People Are Sharing The Actors Who Are So Different Than Their Characters, And It's Shocking To See Them IRL
Have you ever watched a TV show or movie where an actor plays a character soooo convincingly, you were shocked when you saw them for the first time outside of it...because they're the polar opposite? I know I have, and it was a full-on shock to my system.
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Personally, I think this should be an Emmy Award category.
Well, I asked the BuzzFeed Community to share the actors they think are totally, jarringly different IRL from the characters they play onscreen. Here are 19 of the best examples they shared:
1.Jodie Comer vs. Villanelle (Killing Eve)
"She's, like, the cutest person alive, nothing like the assassin she plays on Killing Eve."
2.Stephanie Beatriz vs. Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
"I was totally floored when I first heard Stephanie Beatriz's real voice after only having watched her play Rosa Diaz on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I know she's an ~actor~, but Rosa Diaz is so edgy and her voice is so deep; I was 100% not expecting Stephanie's sweet, high voice and bubbly personality the first time I saw her in an interview outside of the show. It was wild!"
3.Mads Mikkelsen vs. Hannibal Lecter
"In Hannibal, he's smooth, urbane, chic, sexy, understated, measured, and elegant. IRL, he's a cute, smiley, goofy, lovable clown!"
4.Karen Gillan vs. Nebula (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
"She's so adorable and bubbly IRL, nothing like the stone-cold villain turned stone-cold good guy she plays in the movies."
5.Alan Rickman vs. Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
"He always seemed to play a villain, but interviews and behind-the-scenes, he comes across as the kindest person."
6.Angela Kinsey vs. Angela Martin (The Office)
"Angela Martin is stuck up, snooty, and crabby. Angela Kinsey is hilarious, goofy, and fun-loving."
"Angela the character is cold and has zero sense of humor. Meanwhile, Angela the actor is warm, funny, and absolutely delightful. Love her on the Office Ladies podcast!"
7.Pedro Pascal vs. The Mandalorian (The Mandalorian)
"He’s mysterious and brooding as the Mandolorian, but IRL he’s such a goofball. His friendship with Oscar Isaac is so cute! I love when they speak Spanish to each other, it’s makes my lil' Hispanic heart skip a beat!"
8.Sarah Hyland vs. Haley Dunphy (Modern Family)
"TBH, I've always secretly wished she was cast as Alex instead, because I feel like it really fits her IRL personality more, in my opinion! She’s very well educated on important topics, eloquent during interviews, and a little nerdy IRL. She's literally the polar opposite of Haley."
9.Megan Mullally vs. Karen Walker (Will & Grace)
"She has such a high voice on Will & Grace that I was surprised how normal her voice really is IRL."
10.Ken Jeong vs. every character he plays
"He plays so many super-crazy, stupid, and over-the-top characters. I couldn't believe it when I found out he is an actual doctor who keeps his license up to date and everything. I read he jumped off stage to help a woman who was having a seizure during one of his stand-up shows too."
Pictured: Ken Jeong in Community
11.Mary Elizabeth Winstead vs. Kate (Kate)
"A lot of her characters tend to be rather aloof, blunt, sarcastic, and/or tough, but off camera, she’s literally one of the sweetest people on Earth. So many people who know her have talked about how amazing she is to work with. I remember this one story from a guy that visited the set of Fargo a few times while they were filming Season 3, and he said that while most of them were nice, she was the only actor who approached him before he approached them."
Pictured: Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Kate
12.Jason Mantzoukas vs. every character he's ever played
"Jason always plays unhinged maniacs, but in real life he is very thoughtful and eloquent. He majored in religion and was granted a Watson Fellowship."
Pictured: Jason Mantzoukas in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
13.Imelda Staunton vs. Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter franchise)
"She played Umbridge too well, and seeing her in anything else or her actual personality is shocking AF."
14.Lena Headey vs. Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)
"Lena always comes off as warm, gracious, kind, and otherwise very un-Cersei-like in all of her interviews."
15.Blair Underwood vs. Carlos (Madea’s Family Reunion)
"When he played Carlos in Madea’s Family Reunion and the cheating husband in Netflix’s Self Made, he had me heated! Then I realized that he’s NOTHING like that in real life — he’s such a classy, kindhearted human being. He supports Black artists in any type of stage, he’s a supporter of Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart foundation, and he actively supports an organization that pushes back against domestic violence in sports. All those positive things when he’s so good at playing garbage men."
16.Chris Colfer vs. Kurt Hummel (Glee)
"Kurt is really high maintenance, dramatic, and proudly feminine (hell yeah). Chris, on the other hand, seems like one of the most down to earth, humble people ever."
17.Henry Winkler vs. Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (Happy Days)
"The difference in his Happy Days character and the actor himself are night and day in comparison."
18.Ming-Na Wen vs. Melinda May (Agents of SHIELD)
"Melinda was super stoic, serious, and unsmiling. The same can be said about her character Fennec Shand from Book of Boba Fett/The Mandalorian, too. But in real-life interviews and behind the scenes, she’s bubbly and friendly and just the polar opposite of her characters."
19.And finally, Daniel Craig vs. every character he plays
"He plays such dark, edgy, and broken characters, but IRL he's very lively, chirpy, and hilarious."
Pictured: Daniel Craig in Skyfall
