17 Actors Who Are Suspiciously Good as Villains (18 Photos)

It happens that an actor is so convincing in the role of a villain that involuntarily a thought creeps in: does he accidentally put experiments on animals in dark basement? Well, or there he kicks old women across the road ... Fortunately, this all speculation, but in real life these famous villains are exceptionally cute people, but thanks to their great acting to share the truth and fiction is very, very difficult. Reddit users remembered such actors and their best villainous roles.





1. Imelda Staunton as Professor Umbridge in Harry Potter



"I can't unsee Umbridge as her, even after re-read the books. She portrayed Umbridge so well."

“Honestly, the biggest problem for any new the series about Harry Potter will be the selection of actors to make it no worse, than it was in the movies. Imelda Staunton is one of the many actors who absolutely perfect for the character, and now it will be difficult believe in someone else in that role."

2. Anthony Starr as Homelander in The Boys





“I know that this is just such a character, but he is so an amazing actor who managed to instill in me a horror that I have never I can't explain."

3. Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched in Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and Kai Wynn in Star Trek: Deep Space 9



“She did a great job playing the villain. You are absolutely helpless in the face of the hate that overwhelms you.”

“Such a wonderful actress. And really underrated."

4. Billy Zane as Cal Hockley in Titanic



“It’s a pity [that I can’t stand him now]. He's a great guy."

"I read somewhere that he would make a great Lex Luthor and now I can't unsee it."

5. Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunn in Gone Girl



“She played Amy in Gone Girl so well that I just recently I was able to overpower myself and start watching other series or films in which she starred.

6. Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad and Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian



"When I saw Giancarlo Esposito on Community, I nearly peeed in my pants with fear."

7. John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell (Trinity) in Dexter



“John Lithgow scared me so much in Dexter that I waited for him to kill someone on the reality show Britain's Best Baker."

“John Lithgow is a great actor. He starred in many more movies and series than you think, because that he gets so used to the character that you don't even always realize that it is him."

8. Mo'Nique as Mary Johnston in Treasure



"The funny thing is, Mo'Nique is apparently one of the nicest people in the world."

9. Jesse Plemons as Todd Alquist on Breaking Bad



"It took me years to get away from him dead-fish image of Todd, and acknowledge his huge acting talent. He's really, really good."

10. Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot



"I have to say, he definitely excels at portraying dastardly villains."

11. Christoph Waltz as Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds



“He played a fantastic Nazi. I'm only in the middle Django was able to believe that he was playing a really good guy here. I I'm still suspicious of all the characters he is playing."

12. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones

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“Actually, in real life she is very cute, judging by the fact that I seen in an interview, but, damn it, she fit too perfectly into the role of Cersei.

13. Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men



“I watched No Country for Old Men in the cinema and diligently avoided Javier Bardem until last year when he finally looked "Dune". He is a great actor, otherwise Anton Chigurh would not have caused me a moral injury for the next ten years.

14. Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus in Gladiator



"It took me quite a long time to start see other Joaquin Phoenix projects after Gladiator. His Commodus was such an incarnation of f **** evil that for many years I could not watch other films.

15. Tobias Menzies as Captain Randall in Outlander



"In every movie and TV show he's in, I always hope his character dies."

16. Samuel L. Jackson as Stephen Warren in Django Unchained



“The character of Leonardo DiCaprio in this film had some charisma. But not Jackson. He did an excellent job of playing the man who sold "their"".

“This is an incredible role. You can see how Jackson used contempt for his character to show the contempt that his the character experienced other slaves."

17. Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth in Schindler's List and as Voldemort in Harry Potter



“I was afraid of him all my life and was overjoyed to see him in as a completely different character in The Grand Budapest Hotel.”