27 Times Actors Played Multiple Roles In The Same Film And Many Never Noticed
Ever watched the 1996 slapstick science-fiction dark comedy film The Nutty Professor? Were you also surprised to learn that Eddie Murphy was the guy behind seven (yes, SEVEN) different roles in that movie? He practically acted out the entire Klump family all on his own, save for Ernie Klump.
Well, turns out, there are many actors and actresses who have taken on multiple roles in single movies, and, in many cases, without us even noticing it.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the greatest actors who have assumed two or more roles in a single movie, which you can check out below. And while you’re down there, upvote the ones you like the most and let us know what other actors have taken on more or less drastically different roles in movies!
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Michael J. Fox As Marty Mcfly And Marlene Mcfly In Back To The Future Part II (1989)
Benedict Cumberbatch As Doctor Strange And Dormammu (Voice) In Doctor Strange (2016)
Hank Azaria As Kahmunrah, The Thinker, And Abraham Lincoln Statue In Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (2009)
Warwick Davis As Gringotts Head Goblin, Griphook (Voice), And Professor Flitwick In The Harry Potter Series (2001-2011)
WHHHAAAAAAAATTT?! Big fan of H.P. How did I not know this?!? Thx for telling me!
Ryan Reynolds As Deadpool And Juggernaut (Voice) In Deadpool 2 (2018)
Eddie Murphy As Prince Akeem, Clarence, Randy Watson, And Saul In Coming To America (1988)
Eddie Murphy is known for being somewhat of a master of all trades when it comes to acting—besides Coming to America from 1988, he was also responsible for at least 2 roles in Bowfinger (1999), The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008), as well as the man behind a whopping 7 roles in The Nutty Professor (1996) and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).
Also, Arsenio Hall is responsible for a number roles in Coming to America, including Semmi, Morris, and Reverend Brown.
Jason Isaacs As Mr. Darling And Captain Hook In Peter Pan (2003)
It is traditional for Mr. Darling (father) and Captain Hook to be played by the same actor.
Jeremy Bullock As Lieutenant Shekil And Boba Fett In Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Michael Palin As Sir Galahad The Pure, Dennis, Right Head, The Leader Of The Knights Who Say Ni!, And 5 Other Roles In Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
ANOTHER DOWNVOTE as everybody noticed. It's a series of Monty Python sketches gathered around a theme and made into a movie (their words!), so obviously all sketches played by all Pythons.
Dick Van Dyke As Bert And Mr. Dawes Sr. In Mary Poppins (1964)
Jonathan Hyde As Hunter Van Pelt And Sam Parrish In Jumanji (1995)
Doug Jones As Abe Sapien, Angel Of Death, And Chamberlain In Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Ben Mendelsohn As Keller And Talos In Captain Marvel (2019)
actually he was the same character in the film. Laughed at how he used his Australian accent when he portrayed the "good-guy" alien
Peter Sellers As Dr. Strangelove, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, And President Merkin Muffley In Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)
Peter Sellers is another actor who’s behind multiple roles in multiple films. Besides Dr. Strangelove, he’s acted in at least three roles in The Mouse That Roared (1959), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1979).
Rusty Goffe As A Jawa, Kabe, And A Gonk Droid In Star Wars (1977)
Eugenio Derbez As Felipe And Felipe’s Grandmother In Jack And Jill (2011)
While it can be quite obvious that Adam Sandler here is doing a double role, but a lesser known fact that Felipe and his grandmother in the movie are actually portrayed by the same guy, Eugenio Derbez.
James Remar As Ace Speck And Butch Pooch In Django Unchained (2012)
Jack Nicholson As Art Land And U.S. President James Dale In Mars Attacks! (1996)
SPOILERS They told Tim Burton he couldn't kill Jack Nicholson, but they didn't tell him he couldn't kill TWO Jack Nicholsons.
Cheech Marin As A Border Guard, Carlos, And Chet Pussy In From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Paul Mcgann As Girard And Jussac In The Three Musketeers (1993)
I'm the Doctor. But probably not the one you were expecting.
Ralph Fiennes As Ignatz Sonnenschein, Adam Sors, And Ivan Sors In Sunshine (1999)
Mike Myers As Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, And Fat Bastard In Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002)
I thought it was supposed to be roles people didn't know were the same actor? Who didn't know Mike Myers played all these characters?
