[Closed] Actors that 'own' a character.

Jonny Depp - in everything thus far.

If you'd seen From Hell or the Ninth Gate you wouldn't say that.

Bruce Boxleitner - He believes he is Tron.

Jonny Depp - in everything thus far.

If you'd seen From Hell or the Ninth Gate you wouldn't say that.

EDIT: That I've seen! 😀

Robert Duvall - Colonel Kilgore
Marlon Brando - Jor-El/Kurtz/Terry Malloy/Vito Corleone
Roger Lloyd Pack - Trigger
Bruce Campbell - Ash

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I’ve just noticed that I wrote Heather, when of course I meant Heath!

Posthumous apologies Mr Ledger.

Michael Madsen as Vic Vega in Reservoir Dogs.

The entire casts of Dad's Army, Porridge, Fawlty Towers & Father Ted.
Perfect, every one of them.

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Tom Selleck

Matt Damon; Jason Bourne
Hugh jackman; wolverine
Daniel Craig; bond

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tom hanks - philadelphia
tom hanks - forrest gump
will ferrell - anchorman
tim robbins - shawshank redemption
john travolta - danny in grease

Keither Sutherland - Jack Bauer
Matt Damon - Jason Bourne

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka!

Johnny Depp was good but whenever someone mentions Charlie and the Chocolate factory I think of Gene Wilder first.

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Matt Damon; Jason Bourne

Ian Charleson as Eric Liddle
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling
Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones
Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone
Ben Kingsley as Ghandi

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Did someone mention This performance already? I couldn't imagine anyone else in this movie!

Gerard Depardieu - Cyrano de Bergerac

David Carradine in Kung Fu.

Matt Damon; Jason Bourne
One of the worst pieces of mis-casting I've ever seen but he does very well considering!

It seemed that way but he owns Bourne now. Nobody else could be Jason Bourne.

Mel Gibson as Mad Max
Clint in the Fistful of Dollars films

stephen Grahem as Combo in This is England

bob peck in jurassic park

Ringo Star as "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"

Arthur 'Captain Mainwaring' Lowe as "The Mr. Men"

Richard Briers as "Roobarb & Custard"

David Jason as "Mr Toad"

Marlon Brando as the Colnel in Apocalype now

Malcolm Mcdowell in Clockwork Orange (can't believe no-one's mentioned him!)

Liza Minelli in Cabaret

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Todd Carty as Tucker Jenkins.

David Jason as "Mr Toad"

I think you'll find that David Jason's definitive performance would be Dangermouse.

What Cougar said!!

Best role Jason has ever played.

John Thaw - Inspector Morse

Philip Glenister - DCI Gene Hunt

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EDIT: But just about nobody else in those movies. Except maybe Ian Holm & Kate Blanchette.

Henry Winkler - The Fonz.

Eeeeyyyyy

Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden. Fight Club and Snatch were films that made me realise he's actually a good actor!

But just about nobody else in those movies

Andy Serkis is on the phone and would like a word.

(actually, to be fair I thought casting there was excellent generally)

Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean

John Cleese as Basil Fawlty. Watched a couple of episodes on Netflix last night and I'd forgotten just how good he is in it.

Her Majesty the Queen, in Chrimbo Speeches Compilation 2 (available on VHS)

She nailed it imo.

Another +1 for Jean Reno in Leon.

Also Clancy Brown as Kurgan in Highlander.

Roger Lloyd Pack = Trigger
Dermot Morgan = Father Ted
Frank Kelly = Father Jack
Alan Rickman = Sheriff of Nottingham
Ian McShane = Al Swearengen
Jim Parsons = Sheldon Cooper

Rowan Atkinson = Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson = Baldrick

Branagh. Hamlet. RSC, 1992.

Courtenay. Lear. Royal Exch, Manchester, 1999.

Robbie Coltrane as Fitz in Cracker.

Ledger as the Joker
Craig as Bond
McQueen as Bullet
Everyone in the Departed
Eric Banner in Black Hawk Down
Eric Banner as Chopper
Pitt in Snatch
James Ransone as Ray in Generation Kill
Dominic West as Jimmy McNulty

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James Gandolfini is Tony Soprano

Bambi woods in Debbie does Dallas

Burt Reynolds - Bandit.
As in Canonball Run, not he is a...

Bowie as Jareth. awesome.

also as Pontius Pilate. Made me laugh in an otherwise shite film.

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Rourke in Angel heart, cool as **** and amazing when he looses the plot!

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Stephen Graham as Combo in This is England

Adrian Edmondson as Chipps