Actors who seem to play themselves in movies?

[DawdlingService]

Are there any actors who always seem to play themselves in movies? I don't necessarily mean that they aren't talented just that for one reason or another its hard to disassociate the actor from the role?

I have a hard time seeing George Clooney as anyone besides GC.

Seth Rogan and Jonah hill, just play their superbad characters in everything.

Danny Dyer

Brad Pitt
Nic Cage
Julia Roberts

Another saying Bill Nighy.

Hugh Grant
Tom Cruise
Jennifer Anniston

Vince Vaughan plays the same person in every film he’s in

I came on here to say this. I do like most things he's in though.

Definitely Olivia Colman (can't stand watching her and really do not get the adoration for her)
Also agree with Martin Freeman and Kiera Knightly as pretty meh!

First one that came to mind for me, too.

I read this in the voice of Angry Frank from The Fast Show 😂

Olivia Colman
Stephen Graham
Bill Nighy
Penelope Wilton
Alan Rickman
Mackenzie Crook
Toby Jones

and frankly there’s lots more

Luckily I love them all and so I’m totally happy that they play each part as ‘them’. Lots of actors do, including the absolute best of them. Doesn’t mean they don’t have nuance or pathos or that they can’t evoke the spirit of the person they are portraying or provoke empathy. That’s the skill really.

Olivia Colman. She seems like a lovely person, but she’s exactly the same in absolutely bloody everything.
Judi Dench. Except one time, a few years ago, when I saw her on stage playing Alice Liddell in “Peter and Alice”. She was extraordinary - I completely believed this 70-something woman was a little girl.

Judi Dench
Tom Hanks

The guy who plays Billy Elliot’s Dad is the same in everything.

Same here he is literally the same character in each film!

Danny Dyer....not films.obvs but in EE

Owen Wilson!

Adam Sandler

Jason Bateman. Brilliant but always feels like just him!!

I think its easier to pick those that DON'T play themselves. So I'll start with

Cate Blanchett

Tom Hanks

Leonardo Di Caprio

Olivia Colman.
Maggie Smith.

Jim Carey - he has been playing the same character in everything, except Mr Poppers Penguins, since the 1990s and I cannot stand him - the stupid facial expressions and voices are ridiculous and really grate on me.

I agree with a lot of the other suggestions as well

The antithesis of this - I watched Bombshell last night and I thought Charlize Theron must be in it later, not realising she is the first person you see. The make up and prosthetics are amazing. I still can't get over it.

Liam Neeson.

Will Smith, an annoying arse in everything!

Maggie Smith

You should watch Living.