9 Actors Who Overstayed Their Welcome In Roles

9. Vin Diesel - Dom Toretto

The first entry in the Fast franchise featured a likable, if not wholly original, performance from the Pacifier himself as a no-good street urchin. Diesel was the 'loose cannon' of the film, playing well off of Paul Walker's role as the straight-man and doing a great job of creating a real sense of chemistry between them.

Then, following the first film, something strange happened. Diesel neglected to come back for the sequel, seemingly hanging up what was arguably his best performance-to-date and leaving while he was on top. It was a bold move that earned him a great deal of respect.

But of course, it was too good to last.

The franchise went on to have way too many sequels, with Diesel returning to the fold for the fourth installment and having never looked back ever since. Now eight films deep(!?!), Diesel's performance has lost any and all bite it once had.

As Toretto has gone from a lowlife street racer to an agent for a secret government organization, Diesel's acting has gone from mildly interesting to complete white noise. He's not the loose cannon anymore, seeing as literally every other character in the films, from Tyrese to The Rock, are all filling that role.

If anything, Diesel is now the straight-man of the franchise, a role he is clearly completely uninterested in.