10 Henchman Movie Roles Made Epic By Casting

10. Bokeem Woodbine - The Rock

From The Rock's opening moments, you know you aren't in for your typical action film - a bit of a surprise from Michael Bay. General Francis X. Hummel he lays out his motive and logic for taking over Alcatraz with hostages and chemical weapons. And they're the only reasons for terrorism a movie audience will accept: America betrayed he and his fellow soldiers for fighting honourably. The solution, in his warped mind, is to fight dishonourably.

That's enough to make everyone's veteran father in the crowd tear up. Unfortunately, Hummel hired bloodthirsty mercenaries (hiring Candyman and Melvyn from Renaissance Man wasn't ideal), and they betray him the moment he has a change of heart.

The cast is stacked with a veritable who's who of character actors, from the aforementioned Tony Todd to old reliables like David Morse and John C. McGinley.

But of the impressive crew of villains, a young Bokeem Woodbine seems out of place. Woodbine, then unknown, plays Gunnery Sergeant Crisp, who wears his inexperience on his face throughout the movie. Woodbine doesn't have many lines, making it all the more impressive. He mostly stands around in the background, but his uncertainty about what they're doing is obvious.

That's what makes it all the more heartbreaking when he's ordered to pull a gun on his commanding officer. The doubt, the concern is so obvious right up until he takes a bullet to the chest. The look of shock on his face is palpable.