Any story can be gripping, but it’s the characters that bring it to life and make it unforgettable. Behind these characters are the actors who play them, and oh, what an incredible job some of them do! However, their talent really shines through when they try diverse roles.
Netizens couldn’t hold back when they were asked, “What was your mind-blowing moment where you realized ‘That’s the same actor?!’” You might find yourself nodding along to some of these answers, or you might even disagree with them. Just scroll down to find out who these actors are!
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Gary Oldman, Gary Oldman, Gary Oldman & Gary Oldman…
metzqwurk , StudioCanal , Warner Bros. Report
Alan Rickman. Amazing range of work.
reinders_05 , Dreamworks Pictures , Twentieth Century Fox Report
When I was a kid… one of the first to catch me like that was Tim Curry
ohheyy_mj , Twentieth Century Fox , Fuzz on the Lens Productions Report
Andy Serkis
elanunquotes , New Line Cinema , Twentieth Century Fox Report
Alan Tudyk in just about everything
phillipgreenberg , Lucasfilm Report
The correct answer is Doug Jones
factorygirl13 , FX Productions , Tequila Gang Report
Anything Karl Urban has ever been in.
I watched all of season four of The Crown not realizing that was Gillian Anderson.
dhmargol , Ten Thirteen Productions , Left Bank Pictures Report
For my whole entire childhood (98 baby) I had no idea what Johnny depp actually looked like because all of his characters were crazy different looking
michaeljaredskaggs , Walt Disney Pictures , Warner Bros. Report
Hugo weaving definitely came to mind
trinthepeculiar , Showtime Entertainment , New Line Cinema Report
Can’t believe no one has said Warwick Davis!!! My mind was blown reading through his IMDB! He’s multiple characters in the Harry Potter movies, the Star Wars movies and TV shows, he’s the leprechaun in The Leprechaun franchise, he appears in Chronicles of Narnia and so much more!
aurorajune , Trimark Pictures , Imagine Entertainment Report
Every Tom Hardy movie and then him as Bane
tereshellz , Columbia Pictures , Warner Bros. Report
Realizing the main Cardinal in Conclave is Voldemort
anon , Warner Bros. , Indian Paintbrush Report
Stephen Root in everything.
ruth.werner.9 , Alec Berg Productions , Twentieth Century Fox Report
Henry Cavill as the teenager in “The Count of Monte Cristo” movie (2002)
ch.el7111 , Touchstone Pictures , Warner Bros Report
Benedict Cumberbatch in Atonement and Sherlock
lacriza , Universal Pictures , Hartswood Films Report
Mr Tumnus
menezes_ana_raquel , Universal Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures Report
I always always always forget that Pedro Pascal was in the second Kingsmen 😭
ibelieveinxinwei , Twentieth Century Fox , Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) Report
Giancarlo Esposito as the FBI agent in The Usual Suspects and Gus Fring in Breaking Bad
1golferincart , High Bridge Productions , Polygram Filmed Entertainment Report
Michiel Huisman in The Haunting of Hill House and Game of Thrones
kendylleebryant , FlanaganFilm , HBO Entertainment Report
The best Sherlock Holmes by far, Jeremy Brett, was Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady.
bebopviolin , Warner Bros. , Granada Television Report
Joseph Quinn
itsemarchy , 21 Laps Entertainment , Paramount Pictures Report
Eric Lange in everything
sara_laffs , Bad Robot , Gaumont International Television Report
I rewatched The Butterfly Effect recently and that’s when I found out that Logan Lerman played the young Evan
alexdean835 , BenderSpink , ONE Media Coverage Report
Henry Thomas Dad in The Haunting of Hill House also played Elliott in E.T.
itsnicolehoagland , FlanaganFilm , Universal Pictures Report
Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl … and Cindy Lou in the Grinch
katcapone , 17th Street Productions , Universal Pictures Report
Bella Swan being the kid from Panic Room
nouranmoussaawad , Columbia Pictures , Summit Entertainment Report
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