Celebs who are attractive in one role but not others

[LlamaParma]

Watched the Princess Bride with Cary Elwes for the first time today - HOLY SMOKES!!! He is gorgeous in it! I’ve never ever once found him the least bit attractive in anything else he’s been in but crikey I almost swooned when he came on screen with his floppy blonde hair and Zorro outfit 🤤

Who else is only ever attractive in one role?

Definitely Henry Cavill in The Witcher
Also Alexander Skarsgaad in True Blood as Eric.

Swoons

I fully agree with PP about Henry Cavill in the Witcher and Sam Heughan in Outlander.

@mrsTerryPratchett are you thinking of Aidan Gillen??

Mrs TP, you're thinking of Aiden Gillen!

Captain Jack Sparrow is hot AF but Johnny Depp is... urgh..

@ArblemarzipanTFruitcake

Viggo Mortensen - only attractive in LOTR. Completely overlookable with short hair and normal clothes.

See also Orlando Bloom, only attractive as an elf

[quote Palavah]@mrsTerryPratchett are you thinking of Aidan Gillen??[/quote]
Haha oops!

Jude Law is generally attractive but not in Contagion.

Ralph Fiennes is not attractive in the Duchess but is attractive in the English Patient.

@ScrambledSmegs

Mrs TP, you're thinking of Aiden Gillen!

Surely one floppy-haired slightly greasy looking man called Aidan is much the same as another!

OP, have you seen Cary Elwes in Lady Jane?

I have not but after knowing CE was hot in the 80’s I may have to

God yes, both Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen are hot in LOTR. Not in everything else.

@RJnomore1

Benedict cumberbatch

Hot AF as khan in star trek. Just weird in anything else 🤷🏻‍♀️

This as well.

I don't know what he did for that role but it works for me.

@ArblemarzipanTFruitcake

Viggo Mortensen - only attractive in LOTR. Completely overlookable with short hair and normal clothes.

1st person I thought of too!

@ScrambledSmegs

God yes, both Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen are hot in LOTR. Not in everything else.

However Carl Urban is great as everything except LOTR. Eomer? Yuk.

Henry Cavill in the Tudors. Never hit the mark for me ever again.

Agree with Aidan turner as Poldark

Also Hugh Laurie as House.

Benedict cummberbach in sherlock is gorgeous and edible, but not in anything else.

Tom Hiddleston in The Night Manager.

Nothing else. Just that.

Now you see, I only liked Aiden Turner as Mitchell in Being Human.

I promise I don't only like vampires.

Charlie Sheen in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'. Matthew Broderick in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'.

@ScrambledSmegs

Now you see, I only liked Aiden Turner as Mitchell in Being Human.

I promise I don't only like vampires.

Are you sure

Lawrence Fox (I know!) as Hathaway in Lewis.

@INeedtobealone

Lawrence Fox (I know!) as Hathaway in Lewis.

I'm right there with you. What a man enormous fucking disappointment he turned out to be.

What an

@LlamaParma

OP, have you seen Cary Elwes in Lady Jane?

I have not but after knowing CE was hot in the 80’s I may have to

Oh, do :)