ミスキャスト

noun

miscasting; casting error

Used in film, theater, and performance contexts when an actor is poorly suited to a role. Also used metaphorically for assigning the wrong person to a task.

• あの映えい画がは主しゅ演えんのミスキャストで失しっ敗ぱいした。

  That movie failed because of miscasting the lead.

• 彼かれを営えい業ぎょうに配はい属ぞくしたのは完かん全ぜんなミスキャストだ。

  Assigning him to sales was a complete miscasting.