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    People Are Sharing The Actors They Think Brought So Much To A On-Screen Role, Nobody Else On Earth Would Have Been Able To Do The Job

    "The only reason a character could be so beloved while being so irritating and offensive is because of how likable of a person Steve Carrell is."

    Jake Farrington
    by Jake Farrington

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Every so often while watching a movie or a TV show, you come across a performance that is so pitch-perfect, you're convinced no other actor on Earth would have been able to play the role.

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    Several come to mind for me immediately, and I wanted to know what the BuzzFeed Community thought. So, I recently asked them to share the roles they thought fit this criterion, and they are honestly so correct.

    1. "Rachel McAdams as Regina George for sure."

    regina holding a coffee
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    —mohammedz441134768

    2. "Steve Carrell as Michael Scott on The Office."

    michael scott in front of a large notepad with drugs listed
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    "The only reason a character could be so beloved while being so irritating and offensive is because of how likable of a person Steve Carrell is. He finds little ways to make you feel sorry for the character or add little bits of depth to the role that completely elevated the show. It's the reason why the show never really found its footing again after he left. The balance he brought to the main role couldn't be duplicated."

    —robert_dunder

    3. "Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I mean, seriously, who could play Titus better than Tituss? Who else could sing 'Peeno Noir, caviar, Myanmar, mid-sized car' and make it classy?"

    titus posing in silk pyjamas and holding a large african mask
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    —shauna_malwae-tweep

    4. "Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Han Solo. There is no one else."

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    —rebeccaf17

    "Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. I can't imagine anyone else wearing that fedora."

    —mollyredsull

    5. "Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose."

    annie sitting next to her mouther in a diner booth
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    —nattyjane

    "The whole cast of Schitt's Creek, I think."

    —j4bd133df2

    6. "Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of Us. To me, he just seemed perfect for the role and captured everything great about Joel in the video game."

    closeup of him driving
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    —jennifersanchez

    7. "Both Joe Locke and Kit Connor who play Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson on Heartstopper. Their chemistry is impeccable and I will always love their portrayals of the characters."

    both dirty in the nurse's office
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    —jorjasee13

    8. "James Marsden as Corny Collins in Hairspray is the best casting decision in cinematic history and I will gladly die on this hill."

    him pointing at the audience while standing amidst dancers
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    —andirants

    9. "Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones. She was flawless. No one could play her better."

    bridget wrapped in a blanket and holding a pint of ice cream
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    —jenniferh4e24263bc

    10. "Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson in Mr. Robot."

    closeup of him behind a laptop
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    "He played the role so well and brought out Elliot's vulnerability, bravery, brokenness and empathy. I don't think anyone else would've done the role better than he did. He understood the role well." 

    —tanyam44ab2253d

    11. "Lucy Lawless as Xena."

    xena holding a sword and looking up
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    "Not many actors could play a kick-ass acrobatic fighter who could believably command their own army, yet also be warmhearted, stunningly gorgeous, and (most difficultly) funny. Lucy did it all perfectly."

    —mollymcduck

    12. "Tatiana Maslany as all the clones in Orphan Black."

    two of the clones looking at a computer
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    —bb94

    13. "Cate Blanchett as Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings films. No matter how many times I watch them, her performance always gives me chills. She WAS Galadriel."

    closeup of Galadriel wearing hair jewelry band
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    —absepa

    "Absolutely everyone in The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship?? *chefs kiss*"

    —kelzierrrrrrrr

    14. "Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore and Sean Gunn as Kirk. THE most perfect casting."

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    —arjunvw06

    15. "The Quartet in The Golden Girls — icons all of them. Thank you for being a friend to all of us."

    the four characters sitting at their kitchen table
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    —jayjjimenez

    16. "Kate Winslet as Juliet Hulme in Heavenly Creatures. Whenever is see a photo of Juliet Hulme it looks quite similar to Kate Winslet's depiction of her."

    closeup of her with shoulder-length hair
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    —mollyredsull

    17. "The whole cast of Friends. They all had such a good bond together and if one of them wasn’t there, the whole vibe would’ve been different. I can’t imagine Friends with a different cast."

    5 of the friends looking on as chandler takes a bath
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    —kodzuken

    18. "Sarah Michelle Gellar IS Buffy."

    buffy holding a weapon
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    —fayeolivia90

    "She was originally cast as Cordelia, which always blows my mind."

    —karaire

    19. "Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. It's almost unbelievable how well he brought that character to life. Stan Lee himself said that RDJ was born to be Tony Stark."

    tony stark testing out iron man technology
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    "Not to mention how much of their lives mirror each other: difficult relationship with their fathers who were in the business before them, substance abuse problems, overcoming a troubled past and making a comeback. I can't imagine anyone else in the future even coming close to portraying Iron Man as perfectly."

    —zoegomez101

    20. "Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester in Supernatural. No one else could have brought such a believable complexity to that character."

    him standing in front of two other characters in a field
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    —saraho4a20298d2

    21. “'My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico.'”

    walter sititng in a diner booth not touching his food
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    "John Cusack and Matthew Broderick were offered the role and turned it down. Imagine that. Bryan Cranston defined that character. It’s his, 100%."

    —reginaldcartwright

    22. "Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. I cannot picture anyone else ever filling these roles as successfully."

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    —panda_13


    "Likewise, Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier. Insanely perfect casting."

    —reginaldcartwright

    23. "Elizabeth Olsen as Candy in Love & Death. She's a natural."

    closeup of her answering the door
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     —tabrezkaiserjr05

    24. "David Bowie as the Goblin King in Labyrinth."

    goblin king holding a baby
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    —j4bd133df2

    Who do you think embodied a character so well, no one else could have done it? Tell me in the comments!

    Note: some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.