It can go both ways, depending on the ability of the actor.. ALot of artist turn down roles that got them their first gig because they don’t want tobe typed cast as a one demensional actor. I fyou play in too many movies as the same type of character in every movie, youwill be limited to how many directors or producers that will really consider you for other types of roles. Consequestly, Limiting yourself to potential roles and movies that will get you more notoriety and more success… Lorenz Tate didn’t make movies for a few years for this same reason.. He didn’t want to be type casted by directors, and that is from his mouth..