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For me, Daniel Radcliffe will always be Harry Potter.

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even when I see Elrond in LotR, that's actually just Agent Smith in a funny costume.

[–] hbar@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

I always call him Agent Elf

[–] hbar@lemmy.ml 24 points 10 months ago

Vince Vaughn as Vince Vaughn in everything.

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (3 children)

After Miracle Workers, Guns Akimbo and especially Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Daniel Radcliffe is so much more than Harry Potter to me. He's got this almost Nicolas Cage-y vibe now

[–] JustinTheGM@ttrpg.network 19 points 10 months ago

Don't forget Swiss Army Man!

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In all those subsequent roles, I imagine they are all the same universe and Harry’s life just got really random.

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[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Frodo, even if I was impressed in the movie Hooligan.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Didn't even call him by his government name, lol.

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Elijah Baggins

[–] Bonifratz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's more versatile in my opinion. Watch The Road! Then get impressed and depressed

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[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

In the last witch hunter, I predicted his character arc almost on sight. That resulted in me making a bunch of jokes to my girlfriend. "Who could do something like that?" "Elijah would" "i wonder who would have the motive?" "Elijah would"

Fuckin great

[–] falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, and Daniel Craig as James Bond.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He will always be a dude playing another dude, disguised as another dude, to me

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[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Niel Patrick Harris will always be Barney Stinson.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 9 points 10 months ago

No, he is Dr Doogie Howser!

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 7 points 10 months ago

Honorable Mention: Morgan Freeman is God.

[–] pipe01@programming.dev 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rami Malek will always be a hacker

[–] Brad@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He was ridiculously amazing as Freddie Mercury.

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 4 points 10 months ago

I never knew Freddie was a hacker...

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago

Jason Alexander.

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Seeing Wayne Knight in Jurassic Park, wondering why Newman is there

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What about 3rd Rock From The Sun? I think Newman fits in quite well there too.

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[–] CptKrkIsClmbngThMntn@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

I liked Bradley Cooper but after watching American Sniper I can't see his face anymore without seeing the smug visage of imperialist murder.

[–] hexthismess@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

Laurence Fishbourne will always be Morpheous to me

[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago

The entire cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Danny Devito may have decades of work under his belt, but he'll always be Frank Reynolds to me.

That Blackberry movie that Glenn Howerton was in was decent, but I could not take Bald Dennis seriously.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

I like how Robert Pattinson has done quite a few weird roles that Twilight isn't always the first thing I think of with him lol

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Kevin Spacey will always be Kevin Spacey. I can't watch him act and see anything else but Kevin Spacey.

[–] Merlu@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Personally, i can't dissociate him from Frank Underwood.

[–] Sherad@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Tom Cruise is just Tom Cruise to me, I never feel like he disappears into any kind of role - he's just Tom Cruise pretending to be someone else who happens to look and act similarly to Tom Cruise.

With one exception, that being Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder πŸ˜†

[–] DornerStan@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Magnolia is probably his best performance, but hard to say how much of that is him disappearing into the role versus the role giving us a peek behind the mask lol

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago

First, take a big step back... and literally, FUCK YOUR OWN FACE!

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Christian Bale, Patrick Bateman.

[–] Merlu@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

For me, he'll always be Bruce Wayne.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

after watching american psycho you start expecting christian bale to start saying some weird shit or murdering people horribly in any movie hes in

[–] Bongles@lemmy.zip 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Adult Danielle Radcliffe I don't really think "that's Harry Potter". Probably because the beard.

Wesley snipes is blade though.

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[–] scintilla@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago

RDJ just is iron man at this point. I saw him in Oppenheimer and was genuinely distracted by it.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Sorry Aubrey Plaza, you will forever be an intern

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Ryan Reynolds will always be Ryan Reynolds

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Linda Cardinelli is always Lindsay Weir.

[–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] nicerdicer@feddit.org 4 points 9 months ago

Jeff Bridges will always be The Dude.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A lot, but ones that stand up mostly (except few Polish ones which i won't mention because you wouldn't recognize them anyway) are Sean Connery as Marko Ramius, Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and Tom Cruise as piece of wood.

[–] Noerknhar@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Heath Ledger will always be the Joker.

[–] Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think you mean Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein

[–] Strider@thelemmy.club 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He's blond! He's pissed! He'll see you in the lists!

[–] Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Gah, what a great movie for a myriad of great actors. Prequels to Wash (Tudyk), King Baratheon (Addy), and Vision (Bettany)

[–] DatBoomerGirl@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Mr. T will always be Mr. T from the A-Team to me.

[–] rokae@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The character is "b. a. baracus" lol but I get what you mean.

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[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I can't hear Richard Horvitz without thinking of Invader Zim. He does a ton of random voices in the more recent Ratchet and Clank games and it's very distracting.

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