typecasting
Repeated role assignment
Typecasting is the practice of repeatedly casting an actor in the same kind of role—the tough guy, the ditzy blonde, the villain—until they become identified with that type and struggle to get different parts: After playing so many mobsters, he was hopelessly typecast.
The term extends beyond acting to any situation where someone is persistently categorized based on past performance or perceived traits: She felt typecast as the office tech person just because she'd fixed the printer once.
Classify too rigidly
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- boxLidded storage container
- nicheRecessed wall space
archetype · cliche · caricature · generalization · profile · assumption · trope · stock character
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- castingShaping through liquid form
- rolePosition or part
character · performer · script · director · rehearsal · ensemble · understudy · monologue
Imposing narrow boundaries
- confiningLimiting freedom of movement
- narrowingReduction in width
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- constrainingImposing limits upon
inhibiting · reductive · hindering · curtailing · missed opportunity · underutilized · overlooked · stagnation
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
lookism · marginalization · exclusion · representation · diversity · colorblind casting · unconscious bias · systemic
pigeonhole
Classify too rigidly
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- boxLidded storage container
niche · archetype · cliche · caricature · generalization · profile · assumption · trope · stock character · one-note
actor
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- castingShaping through liquid form
role · character · performer · script · director · rehearsal · ensemble · understudy · monologue · screen test
restrictive
Imposing narrow boundaries
constraining · inhibiting · reductive · hindering · curtailing · missed opportunity · underutilized · overlooked · stagnation · frustration
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
ageism · lookism · marginalization · exclusion · representation · diversity · colorblind casting · unconscious bias · systemic
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- acting termsmethod acting, overacting, character voice, dialogue, body language
- Auditionscold read, sides, headshot, tryout, tryouts
- theater jargonbackstage, center stage, curtain call, downstage, dress rehearsal