Actors Who’ve Confessed To Not Being A Fan Of Their Most Celebrated Roles
Whether they like it or not, actors are synonymous with their most famous roles. When we think of Blake Lively, we think of Gossip Girl’s Serena van der Woodsen. And Macaulay Culkin will always be that little boy from Home Alone. But a lot of the time, actors really aren’t fond of the roles that made them famous. Even William Fichtner has one role he seems to regret. Read on to find out the surprising reasons they have for hating their most beloved work.
1. Shannen Doherty, Charmed
Shannen Doherty left the TV series Charmed after a three-year stint playing a witch named Prue Halliwell. The actress dismissed the show as a program for pre-teens, which upset her co-star Alyssa Milano. Milano told Entertainment Weekly in 2001, “I think it’s unfortunate that she left, and that she needed to bad-mouth everyone involved and the audience.”
2. Andrew Lincoln, Love Actually
Audiences may have adored Andrew Lincoln’s lovelorn portrayal of Mark in Love Actually, but the actor admitted to Entertainment Weekly in 2017 that he wasn’t a fan. He explained, “In one of the most romantic movies of all time, I got to play the only guy who doesn’t get the girl…” Instead, he said, “I got to be this weird stalker guy.” Well, when you put it that way…
3. Jamie Dornan, 50 Shades of Grey
Jamie Dornan played Christian Grey on screen, but he made it clear in a 2017 GQ Australia magazine interview that he didn’t like the character at all. He explained, “[He’s] not the sort of bloke I’d get along with. All my mates are easygoing and quick to laugh — I wouldn’t imagine myself sat in a pub with him. I don’t think he would be my type when it comes to choosing mates.”
4. Mark Wahlberg, Boogie Nights
Mark Wahlberg looks back on his part as a porn star in Boogie Nights with regret — so much so that he has sought penance from the man upstairs. He told the Chicago Tribune in 2017, “I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving because I’ve made some poor choices in my past. Boogie Nights is up there at the top of the list.”
