“They Always Play Themselves”: 35 Actors & Actresses Accused Of Having No Versatility On The Screen, See If You Agree

he even has the same clothes in several movies

If you smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell what The Rock is cooking... then you're probably a guest in his house, so mind your manners.

He wasn't Black Adam, he was the Rock cosplaying.

His electrifying charisma is so powerful that the only reason someone would shell out the massive money it takes to hire him is to try to capture his magnificence on film. It would be a waste to make him play someone else.

A reviewer for some NY magazine said that the Jungle Cruise was simply a platform for Johnson to play Johnson, and I can't watch his movies at this point.

she's so bloody annoying!...really dislike her..

It seems he always plays similar characters, but I don't think he can be said to be "playing himself." His characters tend to be hapless schlemiels, but he is actually pretty thoughtful and erudite in real life. (TBH - I have only seen a few of his movies.)

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I love the choices.

the "Mainly noy funny" inclusion is brilliant.

Hate her

Absolutely always plays himself (and I wouldn't want it any other way)

he should do more comedie he was hilarious in spy

Thing is, even if he is just playing himself, you're not watching and thinking Jason Statham, you see him getting into a role.

Big Statham fan. He was hilarious in the outtakes of Spy.

"it's NOT a tumor!"

Watch Maggie

"Who is your daddy and what does he do?!"

He's actually a LOT like Steve Buscemi; the hulking superhero persona is just REALLY good acting.

He's not charming and also not versatile.

Dude has no versatility, I really like Andy in Parks and Rec and Starlord (pretty much the same character) his other roles are bland action heroes with no personality

He’a an a*s

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Should be another choice for "twat"

Have you seen the lovely bones?

It works for him though, so I keep watching

Have you seen him in Maniac?

Maniac!

His role in Wolf of Wall Street was amazing.

I know it is not his fault, but his nose looks like a penis and I cannot, for the life of me, think about anything else when I see him. So, I don't know, really, what kind of actor he is.

He has shown he has versatility. He just doesn't want to use it. Fair play.

He can really act, he just chooses to do those typical Adam Sandler comedies 95% of the time, and once in a while chooses to do some small indy film in which he actually acts very well. It's a weird feeling, to find out that he can act very well.

I can't stand to watch him at all. Just cringe.

He’s remarkable when he doesn’t do comedy, like “Reign Over Me,” “Spanglish,” the diamond merchant movie especially (I’m blanking on the title), and many more. In the comedy movies, he tends to always play the same character.

I think his is dramatic work (e.g. Punch-Drunk Love) is quite good, and quite different from his better-know personae.

Normally I would agree but I saw her in "Underwater". Movie was totally meh but she was cool in it.

She was great in American Ultra

maybe a little, but i adored her in both "underwater" and "love lies bleeding", she was incredible in both.

She can't act!

Comedian Rich Hall mentioned that not only is he the same character, but the plots of his movies are all the same. "He's a fighter pilot, maybe the best damn fighter pilot. Then he has a crisis of confidence, meets a girl, and gets his mojo back. He's a cocktail waiter, maybe the best damn cocktail waiter, until he has a crisis of confidence, but then he meets a girl and gets his mojo back. He's a race car driver, maybe the best damn race car driver..."

He's the same dude with a different job in every movie, except for Interview with the Vampire. He was fabulous in that.

I liked a couple of his early movies but after he matured his ego got MASSIVE and then he went weird and I avoid his stuff now. He's so creepy now.

He used to put his back into his acting, delivery of his lines was sometimes captivating. After a certain point it's like he stopped trying in that aspect and focused everything on doing crazy stunts. Now it feels like he shows up, goes "i'm Tom Cruise", flashes his center-tooth smile, throws himself out a helicopter and collects his paycheck. Playing the same role over and over and over..... can we get another Legend, or Jerry Maguire, or Born on the 4th of July?

Whatever. His movies rarely disappoint and he has more range when people think.

She always plays the same character but I hope it's not herself.