Actor's born to play a role...

[shigsy2003]

What films have you watched where you thought "that actor was born to play that role"? For me it would be:

Hugh Jackman - Wolverine
Ian McKellen - Magneto/Gandalf
Patrick Stewert - Professor X
Viggo Mortensen - Aragorn
Elijah Wood - Frodo
Well most all the LOTR cast were born to play their respective roles (aside from Mirrander Otto and Karl Urban).
Keanu Reeves - Neo (he can't act but he looks the part)
Gary Oldman - all his roles
Choi Min-Shik - Oh Dae-su

When I think of more I will list them. Let me here your thoughts guys and gals

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Tom Hanks/Chuck Noland (Cast Away)
Christopher Reeve/Superman

 

[TwilightPro101]

What films have you watched where you thought "that actor was born to play that role"? For me it would be:

Hugh Jackman - Wolverine
Ian McKellen - Magneto/Gandalf
Patrick Stewert - Professor X
Viggo Mortensen - Aragorn
Elijah Wood - Frodo
Well most all the LOTR cast were born to play their respective roles (aside from Mirrander Otto and Karl Urban).
Keanu Reeves - Neo (he can't act but he looks the part)
Gary Oldman - all his roles
Choi Min-Shik - Oh Dae-su

When I think of more I will list them. Let me here your thoughts guys and gals

That's a pretty great list!

 

[The Kid]

Star Wars

Mark Hamill - Both Luke Skywalker and Joker (wow)
Harrison ford - Indy and Solo of course
Carrie Fischer - Leia

Back the future

Michael J fox - Marty Mcfly
Christopher Lloyd - Doc
tom wilson - Biff
The whole damn cast of back to the future are perfection.

Reeve= Superman

Hugo weaving - Agent Smith

Agreed on Gandalf.

Agreed on xavier

Definitely paul reubens for pee wee

I have to say Ewan Mcgregor was acting in a completely different film than all three of the prequels. Sadly the rest wasnt up to his standards.

Frank Oz for yoda definitely

rick Moranis for all his nerdy roles.

Since I'm watching it now, the entire cast of that 70s show is perfection.

Oh and since the villain from robocop is in it, Peter Weller as robo deserves mention.

Clint Eastwood as his western character goldie

 

[SuperFerret]

John Goodman as Fred Flintstone.

'nuff said.

 

[WorthyStevens]

Donald Pleasance - Dr. Loomis
Michelle Pfeiffer - Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Lecter
Alan Cumming - Nightcrawler
Brad Pitt - Tyler Durden
The entire cast of The Breakfast Club
Kelsey Grammar - Beast
Johnny Depp - Jack Sparrow
Robert Englund - Freddy Krueger
Arnold Schwarzenegger - T-800
Linda Hamilton - Sarah Connor
Andy Serkis - Gollum/King Kong (body movements)

 

[Speedball]

Hugh Jackman was NOT born to play Wolverine. I don't think he was like Wolverine in the films at all.

 

[Speedball]

Donald Pleasance - Dr. Loomis
Michelle Pfeiffer - Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Lecter
Alan Cumming - Nightcrawler
Brad Pitt - Tyler Durden
The entire cast of The Breakfast Club
Kelsey Grammar - Beast
Johnny Depp - Jack Sparrow
Robert Englund - Freddy Krueger
Arnold Schwarzenegger - T-100
Linda Hamilton - Sarah Connor
Andy Serkis - Gollum/King Kong (body movements)

There we go!
That's a great list.

 

[DorkyFresh]

Harrison Ford - Han Solo
Christover Reeve - Superman
Denzel Washington - Malcom X
Patrick Stewart - Professor X
Brandon Routh - Superman
Angelina Jolie - Catwoman (hasn't happened yet of course)

 

[The Shredder]

Chris Reeve - Superman
Chris Bale - Batman
Lynda Carter - Wonder Woman

 

[cryptic name]

Christian Bale- Patrick Bateman
Robert Shaw- Quint
Roy Scheider- Chief Brody
Richard Dryfus- Matt Hooper
Gary Oldman- Sid Vicious
Donald Pleasance- Dr. Sam Loomis
Jack Nicholson- The Joker
Harrison Ford- Indiana Jones
Matthew Broderick- Ferris Bueller

 

[The Shredder]

Christian Bale- Patrick Bateman
Robert Shaw- Quint
Roy Scheider- Chief Brody
Richard Dryfus- Matt Hooper
Gary Oldman- Sid Vicious
Donald Pleasance- Dr. Sam Loomis
Jack Nicholson- The Joker
Harrison Ford- Indiana Jones

Nice list.

Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft is another worth mentioning.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

George C. Scott - Patton
Christopher Reeve - Superman
Michael J Fox - Marty McFly
Christian Bale - Batman
Marlon Brando - Vito Corleone
Gene Hackman - "Popeye" Doyle
Arnold Schwarzneggar - Conan/Terminator
Sean Connery - James Bond
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
Clint Eastwood - Man w/ No Name/Dirty Harry
Rovert Shaw - Quint
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones/Han Solo
Brad Pitt/Tyler Durden
Henry Thomas - Elliot
Nick Nolte - Col. Tall

 

[Speedball]

Sean Connery - James Bond
Sigourney Weaver - Ripley
Micheal J. Fox - Marty McFly
Cary Elwes - Westley

 

[The Kid]

hmm Daniel Radcliffe as harry potter maybe? Too soon?

Definitely rupert grint for ron. No one could play it better

 

[FireandIce213]

I like all the suggestions....here are others i like:

Robert Deniro=Jimmy Conaway, Travis Bickle
Thomas Jane=The Punisher

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Al Pacino/Tony Montana(Scarface)

 

[wiegeabo]

Trying to think of others that haven't been said:

Bruce Campbell as Ash
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi

 

[Qwerty©]

The way things are going on Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr looks like he was born to play Tony Stark.

 

[The Kid]

Timothy dalton sure was.

 

[black_dust]

Arnold Schwarzenegger - T-100

T-101


Anyway. These lists are pretty weird. Are they BORN! to play this role. or are we just so use to seeing them doing it that we cant picture anyone else playing the part.

Say if Tom selick got the part of Indy, would we say he was born for the part.

Anyway

Bruce Campbell - ASH!

Ron Pearlman - Hellboy

 

[demitri_vampiro]

johnny depp = jack sparrow
joeffrey rush = barbossa
bruce willis = john mclane
hugh jackman = wolverine
john malkovich = every bad guy he played

 

[Qwerty©]

T-101

T-800

 

[black_dust]

T-800

Doh oh yeah. t:

 

[The_Vision]

Jack Sparrow - Jonny Depp
Gandalf - Ian Mckellen
Hagrid - Robbie Coltrane
James Bond - Sean Connery