# Actors whose appearance you find distracting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 24, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115 "2026-10-24T05:37:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/21 "2026-10-24T19:11:04Z")
Alana de la Garza from FBI, somehow her cheekbones got _very_ prominent, leading fans to think she got them by way of plastic surgery. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/22 "2026-10-24T19:19:44Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > I think those things would distract me if he was cast in a “normal” role. Oh, there’s no question it is very much a part of many of the characters he plays, and he is a terrific actor! I will watch something just because he’s in it. But still… those teeth!! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/23 "2026-10-24T19:30:07Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > Currently watching _The Dropout_, about Elizabeth Holmes, in preparation for seeing _You Can See Everything_. > > Amanda Seyfried plays Elizabeth Holmes and, like her, has naturally large (and may I say very attractive) eyes. However, she has had to do something with her lower lip to change it from her usual perfectly formed bow to something more like EH’s particular profile and at least allude to her stronger jawline. > > Its kind of effective, and changes Seyfried’s normal face sufficiently to mark her as being someone else for the show. However, it is distracting, and sometimes detracts from the scene. There was a joke about this in _Ted 2:_ She’s sitting in a diner with the title character and Mark Wahlberg, and they comment on the waitress giving Mark “fuck me” eyes. Amanda Seyfried: Do I have “fuck me” eyes? Ted: No, you have “give us the ring, my precious” eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/24 "2026-10-24T19:48:43Z")
Good point - I’m sure Billy Crudup’s fine talent would have won him more awards if everyone wasn’t going ‘that [Phil Dunphy sure can act](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/X1nJIQqGUbAyaE3P-C8--8hs_v8=/fit-in/1000x476/top/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2014/08/15/805/n/1922283/37fccc37c1ffb1a3_tumblr_mche0esRWv1qabynso1_500.gif)’. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/25 "2026-10-24T20:09:21Z")
Always thought there was something elfin about ATJ her features lean more Elrond than Legolas, so much so I thought she might’ve had a cameo in LOTR. No but apparently is cast in a new lotr movie coming out 12/27. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/26 "2026-10-24T20:33:21Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > I keep thinking of a female David Bowie when I see her onscreen. They do look quite similar. [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTt4xQP2jsh1SigXY5CSeEykeFa9k5O_YqgRhFHqtJuxNGQ23syryTZPw4&s=10) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTt4xQP2jsh1SigXY5CSeEykeFa9k5O_YqgRhFHqtJuxNGQ23syryTZPw4&s=10) ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/27 "2026-10-24T20:40:29Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Anya Taylor-Joy might have him beat, but she is gorgeous. ‘A beautiful hammerhead shark.’ That description of her lives rent-free in my head every time I see her. I like Anya Taylor-Joy as an actor and I do think she’s very pretty. But she’s a very pretty praying mantis 🙂. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/28 "2026-10-24T20:50:27Z")
I always feel like Swoosie Kurtz’s facial features are somehow just slightly out of proportion. The distracting thing is, I can’t figure out how. I’m fine with her as an actor, though. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/29 "2026-10-24T20:52:35Z")
I find Juno Temple, who plays Keeley on _Ted Lasso_ to be somewhat strange-looking. She has a very nice figure, and is probably considered pretty, but her face reminds me of Mr. Burns on The Simpsons, or perhaps a ballon which has had a face drawn on it. [![](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.srcdn.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2Fkeeley-looks-at-roy.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=46b6691a36241aa1a676fb28ccb0e1685aab0d7b2cdb17a8c556e08bb0970eac&ipo=images) ](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.srcdn.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2Fkeeley-looks-at-roy.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=46b6691a36241aa1a676fb28ccb0e1685aab0d7b2cdb17a8c556e08bb0970eac&ipo=images) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/30 "2026-10-24T20:55:54Z")
I think it might be that she has a high forhead and the space from her bottom lip to her chin is small in comparison. Also, her thin lips add to illusion that her lower face is kind of squished, vertically. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/31 "2026-10-24T21:02:52Z")
