# Actors who should change their "genre."

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 16, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115 "2016-09-16T22:40:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115/21 "2016-09-28T01:15:28Z")

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I’d like to see Chris Hemsworth in a few straight-up comedy roles; he’s shown flashes in it as Thor, and he was hilarious in _Ghostbusters_.  
Well-meaning, a bit slow, usually has his foot in his mouth - he nails that sort of role.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115/22 "2016-09-28T13:29:10Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> I popped in to mention Robin Williams.
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> I can stand him only in his dramatic roles.

> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#):
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> Robin Williams was also crazy bad guy in One Hour Photo

Robin Williams could play in _any_ genre. He was comedy, serous, and very dramatic all roles in one. One of his last roles was on Law & Order SVU, where he played a good guy doing illegal things.

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**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115/23 "2016-09-28T15:58:53Z")

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Will Smith needs to change back, from trying to win an Oscar to doing action comedies, which is what he’s actually good at.

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**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115/24 "2016-09-28T17:34:35Z")

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> [@galen\_ubal](#):
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> I’d like to see Chris Hemsworth in a few straight-up comedy roles; he’s shown flashes in it as Thor, and he was hilarious in _Ghostbusters_.  
> Well-meaning, a bit slow, usually has his foot in his mouth - he nails that sort of role.

He was funny in the Vacation remake - by far the funniest part of the movie. 🙂

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