Playing Against Type: Movies Where “Good Guy” Actors Play The Villain

Several people agreed Matt Damon was incredible as a villain in The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Informant, and The Departed.

But, the question was for actors who aren’t ordinarily bad guys, and clearly, these actors have played a villain on numerous occasions.

Movies Where “Good Guy” Actors Play The Villain

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The Lovely Bones is so sinister Stanley Tucci tried to give up the role due to the level of creepiness in the character, George Harvey.

1. Stanley Tucci: The Lovely Bones (2009)

Denzel Washington plays Alonzo Harris, a ruthless and crooked LAPD narcotics officer with serious debt.

2. Denzel Washington: Training Day (2001)

Harry Connick Jr. plays Daryll Lee Cullum, a serial killer who murdered several women by tying them to trees and burning  them alive.

3. Harry Connick Jr.: Copycat (1995)

Robin Williams plays Seymour Parrish, a lonely, creepy, and obsessive man. He becomes infatuated with the Yorkin family by developing their photos.

4. One Hour Photo: Robin Williams (2002)

In The Gentlemen, rom-com legend Hugh Grant plays a greedy private investigator named Fletcher.

5. Hugh Grant: The Gentlemen (2019)

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