27 Side-By-Sides Of Characters You Won’t Believe Are Played By The Same Actors
These transformations are amazing...
Part of an actor's duty is to convincingly morph into someone else, which occasionally necessitates some physical exertion. 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 their role believable. They say – sell the character.
Sometimes actors get stuck with certain types of roles – they always play villains, bad guys, nerds, or nice guys. This is not only due to their appearance but also because of the vibe they project.
Some of them work hard to break out of the frames they are placed in. For instance, Bruce Willis was famous for his light comedy roles, and producers were highly skeptical about his ability to pull off an action role.
However, he performed wonderfully and made a name for himself as one of the greatest action heroes of all time. He is not the only one who has 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 significant differences between the characters they portrayed. Take a look at our list:
1. Julie Walters - Molly Weasley from the Harry Potter series and Rosie Mulligan from Mamma Mia!
Warner Bros. / Universal Pictures2. Oscar Isaac - Poe Dameron from the Star Wars series and Apocalypse from X-Men: Apocalypse
Walt Disney Pictures / Everett Collection / 20th Century Fox3. Donald Glover - Lando Calrissian from Solo: A Star Wars Story and Teddy Perkins from Atlanta
Walt Disney Pictures / Everett Collection / FX
4. Yani Gellman - Garrett Reynolds from Pretty Little Liars and Paolo Valisari from The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Freeform / Walt Disney Pictures / Everett Collection
5. John Travolta - Danny Zuko from Grease and Edna Turnblad from Hairspray
Paramount / Everett Collection / New Line Cinema / Everett Collection
6. Hugh Jackman - Wolverine from the X-Men series and P.T. Barnum from The Greatest Showman
20th Century / Everett Collection
7. Sarah Drew - April Kepner from Grey's Anatomy and Suzy Pepper from Glee
ABC / Fox
8. Dulé Hill - Gus from Psych and Sam from Holes
USA / Walt Disney Pictures
9. Catherine O'Hara - Kate McCallister from Home Alone and Moira Rose from Schitt's Creek
20th Century Fox / Pop TV
10. Zooey Deschanel - Jessica Day from New Girl and Jovie from Elf
Fox / Everett Collection / New Line Cinema / Everett Collection
11. Lupita Nyong'o - Maz from the Star Wars series and Red from Us
Walt Disney Studios / Universal / Everett Collection
12. Mandy Patinkin - Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride and Jason Gideon from Criminal Minds
20th Century Fox / Everett Collection / CBS / Everett Collection
13. Zoe Saldana - Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy and Neytiri from Avatar
Walt Disney Pictures / Everett Collection / 20th Century Fox / Everett Collection
14. Heath Ledger - Patrick Verona from 10 Things I Hate About You and the Joker from The Dark Knight
Buena Vista Pictures / Everett Collection / Warner Bros. / Everett Collection
15. Zac Efron - Troy Bolton from High School Musical and Ted Bundy from Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Walt Disney Pictures / Everett Collection / Netflix
16. Idris Elba - Brixton Lore from Hobbs & Shaw and Macavity from Cats
Universal / Everett Collection
17. Henry Thomas - Elliot from E.T. the Extraterrestrial and Hugh Crain from The Haunting of Hill House
Universal / Everett Collection / Netflix / Everett Collection
18. Noel Fisher - Mickey Milkovich from Shameless and Vladimir from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Showtime / Everett Collection / Summit Entertainment
19. Eric Dane - Mark Sloan from Grey's Anatomy and Cal Jacobs from Euphoria
ABC / HBO
20. Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Negan from The Walking Dead and Denny Duquette from Grey's Anatomy
Courtesy AMC / Courtesy ABC
21. Rita Moreno - Lydia from One Day at a Time and Anita from West Side Story
Netflix / Everett Collection / United Artists / Everett Collection
22. Rachel McAdams - Allie from The Notebook and Regina George from Mean Girls
New Line Cinema / Everett Collection / Paramount Pictures / Everett Collection
23. Helena Bonham Carter - Bellatrix Lestrange from the Harry Potter series and Princess Margaret from The Crown
Warner Bros. / Everett Collection / Netflix
24. Zendaya - Rue Bennet from Euphoria and Mechee from Smallfoot
HBO / Warner Bros.
25. Stanley Tucci - Cesar Flickerman from The Hunger Games and George Harvey from The Lovely Bones
Lionsgate / Everett Collection / Paramount / Everett Collection
26. Thomas Brodie-Sangster - Ferb from Phineas and Ferb and Benny from The Queen's Gambit
Disney Channel / Netflix
27. Rami Malek - Freddie Mercury from Bohemian Rhapsody and Ahkmenrah from Night at the Museum
20th Century Fox / Everett Collection
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. Most importantly, they've changed their entire mindset to make their roles more believable.
Job well done.
