Ashton Kutcher admitted that his model-like looks may have actually interfered with his acting career.
“I think every role you get, part of it is what you look like, right? It’s a very big part of what you’re imbuing as the character,” he said during a panel at New York Comic Con last Saturday. Discussing his role as a “hilarious supervillain” in the FX series *The Beauty*, Kutcher elaborated, “There are roles that I’ve gotten because of the way I look and there are roles that I haven’t gotten because of the way I look.”
The 47-year-old actor told People that sometimes this reality can be frustrating. He noted missing out on heavier, “down on your luck” roles because of his appearance. However, Kutcher shared that he now understands the rationale behind casting decisions. “You’re trying to tell a story with pictures, and the pictures need to create a feeling for the audience,” he explained.
Kutcher also revealed that his role in *The Beauty* is both “complex” and “nuanced.” Without giving too much away, he described the cast’s characters as having “incredibly nuanced” roles where “in some way, shape or form, we’re playing something that we are or we aren’t at any given time.” The thriller series, set to premiere on Hulu in 2026, explores themes of insecurities that people hide and push down, never allowing the outside world to see.
Calling the role “one of the great delights of my career,” Kutcher expressed his excitement about the project.
During his New York Comic Con appearance, he also touched on the double standards surrounding cosmetic enhancements, a recurring theme in the series. “People can go to the dentist and get braces and fix their teeth,” he said. “There’s no judgment over that. But then the minute someone gets rhinoplasty, it’s like, ‘You did what?’”
He questioned, “Why is it okay to make our teeth better but not our face better, or our nose better?”
Series creator Ryan Murphy described *The Beauty* as a “sci-fi medical show about a new virus that mutates and it’s sexually transmitted, that turns you into your absolute perfect self,” according to *Variety*. The show raises the question: how far would you go to be beautiful? What would you sacrifice, and does it matter?
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