Miscast
verb
To wrongly choose someone for a role in a movie, play or similar.
He was miscast as the romantic lead in the movie.
Often appears as...
- miscast in a role
- miscast as a character
verb
To wrongly choose someone for a role in a movie, play or similar.
He was miscast as the romantic lead in the movie.
Often appears as...
- miscast in a role
- miscast as a character
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider the story or character's traits when using 'miscast' to describe a role they don't fit.
An action hero was miscast as the quiet librarian.
Pro Tip 2/3Casting Expectations
'Miscast' often implies a breach of audience expectations or the norms of casting.
Casting the young actor as the wise elder was a clear miscast.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Opinion
Remember, declaring someone as 'miscast' can be subjective and vary among viewers.
Some believed he was miscast, while others felt he brought a unique angle to the role.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider the story or character's traits when using 'miscast' to describe a role they don't fit.
An action hero was miscast as the quiet librarian.
Pro Tip 2/3Casting Expectations
'Miscast' often implies a breach of audience expectations or the norms of casting.
Casting the young actor as the wise elder was a clear miscast.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Opinion
Remember, declaring someone as 'miscast' can be subjective and vary among viewers.
Some believed he was miscast, while others felt he brought a unique angle to the role.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider the story or character's traits when using 'miscast' to describe a role they don't fit.
An action hero was miscast as the quiet librarian.
Pro Tip 2/3Casting Expectations
'Miscast' often implies a breach of audience expectations or the norms of casting.
Casting the young actor as the wise elder was a clear miscast.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Opinion
Remember, declaring someone as 'miscast' can be subjective and vary among viewers.
Some believed he was miscast, while others felt he brought a unique angle to the role.
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Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
Perhaps it's time to stop analyzing Sarah Palin as a politician. Maybe, in her own muddled way, she is at last owning up to the fact that she has been miscast. You don't need politics anymore once you've discovered that the alchemy of celebrity has turned you into a 24-carat phenomenon.
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Richard Beymer
American Actor
I was miserable in West Side Story. They really miscast me. I came from the Midwest; what they really needed was a guy that was street smart. The first time I saw the movie, I had to walk out. I looked like the biggest fruit that ever walked on to film. My character was so weak.
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Jenny Lawson
American Journalist
Writing is my therapy. In addition to my real therapy. God knows where I'd be without it. I'd probably still be at my last job, working in HR at a religious organization. I was horribly miscast.
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Gillian Flynn
American Author
My first job had me miscast as a bubbly shopgirl; I was pathologically shy and, thus, tended to replace human speech with excessive head gestures. It was like being waited on by Harpo Marx.
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Waheeda Rehman
I felt Guru Duttji was miscast in 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam;' he looked older than the role. Shashi Kapoor had an innocent face; he would have looked young and vulnerable.
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Matthew Broderick
American Actor
It's no fun to be miscast. The times I've done parts that I don't feel, in retrospect, I was great for - it's a very bad feeling.
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Francis Lawrence
American Producer
Last Man on Earth'... Vincent Price is one of my favorite actors; I think he was miscast.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
Perhaps it's time to stop analyzing Sarah Palin as a politician. Maybe, in her own muddled way, she is at last owning up to the fact that she has been miscast. You don't need politics anymore once you've discovered that the alchemy of celebrity has turned you into a 24-carat phenomenon.
Quote examples
Richard Beymer
American Actor
I was miserable in West Side Story. They really miscast me. I came from the Midwest; what they really needed was a guy that was street smart. The first time I saw the movie, I had to walk out. I looked like the biggest fruit that ever walked on to film. My character was so weak.
Quote examples
Jenny Lawson
American Journalist
Writing is my therapy. In addition to my real therapy. God knows where I'd be without it. I'd probably still be at my last job, working in HR at a religious organization. I was horribly miscast.
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Gillian Flynn
American Author
My first job had me miscast as a bubbly shopgirl; I was pathologically shy and, thus, tended to replace human speech with excessive head gestures. It was like being waited on by Harpo Marx.
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Waheeda Rehman
I felt Guru Duttji was miscast in 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam;' he looked older than the role. Shashi Kapoor had an innocent face; he would have looked young and vulnerable.
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Matthew Broderick
American Actor
It's no fun to be miscast. The times I've done parts that I don't feel, in retrospect, I was great for - it's a very bad feeling.
Quote examples
Francis Lawrence
American Producer
Last Man on Earth'... Vincent Price is one of my favorite actors; I think he was miscast.
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