10 Actor Replacements That Actually Improved Movies

Friday the 13th's iconic serial killer Jason Voorhees has been played by 10 different actors over the years, though there's undeniably one who is far and away the most closely associated with the role - and also the best.

Friday the 13th Part III is where the classic hockey mask-wearing Jason we all know and love came into being, as played by Richard Brooker, before the part was taken over by Ted White, Tom Morga, and C. J. Graham in each of the next three films.

For Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, however, Kane Hodder took the role of Jason and categorically made it his own through his intensely intimidating, wordless performance.

Hodder brought a subtle physicality to Jason which implied a lot without actually saying anything, enough that Hodder became a distinct fan favourite and returned to play Jason in the series' eighth, ninth, and tenth entries, more than any other actor.

While each Jason performer has in some fashion put their own sly stamp on the character, Hodder quickly established himself as the definitive portrayal of Jason, his deliberate movements and even the cadence of his breathing delivering by far the most consistently terrifying iteration of the killer.