And did an astonishing job considering all he had to work with was his voice & body movements, as his face is never seen.
He also starred in “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” as a bisexual drag queen. Quite a different role than with the mega sci-fi/action blockbusters most Americans associate him with.
If you want to see Hugo Weaving give some really fabulous performances, check out the Australian films “Proof” and “The Interview.”
Good one. And you’re not alone, considering how many “Mr. Anderson” and Elrond jokes are made when he appears in any movie after those.
I completely agree with RainGrowsBrite about the actors on LOST. Although I hope this isn’t true of Michael Emerson (Ben Linus) who I hope will go on to do many more things because he is a tremendous actor. I also feel that there is an exception with Dominic Monaghan (Charlie). However, this leads me to think that this whole business has something to do with the role you see the actor in first. For instance, I first saw Dominic Monaghan in Lord of the Rings so at first I had a tough time not seeing him as a hobbit on LOST. But now if I go back and watch LOTR it takes me some time to not think of him as Charlie.
In addition, I believe the ladies of Sex and the City will always be Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda to me. And I completely disagree about Johnny Depp. There are actors out there who play the same role over and over again and he is not one of them. Take for instance: Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, they play themselves in almost every movie I’ve ever seen them in.
He’ll always be the Swamp Fox to me.
Sex and the City is a way different show/movie from what’s intended if you grew up watching Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and think Valeris rather than Samantha whenever you see Kim Cattrall.
Slightly OT, but my Brigade Commander in Desert Shield/Storm, Col. Randolph House, had such a high-pitched, squeaky voice, and hard southern accent, that everyone called him “Snuffy Smith.” Usually, just “Colonel Snuffy.”
Not to his face, of course. 
Nor within hearing of any officer, or senior NCO. Although I did hear one of the other Company Commanders in our Battalion let it slip once.
The Brigade Commander before him was just as bad, if for different reasons.
It led to a certain complaint in our Brigade: “How come we can’t get senior officers who sound like Patton?”
Meaning George C. Scott, of course.
Then you wouldn’t have liked last week’s “Burn Notice.” Eric Stratton, Super Spy, damn glad to meet ya" wouldn’t have gone over too well…
I’ll say that once I saw “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” I can’t help but think of Jack Aubrey as looking a lot like Russell Crowe, although I don’t think of Maturin as looking like Paul Bettany at all.
Adding to the Bob Denver = Gilligan thought, Dawn Wells = Mary Ann. She even wrote a cookbook as Mary Ann.
This probably applies to the entire cast except for Jim Backus, but I think it most strongly applies to these two.
Yeah, me too! I don’t watch a lot of telly at the moment, but had seen a few trailers and thought :" Wow, that guy’s a dead ringer for Hugh Laurie". When I found out it was Hugh Laurie, I then concluded the series had to be Scrubs-style hospital comedy.
I think the fact that David Tennant is so strongly associated with Doctor Who has less to do with typecasting and more to do with him being a much better actor than he gets credit for, really inhabiting each role. You need to see him in some of his other roles - Recovery, Harry Potter, Secret Smile, Casanova, Hamlet - to get a sense of his talent.
It’ll be interesting to see how his image changes and if he undergoes a Houseification if Rex Is Not Your Lawyer ever goes forward.
I also had the chance to see him opposite Jim Broadbent in the play ‘The Pillowman’. I don’t know how well-known outside theatre circles the play is, but it is extremely disturbing.
L. Q. Jones adopted his character’s name from the film Battlecry.
I don’t care what movies Christian Bale is in, he will always be Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) to me. I think that performance was so spot-on creepy, the character is just burned into my disturbed little brain.
He sure was, and every time he introduces himself to Evey, I keep expecting him to say something like, “Somehow, you think the rules do not apply to you, Neo.” 
I have a cunning plan to change that perception.
As soon as I read this thread title I thought of Alicia Silverstone. She will forever be Cher from Clueless, and nothing can shake that image … not even posing naked for anti-fur ads.
Moe, Larry and Curly (never cared for Shemp)
Kelsey Grammer seems the most obvious, having been Frasier for about 20 years (and still, in reruns).
Frankly, I think they missed out on an opportunity to take over the world by failing to cast Stephen Fry in it as a gay male nurse.
Anthony Hopkins=Lecter. It’s terrible, but it’s true.