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What (who) is typecast - definition
ASSOCIATION OF AN ACTOR WITH A SPECIFIC TYPE OF CHARACTER
Typecast; Type casted; Typecast (acting); Playing against type; Type casting (acting); Type (acting); Against type; Typecasting (acting)
typecast
¦ verb (past and past participle typecast)
1. cast (an actor or actress) repeatedly in the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles.
2. regard as fitting a stereotype.
typecast
(typecasts, typecasting)
Note: The form 'typecast' is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.
If an actor is typecast, they play the same type of character in every play or film that they are in.
I didn't want to be typecast and I think I've maintained a large variety in the roles I've played...
African-Americans were often typecast as servants, entertainers or criminals.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed as n
typecast
v. (D; tr.) to typecast as; in (to be typecast in a certain role)
Wikipedia
Typecasting
In film, television, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ethnic groups. There have been instances in which an actor has been so strongly identified with a role as to make it difficult for them to find work playing other characters.
Examples of use of typecast
1. I‘m here to perform and I don‘t want to get typecast.
2. "I‘m afraid she got typecast as Miss Moneypenny – that‘s what producers do.
3. Akshay does his part well, but why is the actor getting typecast in similar roles?
4. The Sentinel has him typecast as a secret service agent alongside Michael Douglas.
5. Connery added that despite not playing 007 for the past 25 years, he is still typecast by the part.