Man of a Thousand Faces: Difference between revisions

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A hallmark of this trope is that seeing an actor's name in opening credits gives you ''no'' idea of what sort of character to expect. This may particularly apply to actors who make few public appearances, because the audience may have no conception of what they would be like out of character, making it more difficult to see the actor behind each performance.

This trope is the polar opposite of [[I Am Not Leonard Nimoy]] and [[Typecasting]]. These actors aren't [[Playing Against Type]]; they would never let themselves get pinned down to a type to begin with. You are unlikely to say, "[[Hey ~~Its~~ That Guy]]," because you won't even recognize that it is the same actor. Also contrast with actors who have a generally well-known persona, but undergo the occasional [[Beauty Inversion]].

This trope is the polar opposite of [[I Am Not Leonard Nimoy]] and [[Typecasting]]. These actors aren't [[Playing Against Type]]; they would never let themselves get pinned down to a type to begin with. You are unlikely to say, "[[Hey It's That Guy]]," because you won't even recognize that it is the same actor. Also contrast with actors who have a generally well-known persona, but undergo the occasional [[Beauty Inversion]].

In voice acting, this is [[Man of a Thousand Voices]].