Actors who are synonymous with one role

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Daniel Radcliffe will always be Harry Potter.

I love Henry Winkler last time i saw him on Tv he made me cry talking about his books and dyslexia foundation I was thinking aww what a lovely man then started bawling

Una Subbs. Aunt Sally.

Olive from on the buses, who is sometimes in East Enders. Still Olive.

Agree re Richard E Grant and Withnail

Alison Steadman. I still see her as Bev-er-ley from Abigail's party.

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BikeRunSki - yes, he will be 'Coco the fucking Scab' in everything

Paul Hogan = Crocodile Dundee
Christopher Lee = Dracula

DH reckons Sean Connery will always be Sean Connery.

Me, I always make a string effort to divorce the actor from the role. I came if age when Patrick Stewart was takimg on "don't call me Captain Picard" roles, and I respect that. I think a good actor (who's made his/her squillions and can afford to wait for a decent role) who has a good agent can go Beyond (and kinda owes it to his/her future career to do so).

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Bumping this after watching something last night with Jack Davenport and I immediately said Oh it's Miles! He will always be Miles from This Life to me.

Faith everyone from This Life will be whoever from This Life! I loved that programme

The stuff of my yoof :) Andrew Lincoln seems to have broken the mould though!

Calista Flockheart was great in Brothers and Sisters - the odd neurotic moment but def discernible from Ally McBeal. The blonde girl who played her colleague (Jane something I think?) will always be the blonde girl from Ally McBeal though.

Marilyn from Home & Away (whose real name also escapes me)

Patricia Routledge will always be Hyacinth Bucket

Carrie fisher is Princess Leia even though she does great cameos in other films.

Corey Feldman is the mouth from the goonies.

Jennifer ehle is Lizzie Bennett.

Melissa George keeps getting Hollywood roles but I keep thinking where's Shane? (Angel)

Same with Isla fisher, she is always Shannon to me.

The boy from the sixth sense is the boy from the sixth sense.

Kyle McLachlan is Dale Cooper.

Definitely Anthony Hopkins with Hannibal Lector- would be terrified to meet him in a lift!

Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter

Joan Collins is Alexis Carrington. She doesn't even have time change her clothes.

Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones

Ian McKellen as Gandalf

Elijah Wood as Frodo

Will Smith will always be a grumpy middle aged man.