Robert Menzies

Robert Menzies isn’t exactly a household name, but if you’re the type who keeps track of the credits rolling past as the popcorn runs out, you might’ve caught him in a handful of offbeat flicks. He pops up in Fatman (2020) which, let’s be honest, is one of those movies that sounds like a fever dream—Mel Gibson as a grumpy, heavily armed Santa Claus? Yeah, it’s real. Menzies plays his part in the snow-dusted chaos, rubbing elbows with some truly wild characters. Then there’s House at the End of the Street (2012), which is pure horror thriller territory. Jennifer Lawrence steals the spotlight, sure, but Menzies carves out his own weird little space in this twisted suburban nightmare. It’s the kind of film where you spend half the time yelling at the screen and the other half trying to figure out who’s lying about what. Oh, and he’s in Clown (2014)—which, for the record, is an absolute trip if you’re into body horror and irrational fear of circus folk. The whole bit with the cursed clown suit that won’t come off? Not exactly your average family comedy. Menzies seems to gravitate toward these peculiar, genre-bending projects—call it a taste for the eccentric, or maybe he’s just got a knack for making an impression, even when he’s not center stage. Either way, his filmography’s got a vibe: a little dark, a little weird, and never, ever boring.