Cronin Cullen breaks down the 12 Jungian Archetypes, giving an overview of each archetype's characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. He reveals why Castability breaks down scenes into archetypes, and how each character seen on TV and Film can fit into one of these 12 character types. Understanding which archetypes best showcase your acting skills helps you market yourself accurately to those around you, while being able to write for these archetypes allows writers to create well-developed characters and gives casting more specificity as they go into casting a role.

— What are Archetypes?

— Archetypes, Stereotypes, Stock Characters, and Typecasting

— The Lover (ex: Claire Danes as Juliet, "Romeo & Juliet")

— The Hero (ex: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope")

— The Wizard (ex: Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, "The Matrix")

— The Rebel (ex: Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, "Scandal")

— The Explorer (ex: Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade")

— The Sage (ex: Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi, "Karate Kid")

— The Innocent (ex: Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, "Forrest Gump")

— The Everyperson (ex: Quvenzhané Wallis as Annie, "Annie")

— The Caregiver (ex: Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark, "The Help")

— The Creator (ex: Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory")

— The Jester (ex: Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, "Pirates of the Caribbean 1: The Curse of the Black Pearl")

— The Ruler (ex: Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, "Black Panther")

Episode Resources:

• Quiz 1: Discover Your 12 Jungian Archetypes


• Quiz 2: Jungian Archetype Test by Psychologist World


• Castability's Archetype Breakdown


• The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell


• Email admin@castability.actor with all your archetype thoughts!

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