Top 20 Actors Who Hated Their Characters

You can't always get what you want! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the actors who loathed the personalities, behaviors, and/or story arcs of the characters they portrayed in film and television. Since some of these detail important plot points and character development, a spoiler warning is now in effect. Our countdown includes actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Imelda Staunton, Blake Lively and more! Did you hate any of these characters as much as the actors did? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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[@MsMojo]

Did you hate any of these characters as much as the actors did? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 30 Moments We Found Out an Actor Was a Great Singer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWbYk4eJpJ6Nacksi=EgtnncG7D9yocPBa

[@Missmagazinebura]

Joe Goldberg.

[@trinaq]

It's a testament to Imelda Staunton's acting skills that not even SHE could stand Umbridge.

[@susanrobinson910]

She looks and acts just like my Crazy Aunt Vera from Florida! 😳 If my family Ferber had a British accent, I would have seriously worried that JK Rowling knew her! Plus, she loved dogs…not cats, like Umbridge 😂

[@trinaq]

It's easier watching Stanley Tucci play a creepy predator in "The Lovely Bones", knowing that he repeatedly apologised to Saoirse Ronan between takes, and constantly made sure that she was alright.

[@kamsismith]

I didn't know that. It’s sad but not surprising that not many actors are willing to do that.

[@widow237]

He appears to be a real gentleman. Great actor too.

[@ThePinkDragon]

so glad he felt sympathy

[@themustar601]

That may be a good testament to her acting also, if her character’s reactions to his character caused him such concern for her

[@vetarlittorf1807]

Sean Connery didn't hate James Bond. He just hated the lack of character development. That's why he regretted not doing On Her Majesty's Secret Service, since that was exactly the kind of Bond film he wanted to do.

[@karlsmith2570]

I strongly disliked the character of Delores Umbridge, and I was actually quite relieved to discover that Imelda Staunton equally disliked the character

[@trippyboi91]

Lissen.. I’m just happy because of HER ppl don’t come for my gurl Bellatrix too often 😂.

[@richardhoehn9922]

Wait. Who would actually LIKE Delores Umbridge?

[@karlsmith2570]

@richardhoehn9922 perhaps someone who's a complete psychopath

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

​@@karlsmith2570i don't blame Imelda for hating Umbridge

[@MarrisaPlays]

Imelda is an absolutely insanely good actress I'm not sure another actress could have made us hate her so much for doing such a good job acting.

[@henri191]

Robert Pattinson has good reasons to hate Twilight 😂

[@manyharmons4308]

Nah. His reasons are no different than anyone who gets remembered for a role to often. He was okay with it initially but started to hate it later. Christen Stewart just moved on and accepted that everyone will always remember bella swan.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

He isn't a good actor anyways

[@farahsafi6175]

@@criminalmindsgirl2936actually he is a good actor he’s been improving over the years with his filmography despite looking at his role as Edward in Twighlight

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Henri191 right

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

@@criminalmindsgirl2936 he was great as Cedric in Harry Potter, and he was great in Batman. There's been a couple other movies I've seen him in that he was really great in as well. You specifically aren't a fan of what you've seen him in, doesn't mean he's bad 😂

[@chelseacanales8763]

Can’t blame Jacob for hating The Kissing Booth movies along with Robert’s hatred for the Twilight franchise

[@kamsismith]

Jeanette McCurdy. She hated playing Sam in iCarly because 1. She never wanted to be an actress in the first place. 2. The character loved food while Jeanette was battling anoxeria in real life along with the trauma her mother put through.

[@trinaq]

It was so horrible that the writers seemingly knew about Jennette's eating disorder, yet continued to write about Sam being obsessed with food in their scripts.

[@kamsismith]

It reminded me of an actress from an 80s sitcom who went through the same thing(I forget her name and the show). Like Jennette, she also battled anorexia and while filming the show’s series finale, she had to eat a pizza with her TV family despite her just coming out of recovery.

