Actors Who Perfectly Played The Roles Out Of Their Typical Genre (19 pics)

1

Bill Hader in IT: Chapter Two
"His acting was SO amazing. His mix of comedic and dramatic performances? *chefs kiss*"

2

Jennifer Aniston in The Good Girl
"Such a great movie that pulled her in the complete opposite direction from 'Rachel'."

3

Daniel Craig in Logan Lucky
"I'm used to seeing him in serious roles but I loved him as the wild Joe Bang."

4

Octavia Spencer in Ma
"When I saw the trailer I was surprised to learn that Octavia was playing the villain – I was so used to seeing her in roles where she played someone super caring, so this was refreshing."

5

Jack Black in King Kong
"Definitely a surprise at how good his dramatic acting is."

6

Jason Statham in Spy
"I know he basically played a caricature of all of his normal roles, but he was so gloriously hilarious. It's delightful to see him be funny on purpose."

7

Ryan Reynolds in The Amityville Horror
"I read one time that he made the kids leave him alone between filming for preparing for the role and that they were scared of him. I love him in everything, especially The Change-Up, and it's a huge difference to see him that serious."

8

Kate McKinnon in Bombshell
"I've only ever seen her play completely comedic roles, so I didn't expect to see her in such a serious film, but she totally pulled it off."

9

Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
"His character is absolutely bone-chilling."

10

Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
"She plays a cynical, aggressive, alcoholic, struggling writer in 1990s New York. Totally unrecognisable. It's a shame she is more known for being the token comedic sidekick because she is OUTSTANDING in this."

11

Samuel L. Jackson in Unicorn Store
"We're so used to his badass persona that that role was a total shock, but I loved it."

12

Jim Carrey in The Truman Show
"It was refreshing to see him step out of pure comedy and explore drama/dystopia. Plus, he nailed it because it's one of my favorite movies."

13

And of course, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
"It shows that humor isn't his only advantage when it comes to acting. In The Truman Show, he still used a lot of humour, but in Eternal Sunshine he became quite the opposite of himself, playing a boring and quiet guy. It was refreshing to see him so calm and collected, using his dramatics very well."

14

Donald Glover in The Martian
"He is one of the funniest people on Community, but then he showed us his serious acting skills."

15

Adam Driver in Logan Lucky
"He was HILARIOUS!"

16

Tilda Swinton in Trainwreck
"It was refreshing to see her in a comedy playing kind of a trashy character. I thought she was brilliant in it."

17

Steve Carrell in Little Miss Sunshine
"He never loses his signature charm, but this role as a man barely hanging on after a suicide attempt is so stellar. He has some amazing monologues and emotional moments in this."