27 Side-By-Sides Of Characters You Won’t Believe Are Played By The Same Actors

These transformations are amazing...

Damjan

• Published in Film & TV
• May 18, 2022

Part of an actor's duty is to convincingly morph into someone else, which occasionally necessitates some physical exertion. And it is not just about physical change.

Makeup and special effects can only do so much, and it is up to the actor to make his role believable. They say – sell the character.

Sometimes actors get stuck with a certain type of roles – they always play villains, bad guys, nerds, or nice guys. It is not only because of their appearance but also about the vibe they are sending out.

And some of them work hard to get out of that frame they are placed in. For instance, Bruss Willis was famous for his light comedy roles, and the producers were highly skeptical about his ability to pull off an action role.

But he had performed wonderfully and made a name as one of the greatest action heroes of all time. And he is not the only one who managed to break out of the stereotypical roles intended for him.

All of the actors on our list are amazing artists, and we chose them based on the huge difference between the characters they were playing. Take a look at our list:

1. Julie Walters - Molly Weasley from the Harry Potter series and Rosie Mulligan from Mamma Mia!

2. Oscar Isaac - Poe Dameron from the Star Wars series and Apocalypse from X-Men: Apocalypse

3. Donald Glover - Lando Calrissian from Solo: A Star Wars Story and Teddy Perkins from Atlanta

4. Yani Gellman - Garrett Reynolds from Pretty Little Liars and Paolo Valisari from The Lizzie McGuire Movie

5. John Travolta - Danny Zuko from Grease and Edna Turnblad from Hairspray

6. Hugh Jackman - Wolverine from the X-Men series and P.T. Barnum from The Greatest Showman

7. Sarah Drew - April Kepner from Grey's Anatomy and Suzy Pepper from Glee

8. Dulé Hill - Gus from Psych and Sam from Holes

9. Catherine O'Hara - Kate McCallister from Home Alone and Moira Rose from Schitt's Creek

10. Zooey Deschanel - Jessica Day from New Girl and Jovie from Elf

11. Lupita Nyong'o - Maz from the Star Wars series and Red from Us

12. Mandy Patinkin - Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride and Jason Gideon from Criminal Minds

13. Zoe Saldana - Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy and Neytiri from Avatar

14. Heath Ledger - Patrick Verona from 10 Things I Hate About You and the Joker from The Dark Knight

15. Zac Efron - Troy Bolton from High School Musical and Ted Bundy from Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

16. Idris Elba - Brixton Lore from Hobbs & Shaw and Macavity from Cats

17. Henry Thomas - Elliot from E.T. the Extraterrestrial and Hugh Crain from The Haunting of Hill House

18. Noel Fisher - Mickey Milkovich from Shameless and Vladimir from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

19. Eric Dane - Mark Sloan from Grey's Anatomy and Cal Jacobs from Euphoria

20. Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Negan from The Walking Dead and Denny Duquette from Grey's Anatomy

21. Rita Moreno - Lydia from One Day at a Time and Anita from West Side Story

22. Rachel McAdams - Allie from The Notebook and Regina George from Mean Girls

23. Helena Bonham Carter - Bellatrix Lestrange from the Harry Potter series and Princess Margaret from The Crown

24. Zendaya - Rue Bennet from Euphoria and Mechee from Smallfoot

25. Stanley Tucci - Cesar Flickerman from The Hunger Games and George Harvey from The Lovely Bones

26. Thomas Brodie-Sangster - Ferb from Phineas and Ferb and Benny from The Queen's Gambit

27. Rami Malek - Freddie Mercury from Bohemian Rhapsody and Ahkmenrah from Night at the Museum

So, what do you think about our list? Did we get it right?

These actors actually transformed for their famous roles, from considerable weight loss—or gain—to becoming unrecognizable with convincing prosthetics, makeup, and wigs. But, most importantly, they've changed their whole mindset to make their roles more believable.

Job well done.

Damjan