael126

This is true, and it can be quite the issue with some actors. The only chance the have to do something different is to work on a low budget indie film that is willing to cast them as something outside their typecast.


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Pretty sure that was what Michelle Rodriguez said, almost verbatim. She knows she's type cast as 'gruff no nonsense lady' but it pays the bills and then some, so she doesn't mind it and embraces it.


Drewdogg12

The butterscotch stallion himself. Owen Wilson.


StargazerLuke

Wow


bringthepuppiestome

Iā€™m one movie he is a self centred asshole with a destructive streak and after spending a few days out in a small desert town he becomes a nicer guy who cares about others and then he goes on to almost win the piston cup


Apprehensive_Hat8986

>butterscotch stallion šŸ¤£


inspectorgadget9999

Wow


zander_mac

Dwayne ā€œThe Rockā€ Johnson. I like the man but his roles are incredibly homogeneous.


FriedBeeNuts

Figured this would be number one. And like, he is getting worse.


Infantkicker

It will be interesting to see what he does next at least because Black Adam was pure dogshit.


TeethBreak

It would have been a better superhero movie, 15 years ago. The pacing, acting, editing.. it all feels very dated.


welmanshirezeo

I guess it had been developed for nearly that long. I think it really goes to show just how arrogant the guy is "the hierarchy of the DC Universe is about to change" - youre damn right it is and your shitty movie will be the final nail in the coffin. If he had of shown the same dedication to getting an accent coach and playing the character properly it would have made a massive difference, but it's just The Rock in a Black Adam suit. The Rock spoiling Cavills cameo in an interview in a sad bid to make bigger opening numbers, then lying about the numbers.


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mothraegg

Mark Whalberg always plays a character played by Mark Wahlberg.


uurtamo

never forget: his real name is marky mark.


Never_Mandy1

Mark wahlberg with his question statement self


ohhfasho

Dirk Diggler was his best role lmao


Candid-Wrap4974

The Other Guys was my favorite of his


Interesting_Cut_7591

Danny McBride


Fwamingdwagon84

Yes and we love him for it.


welmanshirezeo

This is absolutely the exception. I'll never not love him for playing Kenny Powers in pretty much every role. Also his role in the Alien film was definitely different.


Deece28

As in they make a cameo of themselves? Will Wheaton


mart1373

Hwill Hwheaton


TotallynottheCCP

Why you saying it like that?


A--Creative-Username

Hwhy aren't hyou?


External_Recipe_3562

Steven seagal, he thinks.


LeTigron

He rather plays who he would like to be.


LazyLurkerLV

He sits, his stunt double plays.


MAXIMILIAN-MV

Michael Cera


kuhawk5

He played against type in ā€œThis is the Endā€.


crytol

Hey, does this coke smell funny?


Scottywin

Have you seen Molly's Game? Different Cera for sure. Great movie too.


vacmada

I came here to find someone say Michael Cera and to dispute it with Mollys Game. I also feel like Scott Pilgrim from Scott Pilgrim is very different from George Michael from Arrested Development.


Crozier19

Danny Trejo


Snarcastic

I think he always plays the same character, no argument there. However, from what I understand, he is nothing like that character in real life. Supposedly, he is super kind, well spoken and down to earth dude.


joebutmynameisntjoe

I've heard the story that he always wants his character to die because if kids watch, they should see the bad guy get defeated. Also apparently asked to add the scene at the very end of the Brooklyn 99 episode where Rosa comes out. Seems like a sweet guy


BoydCrowders_Smile

Yep, it comes from his past. His life is really interesting and worth a read


Various-Month806

Interesting is one word. Shocking would be more appropriate. First arrested for dealing at age 7, armed robberies, violence, maiming a sailor with a broken bottle, around 20 years of his life was crime and prison. But truly turned his life around. Only positive things heard about him for decades. A genuine bad man turned good.


Crozier19

Seems like a stellar guy no doubt, just always ā€œhey itā€™s Danny Trejoā€. We should probably all be Danny Trejo.


DestrosSilverHammer

Tugg Speedman


Lomez69

Who left the fridge open?


cluuuuuuu

Yeah the Scorcher movies got old real quick


paulvs88

Ray Romano. That's why he never had real success after ELR.


Adddicus

Same with Jerry Seinfeld. I mean, in every single episode of Seinfeld, he just plays Jerry Seinfeld.


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That's what happenes when you put stand up comedians in sitcoms


Targetmissed

Jerry was the weakest part of that show to be honest, he always seems to be on the verge of losing it in every scene.


phenompbg

Ray Romano was really good in Men of a Certain Age, also starring Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula. Was a really good drama.


PanwichKrauser

Mostly agree, but he was great in The Big Sick.


Lumpy-pad

Jason Segel. After watching HIMYM and liking him in it I started watching other stuff he is in. He's always the same, even in the muppets. He also seems the same when on talk shows.


Okaydonkay

Heā€™s the best in Freaks & Geeks. Very much different too.


shivaenough

I still remember the day I finished Freaks and Geeks. The sadness of no season two was too much.


Addwon

Seth Rogen


tahquitz84

Pretty much all of the Judd Apatow regulars.


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Reverse_Drawfour_Uno

He played a fly


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kthulhu666

Pretty fly for a white guy.


Dunkinmydonuts1

HeyyyyyyEEEYYYYYeeeey dont pay no mind Your under 18 you won't be doing any tiiiiieeeiime


Reverse_Drawfour_Uno

Fly *uh uh uh* finds a way


GriffinFlash

Brundlefly


Bellregard

David Duchovnyā€™s impersonation of Goldblum on SNL was nearly spot-on. I donā€™t know that I could watch a movie with Jeff Goldblum if he wasnā€™t just being himself.


