Trending badgeTrendingPosted 2 hours agoSubscribe to Quizzes NewsletterCaret DownPeople Are Sharing Actors Who "Aren't Acting, Just Playing Themselves," And I Wanna Know If You Agree Or DisagreeSome actors do this in an iconic way, and some just have no range. 🤷🏻♀️by Angelica MartinezBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink A while ago, I shared a Reddit thread about actors who basically only play themselves in movies, and asked you to chime in with whether or not you agreed. There were certainly some hot takes in there, it seems. BuzzFeed / Via buzzfeed.com If you missed it, you can take that quiz here. Well, I also asked BuzzFeed readers like you to share which actors you thought fell into this same category and - TBH - y'all had some chaotic answers. Here are 23 of the best ones - do you agree or disagree? 1. Paul Rudd Mike Pont / WireImage "Although I'm a big fan of him, Paul Rudd plays the same lovable goofball in pretty much everything he's in."-alleycat356 2. Jennifer Lopez Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Images "At least for the past 25 years or so. She was doing great with Selena and Out of Sight, but then came the rom-coms. I feel like she plays herself in all of those."-baobaopanda 3. Adam Sandler Rodin Eckenroth / WireImage "No one even knows the names of the movies he's in, there's just 'that one movie with Adam Sandler' and his character is 'Adam Sandler's character.'"-hannahbananamontana2 4. Aubrey Plaza Raymond Hall / Getty Images "She seems like a lovely person, but she can't act. It just seems like she speaks normally and sometimes shouts."-stevenpwright 5. John Krasinski Mike Coppola / Getty Images "I'm probably the only one who feels like this, but after watching him on The Office and then on Jack Ryan, it really felt like he was the same character just with a different skill set/circumstances."-bringbackuglybetty 6. Chris Pratt Kevin Winter / Getty Images "He only plays the guy who is seen as childish and usually has parent-related trauma. For example: Andy Dwyer, Peter Quill, Emmet, Barley Lightfoot."-jbmasta 7. Awkwafina Gotham / Getty Images "Even her own grandma said it's like she isn't acting, she's just playing herself in her movies."-xy8lu 8. Ellie Kemper Amanda Edwards / Getty Images "Kimmy Schmidt and her character on The Office are literally the exact same character."-userf41b694b7e 9. Denzel Washington Christopher Polk / Getty Images "Controversial, but if you take 30 seconds to reflect, you'll know I'm right. He always, ALWAYS plays the arrogant and slightly-troubled lead who is waging an ongoing personal battle with his own hubris."-petunia712 10. Robert Downey Jr. Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Suggested by: megprince13 11. Jack Black Steve Granitz / Getty Images "I struggled to enjoy his movies because it was just Jack Black being Jack Black in everything. I've come to appreciate that for what it is now."-martinideercat 12. Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Winter / Getty Images "He plays the same role every time, but at least he plays that role well!"-patrick_kim_2005 13. Vanessa Hudgens Christopher Polk / Getty Images "TBH, I think it's just bad acting."-brock25500 14. Seth Rogen Christopher Polk / Getty Images "He always plays the annoying man-child who likes to swear a lot."-masm2 15. Sarah Jessica Parker Eamonn M. Mccormack / Getty Images Suggested by: lehagstrom"She's been playing variations of Carrie Bradshaw since the '90s."-abigaeljoyceanderson 16. Jason Bateman Steve Granitz / Getty Images "I love Jason, but he always plays the same character."-meggs0486 17. Ed Helms Manny Carabel / Getty Images "He plays an annoying, immature 40-something in everything."-pinkthinker 18. Katherine Heigl Frazer Harrison / Getty Images "Katherine Heigl is the perpetually-single gal who initially hates her love interest, but after some 'soul searching,' she inevitably discovers he's actually the one."-mitzibee 19. Tom Cruise Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images "Tom Cruise is always Tom Cruise."-seymourstein 20. Joel McHale Denise Truscello / Getty Images "He always plays the handsome douchebag."-masm2 21. Kevin Costner Jc Olivera / Getty Images "I love him, but he's always Kevin."-sandrac4c3faf3dc 22. Channing Tatum Variety / Getty Images Suggested by: ltang Did we miss any celebrities who basically only play themselves in movies? If so, tell us who and why in the comments below! Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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