Actors Who Were Considered 'Too Ugly' For Roles, And Actors Who Weren't 'Ugly Enough'
Being an actor in Hollywood is a scary place. You are constantly getting type-casted and told that you aren't skinny enough, pretty enough, don't look the part etc. It is super harmful for mental health, self-esteem and quite plainly, just sucks. It can even go in the reverse direction. Many of the actors mentioned below were told that they were 'too handsome' or 'too sexy' to play the roles they desired. Can you imagine being told you are too sexy for something? (Other than Right Said Fred's 1991 hit song- I'm Too Sexy (for my shirt). The GOAT, Meryl Streep was told she was 'too ugly' and the charming, Andrew Garfield was told he 'wasn't handsome enough.' In what world? Keep reading for more shocking tales.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral writer Richard Curtis didn't want Hugh Grant to star in the film because he was too handsome.
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Melissa De Sousa was considered "too pretty" to play a "down-on-her-luck stripper" in Hustle & Flow.
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Andrew Garfield lost out on the role of Prince Caspian in the Chronicles of Narnia series because he "wasn't handsome enough."
In what world...
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Minnie Driver almost didn't star in Good Will Hunting because the producer didn't think she was "hot enough."
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After being recast following the pilot for Stumptown, actor Mark Webber went on a social media rant about how he was allegedly fired for not being attractive enough.
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After being named Esquire's "sexiest woman alive" in 2005, Jessica Biel said she struggled to get work and was told by a director, "I’m not looking for the sexiest woman; I’m looking for the girl next door."
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According to composer Anne Dudley, Poldark executive producer Damien Timmer was worried women wouldn't find star Aidan Turner attractive.
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Alison Brie claims that her past playing polished and "cute" roles almost prevent her from being cast as the less conventionally attractive Ruth in Glow.
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Scarlett Johansson was "too sexy" to star in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
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Jennifer Lawrence was originally turned down for her role in Winter's Bone because she was "too pretty" — she had to prove to them she was "not cute."
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According to Kate Beckinsale, director Michael Bay didn't think she was attractive enough for her role in Pearl Harbor because she "wasn't blonde and her boobs weren't bigger than her head."
Okay, a$$hole.
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Director Joe Wright originally didn't want Keira Knightley to star in his film Pride and Prejudice because of her good looks.
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Emmy Rossum almost didn't get to star as Fiona in Shameless because producers felt she wasn't capable of not being pretty.
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Henry Cavill was told he wasn't thin enough to play James Bond when he was 21.
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Meryl Streep was considered "too ugly" to star in King Kong.
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