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typecast

[ UK /tˈa‍ɪpkɑːst/ ]
[ US /ˈtaɪpˌkæst/ ]
VERB
  1. identify as belonging to a certain type
    Such people can practically be typed
  2. cast repeatedly in the same kind of role

How To Use typecast In A Sentence

  • The only real answer I have to that, you know - it is asked a lot is that I really wouldn't want to work with someone who would typecast me based on what I'm doing in this job.
  • Between Koma and The Eye Angelica Lee is running the risk of being typecast as the organ-transplant actress.
  • I didn't want to be typecast and I think I've maintained a large variety in the roles I've played.
  • We resist getting typecast either as conservationists or modernists.
  • She didn't want to be typecast as a dumb blonde.
  • She was always keen to shake off the early typecasting as the empty-headed sex symbol.
  • But as the RADA-trained actress sees her reputation grow, she fears being typecast in roles as brassy northerners.
  • I don't understand this fear of being typecast in gay roles.
  • In fact, film actors have decried typecasting almost since the beginning of filmmaking.
  • I think one reason why the movies Hong Kong directors make in Hong Kong are a lot better than what they turn out in Hollywood is because they don't have to typecast their actors into certain roles.
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