[@trinaq]

@@kamsismith I think that you're referring to Tracey Gold in "Growing Pains", and it was uncomfortable to watch her on screen brothers rib her character Carol for her apparent chubby figure, when she had a perfectly average size. At least Gold sought help for her disorder.

[@Hectorferjr2]

Jennette McCurdy’s tragic story is the reason why T.V. networks should make sure actors are enthusiastic and passionate about acting in order to avoid toxic controversies like this. Jennette’s story hurt Miranda and everyone around her. These toxic controversies make it difficult for enthusiastic actors to book an agent to represent them. I have Cerebral Palsy. I use a posture control walker and power wheelchair for mobility. I figured having a big career on Netflix could help improve my social practice and inclusion. My high school refused to make accommodations for me to take acting classes. Now I understand why my mom and the majority of my family was so hesitant about paying for my classes and my headshots. I'm 29 years old. I’m currently finishing up my Bachelor’s Degree in Film at Bridgewater State University by this Christmas.

[@kamsismith]

@@trinaqThank you because that story broke my heart. After hearing her story and noticing the parallel between her and Jennette’s battles with anorexia along with Margaret Cho’s battle with an eating disorder while working on All-American Girl, two things came to mind: 1. Kids shouldn't be working in the entertainment industry after hearing so many stories spanning from Jackie Coogan to the horrific tragedy of Judith Barsi. 2. Have we not learned anything, especially after what happened to Karen Carpenter and how people made fun of her appearance?

[@GermanSpongeBobVeteran01]

Honorble Mentions: Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett from iCarly and Sam & Cat Alexa Nikolas as Nicole Bristow from Zoey 101 Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker from Star Wars The Last Jedi Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt-Bukater from Titanic

[@kp2223]

But christopher plumber is on the list

[@noodlepikmin]

Bill Murry hated playing as Garfield in the 2000s. He thought he was playing as someone else, I believe he said

[@lenathompson1733]

You mean Bill Murray hated having a voice of Garfield?

[@lisamac2403]

I’ve heard in interviews where Brad Pitt said he hated playing Louie in interview with the vampire.

[@photofreak56]

I still can't watch the Lovely Bones again as that movie just leaves you feeling disgusting but it's nice to know that Stanley Tucci hated his character so much that he was checking on Saoirse Ronan makes it a little less hard to deal with.

[@stephenking5852]

It’s such a depressing movie, just like the original book.

[@photofreak56]

@@stephenking5852 I read the book for school it was extremely hard to read

[@stephenking5852]

@@photofreak56 hard because of the subject matter, or because of how it was written? Some writing styles make you have to reread sentences.

[@photofreak56]

@@stephenking5852 Content. Its one of those books that makes you very much aware of evil.

[@zeokingsilver]

the irony that we loved those same characters

[@Omega_X_Factor]

Robert Pattinson hated Twilight enough he spent eight years doing movies no one saw!

[@waterjade4198]

I'm sure he figured a paycheck is a paycheck. And a very decent paycheck at that.

[@lacriticdealwithit8588]

This is strange, Mostly because I heard of a story where Harrison Ford sabotaged other actors' chances of getting the part of Han Solo. Apparently at the time, he was working on the set, (with a hammer) and every time someone was auditioning for the part, Ford would start hammering real loudly.... So if said story is true, then Mr. Ford is being a bit ungrateful, cuz he tried so hard to get the part, only to turn around and say he hated it....

[@karlsmith2570]

I'm actually quite surprised that Charles Dance, as Tywin Lannister, didn't appear on this list, at least as an honorable mention

[@zionnewkirk4838]

Charles didn't like playing Tywin or didn't like the character specifically?

[@karlsmith2570]

@zionnewkirk4838 I believe that it was more that he'd disliked the character specifically, especially due to the way the character had treated Tierion, considering whenever Charles had any scenes that had his character interacting with Peter Dinkledege as Tierion and treated him the way Tywin would, that after the Director's would call Cut, he'd apologize to Peter for how he'd treated him while in character

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video ms mojo,fantastic job.

