In Hollywood, there’s plenty of parallel universes, with each movie having its own (little) world. However, whether we’re talking about a ship crossing the Atlantic or a dystopian Chicago, these places need inhabitants too. Otherwise, we just wouldn’t care about them.
So actors cross these boundaries, assuming different identities with each leap into a new setting. And some of their transformations are so radical, it’s hard to even realize the same person is behind them.
Inspired by Lindsey Nielson, TikTok users started to point out which characters they refuse to believe are played by the same actor, so we here at Bored Panda decided to build upon this interesting idea and expand it into a list!
#1 Sirius Black From Harry Potter And Zorg From Fifth Element
Played by: Gary Oldman
Image source: Warner Bros, Gaumont
#2 Harry From Love Actually And Prof. Severus Snape From Harry Potter
Played by: Alan Rickman
Image source: Universal Pictures, Warner Bros
#3 Captain Hook From Peter Pan And Lucius Malfoy From Harry Potter
Played by: Jason Isaacs
Image source: Disney, Warner Bros
#4 Mr Tumnus From Narnia And Professor X From X-Men
Played by: James McAvoy
Image source: Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox
#5 Inigo Montoya From The Princess Bride And Jason Gideon From Criminal Minds
Played by: Mandy Patinkin
Image source: 20th Century Fox , CBS Media Ventures
#6 Dudley Dursley From Harry Potter And Harry Beltik From The Queen’s Gambit
Played by: Harry Melling
Image source: Warner Bros, Netflix
#7 Molly Weasley From The Harry Potter Series And Rosie Mulligan From Mamma Mia!
Played by: Julie Walters
Image source: Warner Bros, Universal Pictures
#8 Kate Mccallister From Home Alone And Moira Rose From Schitt’s Creek
Played by: Catherine O’Hara
Image source: 20th Century Fox, Pop TV
#9 Cesar Flickerman From The Hunger Games And George Harvey From The Lovely Bones
Played by: Stanley Tucci
Image source: Lionsgate , Everett Collection
#10 Nanny Mcphee From Nanny Mcphee And Prof. Sybil Trelawney From Harry Potter
Played by: Emma Thompson
Image source: Warner Bros, Universal Pictures
#11 Queen Elizabeth II From The Crown And Lisabeth Salander From Girl In The Spider’s Web
Played by: Claire Foy
Image source: Netflix, Columbia Pictures
#12 Hal From Malcolm In The Middle And Walter White From Breaking Bad
Played by: Bryan Cranston
#13 Nymphadora Tonks From Harry Potter And Twi’lek From Mandalorian
Played by: Natalia Tena
Image source: Warner Bros, Disney+
#14 Poe Dameron From The Star Wars Series And Apocalypse From X-Men: Apocalypse
Played by: Oscar Isaac
Image source: Walt Disney Pictures , 20th Century Fox
#15 Bellatrix Lestrange From The Harry Potter Series And Princess Margaret From The Crown
Played by: Helena Bonham Carter
Image source: Warner Bros., Netflix
#16 Velma From Scooby Doo And Laura Barton From Avengers
Played by: Linda Cardellini
Image source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Disney
#17 Patrick Verona From 10 Things I Hate About You And The Joker From The Dark Knight
Played by: Heath Ledger
Image source: Buena Vista Pictures , Warner Bros
#18 Danny Zuko From Grease And Edna Turnblad From Hairspray
Played by: John Travolta
Image source: Paramount , Everett Collection
#19 Kick-Ass And Quicksilver From The Avengers
Played by: Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Image source: Lionsgate, Disney
#20 Elliot From E.T. The Extraterrestrial And Hugh Crain From The Haunting Of Hill House
Played by: Henry Thomas
Image source: Universal , Netflix
#21 Selena Quintanilla From Selena And Angela Weber From Twilight
Played by: Christian Serratos
Image source: Netflix, Summit Entertainment
#22 Sheila From Shameless And Debbie From Addams Family Values
Played by: Joan Cusack
Image source: Showtime , Paramount Pictures
#23 Negan From The Walking Dead And Denny Duquette From Grey’s Anatomy
Played by: Jeffrey Dean Morgan
#24 Daisy From Downton Abbey And Drisella From Cinderella
Played by: Sophie McShera
#25 Gwen From The Amazing Spiderman And Allison From Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past
Played by: Emma Stone
Image source: Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros
#26 Rose From Titanic And Jeanine From Divergent
Played by: Kate Winslet
Image source: Paramount Pictures, Red Wagon Entertainment
#27 Donna Sheridan From Mamma Mia And Miranda Priestly From Devil Wears Prada
Played by: Meryl Streep
Image source: Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox
#28 Jessica Day From New Girl And Jovie From Elf
Played by: Zooey Deschanel
Image source: fox, New Line Cinema
#29 Barbara From Beetlejuice And Dr. Herman From Greys Anatomy
Played by: Geena Davis
Image source: Warner Bros, ABC
#30 Troy Bolton From High School Musical And Ted Bundy From Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile
Played by: Zac Efron
Image source: Walt Disney Pictures , Netflix
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