Sentences with phrase «non-dc character roles»

Comedian Al Murray will stand in his comedy character role as The Pub Landlord against UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the general election.

Comedian Al Murray will stand in his comedy character role as The Pub Landlord against UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the general election, promising beer at 1p a pint if he is voted in.

Research finds that player behavior in narrative role - playing games reflects specific character roles — even if the game tells players nothing about the character's role.

New research from North Carolina State University finds that player behavior in narrative role - playing games (RPGs) reflects specific character roles — even if the game tells players nothing about the character's role.

«First, it tells game designers that they may want to focus their content development efforts on actions consistent with character roles, and spend less time on content that players are unlikely to use.

The final chapter of that boat's life is a number of men who apparently had title character roles in the movie «Deliverance» showed up and took the boat off my friend's hands.

Thing is not more different just characters role changed.

American actor and dancer Justin Smith played character roles in several films of the»60s.

In America from 1919, Irwin was relegated to character roles, often villainous in nature, and can be seen as Rochefort in Douglas Fairbanks» The Three Musketeers (1921).

After the mid»40s he played character roles, appearing in films every few years until the early»70s.

The problem goes not only for the main character roles, but also for secondary and minor character roles, which are even more one - sided and undeveloped in the demographic structure of the magical epic fantasy.

Matheson kept busy into the 1980s with a steady stream of small but distinct character roles; he enjoyed a rare starring assignment as rock»n' roll maven Alan Freed in 1978's American Hot Wax.

The prematurely balding Constantine was playing character roles on and off Broadway in his mid-twenties (he was the Darrow counterpart in the original production of Compulsion), supplementing his income as a night watchman and shooting - gallery barker.

Following WWII, Wieck was relegated to character roles.

Versatile Czechoslovakian actor George Pravda played character roles in many British films of the»60s,»70s, and»80s.

A busy schedule of character roles in such films as Junior, Lolita, and The Ninth Gate followed, though Langella still remained a frequent and distinguished presence in the New York theatrical community.

Certainly those incorrigible old thespians Harris and Reed play the bejaysus out of their character roles; there's also a deliciously creepy perversity elegantly mustered by Phoenix.

An asset as a thesp for two decades now, from youthful leads («The Faculty,» «The Slaughter Rule») to more recent character roles on big screen («Argo») and small («Heroes,» «American Horror Story»), DuVall demonstrates a deft hand guiding her cast here.

As he grew balder and stockier, he remained in demand for middle - aged character roles, often portraying wistful drunks or philosophical ne'er - do - wells.

It was back to dramatic roles in the early 1940s, and as age crept up on Dunne, she made a seamless transition to starring character roles in such films as Anna and the King of Siam (1946) and Life with Father (1947).

In the late 1930s, he played character roles in films.

After the war, his film parts multiplied, and he was very busy on the screen during the 1950s, in productions as different as Anthony Asquith's The Importance of Being Earnest and Tony Richardson's Look Back in Anger, and playing every kind of character role from coroners (in Cast a Dark Shadow) to British admirals (in Sink the Bismarck!)

During the»30s he played high - energy, gregarious leads in many «B» - movies and second leads in major films; later he moved into character roles.

Carole Shelley's film appearances of the 1990s have included such choice character roles as Mrs. Hookstratten in The Road to Wellville (1994) and Charles Van Doren's (Ralph Fiennes) aunt in Quiz Show (1994).

Extending his activities into TV, Blue continued accepting character roles until retiring from acting in 1954.

Actor Edward Pawley played numerous character roles in 1930s crime dramas and is best remembered for playing notorious criminal Danny Leggett in the James Cagney vehicle G - Men (1935).

Thus far her CV has consisted mainly of best friend / supporting character roles in films WARM BODIES, LUCY, and CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE; TWO NIGHT STAND is her first go at a lead.

If «Roman J. Israel, Esq.» is remembered for anything, it will be for the chance it gives Denzel Washington to do a pure character role.

Michel Bouquet has become a favorite purveyor of complex character roles in Truffault's The Bride Wore Black (1967) and Mississippi Mermaid (1969), and in Chabrol's La Femme Infidele (1969), Just Before Nightfall (1971) and Cop Au Vin (1985)

Mary Elizabeth Winstead gives a very good lead performance in a character role akin to Ellen Ripley in «Aliens», and carries the movie well as it progresses.

Mike White — «Year of the Dog» Maybe one of the purest expressions of «screenwriter - turned - director» (though he's also an actor given to appearing in character roles in some of his films) Mike White had, in years leading to 2007, carved out quite a distinctive place for himself as an indie screenwriter dealing more in low - key human dramedy than some of the more bombastic Shane Black - types, or more mainstream Steve Zaillian - types on our list.

His new partner in the movie is played by Bruce Dern, who distinguished himself in all sorts of character roles, usually as a psychotic, before finally graduating to leads.

Known names Melissa George, Taye Diggs and Julia Stiles all go to impressive lengths but it is David Harbour (a Tony nominated actor who is mostly known on screen for small character roles) that just knocks it completely fucking out of the park.

The next month will see the release of two very different films that showcase Marsden's range in character roles.

Like George Clooney, who's the same age (57), Grant seems to be welcoming the onset of age and wrinkles as an opportunity to play juicier character roles.

They include real athletes in cameos, from Bill Buckner to Lawrence Taylor, with basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman holding a small character role.

Her later career includes character roles in Miss Congeniality and Sweet Home Alabama.

I hope he continues to get cast well, he could really liven up things in good character roles.

Giamatti and Evans suffer from inadequately fleshed out roles that give them little to work with, and Giamatti is especially weak in a turn so significantly underdone compared with the character roles that give him room to move, like Sideways.

Scoot McNairy, an actor known for colorful character roles («Argo,» «Killing Them Softly»), was another revelation.

LMD: You're known for character roles.

Thomas Haden Church as Brad's sleazy boss ham - bones his humor hard to ill - effect while Bobby Cannavale and Hannibal Buress both make ample use of their limited supporting character roles.

Here he digs into a character role, a regular guy with a thick Boston accent and a weird tendency to be nervous around his girlfriend and assertive in the face of mortal danger.

Jake Lacy, who continues to surprise with his diversity of character roles, is riveting as the only character who treats Miss Sloane like a human being and — in a beautiful irony — one of the only characters in the entire film with a moral compass.

Ireland's Liam Neeson was considered a solid B - list actor heading toward character roles and retirement.

Travolta's good solo, but nothing compared to when he's with Jackson and Jackson gets the only real character role in the film.

Fans and reporters alike have been speculating for weeks on who would be cast in the new character roles for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Paul Rudd put forth a decent effort as did Justin Theroux in his character role as the hippie antagonist.

-- Matthew McConaughey was in talks to reprise his character role of Dallas for the sequel which he played in Magic Mike (2012) but talks fell through because of financial reasons.

Another notable performance is given by John C. Reilly, who not only has those inconspicuous character roles down pat,