[@Animeguy300]

Never blame them for it

[@user-fg4xb7tz2e]

I did NOT KNOW that was the same guy from Devil Wears Prada! Dayummmm Stanley Tucci!!

[@miechellew.706]

Tucci is an amazing actor, a true chameleon! There’s been a role or two that I’ve recognized his voice long before I ever would’ve recognized his physical self. So awesome! 👏🏻

[@VictoriaRichards12]

I don’t really blame Blake, Serena was annoyingly annoying in stupid mistakes. But she had like a love hate thing going, which was genius acting if you ask me

[@MylsMomma21]

Ed westwick was the same I think he loved but also hated Chuck bass

[@keirarees3179]

Many had a love/hate relationship with those characters, I felt that way about Serena and Chuck. Blair was fantastic, admittedly Dan’s character development annoyed me.

[@VictoriaRichards12]

@@keirarees3179 you’re right! I was willing to root for Chuck Bass but for some reason, not for Dan. I think his character development wasn’t good, especially considering he was actually gossip girl. Serena was annoying & Blaire was Blaire, she was the best character in the whole show & she had the best development/growth. Her acting was A+++

[@Missmagazinebura]

A lot of fans don’t like Serena van der Woodsen

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

Jim Carrey and Mike Myers in their respective dr seuss roles I feel should’ve been mentioned

[@nixda9326]

pretty sure Ford doesnt really hate his Character. he just got tired over times of always being asked about Solo since he played another iconic Character with Indiana Jones but i guess People still remember him more for playing Han Solo than Indiana Jones, so i can understand why he started to dislike all the Questions about Solo.

[@therealsongstress]

I love him in every character the guy in the intro .. the devil wears Prada

[@alyssazepeda7001]

I feel like the og actor of obi wan not liking being obi wan is the most obi wan thing. Lol

[@Omar-wq9dz]

The most well known cases I’ve read about are Harrison Ford/Han Solo and Sean Connery/James Bond

[@user-lv5zz7wv6l]

Jennette mcurdy also hated her character Sam Puckett as well right

[@AJ-xc4qe]

I assumed she’s not on the list because of the multiple comments about her

[@niabelizaire3596]

@AJ-xc4ge Yeah me too

[@jessedellross3245]

You really gotta feel for Robert. He signed on before readings the books. If he could’ve gotten out of it he would’ve.

[@TB-om4dd]

I hope most of them returned the millions they earned

[@giacomooffredi5230]

Well, I bet Daisy Ridley hated Rey so much that she didn’t want to talk about it.

[@elephantbluepeter]

Too bad Anthony Hopkins wasn't included on this list for Hannibal Lecter aka SATAN!!!!!

[@ganumon1984]

Even if Harrison Ford doesn’t like his role as Han Solo, he would still be famous for his role as Indiana Jones.

[@RodrigoBarbosaBR]

Robert Pattinson's acting in Twilight made me seriously doubt him as an actor. Considering how good an actor he is, I confess it was 100% unfair of my part but, on the other hand ...

[@trippyboi91]

I ALSO often wonder if Samuel L Jackson hated playing Stephen in Django. I honestly feel it’s one of his BEST performances even though I ABSOLUTELY DETEST DJANGO UNCHAINED.

[@pandapower3076]

He didn't, actually. He talked about it in an interview and loved playing him because it's fun playing characters he knows people will hate.

[@trippyboi91]

@@pandapower3076 which gives me so much joy to know. I love when great actors can do that.

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Myself As Optimus Prime Transformers (1984-) & Leonardo Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-) 2 1980's IP's that've been Milked since the 1990's and 2000's

[@kamsismith]

Are you an actor? How old are you?

[@annafowdy]

You are not Peter Cullen

[@kleine.5438]

I also remember Robert Pattinson as Cedric in Harry Potter 4 since he was in that first and then Twilight

[@cameronjr8]

Actors with IRONY characters! Sweet!

[@chasehedges6775]

Soooo true

[@keirarees3179]

Many HP fans will admit to hating Umbridge, to hear that Imelda hated her too is strangely satisfactory. I’m not surprised with Robert P, I love the books but the films leave a lot to be desired.

