23 Actors Who Played Villains So Well That We Can't Help But Hate Them A Little IRL

Posted 4 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down23 Actors Who Played Villains So Well That We Can't Help But Hate Them A Little IRL Jack Gleeson's Joffrey will forever be my opp.by Ehis OsifoBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestLink We asked the BuzzFeed Community to share which actors played villains SO WELL that their distaste for the character rubbed off onto the IRL actor a little bit...here are some of the best replies: Submissions have been edited for length and clarity. 1. Stanley Tucci as George Harvey in The Lovely Bones: Paramount Pictures, Andrew Toth / Getty Images -velvet0teddy 2. Sam Rockwell as Wild Bill Wharton in The Green Mile: Warner Bros., Dominique Charriau / Getty Images "I love Sam Rockwell, but that movie has ruined him for me."-zmyersmyers 3. Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan in The Walking Dead: AMC, Arnold Jerocki / Getty Images "I was traumatized by him!"-varrus1983 4. Rodney Dangerfield as Ed Wilson in Natural Born Killers: Warner Bros., Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images "Not to speak ill of the dead, but after seeing Rodney Dangerfield in Natural Born Killers, I had a really hard time even watching Caddyshack after that!!"-glitterytiger522 5. Eliza Scanlen as Amma in Sharp Objects: HBO, Dave Benett / Getty Images S"he was so good as Amma in Sharp Objects that when her character died in Little Women, a part of me was like, 'It's what she deserves.'"-monikap6 6. Tony Goldwyn as Carl in Ghost: Paramount Pictures, Bravo / Getty Images "I've been mad at Tony Goldwyn for the past 35 years for killing Patrick Swayze in Ghost."-pepperopigeon 7. Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight: Warner Bros., Frazer Harrison / Getty Images "I loved Heath Ledger...but as the Joker, he scared me to death. When he lit that pile of money on fire? Or when he dressed up as the nurse just to murder someone? He was dripping with evil. I don't hate him now (who can?), but it's hard to see him in his earlier good guy roles without seeing that side."-ellie4me 8. Edward Norton as Derek Vinyard in American History X: New Line Cinema, Daniele Venturelli / Getty Images "Not even the redemption arc could change my mind."-maryannkat28 9. Blair Underwood as Carlos in Madea's Family Reunion: Lionsgate, J. Countess / Getty Images "HATED HIM!"-thatssocravin 10. Tobias Menzies as Black Jack Randall in Outlander: Starz, Dave Benett / Getty Images "Such an evil character. I can't unsee it."-thelivingworst 11. Jeremy Irons as Scar in The Lion King: Walt Disney Studios, Niccolo Guasti / Getty Images "I have to actively force myself not to just hear Scar whenever I see Jeremy Irons in anything."-bitterangel233 12. Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada: 20th Century Fox, Jeff Spicer / Getty Images "The character is horrible and gets on my nerves soooo much. 😅😂"-lilwolf4138 13. David Tennant as Kilgrave in Jessica Jones: Netflix / Marvel Television, Jeff Spicer / Getty Images "Truly can't unsee him as Killgrave."-thisisfine 14. Pablo Schreiber as William Lewis in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: NBC, Laurent Koffel / Getty Images "I've never rushed to a comment section this fast! Apparently, Schreiber is really nice in real life, but I get a VISCERAL reaction even when I see a picture of him! He did a great job in his role!"-furryzebra732 15. Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix: Warner Bros., Dave Benett / Getty Images "Awful character played by a wonderful actress!"-caserbee 16. Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in Stranger Things: Netflix, Jb Lacroix / Getty Images "I'm still haunted by his performance."-grlrox 17. Samantha Sloyan as Bev Keane in Midnight Mass: Netflix, Monica Schipper / Getty Images "Sloyan is part of Flanagan's recurring cast, and she's amazing, but holy shitballs, that character was HORRIBLE. I hated her so much!"-naraniel 18. Saoirse Ronan as Briony in Atonement: Focus Features, Wwd / Getty Images "Not exactly a villain, but...

Saoirse Ronan in Atonement. Boy, I refused to watch her movies for years. AfterTed Lasso, I can kinda enjoy Juno Temple, but I still can't bring myself to watch any of Saoirse's movies."-squidwardathear 19. John Lithgow as the Trinity Killer in Dexter: Showtime, Michael Loccisano / Getty Images "Cannot watch anything with him and not think of Dexter."-monnie_hendo 20. Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris in Training Day: Warner Bros., Bruce Glikas / Getty Images -leaactons 21. Andrew Leeds as Christopher Pelant in Bones: Fox, Amanda Edwards / Getty Images "I've seen him in some sitcoms, making others laugh. But I can only see him as the 'hacktivist' who tried to sabotage Booth and Brennan."-bookstorebeauty 22. Jack Gleeson as Joffrey in Game of Thrones: HBO, Mike Marsland / Getty Images "As a viewer, you know he's acting, but he's SO good that you forget while you're watching and want to punch him."-malloryamanda 23. Lastly, Ralph Fiennes as Amon Göth in Schindler's List: Universal Pictures, Mike Marsland / G