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** Subverted ''hard'' in ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', where he caught pretty much everybody by surprise. But still this trope because the character became 'Tom Cruise doing that shocking comedy thing'. Most people probably couldn't even remember the name of the character if they tried. {{spoiler|Les Grossman}}
* [[Adam West]], who finally [[Adam Westing|embraced it]] and plays "Adam West, the lunatic who never got past ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''".
* [[Tommy Lee Jones]] always plays basically the same character in all of his movies. Namely, Tommy Lee Jones. Now he's very '''good''' at playing Tommy Lee Jones, but in general its always the same guy with maybe one minor twist here and there (ie. an alcoholic in ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'')
* [[Brad Pitt]], Hollywood pretty boy and tabloid darling. Except when he's [[Inglourious Basterds|scalping Nazis]]. ''[[12 Monkeys]]'' is another good example, as he plays a squiffy-eyed nutcase and possible villain.
** A magazine said Brad Pitt has two flavors: playing Brad Pitt (''Legends of the Fall, [[Meet Joe Black]], The Mexican, [[Ocean's Eleven]]'') and weird roles in weird movies (''[[Se7en]], [[Fight Club]], [[12 Monkeys]], [[Snatch]]'')
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** [[Steven Seagal]] plays his fantasy version of himself in every film.
** [[Chuck Norris]], who then jumped to the small screen with ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' and arguably reversed himself into an [[I Am Not Spock]], at least until [[Memetic Badass|he single-handedly invented]] [[Memetic Mutation]] [[Chuck Norris Facts|so that everyone would know who he was.]]
** [[Jean
* Shahrukh Khan is always Shahrukh '''"EYEBROWS"''' Khan.
** Hell, ALL [[Bollywood]] and Kollywood superstars are referred to by their stage names, no matter what role they play.
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*** ...especially [[Burn Notice|Sam Axe..]]
** But Bruce also has a whole movie devoted to [[My Name Is Bruce|I Am Not Spock]].
* [[Woody Allen]] will ''always'' play [[The Simpsons (animation)|that nervous fella in all his movies]], and if he's not on in front of the screen he ''will'' have a surrogate (perhaps the only exception to this is ''[[Match Point]]'')
** One word: Interiors.
* [[Ben Stiller]] often plays very similar characters. Sometimes, even with his father, Jerry Stiller. You might know him better as [[Seinfeld|George's dad]]. Yup, Ben Stiller is ''his'' son.
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* [[Michael Cera]] is pretty much the same awkward young guy in every role, to the point that some are getting a little sick of it.
* [[Brian Blessed]]: Completely and utterly embraces this trope, absolutely revels in his reputation as a [[Boisterous Bruiser]] in spite of the fact he is [[He Really Can Act|perfectly capable of "proper" acting]] if he feels like it (see [[I, Claudius]] for proof).
* [[Stephen Fry]] is this through and through; if he isn't playing "''Stephen Fry as a...''", then he can easily be found using his [[
** [http://www.the-editing-room.com/v-for-vendetta.html The Editing Room] justifies this by pointing out that Stephen [[Meta Casting|pretty much plays the role of "Stephen Fry"]] in [[V for Vendetta]]:
{{quote|'''Stephen Fry''': {{spoiler|My role in this film as a gay, intelligent man with a sense of humor and appreciation for high culture is a real stretch for me.}}}}
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* Rob Schneider is... [[South Park|a carrot!]]
* This one's an odd case... [[Elton John]] is best known for being a musician, and whenever he does do an occasional acting bit, he almost always plays himself. However, when he was talked into taking up a part in [[The Movie]] version of [[Tommy]], a [[Concept Album]] turned [[Rock Opera]] by [[The Who]], he ended up not playing himself, but rather a character called the Local Lad, also known as The Champ (though the character's often called the Pinball Wizard by mistake because of the song he sings). Even though it's not Elton, the character seems to oddly have his fashion sense and style (and there's even a keyboard built into his pinball machine), thus people seem to easily confuse the character for Elton himself, which has not happened to any of the other performers in that movie (save for the previously-mentioned [[Jack Nicholson]]). It also doesn't help that a lot of people don't know the character's real name since it was never really said by anyone...Or the fact that he got to keep the boots afterwards...
* [[Bill Murray]] has developed into this over the years. It's clear that he ''can'' play other characters besides "crazy old Bill Murray" if he still wants to (he managed it in ''Lost in Translation''), but he's apparently been [[Adam Westing]] so hard and for so long that any character he plays in most things just seems like Bill Murray wandered onto the set in a fit of eccentric whimsy and they kept filming.
== Actresses ==
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* Paris Hilton, to such a degree that "See Paris Hilton being gruesomely murdered!" was the [[Dancing Bear|unique selling point]] for the 2005 version of ''[[House of Wax]]''. The album of John Ottman's score for the film calls the cue for that scene "Paris Gets It" - even though Miss Hilton's character is called Paige.
** [[Repo! The Genetic Opera|You can also see her face fall off!]]
* [[Julia Roberts]] tends to be [[Type Cast]] in a narrow range of roles, in which she is so consistently a [[Love It or Hate It]] personality that "
** Like Tom Cruise, she seems to have crossed some event horizon into whatever is beyond acting. She is the entity called Julia Roberts. Sometimes this entity makes a film. The advertising posters will declare Julia Roberts to be in a film. The public will base their decision on whether or not to see this film solely on this fact...eerie.
* [[Angelina Jolie]] is the
** Then again, half her movies are dramatic... which fit more with her real life persona!
* At one point, [[Jennifer Aniston]] wanted to appear on one of her favorite shows, ''[[24]].'' The producers refused, saying that she was so well known, it would kill the effect, instead of seeing the character, they'd see Jennifer.
** This may be averted with her exceedingly [[Playing Against Type]] role in ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''.
* [[Jodie Foster]] is always an unassuming woman that'll put up with a bit of abuse before kicking some ass. Whether it be [[Silence of the Lambs|a man that makes suits out of human skin]], [[Flight Plan|a terrorist kidnapping her daughter]] or [[The Brave One|shooting a man in the face to get her dog back]]. It just doesn't matter.
* [[Dakota Fanning]] is always Dakota Fanning. [[Tom Cruise]] being in this trope as well had a weird effect on ''[[The War of the Worlds (2005 film)|The War of the Worlds]]''. Essentially, the central characters are Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, and [[I Am Not Spock|Robbie]]. And while everyone else in ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' is in [[I Am Not Spock]] mode, Jane might just as well be named Evil Dakota Fanning.
* Speaking of child stars, [[Shirley Temple]] is always a [[Cheerful Child|Cheerful]] [[Heartwarming Orphan]] who sings and dances. Four of her characters were actually [[The Danza|named "Shirley"]]. Like Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts, Shirley Temple has passed the event horizon into the realm beyond acting. The real Shirley Temple went on to do some grown-up roles which no one remembers, retired from acting, become a diplomat, and
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