[@Zyuemperoryoutubecreators.]

Yet many loved many of the characters

[@chasehedges6775]

How ironic

[@farahsafi6175]

15:56 I can 100% relate to the actress portraying Umbridge not liking to portraying that role as it was traumatizing in a way for her

[@samuelcollantes1175]

Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg. Happy tuesday afternoon, Sophia, take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

I am with Robert Pattinson in his desicions. Edward Cullen was a dumb character and the script of the movies was awful. He deserved much better roles. And then God, he choose the good ones.

[@KiraJordan]

The double take I did at 20:01 mishearing the dialogue as “you showed me Snapchat and Facebook”in a 1951 film 😂

[@doriskusky1575]

Needed the money no other reason

[@Alvinemoon]

Chris Klein hates his character in Sweet Magnolias

[@Zamaraland]

No vi que ninguno haya devuelvo la plata....

[@MsFlores2324]

Required playback at 2x or just read the transcript. #imho

[@liannaganda6977]

Pretty sure christopher plummer hated his role in the sound of music too

[@Goldeneyesluvsjasper]

I actually love og Deadpool 😅

[@trippyboi91]

13:44 I just so don’t get Kathryns criticism at all because that’s not what I get out of that movie. Yeah Allison is a little shrewish, but I never thought she was not fun or funny. To me, your fun comes out when your with Leslie Manns character (of who I believe is the one we as audiences are SUPPOSED to side with. Not even her husband). And yeah the guys are funny, but they’re also SHIT SELFISH ASS GUYS! That ain’t cute to most people. Especially if one is about to be a father. The joy of the movie to me is seeing how Allison and Ben put those differences aside in order to grow that baby up right. I swear she missed the bigger picture.

[@lenathompson1733]

Is George Reeves the father or the uncle of Christopher Reeves?

[@mshilah]

No. No relation. Just a coincidence

[@pamelaspain1602]

Anytime I see Blake Lively & Jessica Alba, I think of the song/music video, “I Just Had Sex!” Lonely Island, featuring. Akon

[@trippyboi91]

I often wonder how Pam Ferris feels about playing The Trunchbull in Matilda. OR HARRYS AUNT IN #3… I wanted to come through the screen on THAT woman.

[@Boundwithflame23]

Not even Harry’s aunt. He was just forced to call her Aunt Marge. He has no blood relation to her at all since she’s Vernon’s sister

[@MsMuffinroblox]

I am here:)

[@randomguypostanimeupdates6703]

Penn Badgley is most accurate enough to it a

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Wow

[@kenmclemore523]

Yeah... but they always stick around for the money...🙄...KDM

[@mshilah]

Tucci Gang, Tucci Gang, Tucci Gang!

[@trippyboi91]

AMEN HARRISON!!! Can’t STAND Star Wars either 🤣

[@Jubilee3011]

I think you need to reread before you say names on the videos Gale not George

[@raineetoneme]

They hated it, but still took the job so…whatever.

[@octaviosanchez1051]

Top 10 worst my little pony friendship is magic episodes

[@alexius23]

🎥🍿🎞🧙🏻‍♂

[@deniserusso4361]

Are we suppose to feel bad for these people. Shouldn’t have taken the roles.

[@albislopez]

Who in the right set of mind, would defend Joe from you?!

[@bearkimhongwit3735]

new Batman

[@PTRAINBOY]

Jacob ...yawn

[@user-jz8ci2pz1h]

3:23 Superman was modeled after the image of Jesus Christ

[@user-jz8ci2pz1h]

They looked at the image of Jesus Christ pointing to his heart and modeled the S symbol around him pointing to his heart

[@user-jz8ci2pz1h]

..... So that way when Superman rips off his shirt it looks like Jesus Christ about to point at his heart

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Well, Robert Pattinson isn't a good actor anyway. Boring and shows no emotions

[@thomasvanduyne3888]

Then why did they all agree to do these parts. No one forced them to take them.Most of them aren't good people anyway.