Character Actors Have A Message For Hollywood | Entertainment Weekly

Hey, I'm that guy from that—

thing. No, not that thing. The other thing.

With the—not him—the other... yeah. I'm that guy.

Villains,

co-workers, supportive best friends, and

other often thankless roles. There's not

a lot of glory in it, but it's what we do.

and yet, our time has come. There have

never been more action movies—more big

budget blockbusters in need of

superheroes—and the people playing them

have never been more generic. It's time these

tent poles set up a camp in Camp Character

Actor. En-camp Character Actor. Really, the

change has already begun. That guy from

Parks and Rec, you know that guy? He's in

one of the summer's most anticipated

movies. But he still had to lose weight

and, like, get fully ripped. You know, they

didn't want him as he was.

No, Hollywood. It's time you take us as we are—

as America is: slightly balding,

sometimes plump. Try putting this body

into a superhero costume. This face on

that billboard. We're not talking about

smart-ass meta-commentaries or indie

art house fussiness. If it can't be described

as a big-budget tentpole blockbuster,

we're not interested.

We're not interested.

Well, maybe. But we won't be as into it—

and that shows up on screen. Help

us help you. After all, John Mulaney was just

a guy. A guy who looks like

me. Bald guy. My name is Mark Evan Jackson.

I'm Rob Huebel. Matt Walsh. Donald Faison.

I'm Rob Corddry. David Costabile. Silas Weir

Mitchell. Anthony Stewart Head. Doug Jones.

Donal Logue. And I'm a character actor, and

I don't answer to that...

guy. You want it bigger? I can do—I can

do a lilt. Maybe an accent?

French, guys?