Typecasting is the process by which an actor is strongly identified with a specific character, role, or trait. Typecast, typecasting, or type casting may also refer to: Type casting (computer programming), the act or result of changing an entity of one data type into another Type casting (typography), a technique for casting individual letters for use in printing presses Typecast (band), a Filipino band Typecast (horse), an American racehorse See also Stereotyping, similar to the acting concept