12 Movie Characters We Can’t Believe Are Played by the Same Actors

Actors do a great job portraying various kinds of characters, so much so that sometimes we forget who they are in real life. That’s why we’ve gathered a list of these extra-talented people acting in different movies to remind you just how incredible they master their roles. We would never believe actors like Tilda Swinton could look so different in 2 separate films.

1. Emma Thompson

• Emma Thompson played Professor Sybil Trelawney in Harry Potter and Cruella’s mother, Baroness, in Cruella.

2. Tilda Swinton

• Tilda Swinton played Dianna from Trainwreck and the White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia.

3. Matthew McConaughey

• Matthew McConaughey played Ron WoodRoof in Dallas Buyers Club and Kenny Wells in Gold.

4. Jenna Ortega

• Jenna Ortega played Olivia in Girl Code and Wednesday Addams in Wednesday.

5. Catherine O’Hara

• Catherine O’Hara played Kate McCallister from Home Alone and Moira Rose from Schitt’s Creek.

6. Donald Glover

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

7. Christian Bale

• Christian Bale played Irving Rosenfeld in American Hustle and Trevor Reznik in The Machinist.

8. Tom Hanks

• Tom Hanks played Geppetto in Pinocchio and Captain Miller in Saving Private Ryan.

9. Helena Bonham Carter

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

10. Charlize Theron

• Charlize Theron played Aileen Wuornos in Monster and Lorraine Broughton in Atomic Blonde.

11. Joaquin Phoenix

• Joaquin Phoenix played Arthur Fleck in The Joker and Commodus in Gladiator.

12. Tom Hardy

• Tom Hardy played Eames in Inception and Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders.

Which actor were you most surprised by? What is your favorite movie on this list?