What an actor brings to a role can completely change a character, but the same can happen in reverse. Sometimes a gig can entirely change their perspective on life, and other times it'll just ruin their poor bodies.

Redditor u/PumpkinCarvingisFun wanted to know about some real examples of roles impacting the actors that played them, and well over 3,000 responses piled up in this thread on r/Movies.

What's a role that rubbed off on an actor/actress and permanently changed their personality off screen?
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We had to scroll through dozens of examples of simple typecasting to find some of the more powerful life-changing effects. As it turns out, playing pretend might not be so simple after all.

Gary Oldman fades away too much into his roles

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Filming 'Tomb Raider' turned Angelina Jolie into a human rights activist

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Colin Firth seemingly absorbed his character's speech pathology to a degree

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Pretending to have an injury can actually manifest real harm in your body

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Lt. Dan might be the most important thing to come from 'Forrest Gump'

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A three hour tour

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You come at the king, you best not miss

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Via u/PumpkinCarvingisFun.

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