do actors get roles based on their looks?

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

"Adventures of Superman" The Superman Silver Mine (TV Episode 1958) ⭐ 7.1 | Action, Adventure, Crime

30m | TV-G

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Wow! Thanks!

Will watch this tomorrow. Early bed for me tonight.

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[DGS49]

One used to hear the expression "Character Actor" with some regularity. A character actor is someone who basically plays the same role - a secondary one - in everything. Often that character is largely based on appearance. Nathan Lane plays a friendly, harmless homosexual.

Actors are praised and win awards when they take and execute a role that is contrary to their previous pattern.

 

[lg325]

You'd think it would have been easier to just use a real 80 year-old.

That was the problem there were some actors that age, but none were available for the project. While waiting outside the theater street kids kept calling her the Italian word for grandmother and asking if they could be of help

 

[lg325]

Method acting is a technique or type of acting in which an actor aspires to encourage sincere and emotionally expressive performances by fully inhabiting the role of the character12. It is an emotion-oriented technique instead of classical acting that is primarily action-based1. Method actors draw from memories from their own life and personal experiences to elicit believable actions, emotions and behaviors in character3. Method acting encourages actors to immerse themselves in the world of the characters they are playing4.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

My guess is that it is both appearance and character delivering that helps a person score their acting jobs.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Muhammed]

Danny Trejo

He's even got authentic prison tattoos.

 

[BackAgain]

When the part calls for an attractive woman, of course the looks of the vying actresses matter.

 

[braalian]

Some character actors where born to play certain types.

Nancy Kulp as Miss Hathaway

Beverly Archer as Iola Boylen

William Frawley as Fred Mertz

 

[braalian]

You'd think it would have been easier to just use a real 80 year-old.

Vicki Lawrence did a good job playing 70-something Mama from Mama’s Family (she was in her 20’s and early 30’s at the time)

 

[candycorn]

Nah, never...

 

[WinterBorn]

Actually, they do take their looks into account.

In fact, they will sometimes cast a specific looks simply because they can. When they put out a call for actors, there are often thousands vying for the part. Why not hire the one that looks like the character?

 

[JoeMoma]

Yep, some get roles because of their looks. Some actors get type casted...... play essentially the same character/role across most if not all of their acting gigs. John Wayne for example.