Since conflict is at the heart of all good movies, it makes sense that there have been a lot of rich characters whose sole purpose in life seems to be to rile up the protagonist. Whether they are annoying, pranking, bullying, hassling, degrading, instigating, intimidating, endangering, or hunting the protagonist, these go-to jerks below are there at every turn, just to make sure the hero is properly thwarted throughout. A good movie jerk usually sounds like a jerk, just from his name. And he just refuses to go away—simply has to have the last maniacal laugh.
Here are Screen Rant’s 10 Actors Who Were Born to Play Jerks. Or at least that’s what casting directors have found.
10 Actors Who Were Born to Play Jerks