What actor or actress had a pretty good acting range at first but stopped committing to just playing themselves once they became very famous?

As much as people have come to look at The Rock as more of a movie star, rather than an actor who plays characters that are different from how they are in real life. I have to say, when I look back at some of his older movies before he became one of the biggest and wealthiest stars in Hollywood. He actually seemed like he was trying to act as a character, rather than just being himself.

For example, this might not be the best but his acting in Fast Five was actually pretty great where he was a no nonsense field operative that takes his job seriously and seemed pretty intimidating. However, once we move forward and got the sixth movie he drops that character he developed and throws in more of his own personal traits into Hobbs. When you look at his character in the five and sixth, you really notice the differences. Especially in the Fast & Furious spin-off; Hobbs & Shaw!

I’m not saying that he seemed to have skills where he could play a variety of characters, but before he became super famous I felt like there was some potential in him where he could’ve really been a talented actor rather than just a movie star.

Submitted July 02, 2023 at 12:50AM by phantom_avenger https://ift.tt/t9O5zD4