Posted 49 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down11 Times Hollywood Heartthrobs Played Characters So Evil, They Instantly Killed The CrushRoles that made me say: "Actually... No thanks!"by Stephanie SoteriouBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink This article contains spoilers for The Gentlemen, Beasts of No Nation, For Colored Girls, The Apprentice, and Don't Worry Darling. In the world of acting, there are two kinds of leading men: the traditional heartthrob who typically plays the good guy, the love interest, basically, the guy that we are all rooting for, and then there are the stars who are no strangers to taking on a creepy role or two to fully indulge their dark side. Needless to say, when those leading men switch lanes, it can be pretty jarring - especially when the actor that you've thirsted over for effectively their whole career is suddenly absolutely repulsive on screen. So, here are 11 roles that will have you looking at your actor crushes in a whole new light. And be warned: it isn't pretty. 1. Charlie Hunnam (C)FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection, Netflix / Via youtube.com Charlie Hunnam got his big break when he landed one of the lead roles in the cult British series Queer As Folk at just 18 years old, but it was the FX series Sons of Anarchy that really put his name on the map.
In the show, which aired from 2008 until 2014, Charlie played lovable rogue Jax Teller, an idealistic outlaw who struggles deeply with the violence and crime surrounding his motorcycle club. And while it is undeniable that Jax descends into darkness as the series progresses, the audience can't help but remain on his side thanks to the character's depth and humanity.
Charlie also plays the likable gangster Ray in Guy Ritchie's 2019 movie The Gentlemen, a well-dressed and softly-spoken "fixer" to Matthew McConaughey's crime boss Mickey.
But his next role in the latest installment of Ryan Murphy's controversial Monster series, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, is set to be Charlie's most disturbing yet, with the star playing real-life killer and bodysnatcher Ed.
The trailer alone is deeply disturbing, and, as Ed, Charlie can be seen wearing masks and bodysuits made out of his victims' skin.I have a feeling that the allure of both Jax and Ray will be a distant memory once we become acquainted with this character. 2. Leonardo DiCaprio (C)20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection, (C)Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection You don't get much more Hollywood heartthrob than Leonardo DiCaprio, who started out as a child star before stealing the hearts of viewers everywhere when he landed the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic back in the '90s.
Despite his huge success as Jack, it's worth noting that Leo never really leaned into the romance genre, but while he did consistently take on gritty roles throughout his career, he never played pure evil... Until Quentin Tarantino's 2012 movie Django Unchained. In what is undeniably Leo's most disturbing performance from his 36-year career, he plays sadistic plantation owner Calvin Candie in the pre-Civil War South. Calvin relishes in cruelty and has a disturbing, gleeful obsession with violence, with one of the movie's most memorable scenes showing Leo smash his hand on glass and smearing his blood onto Kerry Washington.
It's well known now that this moment was improvised by Leo after he accidentally cut himself for real, but everybody stayed in character pretty impressively. It has also been revealed that Leo was deeply uncomfortable during filming because of how repugnant his character was, which you certainly wouldn't find with any of his other roles. 3. Henry Golding Sanja Bucko / (C)Warner Bros/courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection, (C) STX Films / courtesy Everett Collection The whole world fell in love with Henry Golding when he took on the romantic lead of Nick Young in the hit 2018 rom-com Crazy Rich Asians, with the British actor being just as alluring in his subsequent roles in movies like A Simple Favor and Last Christmas. But his 2019 appearance in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen (and yes, that is its second shout-out of the article) couldn't be more at odds with his other on-screen personas.
Henry plays Dry Eye in the movie, an ambitious-to-a-fault and gruesomely violent gangster whose ruthlessness makes him one of the film's most unsettling presences. While his screen time is arguably on the minimal side compared to other characters, Henry makes every second count - with no moment more chilling than the scene where he attempts to rape Michelle Dockery's character, Rosalind.
The attempted assault is, thankfully, cut short, but the menace that Henry brings to the performance is haunting, and a far cry from the romantic leads we know and love him for. 4. Zac Efron (C)Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection, (C) Netflix / courtesy Everett Collection In 2017, people couldn't hide their shock when it was announced that High School Musical's breakout star, Zac Efron, had been cast as