24 Actors Who Only Play Themselves

RustyBuckler Published 11/09/2021 in Funny

Sometimes an actor gets handed a bad role, and then they fit that role so well they end up just acting themselves. We went to r/AskReddit to find out what actors have been playing themselves in every role.

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1. For his whole career, Vinnie Jones has always played a tough British mobster guy. This year on Law & Order: Organized Crime, he's been able to show his true dynamic range by playing a tough Albanian mobster guy. -u/auniquefunnyusername
2. Tracy Morgan is Tracy Morgan in every single movie he's in. -u/KinggFR
3. Michelle Rodriguez has never played anything other than tough girl Michelle Rodriguez. -u/Phartlee
4. Kevin Hart. -u/Annoying-TediouSite
5. Danny Trejo. -u/guacaflockaflames
6. John Wayne. Same guy in every movie. -u/DickySchmidt33
7. For much of the 2000s, Christopher Walken seems to just turn up in comedies, does his weird thing that only he does, and then disappear. You could say it was a "Walken part". -u/D-Rez
8. Oh 100% Hugh Grant in rom-coms, he even admitted it himself in an interview about his most iconic roles! -u/FlowerG1rl33
9. Seth Rogen. While there are a few roles where he wasn’t playing himself, pretty much after 40 year old virgin, he was always playing that stoner/slacker niche. Jobs is an exception. -u/TLucchese1955
10. How didn't anyone say Chuck Norris yet? -u/jmorfeus
11. Jason Statham. Flashy, angry British dude who drives cars and fights blokes. -u/HumanWithResources
12. Rebel Wilson. -u/Emmett_is_Bored
13. Michael Cera. -u/legendofscotty
14. Most of the time I struggle to tell the difference between Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool and a few more of his movie roles. -u/xxLOPEZxx
15. I think Will Smith ACTS like a character, as Will Smith would have done it. Don’t get me wrong, he’s not bad, but I when he was the Genie, all I could think of is how the on screen character from Wild Wild West, Bad Boys, and iRobot would pretend to be the Genie. -u/landon_masters
16. Jason Mantzoukas. -u/bobyhill786
17. Leslie Mann -u/oceanofflavor
18. Vince Vaughn. Same fast-talking bro in every movie. -u/SezyLasagna
19. Charlie Sheen. He got drunk on the set when he was supposed to be drunk and he was a womanizing wh**e monger in real life just as on TV. -u/Dmau27
20. Ben Stiller's run of cringe comedy in the late 90's - 2000s (Something About Mary/Meet the Parents etc) was just a string of him playing himself and having horrible things happen. -u/bluestargreentree
21. Probably Morgan Freeman -u/NDN2004
22. George Clooney. Always the same: charming, charismatic, heartbreaker. -u/livinglavidalazy
23. NICOLAS CAGE is NICOLAS CAGE in...NICOLAS CAGE: THE NICOLAS CAGE STORY Also starring NICOLAS CAGE as SOFIA COPPOLA. Directed and produced by NICOLAS CAGE FOUNDATION AWARD WINNER, NICOLAS CAGE. From an original script written by NICOLAS CAGE. u/KnotKarma
24. Noel Gugliemi -u/Lawman182

