Typecast
verb
To always give an actor the same kind of role, as a result of which the public begins to identify them with that kind of character.
He was typecast as the villain in most of his movies.
Often appears as...
- typecast as a villain
- typecast in roles
verb
In computer programming, to change the data type of a variable.
In Python, we can easily typecast an integer to a string.
Often appears as...
- typecast an integer
- typecast a variable
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Technical
verb
To always give an actor the same kind of role, as a result of which the public begins to identify them with that kind of character.
He was typecast as the villain in most of his movies.
Often appears as...
- typecast as a villain
- typecast in roles
verb
In computer programming, to change the data type of a variable.
In Python, we can easily typecast an integer to a string.
Often appears as...
- typecast an integer
- typecast a variable
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Career Limiting
Typecasting can limit an actor's career options because they get stuck playing similar roles.
After playing the comic relief in several films, he feared being typecast.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Perception
An actor typecast in a role may be strongly associated with that character by the audience.
Despite her range, she was typecast as the 'girl next door'.
Pro Tip 3/3Challenging to Break
Breaking free from typecasting can be challenging for actors looking to diversify their roles.
He took a dramatic role to avoid being typecast as just a comedic actor.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Limiting
Typecasting can limit an actor's career options because they get stuck playing similar roles.
After playing the comic relief in several films, he feared being typecast.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Perception
An actor typecast in a role may be strongly associated with that character by the audience.
Despite her range, she was typecast as the 'girl next door'.
Pro Tip 3/3Challenging to Break
Breaking free from typecasting can be challenging for actors looking to diversify their roles.
He took a dramatic role to avoid being typecast as just a comedic actor.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Limiting
Typecasting can limit an actor's career options because they get stuck playing similar roles.
After playing the comic relief in several films, he feared being typecast.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Perception
An actor typecast in a role may be strongly associated with that character by the audience.
Despite her range, she was typecast as the 'girl next door'.
Pro Tip 3/3Challenging to Break
Breaking free from typecasting can be challenging for actors looking to diversify their roles.
He took a dramatic role to avoid being typecast as just a comedic actor.
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3 ways to create a space...
But also, you know this exists because you put the hero in white, you put the lead character in red, you put the villain in all black. It's typecasting. You know that. So think about it. But there's also something else that happens in the world that helps us move through the world in a safe way.
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Do Shark Stories Help...
central character the villain to be precise it certainly opened people's eyes up to the fact that we do have an apex predator more or less right on our doorstep i mean once sharks were typecast as ruthless killers it would take decades to undo the
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Filming democracy in...
life and I felt that I was being typecast as an actor I was always playing the exotic African I was playing the violent African the African terrorist and I was thinking how many
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3 ways to create a space...
But also, you know this exists because you put the hero in white, you put the lead character in red, you put the villain in all black. It's typecasting. You know that. So think about it. But there's also something else that happens in the world that helps us move through the world in a safe way.
Video examples
Do Shark Stories Help...
central character the villain to be precise it certainly opened people's eyes up to the fact that we do have an apex predator more or less right on our doorstep i mean once sharks were typecast as ruthless killers it would take decades to undo the
Video examples
Filming democracy in...
life and I felt that I was being typecast as an actor I was always playing the exotic African I was playing the violent African the African terrorist and I was thinking how many
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Randeep Hooda
Indian Actor
It is important to keep the filmmakers interested in you so they can offer you everything and anything. We actors are not given work on the basis of audience poll; the filmmaker will cast you after they see and like your work. It is essential to do different kind of films and not get typecast.
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Kaley Cuoco
American Actress
Not all of us are chameleons that can do every different thing. I hope I'm going to be typecast. I will play the girl next door for the rest of my life if I have to. I always kind of feel like I have that in my pocket when I go in a room.
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Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
A newcomer needs to be careful as to what kind of role they choose. If you choose something different, you will end up getting typecast. That's why I chose to play a character my age, to keep my options open for the future.
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Kathryn Hahn
American Actress
I love that I'm a character actress and get to do so many different and interesting roles. There's really no reason that I can't continue on forever, because I've never been typecast as one thing.
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Kelly Macdonald
Scottish Actress
I tend to get cast as a certain type of quiet, almost introverted person who's strong on the inside, but the characters are so very different I don't see it as any kind of typecasting.
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Ishaan Khatter
Indian Actor
I would be open to doing cinema anywhere in the world. I wouldn't want to restrict myself to a certain kind of cinema or a certain language or get typecast.
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Felicia Day
American Actress
Hollywood typecast me as the secretary. I could have worked as the quirky secretary for the rest of my life, but I decided not to do that.
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Kiku Sharda
Indian Comedian
I have been very lucky that I never got typecast while playing female characters.
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JoBeth Williams
American Actress
I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever.
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Catherine Oxenberg
American Actress
I was afraid I'd be typecast forever as a mediocre actress.
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Randeep Hooda
Indian Actor
It is important to keep the filmmakers interested in you so they can offer you everything and anything. We actors are not given work on the basis of audience poll; the filmmaker will cast you after they see and like your work. It is essential to do different kind of films and not get typecast.
Quote examples
Kaley Cuoco
American Actress
Not all of us are chameleons that can do every different thing. I hope I'm going to be typecast. I will play the girl next door for the rest of my life if I have to. I always kind of feel like I have that in my pocket when I go in a room.
Quote examples
Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
A newcomer needs to be careful as to what kind of role they choose. If you choose something different, you will end up getting typecast. That's why I chose to play a character my age, to keep my options open for the future.
Quote examples
Kathryn Hahn
American Actress
I love that I'm a character actress and get to do so many different and interesting roles. There's really no reason that I can't continue on forever, because I've never been typecast as one thing.
Quote examples
Kelly Macdonald
Scottish Actress
I tend to get cast as a certain type of quiet, almost introverted person who's strong on the inside, but the characters are so very different I don't see it as any kind of typecasting.
Quote examples
Ishaan Khatter
Indian Actor
I would be open to doing cinema anywhere in the world. I wouldn't want to restrict myself to a certain kind of cinema or a certain language or get typecast.
Quote examples
Felicia Day
American Actress
Hollywood typecast me as the secretary. I could have worked as the quirky secretary for the rest of my life, but I decided not to do that.
Quote examples
Kiku Sharda
Indian Comedian
I have been very lucky that I never got typecast while playing female characters.
Quote examples
JoBeth Williams
American Actress
I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever.
Quote examples
Catherine Oxenberg
American Actress
I was afraid I'd be typecast forever as a mediocre actress.
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