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Playing the Villain

4.5k votersThe Most Overqualified Villain Performances In Movie HistoryWhen A-list actors end up in less-than-stellar movies, two things can happen: 1) They phone it in, take their paycheck, and move o...

17.2k votersWhat These Notable Horror Villains Look Like Without Their MakeupSome famous horror actors are only known to the public by the face they wear on screen. Whether they're hiding behind a hockey mas...

8k votersThe Best Villain Performances By Actors Who Always Play The HeroActors are often typecast as a specific type of character. Those who become defined as "good guys (or girls)" and "heroes" wind up...

4.9k votersActors Who Auditioned To Play The Hero And Ended Up As The VillainWhen an actor is cast as a beloved (or at least likable) character in a celebrated movie, it becomes hard to imagine anyone else i...

3.3k voters15 Times Great Villains Were Played By ComediansActors like Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, and John Malkovich can't always play the villain. These times great villains were played b...

3.9k voters13 Times Sitcom Stars Played Villains - And Nailed ItSitcom stars achieve popularity by making us laugh week after week. Sometimes, those same stars like to stretch their acting muscl...

1.4k voters12 Times An Actor Played The Hero And The Villain In The Same MovieThe only thing better than landing one role in a major Hollywood production is landing two. It may seem odd, at first thought, tha...

274 votersTimes Comedians Played TV Villains (And Nailed It)Some actors who played iconic villains on TV weren't always the most obvious choice. Some of the best TV villains of all time have...

923 voters15 Actors Who Have Played Both Superheroes And SupervillainsSure, it’s great to be the hero who saves the world and returns order to innocent people’s lives. However, it must also be delicio...

7.1k votersThe 25 Best Comic Book Villain Movie Performances of All TimeTypically, superhero movies are defined by the heroes, but there's never been a great superhero flick without a villain for them t...

760 voters'90s Heartthrobs Who Played Despicable Villains - And Nailed ItSometimes being the Hot Guy Next Door or Dreamy High School Quarterback can get a little dull and one-note, which is why these inf...

2.2k voters22 Actors Who Are So Good At Being Awful That People Actually Hate ThemSometimes a movie or TV character is not just unlikable, but hateable. They're mean, creepy, unethical, annoying - maybe all of th...

2.5k voters23 Actors Who Have Mastered The Art Of Playing VillainsSometimes, actors only hit it big after playing a villain or two, and some actors go their whole careers without ever once playing...

582 voters13 Times Actors Were Convincingly Good AND Evil In One MovieAlbert Einstein said, "The measure of intelligence is the ability to change," but good ol' Al probably didn't mean it like a flip ...

Unspeakable Times

432 votersBeloved Actors You Forgot Played Cold-Blooded KillersThe nature of the acting game means that performers - no matter how popular - simply have to work. Whether it's to stretch their t...

768 votersTeen Idols Who Played Vile Villains - And Nailed ItOnce an actor has reached teen idol status, it's difficult to move past the typecasting that often follows that particular brand o...