19 'Miscast' Actors Who Ended Up Being Perfect For The Role

From Redditor u/talibob:

I mean, I don’t think anyone was expecting Heath Ledger’s Joker to be so incredible.

From Redditor u/AgentSauce:

It was such a controversial casting when it was announced. Everyone was scratching their heads. Once the movie came out, not only did he kill it, he exceeded any and all expectations.

From Redditor u/PokemonMaster619:

I honestly thought he was gonna suck hard, but MAN am I ecstatic to be proven wrong. He absolutely nailed it, not just as the Joker, but as a fresh take on the Joker. Instead of being silly and goofy, he’s terrifyingly realistic.

From Redditor u/-eDgAR-:

Bryan Cranston as Walter White. Who would have guessed that Hal from Malcom in the Middle would absolutely kill it in this role.

From Redditor u/sparkythewondersnail:

I loved seeing glimpses of Hal in that part. Like the time when he got locked out of the RV in the desert in his tighty-whities and had a brief moment of Hal rage.

From Redditor u/Rosejam3:

I can’t think of anyone in Breaking Bad that isn’t perfectly cast, everyone seems perfect for the role.

From Redditor u/r1333609:

Bruce Willis in Die Hard. Before that, he was a normal rom-com guy cast in an action film when most action leads were absolutely shredded. So much so, that the trailers had audiences laughing and they ACTUALLY REMOVED HIM FROM THE POSTER. Needless to say, the rest is history.

From Redditor u/esoteric_enigma:

It's funnily what made his role seem more realistic. There were stars like Schwarzenegger who are just cartoonishly ripped in a way real life people just aren't. Bruce Willis embodied a more down to earth believable bad*ss.

From Redditor u/BulljiveBots:

Back then, TV actors weren’t also movie actors, and it was considered taboo to go back and forth. If a movie actor went to TV, their career was considered dead. Clearly not the case anymore.

From Redditor u/filetemyoung:

Alan Rickman as Snape. Snape was supposed to be a younger, scrawny, greasy looking guy. Rickman didn't really look at all how he was described in the books, but still made a fantastic Snape.

From Redditor u/solongandthanks4all:

That's interesting, I so often see him cited as one of the best castings of all time. Didn't realize Snape was meant to be young. That would have really changed the vibe of the character I think.

From Redditor u/pro-tekt:

D*mn, I can’t imagine Snape NOT being Alan Rickman.

From Redditor u/ThtPhatCat:

I've heard Gene Roddenberry originally hated Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard. To the extent he had him wearing a wig during casting. The runner up for the role told Stewart that he killed the audition, but to lose the wig. Eventually Roddenberry came around, and I personally think Stewart’s Picard was the most amazing captain to ever appear in the franchise.

From Redditor u/glitterlok:

I’ve been rewatching lately and I absolutely love how consistent he is about going stiff and grumpy whenever children are involved. It’s such a specific thing to have decided for the character.

From Redditor u/dd28064212:

John Lithgow as a serial killer in Dexter. I grew up watching him play a goofball alien in 3rd Rock from the Sun. I was massively disappointed when I heard he was playing a serial killer in the new season of Dexter, I thought it would be ruined. His first scene, no dialogue, just him stalking a family at the beach while sipping a tea somehow chilled me to the bone. Man’s an amazing actor.

From Redditor u/MixedBreedNeeds:

He was so good in this role. There was a movie with him and Denzel Washington where he played a bad*ss villain, so I wasn't too surprised, but didn’t think he’d do that good of a job as a serial killer.