Recently, Reddit user u/wfpbgoals posed the question, "Which actor seemed miscast in a role but ended up killing it?"
The thread quickly went viral with nearly 25,000 comments! Here are some of the best responses:
1. Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight:
2. Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger on Parks and Recreation:
3. Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in the Bourne series:
4. Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad:
5. John Travolta as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction:
6. Keanu Reeves as Neo in the Matrix franchise:
7. Anne Hathaway as Fantine in Les Misérables:
8. Edward Norton as Derek Vinyard in American History X:
9. Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman:
10. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray:
11. Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
12. Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket in A Series of Unfortunate Events:
13. Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind:
14. Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line:
15. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Mathayus in The Scorpion King:
16. Alan Rickman as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter franchise:
17. Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club:
18. Bruce Willis as John McClane in the Die Hard series:
19. Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in the DC universe:
20. John Krasinski as Jack Ryan in Jack Ryan:
21. Zendaya as Marie Jones in Malcolm and Marie:
22. Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in House:
23. Cher as Dolly Pelliker in Silkwood:
24. Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones:
25. Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in I’m Not There:
26. David Tennant as Purple Man in Jessica Jones:
27. Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow in Sons of Anarchy:
28. Regina King as Angela Abar/Sister Night in Watchmen:
29. John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell in Dexter:
30. And finally, Robert Pattinson as Ephraim Winslow/Thomas Howard in The Lighthouse:
Which actor did you originally think was wrong for a role, but ended up killing it? Sound off in the comments below!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.