19 "Funny" Actors Who Gave The Most Surprising Performances In Dramatic Roles

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"I can't basal her successful comedies, but successful this movie, she was truly good. I'd similar her successful much melodramatic roles."

Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community which drama actors genuinely amazed them with their performances successful melodramatic oregon superior roles.

Here are 19 of their apical responses:

1. "Katey Sagal arsenic Gemma connected Sons of Anarchy. We were each utilized to her arsenic Lela [on Futurama] and Peg Bundy [on Married... with Children], but during the archetypal episode, you could spot her talent."

Katey Sagal wearing a cardigan and looking astatine a idiosyncratic successful a suit successful a store country from TV amusement "Sons of Anarchy."

2. "Mo'Nique successful Precious [the relation that won her an Oscar]. The last country wherever she breaks down blew maine away."

Mo'Nique wears a caput wrapper and casual top, appearing emotional

3. "Jennifer Aniston successful The Good Girl. The movie is rather aged (2002), but it was the archetypal movie I saw her successful aft she starred successful Friends. I didn't cognize she was specified a bully melodramatic actor."

Jennifer Aniston looks acrophobic portion sitting successful a car, wearing a plaid garment with a jacket

4. "Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction. Really amazed maine however subdued helium is successful it — and yet sincere."

Will Ferrell holding a cardboard 6-pack bearer with paper-wrapped items

5. "Kevin Hart amazed maine successful Fatherhood. I cried, which says nothing, but my hubby cried, and that says everything."

Kevin Hart holds a babe wrapped successful a blanket, lasting extracurricular with buildings successful the background

6. "Hands down, Kevin Hart successful The Upside. That movie was great. Broke my heart. Made maine laugh."

Kevin Hart successful a casual overgarment and hoodie, looking serious, successful an indoor mounting with curtains successful the background

7. "So galore person astir apt watched Uncut Gems, but ticker Adam Sandler successful Reign Over Me. Very gripping and emotional."

Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler successful a scene, lasting connected a thoroughfare astatine night, engaged successful conversation

8. "John Kraskinski made maine laughter successful The Office but played a precise antithetic relation successful Jack Ryan. He did an fantabulous job!"

John Krasinski, disheveled and injured, is connected his knees with humor connected his face, looking up successful a tense moment.

9. "I'm going to reason everlastingly for Owen Wilson successful The Darjeeling Limited, and to beryllium fair, astir of his Wes Anderson roles, but that 1 successful peculiar sticks with me."

Owen Wilson with a bandage implicit his eyes, talking to different idiosyncratic with horses and a rustic background

10. "Jim Carrey successful Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was the precise archetypal clip I could admit him arsenic a superior actor."

Jim Carrey connected a train, wearing a knit headdress and a jacket, from the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."

11. "Awkwafina successful The Farewell. I can't basal her successful comedies, but successful this movie, she was truly good."

Awkwafina successful a country from a movie, looking astatine a idiosyncratic with achromatic hairsbreadth whose backmost is to the camera

12. "Jason Bateman was astonishing successful Ozark. I went successful not knowing what it was about, but I thought Bateman is comic successful everything."

Jason Bateman, successful a checked garment with humor stains, stares intently astatine different idiosyncratic with her backmost turned successful a tense scene

13. "Eddie Murphy successful Dreamgirls. The antheral gave an outstanding performance, for which helium nabbed an Oscar nomination."

Eddie Murphy successful a suit smiling and holding a microphone connected stage, with an assemblage successful the background

14. "Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me? I didn't cognize she had specified range!"

Melissa McCarthy successful a library, wearing a vest and shirt, sitting and looking contemplative

15. "Marlon Wayans successful Requiem for a Dream. That movie ever makes it connected lists of large movies that you tin lone ticker erstwhile (true), but I was shocked by however bully of a melodramatic histrion helium was erstwhile I watched it."

Marlon Wayans appears successful a nighttime country from a movie. He wears a overgarment and respective metallic chains astir his neck. The mounting is dimly lit

16. "Steve Carell successful Foxcatcher, for which helium nabbed an Oscar nom for Best Supporting Actor."

Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo successful workout apparel are lasting successful an indoor sports setting. The antheral is touching Carell's shoulder, and Carell looks contemplative

17. "Michael Keaton successful a fig of antithetic 'serious' roles was initially a daze until I realized helium had large acting chops. Clean and Sober was the archetypal clip I retrieve seeing him successful a non-comedy."

Michael Keaton successful a trench coat, holding a cigarette, appears amazed successful a scene

18. "Peter Sellers is champion known for his enactment successful The Pink Panther bid arsenic a much outlandish quality but was perfectly fantastic successful Being There."

Peter Sellers wearing a ceremonial suit and tie, lasting outdoors against a backdrop with trees

19. And finally: "Robin Williams — Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, The Fisher King, One Hour Photo, and Insomnia."

Robin Williams successful a country outdoors, wearing a hat, shirt, and cardigan.

Which comedic histrion suprised you the astir with their show successful a melodramatic role? Why? Let america cognize successful the comments!

Note: Some responses person been edited for length/clarity.

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