Yeah, I think you might be onto something. Another thing is, I think the effect has become more pronounced over the years. At least to my eye. Add to that, overall she’s not physically a big person. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/32 "2026-10-24T21:03:17Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > Elijah Wood’s eyeballs are off-puttingly huge and starey. As I understand it, he is quite near-sighted, but it was those eyes that might have got him the role of Frodo. Appealing to many, sort of like those large-eyed paintings that used to be so popular. Barbara Feldon (agent 99 in the original Get Smart, still alive at 93!) had the same problem, only for her it made her eyes look dreamy and romantic. She credited that with a lot of her sex appeal. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/33 "2026-10-24T21:36:19Z")
Ursula Andress - When I first learned she was dubbed in _Dr. No_, I watched her scenes to see if I could tell, only to find it was impossible because I was unable to focus on her mouth. Wallace Beery - A walking grotesque of a human being. I find him hard to watch, especially when playing characters who are idiots. Rondo Hatton - Acromegalic actor. Yūjirō Ishihara - Japanese movie star and pop singer with bad teeth. I’ve seen low angle close-ups of him and there seems to be a big wad of flesh on the inside of his mouth. Once seen, it is looked for, always. > **[Actor and Singer Yujiro Ishihara drinks a glass of beer circa 1965 in...](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actor-and-singer-yujiro-ishihara-drinks-a-glass-of-beer-news-photo/2217420998?adppopup=true)** > > Actor and Singer Yujiro Ishihara drinks a glass of beer circa 1965 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Telly Savalas, Daryl Hannah and others who are missing fingers and who sometimes wear fake fingers to cover it up. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/34 "2026-10-25T00:11:52Z")
When _Manifest_ was popular, before it went off the rails, there were many comments here about Melissa Roxburgh’s eyebrows, but until I read the comments they did not bother me. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/35 "2026-10-25T00:30:02Z")
I can’t focus on Gwyneth Paltrow’s acting because I’m distracted by her mouth. She has no upper lip. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/36 "2026-10-25T00:45:11Z")
Peter Lorrie’s appearance always takes me out of the story. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/37 "2026-10-25T01:04:16Z")
One of the few actors I can give a decent impression of- it has been known to freak people out. I like his acting. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/38 "2026-10-25T01:51:37Z")
So far I agree with everyones’ examples (except for the few who I’m not familiar with) and you’re cracking me up! Taking a page out of the “actors you confuse for another actor” idea, I spent the first several minutes of the movie **Eileen** thinking I was watching the previously mentioned [Anya Taylor-Joy], ([https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/visual-3-dior-addict-08939-694acebd99d37.jpeg](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/visual-3-dior-addict-08939-694acebd99d37.jpeg)) when in reality it was [Anne Hathaway](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSl4qvZTLuMqUUJCT1l-HoE0LiCHKf2jBuB1n2JBt-O2H0YJPZeqmgN7bF&s=10) . I don’t recall when or how I realized it was AH, but it was too late; I was fixated. Also, I don’t think anyone has mentioned [Jesse Plemmons and the Fat Damon Effect](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBCKx7978APYxA67fEa0jMbsA4ozkIMM-_SW67KsWt6-_98F4OLTT7WXwA&s=10) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/39 "2026-10-25T14:01:54Z")
Sophie Turner is a good actress and a beautiful woman, but whenever I see her in an X-Men movie, all I can think about is how perfect Famke Janssen was in the role. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115/40 "2026-10-25T14:51:26Z")
This one isn’t down to physical appearance per se, so I’m not sure if it really fits the OP? Timothy Dalton is a very good actor but I just think James Bond whenever I see or hear him in something, I guess because he’s been pretty selective in his film career and presumably did an awful lot of stage work. And he only did two Bonds! Conversely, despite Sean Connery being in seven Bonds, I don’t think of James Bond whenever I see him. But then he had a much more extensive film career, or so it seemed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-appearance-you-find-distracting/1034115.md?page=3)