1. out of character - Adjective
2. out of character - Phrase
(idiomatic) Inconsistent with one's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviour.
The burst of anger was out of character for the normally placid boy.
(idiomatic, acting) Not in character; not successfully performing within the mindset of a given character in a theatrical performance.
I was out of character for most of the first act because those people in the third row wouldn't stop chatting.
(idiomatic, acting, roleplaying games) Not acting; not "on"; behaving within one's natural personality rather than that of a character, or taking actions entirely outside the fictional context.
After watching him perform so energetically, it is a bit of a trip to hang out with him when he's out of character. In real life, he's really mellow.
Susan asked the GM, out of character, whether she was able to sense magic in the room.
The comedian stepped out of character to mug directly to the audience.
out-of-character (comparative more out-of-character, superlative most out-of-character)
Alternative form of out of character
out-of-character
This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character. Herbert Hoover
He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life. John Boyne
People will challenge you, question you, try to get you off track. Don't listen to the temptation to act out of character. T. B. Joshua
In real life, we do things out of character, constantly. A couple of days ago, my shoes were hurting, so I walked barefoot through New York. Someone who has known me my whole life would think that was so out of character. But I did it because of the circumstances. Allison Williams
I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've been given the liberty to do just about anything I've wanted to do in my lifetime. June Carter Cash
I'm a bug on acting, which distinguishes Second City from a lot of other revues. It comes from the character, the behavior, and not from the jokes. I don't think jokes are funny. Humor comes out of character and out of situations the character is in. Bernard Sahlins