Never a bad idea when you're blocked. I did a lot of war drama stuff for a while ... sketchy black market dealer A, soldier B, terrorist D, you know. But then it started to get so stale, and I was getting typecast ... you know how it is.

So I started trying out for subtler stuff. Mysteries, spy stuff, political and procedural drama. I had a pretty sweet gig once I changed gears. Could work for you, too.

[again: in his case, crime is just acting, but for real]