The short version of the Unix philosophy is basically, “Do one thing, and do it well”.
Michelle Rodriguez basically plays the same basic character in every movie: tough girl / tomboy who doesn’t take crap from anyone, usually wears a tank top, and dies about as often as Sean Bean.
And it’s not a bad thing.
While I haven’t seen every film she’s done, I have seen a lot of them, and she gives a stellar performance every time.
So she may play the “same character” over and over, but she does it very well.
That’s just called being typecast, and it’s super common. It’s actually pretty uncommon for high profile actors to escape that typecast.
Yeah, it is. But I think MR is probably one of the most typecast actors out there. I read a while back that she is well aware of that and even supports it.
Edit: Not the article I was looking for, but has the same gist in a different interview:
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/why-michelle-rodriguez-of-fast-furious-typecast-herself-im-not-in-it-for-the-acting.html/
Same with Noel Gugliemi
Had to look him up, definitely one of those “oh that guy!” actors.
Haha yup, plays the same So Cal Mexican gangster in pretty much every movie he’s cast in