1. For his whole career, Vinnie Jones has always played a tough British mobster guy. This year on Law & Order: Organized Crime, he's been able to show his true dynamic range by playing a tough Albanian mobster guy. -u/auniquefunnyusername
2. Tracy Morgan is Tracy Morgan in every single movie he's in. -u/KinggFR
3. Michelle Rodriguez has never played anything other than tough girl Michelle Rodriguez. -u/Phartlee
4. Kevin Hart. -u/Annoying-TediouSite
5. Danny Trejo. -u/guacaflockaflames
6. John Wayne. Same guy in every movie. -u/DickySchmidt33
7. For much of the 2000s, Christopher Walken seems to just turn up in comedies, does his weird thing that only he does, and then disappear. You could say it was a "Walken part". -u/D-Rez
8. Oh 100% Hugh Grant in rom-coms, he even admitted it himself in an interview about his most iconic roles! -u/FlowerG1rl33
9. Seth Rogen. While there are a few roles where he wasn’t playing himself, pretty much after 40 year old virgin, he was always playing that stoner/slacker niche. Jobs is an exception. -u/TLucchese1955
10. How didn't anyone say Chuck Norris yet? -u/jmorfeus
11. Jason Statham. Flashy, angry British dude who drives cars and fights blokes. -u/HumanWithResources
12. Rebel Wilson. -u/Emmett_is_Bored
13. Michael Cera. -u/legendofscotty
14. Most of the time I struggle to tell the difference between Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool and a few more of his movie roles. -u/xxLOPEZxx
15. I think Will Smith ACTS like a character, as Will Smith would have done it. Don’t get me wrong, he’s not bad, but I when he was the Genie, all I could think of is how the on screen character from Wild Wild West, Bad Boys, and iRobot would pretend to be the Genie. -u/landon_masters
16. Jason Mantzoukas. -u/bobyhill786
17. Leslie Mann -u/oceanofflavor
18. Vince Vaughn. Same fast-talking bro in every movie. -u/SezyLasagna
19. Charlie Sheen. He got drunk on the set when he was supposed to be drunk and he was a womanizing wh**e monger in real life just as on TV. -u/Dmau27
20. Ben Stiller's run of cringe comedy in the late 90's - 2000s (Something About Mary/Meet the Parents etc) was just a string of him playing himself and having horrible things happen. -u/bluestargreentree
21. Probably Morgan Freeman -u/NDN2004
22. George Clooney. Always the same: charming, charismatic, heartbreaker. -u/livinglavidalazy
23. NICOLAS CAGE is NICOLAS CAGE in...NICOLAS CAGE: THE NICOLAS CAGE STORY Also starring NICOLAS CAGE as SOFIA COPPOLA. Directed and produced by NICOLAS CAGE FOUNDATION AWARD WINNER, NICOLAS CAGE. From an original script written by NICOLAS CAGE. u/KnotKarma
24. Noel Gugliemi -u/Lawman182

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1. For his whole career, Vinnie Jones has always played a tough British mobster guy. This year on Law & Order: Organized Crime, he's been able to show his true dynamic range by playing a tough Albanian mobster guy. -u/auniquefunnyusername

2. Tracy Morgan is Tracy Morgan in every single movie he's in. -u/KinggFR

3. Michelle Rodriguez has never played anything other than tough girl Michelle Rodriguez. -u/Phartlee

4. Kevin Hart. -u/Annoying-TediouSite

5. Danny Trejo. -u/guacaflockaflames

6. John Wayne. Same guy in every movie. -u/DickySchmidt33

7. For much of the 2000s, Christopher Walken seems to just turn up in comedies, does his weird thing that only he does, and then disappear. You could say it was a "Walken part". -u/D-Rez

8. Oh 100% Hugh Grant in rom-coms, he even admitted it himself in an interview about his most iconic roles! -u/FlowerG1rl33

9. Seth Rogen. While there are a few roles where he wasn’t playing himself, pretty much after 40 year old virgin, he was always playing that stoner/slacker niche. Jobs is an exception. -u/TLucchese1955

10. How didn't anyone say Chuck Norris yet? -u/jmorfeus

11. Jason Statham. Flashy, angry British dude who drives cars and fights blokes. -u/HumanWithResources

12. Rebel Wilson. -u/Emmett_is_Bored

13. Michael Cera. -u/legendofscotty

14. Most of the time I struggle to tell the difference between Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool and a few more of his movie roles. -u/xxLOPEZxx

15. I think Will Smith ACTS like a character, as Will Smith would have done it. Don’t get me wrong, he’s not bad, but I when he was the Genie, all I could think of is how the on screen character from Wild Wild West, Bad Boys, and iRobot would pretend to be the Genie. -u/landon_masters

16. Jason Mantzoukas. -u/bobyhill786

17. Leslie Mann -u/oceanofflavor

18. Vince Vaughn. Same fast-talking bro in every movie. -u/SezyLasagna

19. Charlie Sheen. He got drunk on the set when he was supposed to be drunk and he was a womanizing wh**e monger in real life just as on TV. -u/Dmau27

20. Ben Stiller's run of cringe comedy in the late 90's - 2000s (Something About Mary/Meet the Parents etc) was just a string of him playing himself and having horrible things happen. -u/bluestargreentree

21. Probably Morgan Freeman -u/NDN2004

22. George Clooney. Always the same: charming, charismatic, heartbreaker. -u/livinglavidalazy

23. NICOLAS CAGE is NICOLAS CAGE in...NICOLAS CAGE: THE NICOLAS CAGE STORY Also starring NICOLAS CAGE as SOFIA COPPOLA. Directed and produced by NICOLAS CAGE FOUNDATION AWARD WINNER, NICOLAS CAGE. From an original script written by NICOLAS CAGE. u/KnotKarma

24. Noel Gugliemi -u/Lawman182

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