One Trick Pony Actors: Actors Great At Only One Type of Role

[Comic-Reader Lad]

Samuel L. Jackson, who appears in about one movie per month, plays the same character about once a month.

[Rev9]

imo Ryan Reynolds, he only has one setting no matter what his films are.

[green_garnish]

I've only seen Brie Larson in two films - Captain Marvel and now recently Kong Skull Island - but I was amazed at her lack of range between the two. I don't know what she won an Oscar for, but I have to assume she exceeded those boundaries

[Gaius]

Surprised no one has said The Rock yet.

[Mace Dolex]

Samuel L. Jackson, who appears in about one movie per month, plays the same character about once a month.

And don't forget he almost always has to utter at least once the MF curse word.

Surprised no one has said The Rock yet.

I was gonna say yeah Dwayne seems to play the same role that of a badass problem solver whether it's in Fast & Furious, Jumangi, Skycraper, and that one TV show I forgot which that was on Showtime or Cinemax whatever.

[AndrewCrossett]

I've only seen Brie Larson in two films - Captain Marvel and now recently Kong Skull Island - but I was amazed at her lack of range between the two. I don't know what she won an Oscar for, but I have to assume she exceeded those boundaries

(She won the Oscar for "Room".)