Actors who “reinvented” themselves in an unexpected way, becoming successful again, but in a different way (11 photos)

Creative people must be able to do their creative work in different ways, but those who are best at it are those who are forced to live without a choice. When a familiar role expires and popularity fades, some actors have to change their approach, organizing their search for themselves in unknown places.





John Krasinski - Suddenly Good at Horror



NBC/ Paramount Pictures

From a comedy character on a cult TV show, he became the creator of one of the most successful horror films of recent years. In "A Quiet Place," he acted as an actor, director, and screenwriter.

Mark Hamill - Suddenly a Brilliant Voice Actor





Lucasfilm Ltd./ DC Comics

From Luke Skywalker to the Joker. As it turns out, this cute guy can generate the canonical voice of the most famous comic book villain, voicing him in cartoons and video games.

Leslie Nielsen - suddenly stopped being serious



Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/ Paramount Pictures

From a serious phlegmatic hero he turned into a symbol of absurd comedy.

Keanu Reeves - suddenly stopped being "Neo", becoming "John"



Warner Bros./ Summit Entertainment

From Neo to John Wick. Now the actor is associated with one or the other character, depending on the generation of viewers, and the film series "The Matrix" and "John Wick" both became cult.

Brendan Fraser - suddenly became a dramatic actor



Universal Pictures/ A24

From a hero of comedy-adventure films turned into a premium dramatic actor.

Matt Smith — suddenly turned out to be the perfect villain



BBC/ Film4 Productions

From the Eleventh Doctor, he turned into an actor who is constantly invited to play some kind of antagonist.

Daniel Radcliffe — managed to wash away the curse of the "one-role hero"



Warner Bros./ Funny or Die

From Harry Potter, he turned into an actor of wild arthouse cinema for every taste.

Bryan Cranston - suddenly stopped being funny



Fox/ AMC

From a character of family comedy series, he turned into one of the most severe heroes of television.

Clint Eastwood suddenly became great not only on camera, but also behind the scenes



Constantin Film Produktion GmbH/ Warner Bros.

From an actor-symbol of Westerns, he turned into someone who directs these Westerns, and then into a premium dramatic director who, after 60 years, churns out masterpiece after masterpiece.

Hugh Grant - suddenly stopped being a romantic, but the roles of cynics suit him no less



Columbia Pictures/ Miramax Films

From the hero of British melodramas he turned into a charismatic swindler from Guy Ritchie's crime films and not only.