jason

I responded to another thread in the general forum regarding body types. More specifically, I'm interested in discussing the frame size of men in films. I thought it was worthy of it's own thread. I'm not sure if this is the right category to begin the discussion in. If it's not, please move it to the appropriate category.

See, guys like Pitt and Cruz seem to be rather tiny, around 5'7''. Is this really that common? Why do succesful actors seem so small? Is there something about this body type that is condusive to the camera?

See, I'm about 6'1'' and 220 lbs. I'm very cut. I've occasionally been asked if I was a professional athlete. I get "do you play football?" and "do you play for the Cubs?" like questions from time to time. However, I'm not sure I could ever be in a film because I think I might be too big, even though I'm not "huge", I'm just larger than Pitt and Cruz. Am I mistaken, or are my chances of ever being cast as something other than a "thug in prison" unlikely?