Actors Who Played Multiple Comic Book Characters

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey as the Riddler
Jim Carrey as the Riddler

Jim Carrey is a solid actor, especially in his dramatic roles. However, he's also a dude whose comic book roles are evenly divisible along specific lines.
First, there's the good one, as Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask. Unlike his comic book counterpart, movie Stanley was not a scary murderous psycho. Instead, he was a hilarious charmer, and that was why the movie was great. Like, if he'd straight-up been the Big Head Killer in that movie, it would have been way more of a downer. But they went wackier, and we’re all grateful for it.

His turn as the Riddler in Batman Forever fell on the meh end of the spectrum. That movie wasn't great, but he was trying his best and doing a solid Frank Gorshin impression. I might prefer a smarter Riddler, but crazy Riddler was also a valid interpretation.

And of course, on the bad end was his role as Colonel Stars and Stripes in the woeful Kick-Ass 2, which was based on the even more woeful comic book. But hey, The Mask made up for both of those lesser roles. The Mask was great.

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