Typecast Actors (Same Role in Different Dramas)
Typecast Definition: (Source by Dictionary)
- assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles.
- "She tends to be typecast as the annoying, loud-mouth, no filter female"
- represent or regard (a person or their role) as fitting a particular stereotype.
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It's sad to see some actors / actresses being typecast to play the same annoying roles. Either they haven't been given the opportunity to break out of their typecast and play diverse roles; or they are stuck in their comfort zone playing similar characters they are already known for.
Certainly hope they'll be able to break out of their molds as the same old same old gets boring.. *yawns*
Add yours and comment on which actors you feel have been typecast.
**List is for Korean or Chinese actors and actresses only.
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- Sung Hoon is an actor born in Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea. He received his formal education at Yong In University as a Social Physical Education major. He was an Olympic competitive swimmer ...more
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- Shin Sung Rok is a South Korean actor managed by Sangyoung Entertainment. He was previously under HB Entertainment until September 2021 when his contract expired. He frequently appears in films and television ...more
- Song Hye Kyo is a South Korean actress. In 1996, the 14-year-old Song, then a third-year junior high school student, won first place in the SunKyung Smart Model Contest, and she made ...more
- Yoon Eun Hye is a South Korean actress, singer, entertainer and model under JArmy entertainment. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby V.O.X, staying with the group from 1999 to ...more
- Yoo In Na is a South Korean actress and DJ. At the age of 16, Yoo joined an entertainment agency as an apprentice singer in 1998 and nearly became part of a ...more
- Joo Sang Wook is a South Korean actor. He got married to actress Cha Ye Ryeon on May 25th, 2017. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, on July 30, 2018.