[Drama Chat] Typecast: for better or worse?

To me, being type-casted spells early death knell for an actor’s development. Yes, there are some actors who can’t help but be type-casted due to their look, limited acting abilities, and limited options. The more frustrating case is when actors have many options, have the looks, have okay acting abilities, and still choose to take on the same roles over and over again (LMH and PMY immediately come to mind). Aren’t they bored? Don’t they want to be challenged?

I think all young, rising actors should push to take on a variety of roles early in their careers. It’s a good way to prolong career longevity. Go for breadth first, and then depth, else you’ll find yourself pigeonholed too early and it’s hard to break out of a box once you’ve been put in one (this goes applies to general career development, not just acting).

One of the reasons I started liking Han Sohee (despite her acting skills being so-so), is because she’s doing her best to avoid being type-casted early on by taking on a variety of roles. It’s harder to root for actors who are blase about their own career development.

[Drama Chat] Typecast: for better or worse?
Source: Buzz Pinay Daily