People mistake character actor for “they can’t be a leading man!”. Each of those actors have a long history of being a character actor. Nicholson is honestly the only one who broke into the pure leading man spot early and stayed there. But Leto, Phoenix and Ledger all represented the definition of character actor. Michael Shannon is still a character actor. So is Gary Oldman. So is Willem DaFoe. That doesn’t mean they’re also not leading man material when it calls for it.
Once you're the lead of the highest grossing film for a major studio, you're not a character actor. Jack wasn't playing Tom Hank's funny friend and Joaquin isn't going to play the main villain's sidekick.
Isn't Flass supposed to be in super good shape?
I still look at Leto and Hardy as character actors. Hardy just dips in and out. I guess I have a different definition of the term than whatever the “Wikipedia” calls it.
Eh. Big, blonde, similar face. Closer than Flass in Begins anyway lol.
Could you also theoretically add Bill Hader and Jim Carrey to that list (even if the latter's wackiness can be annoying)?
I don't really remember seeing him in anything but he kinda has an interesting look for the role, I guess.
You figure the white makeup "de-ages" him by about 10 years. Pushing it, but doable.
Beyond perfect casting.
Also perfect.Stiiil think he looks more like a Guy Gardner.
Ledger and Nicholson were absolutely, clearly leading men rather than character actors under most definitions of the term. But I think our definitions of "character actor" probably differ.
But see, that right there is why I like him for Joker. Give him an evil character to sink his teeth into. It's out of the box for him.
