Actors Who Played Against Type and Nailed It

Some of these actors were known for starring in different roles until they did that one big part that changed the way people thought about them. Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack & Lloyd Bridges were old time action heroes until Airplane! Peter Lorre was a light comedian until the movie "M" & Mary Tyler Moore was America's sweetheart until she played a brittle, isolated woman in Ordinary People. Of course some of these folk were so good they became typecast in their new roles.

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Tom Cruise - Collateral

Tom Cruise - Collateral

1

Charlize Theron - Monster (2003)

Charlize Theron - Monster (2003)

2

Albert Brooks - Drive

Albert Brooks - Drive

3

Samuel L Jackson - Unbreakable

Samuel L Jackson - Unbreakable

4

Wesley Snipes - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

Wesley Snipes - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

5

Jennifer Aniston - Horrible Bosses

Jennifer Aniston - Horrible Bosses

6

Adam Sandler - Reign Over Me

Adam Sandler - Reign Over Me

7

Elijah Wood - Sin City

Elijah Wood - Sin City

8

Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt

Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt

9

Emma Watson - The Bling Ring

Emma Watson - The Bling Ring

10

Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast

Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast

11

Steve Carrell - Foxcatcher

Steve Carrell - Foxcatcher

12

Cameron Diaz - Being John Malkovich

Cameron Diaz - Being John Malkovich

13

Tom Hanks - Road to Perdition

Tom Hanks - Road to Perdition

14

Matt Damon - The Bourne Identity

Matt Damon - The Bourne Identity

15

James Stewart - Vertigo

James Stewart - Vertigo

16

Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can

Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can

17

Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

18

Sylvester Stallone - Cop Land

Sylvester Stallone - Cop Land

19

Robin Williams - One Hour Photo

Robin Williams - One Hour Photo

20

Tony Curtis - The Boston Strangler

Tony Curtis - The Boston Strangler

21

Henry Fonda - Once Upon a Time in the West

Henry Fonda - Once Upon a Time in the West

22

Harrison Ford - What Lies Beneath

Harrison Ford - What Lies Beneath

23

George Clooney - From Dusk to Dawn

George Clooney - From Dusk to Dawn

24

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Kindergarten Cop

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Kindergarten Cop

25

Denzel Washington - Training Day

Denzel Washington - Training Day

26

Sandra Bullock - Crash

Sandra Bullock - Crash

27

Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading

Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading

28

Fred MacMurray - Double Indemnity

Fred MacMurray - Double Indemnity

29

Mary Tyler Moore - Ordinary People

Mary Tyler Moore - Ordinary People

30

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

31

Meg Ryan - When a Man Loves a Woman

Meg Ryan - When a Man Loves a Woman

32

Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack - Airplane!

Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack - Airplane!

33

Peter Lorre - M

Peter Lorre - M

34

Anthony Perkins in Psycho (1960)

Anthony Perkins in Psycho (1960)

35

Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy

Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy

36

John Travolta - Hairspray

John Travolta - Hairspray

37

Betty White - Lake Placid

Betty White - Lake Placid

38

Ronald Reagan - The Killers

Ronald Reagan - The Killers

39

Sally Field - Sybil

Sally Field - Sybil

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