Ashton Kutcher says his looks hurt his acting career

Ashton Kutcher admitted his model 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 when asked about playing a “hilarious supervillain” in FX series “The Beauty” at a New York Comic Con panel last Saturday.

“And so, 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,” he continued, per People.

“Sometimes it’s frustrating,” Kutcher, 47, said, noting that he’s missed out on weighty “down on your luck” roles because of his looks.

However, the “That ’70s Show” alum said he understands casting decisions now. “You’re trying to tell a story with pictures, and the pictures need to create a feeling for the audience,” he explained.

He also shared that his role in “The Beauty” is “complex” and “nuanced.”

“Without giving away too much, almost every one of us has an incredibly nuanced role where, in some way, shape or form, we’re playing something that we are or we aren’t at any given time,” he shared of the thriller series, which is set to drop on Hulu in 2026.

“It creates this underlying ability to embody insecurities that you may have, that you hide away and you push down, and you don’t let anyone in the world see it.”

The father of two went on to call his role on the series “one of the great delights of my career.”

During his New York Comic Con appearance, the actor also commented on double standards in cosmetic enhancements — themes explored in the upcoming 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 added, “Why is it okay to make our teeth better but not our face better, or our nose better?”

Series creator Ryan Murphy has called “The Beauty” 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.

“And the question is, how far would you go to be beautiful? What would you sacrifice to that, and does that matter?”

Kutcher rose to fame on the Fox network hit sit-com “That ’70s Show” from 1998 to 2006. The former professional model — who has since married co-star Mila Kunis, 41 — went on to star in big screen roles as well, including “Just Married,” “No Strings Attached,” and “Parenthood.”