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The hiring of an actor to play a certain part which differs fundamentally from roles the actor is famous for or has played in the past. For instance, an actress who is known for playing scheming murderess types suddenly cast as a kindly old grandma, or a longtime action hero does a silly comedy role. This can be downplayed if the role still plays to the actor's strengths. For instance, if a comedic actor stars in a drama or horror, but their character provides a degree of comic relief in the otherwise bleak surroundings. This is generally done when an actor wants to expand their repertoire or a director wants to try something new. In its highest form, this leads to an Oscar for the actor in question. Often, it can be very useful in The Reveal. Comedies will frequently use this trope for laughs; a wacky line will often sound much funnier coming out of the mouth of someone you'd never expect to say such a thing. If it works very well, it can even turn around a career and give them a new type. Occasionally, Playing Against Type is something that comes up in retrospect. An actor who becomes famous for a certain type of role may have played a character who is the complete opposite early in his or her career. At the time, the role may have not been a departure but, when viewed later, the difference will seem quite stark. The polar opposite of Typecasting, although it is possible to invoke both at once. A source of Hidden Depths. Really bizarre cases (or those which look bad in hindsight) can lead to people saying it is Questionable Casting. For a specific form of Playing Against Type, see Tom Hanks Syndrome, Leslie Nielsen Syndrome, Playing with Character Type, New Sound Album or Creator's Oddball. May first require Typecasting to fall into this trope. |
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At the start of the Cool Kids Table game Small Magic, Jake says that he normally plays girls in RPGs, so it's out of character for him to play a guy like he is here (as Stege). To far the only male characters he's made are Stege, Oliver (alongside which he also made Stacey and Olivia), Kip, and Dario. | |
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Adam "Nergal" Darski and John Porter collaborated on a project called Me And That Man, resulting in a Nick Cave-ish album Songs of Love and Death. Then, Nergal kept the project running on his own and invited other metal musicians (including Ihsahn, Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Matt Heavy of Trivium) for the second album, New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol. 1. | |
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Other than some relatively gentle fair under Black Sabbath like "Changes", Ozzy Osbourne also contributed lead vocals to the Was (Not Was) dance-pop song "Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed)" alongside Madonna, a far cry from the usual macabre fare Ozzy and his band are known for. | |
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Cabin Pressure: Benedict Cumberbatch usually plays intelligent and sophisticated sorts (Sherlock, Doctor Strange, Smaug). Here, he plays Martin Krief, a neurotic serial screw-up of a wanna-be pilot. | |
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