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Believe It or Not, These 6 Hollywood Actors Always Get Cast as Antagonists!

Believe It or Not, These 6 Hollywood Actors Always Get Cast as Antagonists!

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Believe It or Not, These 6 Hollywood Actors Always Get Cast as Antagonists!

Many actors compete to get protagonist roles on the screen. However, it is not uncommon for actors to prefer playing antagonist roles, and some of them are more suited to playing film villains. Protagonist characters are important but antagonist roles are equally important. Whether they like it or not, these are 7 actors who often play antagonistic roles in Hollywood.

Writer: Evan Reinaldo

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If you know this one, it's because of his role in HARRY POTTER. Ralph Fiennes played Voldemort in that film, but this is not the first time Fiennes has played an antagonist. He has played serial killer Francis Dolarhyde in the film RED DRAGON and Professor Moriarty in the comedy SHERLOCK HOLMES 2018, HOLMES AND WATSON.

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Helena Bonham Carter usually appears in several films directed by Tim Burton, including SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET and the live-action film ALICE IN WONDERLAND as the Red Queen. In addition, she also played Bellatrix Lestrange, a supporter of Voldemort, in the HARRY POTTER franchise.

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Charlize Theron has had an impressive career in the past 20 years. Despite appearing beautiful and graceful, she is skilled at playing evil roles such as a serial killer in MONSTER which earned her an Oscar, Mavis Gary in YOUNG ADULT, Meredith Vickers in PROMETHEUS, the evil Queen Ravenna in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR, and most famously Cipher the cyberterrorist in THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS.

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If there's one actor who prefers to play antagonistic roles that he finds interesting, it's Mads Mikkelsen. Mads Mikkelsen made a good impression as a villain in the movies JAMES BOND: CASINO ROYALE, HANNIBAL, DOCTOR STRANGE, CHAOS WALKING, and his latest role is FANTASTIC BEASTS 3 as Gellert Grindelwald.

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Austrian-German actor Christoph Waltz is known for his work with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. Waltz has often received awards for his roles as villains, such as the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2010. He has played many villains in movies like THE GREEN HORNET, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, and DJANGO UNCHAINED.

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Oscar winner Javier Bardem has chosen to play villains on screen. The Spanish actor is the first person from his country to be nominated for an Academy Award. Bardem's most famous role to date is as the sociopathic killer Anton Chigurh in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. In addition, he also played the villain Raoul Silva in the movie JAMES BOND: SKYFALL. He also appeared as Armando Salazar, Jack Sparrow's enemy, in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES.

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If one has appeared as a criminal multiple times on screen. Danny Trejo started acting accidentally, but now appears in several films, often collaborating with his friend Robert Rodriguez, a renowned writer and director. Trejo has played prisoners or thugs multiple times, but Trejo's most famous character is probably Machete, a brave police officer, written by Rodriguez.