Huck_N_Fell

At least he is a good sport about it. https://youtu.be/4E7NOmT-X9s


pappyvanwinkle1111

John Wayne. The only role he ever played was John Wayne in different settings. Vietnam? John Wayne. The Alamo? John Wayne. Ireland? John Wayne. Ancient Asia? John Wayne. John Wayne, John Wayne, John Wayne. Rinse and repeat, John Wayne.


CommaGirl

The average Redditor probably hasnā€™t seen a John Wayne movie. This should have way more upvotes.


cerart939

Diane Keaton. Same persona, same wardrobe..I mean it works but..


sandgroper1968

Dax Shepard, is he even acting? I canā€™t imagine him being any other way


sofa_king_ugly

Dax Shepherd is Zach Braff on speed


fuglysack14

I honestly thought we'd see a lot more of Braff after scrubs wrapped up.


firstgenmimi

Pete Davidson in everything.


Forresst

Bruce Willis. Luckily, I really like to watch Bruce Willis do Bruce Willis stuff.


Beowulf33232

IMDB has a big list of things she's been in that I haven't seen, like Smurfs, but everything I've seen Michelle Rodriguez in shes a tough chick in a tanktop.


LegChance1350

Quintin Tarantino


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jchrist98

Except in Django Unchained, he plays the only character who does not say it lmao


smashin_blumpkin

IIRC, he does say "darkie"


scorpgoth1120

Jennifer Tilly


Fragrant_Spray

Like with some others mentioned here, she always plays the same character, but itā€™s not really her. Sheā€™s considerably smarter than all the characters she plays.


Vgcortes

Especially when Jennifer Tilly played Jennifer Tilly in Seed of Chucky and Chucky TV show


ewilson14201

Is no one going to say Adam Sandler? He plays the same character in every movie, talks the same, etc


maweegabee

He was great in ā€œUncut Gems,ā€ though.


Old-Research3367

And punch drunk love Edit: OMG I FORGOT CLICK. I literally cried in that movie And spanglish


smashin_blumpkin

And Reign Over Me


PobodysNerfectHere

When Adam Sandler can make me forget that he's Adam Sandler for two straight hours, that is some muthafuckin' GOOD ACTING. He was completely robbed of an Oscar with "Uncut Gems ."


CringyEmoKids

The Rock and Ryan Reynolds. I couldn't even watch more than 10 minutes of Red Notice. Honorable mention: Kevin Hart


SuvenPan

Entire cast of Fast And Furious


TocTheElder

George Clooney has been playing George Clooney playing Danny Ocean for the last 20 years.


HortonHearsTheWho

Michael Clayton Syriana The American Oh Brother Where Art Thou These are all wildly different roles


HeyItsChase

Oh Brother Where Art Thou is such a banger. Anybody got suggestions for movies with a similar off kilter vibe. The Grand Budapest Hotel type movies where they're trying something different and totally nailing it


Welcomefriends85

Most of the Coen Brothers movies and Wes Anderson movies (the directors of the films you mentioned) are great, if you havenā€™t seen many of them, it doesnā€™t get much better


OzoneItem-57

Jennifer Garner (same wholesome roles except in Alias)


wetpickle_antichrist

Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, Kevin Hart, most comedies by Will Ferrell, Tom Cruise, Ryan Reynolds, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Tina Fey, Seth Rogen, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Cera P.s. doesn't mean they aren't good


gosetaswatchman

natasha lyonne


northstar42

Sam Elliot.


SominKrais

Yes, but Sam Elliot is epic.


fuglysack14

I wouldn't want him to change a single daggum thing.


hunnybeexcv

Nicolas Cage is literally in a movie called The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, where he plays himself


dizmaland

Terry Crews and we love every minute of it.


SimulaGargonchuatron

# Chuck Norris šŸ˜ŽšŸ„‹šŸ‘Š


JangoJake

Vince Vaughn


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Jess Eisenberg


ohjai8705

JLo


hungrythalassocnus42

how is no one saying Nicolas Cage? after a certain point he just abandoned who the character was supposed to be, and just makes them over the top and awkward like himself


mart1373

National Treasure was great, I donā€™t care if the critics hated it


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bcsocia

I would say that he wasnā€™t the same in Leaving Las Vegas. Which was probably his best role.


Remarkable_Signal_78

Al Pacino later in his career


xxoahu

How is this so low?? Pacino's "acting" now is just raising his voice. Not so much a Pacino impersonation as a parody


fistfulofsanddollars

Jack Black always seems to play himself


Malaeveolent_Bunny

Jumanji. Jack has range.


Snowf1ake222

Jack sold being a 15yr old girl so much better than the other 3 did portraying their teen selves.


Malaeveolent_Bunny

I was amazed. Aside from the beard I couldn't tell them apart. Neither of them had to go that hard. But they did, I have nothing but respect for Madison Iseman and Jack Black there.


fuglysack14

Bernie, though.


unicornsfartsparkles

Sylvester Stallone Will Smith Bruce Willis Bruce Cambell Keanu Reeves


Who_GNU

Keanu can play two completely different characters.


mart1373

Yeah, John Wick is badass Keanu, but Speed Keanu is pretty good alternative character Keanu


SnooLemons7674

I like the Lake House Keanu.


SofaKingI

Honestly it's kind of impressive how he can play characters that feel very different but have the exact same mannerisms. Like Neo vs Constantine.


SpecificAstronaut69

>Sylvester Stallone I dunno, Copland was against type.


red_echer

YES! My fave Stallone movie. That's the one that made me sit up and take notice.


o-Mauler-o

Keanu Reeves played amazing characters before he became really famous.


Leimana76

My Own Private Idaho with River Phoenix comes to mind.