Tom Hanks As Dermot Hoggins, Isaac Sachs, Henry Goose, Zachry, And 2 Other Roles In Cloud Atlas (2012)
When it comes to Cloud Atlas, Tom Hanks is but one of many actors to take upon multiple roles I the film. Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jin Strurgess, Bae Doona, Ben Whishaw, and many others fill the shoes of at least 3 in-film characters. Sure, the movie is about the idea of how one soul can be drastically shaped as times passes, but you can’t but admire the amount of effort and creativity that has been put into this movie in general when it comes to casting.
Bella Heathcote As Victoria Winters And Josette Du Pres In Dark Shadows (2012)
George Lopez As Mr. Electricidad, Mr. Electric, And Tobor In The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl (2005)
James Mcavoy As Dennis, Hedwig, Patricia, And 5 Other Roles In Split (2016)
This one’s a bit of an interesting entry in this list because it’s technically the same person both as an actor and a character, except that the character in the movie is said to have been diagnosed with 23 distinct personalities and a 24th is emerging. Only eight of them are acted out in the movie, and they truly show just how versatile McAvoy can really be if given a role. Or eight.
Why is this on the list? It is the same person, just different personalities....your body does not change with this condition
Well *IN THE MOVIE* it isn't just the personality that changed. One of the characters he portrayed actually had the ability to change his physical appearance. And for each personality and character he portrayed, they dressed differently. So yeah, I think it's fitting enough to be on this list.
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Surely this was the whole f*****g point of the film!!!Who, on gods earth,would not notice this?!!!!
Are you telling me there are people who watched this movie and DIDN'T know???
James is VERY versatile but this should not be in this particular list
But.... Isn't that kinda the point of the movie? The actor didn't change is just his personalities. I can see why it would be on the list but....it is kind the point
Wow, I never realized they used the same actor to play the same person, only with different personalities... jeebus.
I can not explain how much I hate this movie. Hollywood needs to stop making people think that people with DID and their alters are crazy murderers.
He's not a crazy murderer and he doesn't really have DID.... The whole point is that that's his power. The 'real world' explains his powers as DID but the point is that they have extraordinary powers. Have you even seen it? It's really good. Shame the sequel let's it down.
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Tron is one of those movies that has much of the cast performing multiple roles—the people and the visual representations of the programs they have written. Besides Boxleitner, Jeff Bridges, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, among others play at least two roles each.
Half of these movies... one actor playing multiple roles was the point. WTF is this list even?
When are they gonna do Peggy from Hamilton and the girl Hamilton has an affair with?? They’re the same!
They forgot Mel Brooks in Spaceballs! He was President Skroob and Yogurt
This may sound crazy but there is this movie called "The Nutty Professor"...
Alec Guinness as nine members of the D'Ascoyne family: Ethelred, 8th Duke of ChalfontEthelred's four younger brothers:The Reverend Lord HenryGeneral Lord RufusAdmiral Lord HoratioLord Ascoyne, BankerLady Agatha D'Ascoyne, Ethelred's sisterEthelred's nephews:Young AscoyneYoung HenryThe seventh duke, Ethelred's father, in brief flashback sequences
ever heard about Sir Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets? he played 9 roles
If you're going to list Split, you better also list Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black. She absolutely slays in those roles.
And Noomi Rapace in What Happened To Monday/Seven Sisters. She plays a set of septuplets, all with completely distinct looks and personalities. Even when they're masqueraded as the same person, it's obvious that she's in a different character. She's a phenomenal actress, and it's a hugely underrated movie.
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Half of these movies... one actor playing multiple roles was the point. WTF is this list even?
When are they gonna do Peggy from Hamilton and the girl Hamilton has an affair with?? They’re the same!
They forgot Mel Brooks in Spaceballs! He was President Skroob and Yogurt
This may sound crazy but there is this movie called "The Nutty Professor"...
Alec Guinness as nine members of the D'Ascoyne family: Ethelred, 8th Duke of ChalfontEthelred's four younger brothers:The Reverend Lord HenryGeneral Lord RufusAdmiral Lord HoratioLord Ascoyne, BankerLady Agatha D'Ascoyne, Ethelred's sisterEthelred's nephews:Young AscoyneYoung HenryThe seventh duke, Ethelred's father, in brief flashback sequences
ever heard about Sir Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets? he played 9 roles
If you're going to list Split, you better also list Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black. She absolutely slays in those roles.
And Noomi Rapace in What Happened To Monday/Seven Sisters. She plays a set of septuplets, all with completely distinct looks and personalities. Even when they're masqueraded as the same person, it's obvious that she's in a different character. She's a phenomenal actress, and it's a hugely underrated movie.
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