Actors that you only fancy in one role

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I'll start...
Cillian Murphy only as Tommy Shelby
Viggo Mortensen only as Aragorn.

I know it's been done before but it's Sunday evening and I'm bored!

I too like Sam Heughen as Jamie Fraser. But that's all I know him as. What else has he been in? (OP asks about actors you fancy in one role only, ie not in others they've been in).

Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List.

I agree with Hugh Laurie as House. Can’t believe he’s that silly arse in Fry and Laurie.

David Tennant as Doctor Who (but also as Casanova, oops)

But the main one is Tom Burke in The Musketeers. Really don’t fancy him in RL or in anything else. Must be the leather?

@ProfYaffle

Yyy to Viggo - I thought of him before I'd even opened the thread!

Me too!!! 😂 Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise

I'm sure there's loads more that I can't think of now.

Robson Green in Soldier Soldier.

@TeachesOfPeaches

James Norton in happy valley. Can't stand him in anything else

Does he not kidnap and rape a woman in this 🧐

Josh Holloway as Sawyer in LOST. Joe Lando as Sully in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman

Richard Armitage as Thornton in North and South.
Doesn't do anything for me in other roles

Maybe not in just one role but as a certain type of character. I love Sean Bean in anything historic or fantasy, bearded and looking unwashed. I have been watching snowpiercer on Netflix and do not fancy him clean shaven looking slick.

Jon Hamm in Mad Men

Robson Green - as Tony Hill, Wire in the Blood

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock

Cillian Murphy, Peaky Blinders

Idris Elba, Luther

Hugh Laurie in House
Phillip Glenister in Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes
Oh dear...yes I also slightly fancied Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder II
Tom Cruise in Top Gun
Bruce Willis in Moonlighting
David Duchovny in X Files
Jude Law in The Holiday
Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker
And to leave the best til last...William Shatner as Captain Kirk (seriously, he was gorgeous!)

Rupert Penry Jones as Adam Carter in Spooks

Christian Bale as batman.
John Malkovitch in Space Force (yes, I know he’s 70 odd! Bit it was the suits!)
John Cusack in Gross Point Blank
Gabriel Byrne in that religion film

Another vote for Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt

Surely Brad Pitt doesn't count cos he's generally fit in most.

I think John Hamm wins cos you wouldn't look at him twice normally, but Don Draper... he makes me have to hand in my feminist badge and everything. I know it's down to writing and camera angles etc, but still. We binged during ld and DD was my highlight of the week.

@GordonsAlive85

Another vote for Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt

Snap.

Also Rowan Atkinson as Blackadder 2 definitely! (Although Rik Mayall is phwoar too!)

Henry Cavill as Geralt
Nathan Fillion as Capt Reynolds
Tom Ellis as Lucifer

Gerald Butler in 300
Russell Crowe Gladiator

Chris Hemsworth in everything
Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock
Jeffrey Dean Morgan in The Walking Dead

Edward Norton in The Painted Veil
Richard Armitage in North and South

Our girl... Charlie, fancied him so much in that but not in reign

Agree with Benedict as Sherlock and Matt Smith as the Doctor. Don't agree with Cillian as Tommy. I love Cillian in everything! Also, Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Capt' Hook and the character he played in The Patriot. Going to add Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart from Doctor Who and John Simm as the Master. Lots of Doctor Who!

Just seen FairNotFair beat me to it!!