To ask for your BEST TV/movie casting?

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Rutger Hauer in Bladerunner, menacing and scary!

Alan Rickman as Snape/in Die Hard, the sheriff of Nottingham (I may be biased, I think he was amazing in most things)

Bruce Willis in Die Hard, just the right amount of snarky humour.

Gary Oldman as Sirius Black.

Do you have any ‘bang on’ castings?

Clearly I wasn't young at 24 when I had his pictures all over my wall! 😂

Alan Rickmansworth as the sheriff of Nottingham was genius. Funny and creepy at the same time.
But my most favourite casting is David Bamber as Mr Collins, he was absolutely perfect.

And Alan Rickman’s Colonel Brandon is just delicious.

Came here to say this - I was worried that they wouldn't be able to portray Jackson Lamb the way he is in the books, but he is absolutely perfect!

Jennifer Earle in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice!

Lowering the tone slightly, but Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher in the Amazon series was spot on.

Jennifer Earle in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice!

Both leads in that are absolute perfection

I think every casting is absolutely perfection.

Catriona Balfe and Sam Heughan (sp?) in Outlander. 😍

Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt

I absolutely adore Alan Rickman in everything, including Harry Potter, but it wasn't perfect casting. Snape is supposed to be in his 30s for the entire story and Alan Rickman clearly wasn't, which always rankles slightly.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers was an amazing Henry VIII. Or maybe I just really fancied him. Either way i definitely enjoyed The Tudors.

Richard Armitage as John Thornton

Love it 😍

James Caan and of course Kathy Bates in Misery

Tony Shalhoub in Monk.
Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle in Everybody Loves Raymond.
Everyone in The Wire.
Dominic West as Fred West, so well cast I can't watch him in anything else now without finding him creepy.
Matthew McCoughnahey in Dallas Buyers Club.
Woody Harrelson in Hunger Games.
Both of the above in True Detective.

I like everything that I’ve seen Jason Watkins in. He was superb in the Christopher Jeffries programme, and the polar opposite but equally as great in Hold The Sunset.

Pretty much everyone in the Walking Dead, especially Andrew Lincoln.

Henry Cavill in the Witcher

I really like Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man

Robbie Downey Jr as Tony Stark

Agree most of LotR cast!

Is it obvious I'm a bit of a nerd?

arnold vosloo as the mummy

emily dechanel - bones (love love love her)

imelda staunton - dolores umbridge

GlitchStitch yes he was a brilliant Fred West, but he's also a might fine Prince Charles in The Crown.
KangarooKenny yes Jason Watkins is great in everything. Loved the Christopher Jefferies drama, he made us really sympathise with the character. He was also really good in Line of Duty (brief appearance!)

These aren't all based on books but....
Johnny as Jack Sparrow
Alan as Snape and Helena as Bellatrix.
Sandra Oh in Grey's Anatomy
Main characters in Green Mile
The entire cast of The Good Wife

Sarah Lancashire in both Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax. Can’t imagine anyone else playing that role.
Erin Kellyman as Jade in Willow - our kids are loving her funny, kick arse knight role.

They’re also love the swashbuckling Princess in Willow played by Ruby Cruz

Connor Swindells and Alistair Petrie as Adam and Mr Groff in Sex Education