{"id":132167,"date":"2025-10-19T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/132167\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:00:10","slug":"ashton-kutcher-says-his-looks-hurt-his-acting-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/132167\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashton Kutcher says his looks hurt his acting career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ashton Kutcher admitted his model looks may have actually interfered with his acting career. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think every role you get, part of it is what you look like, right? It\u2019s a very big part of what you\u2019re imbuing as the character,\u201d he said when asked about playing a \u201chilarious supervillain\u201d in FX series \u201cThe Beauty\u201d at a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/11\/us-news\/celebrities-and-cosplayers-take-part-in-new-york-comic-con-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York Comic Con<\/a> panel last Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, there are roles that I\u2019ve gotten because of the way I look and there are roles that I haven\u2019t gotten because of the way I look,\u201d he continued, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ashton-kutcher-admits-he-has-missed-out-on-roles-because-of-the-way-i-look-11829474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">per People<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\">\u201cSometimes it\u2019s frustrating,\u201d Kutcher, 47, said, noting that he\u2019s missed out on weighty \u201cdown on your luck\u201d roles because of his looks. <\/p>\n<p>Ashton Kutcher recently admitted his model good looks had likely interfered with his acting career.  \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are roles that I haven\u2019t gotten because of the way I look,\u201d he said during a New York Comic Con panel.  Getty Images for ReedPop<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\">However, the \u201cThat \u201970s Show\u201d alum said he understands casting decisions now. \u201cYou\u2019re trying to tell a story with pictures, and the pictures need to create a feeling for the audience,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n<p>He also shared that his role in \u201cThe Beauty\u201d is  \u201ccomplex\u201d and \u201cnuanced.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout giving away too much, almost every one of us has an incredibly nuanced role where, in some way, shape or form, we\u2019re playing something that we are or we aren\u2019t at any given time,\u201d he shared of the thriller series, which is set to drop on Hulu in 2026. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt creates this underlying ability to embody insecurities that you may have, that you hide away and you push down, and you don\u2019t let anyone in the world see it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He said he\u2019d missed out on \u201cdown on your luck\u201d roles because of his appearance.  \u00a9Lions Gate\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>The actor was discussing his role on upcoming Ryan Murphy FX series \u201cThe Beauty.\u201d  Andrew Schwartz \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/25\/parents\/mila-kunis-and-ashton-kutchers-kids-cheer-on-caitlin-clark-at-wnba-game\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">father of two <\/a>went on to call his role on the series \u201cone of the great delights of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his New York Comic Con appearance, the actor also commented on double standards in cosmetic enhancements \u2014 themes explored in the upcoming series. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\">\u201cPeople can go to the dentist and get braces, and fix their teeth,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no judgment over that \u2026 but then the minute someone gets rhinoplasty, it\u2019s like, \u2018you did what?&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\">He added, \u201cWhy is it okay to make our teeth better but not our face better, or our nose better?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher rose to fame on \u201cThat \u201970s\u201d show alongside Mila Kunis, who is now his wife.  aplusk\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also starred in films including \u201cJust Married,\u201d among many others.  \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>Series creator Ryan Murphy has called \u201cThe Beauty\u201d a \u201csci-fi medical show about a new virus that mutates and it\u2019s sexually transmitted, that turns you into your absolute perfect self,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/ryan-murphy-evan-peters-the-beauty-ozempic-game-of-thrones-1236161835\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the question is, how far would you go to be beautiful? What would you sacrifice to that, and does that matter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kutcher rose to fame on the Fox network hit sit-com \u201cThat \u201970s Show\u201d from 1998 to 2006. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2011\/06\/16\/ashtons-runway-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">professional model<\/a> \u2014 who has since <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/03\/30\/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-take-romantic-gondola-ride-on-family-trip-to-venice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">married co-star Mila Kunis<\/a>, 41 \u2014 went on to star in big screen roles as well, including \u201cJust Married,\u201d \u201cNo Strings Attached,\u201d and \u201cParenthood.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ashton Kutcher admitted his model looks may have actually interfered with his acting career. \u201cI think every role&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[1241,79249,434,2110,18,117,19,17,10570,327,68514,4950,24868,128],"class_list":{"0":"post-132167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-actors","9":"tag-ashton-kutcher","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-eire","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-models","17":"tag-movies","18":"tag-new-york-comic-con","19":"tag-ryan-murphy","20":"tag-series","21":"tag-tv"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}