People Are Sharing Actors Who Are So Iconic In A Role That They Can’t Imagine Anyone Else Playing Them, And I Agree With Every One Of These
Brian Galindo
November 4, 2022
6 min read
Seriously, nobody could've played Steve on <i>Stranger Things</i> other than Joe Keery.
People Are Sharing Actors Who Are So Iconic In A Role That They Can’t Imagine Anyone Else Playing Them, And I Agree With Every One Of These
There are few more cinematic/TV joys than having an actor be perfectly cast in a role. Whether you love them or love to hate them, they can make something already really great into something iconic — and you’re unable to think of anybody else playing that part.
Well recently, Reddit user JasonXP2000 was interested in just that when they asked this question: “Which actor did such a kick-ass job in a certain role that you could never imagine anyone else playing it?”
The thread quickly went viral with thousands of responses. Here are some of the top-voted and best comments:
1. “Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things Season 4.”
2. “The actor who plays Steve (Joe Keery) is so great that they kept him after Season 1 and gave him a redemption arc.”
3. “Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf in The Lord of the Ring films.”
4. “Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in the various Star Trek franchises.”
5. “Say what you want about the character. Imelda Staunton, who plays that massively nasty Dolores Umbridge, did a fantastic job at making me hate her.”
6. “Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean.”
7. “J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson. So good that he played the same character across multiple Spider-Verses.”
8. “Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute on The Office.”
9. “Christoph Waltz as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds.”
10. “James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano.”
11. “Jeff Bridges IS The Dude from The Big Lebowski.”
12. “Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.”
13. “Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad.”
14. “Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Nobody else could have perfectly embodied the essence of that character, in my opinion.”
15. “Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. In an alternate universe, it would’ve been Leonardo DiCaprio that was cast. I cannot imagine that.”
16. “Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. I mean…he was MEANT for that role.”
17. “Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in the Alien franchise.”
18. “Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men.”
19. “Cary Elwes as Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride.”
20. “Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight…still the best to do it, IMO.”
21. “James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader.”
22. “Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada.“
You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
Alright, is there an actor not on this list that you think did such an iconic job playing the part that you can’t imagine anyone else playing it? Let me know in the comments below!!!
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