12 Actors Who Have Basically Just Become Cartoon Characters

10. Sir Ben Kingsley

You mean Oscar-winning Sir Ben Kingsley? You look for an article announcing his casting in Iron Man 3 and his Oscar for 1982's Gandhi will likely be mentioned at some point, because Kingsley has somehow become known as the British theatre veteran who now shockingly stars in a lot of B-movies or, worse, sci-fi films. It probably has a lot to do with his alleged (now refuted) demands to be called 'Sir' after his knighthood in 2001, cementing Sir Ben's image as the old-fashioned master who'd die for his theatrical art. Either way, Kingsley is the epitome of an actor who just should not be in that terrible Prince of Persia adaptation you've found on TV late at night €“ and yet he is. Kingsley actually just seems to enjoy starring in both heavy dramatic hitters like Schindler's List and the likes of BloodRayne, below in all its terrible glory, on which he later commented cheerily, "I have always wanted to play a vampire." He makes the most of it too, overacting as if he was in an amateur theatre group on opening night. Nonetheless, the reaction to Sir Ben appearing in anything other than a Best Picture nominee will be met with shock and surprise. He only won the Oscar that one time, you know. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnQUfI10pAs