10 actors known for their roles as thugs in movies and TV series (11 photos)
Let's remember several actors who appeared in famous projects, playing thug characters, and see how these naturally gifted people look in everyday life. Most often these are the kindest and nicest guys! 
Sometimes filmmakers really need to choose an actor so that he instills fear in the audience. Of course, make-up artists and people in charge of special effects will take care of this partly, but the performer himself must have something frightening. For example, with enormous height and a frighteningly powerful build - you put him next to the main characters, and the viewer will immediately begin to worry a lot about them.
Richard Keel 
Height: 218 cm.
Known for his role as the killer Jaws in the Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).
Robert Maillet 
Height: 210 cm.
Known for the films “300” (2006), “Sherlock Holmes” (2009), “Pacific Rim” (2013) and “Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters” (2013).
John DeSantis 
Height: 206 cm.
Known for the TV series “Supernatural”, “Viking” and “The New Addams Family”.
Hafthor Bjornsson 
Height: 206 cm.
Known for the film “Kickboxer Returns” (2018) and the TV series “Game of Thrones” (2011-2019).
Nathan Jones 
Height: 211 cm.
Known for the films “Troy” (2004), “Conan the Barbarian” (2011) and “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015).
Kevin Nash 
Height: 208 cm.
Known for the films “The Punisher” (2004), “All or Nothing” (2005) and “John Wick” (2014).
Tyler Maine 
Height: 206 cm.
Known for the films “X-Men” (2000), “Troy” (2004) and “Halloween 2007” (2007).
Matthias Hughes 
Height: 196 cm.
Known for the films Angel of Darkness (1989), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
Ruben de Jong 
Height: 208 cm.
Known for the TV series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (2010) and “Legend of the Seeker” (2008-2010).
Martin Ford 
Height: 206 cm.
Known for the films “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (2017), “Fast and Furious 9” (2021), “Undisputed 4” (2016) and the TV series “The Incredibles” (2021).
