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  • \$\begingroup\$ Interesting. Yeah, I like mixing in the concept of typecast but it doesn't seem to quite capture the meaning. I am familiar with the different gender portrayal. More focused on personality. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 2:39
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    \$\begingroup\$ @LitheOhm By the way, I cited TV Tropes because they usually tell you the mainstream name for their tropes where they exist (e.g., a stable time loop is elsewhere known as the bootstrap paradox). They note that the trope is very common but don't offer a mainstream name, which I take as evidence of absence. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 2:42
  • \$\begingroup\$ It would seem our closest candidate then comes from acting. At least it's closer than the literary round character. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 9:16
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    \$\begingroup\$ +1 we use "playing against type" to describe this, it may not be logically correct but... People often play to their personality as their most common type anyway. \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 30, 2013 at 21:30
  • \$\begingroup\$ +1, "Playing against type" is the answer that sprang to mind as soon as I read the question title. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Apr 17, 2015 at 3:24