typecast

While many actors are typecast, he moved effortlessly from Shakespeare and Dickens to the command of the USS Enterprise and his famous wheelchair in X-Men.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Gray left acting not long after his run on “Shazam!” after feeling typecast in the roles that were offered to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

If it sued them, it might be typecast as an American agriculture giant stomping on Chinese farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The accolade led to her being typecast and overlooked for a lot of roles, including in theatre, she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Volpe does not like to typecast his actors, though in high school it is sometimes unavoidable.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The Duchess of Sussex will speak with historians and experts to "uncover the origin of these stereotypes and have uncensored conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape narratives."

From Fox News ● Mar. 24, 2022

Along with pay issues, many filmmakers are looking for stories that move beyond female typecasts.

From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2018

“The question is whether Jack Dorsey on the product side is willing to break some typecasts at the company and come in with a fresh perspective.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2015

Yet his gift for comedy means he can't help wisecracking in these meetings, and I suspect it further typecasts him as the much-loved Jack Donaghy character from 30 Rock.

From The Guardian ● May 19, 2013

He neither patronizes his Italian civilians, typecasts his G.I.s nor falsifies his combat scenes, which prove as taut as any fiction footage yet shot about World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moving through discussions of Malcolm McDowell’s typecasting and group lessons in Irish, led by Cushla, they will go beyond gazing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Despite this typecasting, she would later go on to make her mark, first in theatre and then in various TV shows and films by the 1990s.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

In Bruce Graham’s “Funnyman,” at Chicago’s Northlight Theatre in 2015, he played a comic cast in a serious play, breaking out of typecasting.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025

I haven’t named most of “The Traitors” third-season challengers because there are more than 20 of them, but the game’s psychology relies on typecasting on the part of players and viewers.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025

That kind of typecasting never appealed to Hill.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024