15 Unexpected Movies and Series That Famous TV Actors Happened to Appear In

2 years ago

To many of us, TV series characters are like family. So, when we see the actors who played them in other TV or movie projects, we might say something like, “Oh, look, it’s Chandler from Friends!” This happens because we tend to associate these actors with their characters so much that we may not even know the actors’ real names.

In this article, we would like to talk about actors who are best known for their single roles on a TV show. But they’ve actually appeared in other decent projects too.

Sarah Chalke — Scrubs and I’ve Been Waiting for You

© Scrubs / Towers Productions and co-producers, © I've Been Waiting for You / Bonnie Raskin Productions and co-producers

Matt Smith — The Crown and House of the Dragon

© The Crown / Left Bank Pictures and co-producers, © House of the Dragon / Home Box Office (HBO) and co-producers

Jim Parsons — The Big Bang Theory and Hollywood

© The Big Bang Theory / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Hollywood / Ryan Murphy Productions and co-producers

Simon Helberg — The Big Bang Theory and Florence Foster Jenkins

© The Big Bang Theory / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Florence Foster Jenkins / Pathé and co-producers

Aubrey Plaza — Parks and Recreation and Legion

© Parks and Recreation / 3 Arts Entertainment and co-producers, © Legion / Marvel Television and co-producers

Amy Poehler — Parks and Recreation and Blades of Glory

© Parks and Recreation / 3 Arts Entertainment and co-producers, © Blades of Glory / Dreamworks Pictures and co-producers

Gwendoline Christie — Game of Thrones and The Sandman

© Game of Thrones / Home Box Office (HBO) and co-producers, © The Sandman / DC Comics and co-producers

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau — Game of Thrones and A Taste of Hunger

© Game of Thrones / Home Box Office (HBO) and co-producers, © Smagen af sult / Zentropa and co-producers

Matt LeBlanc — Friends and Lovesick

© Friends / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Lovesick / Night and Day Pictures and co-producers

Lisa Kudrow — Friends and Analyze This

© Friends / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Analyze This / Village Roadshow Pictures and co-producers

Sarah Michelle Gellar — Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Beverly Hills Family Robinson

© Buffy the Vampire Slayer / 20th Century Fox Television and co-producers, © Beverly Hills Family Robinson / Walt Disney Television and co-producers

Melissa Joan Hart — Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Rent Control

© Sabrina the Teenage Witch / Paramount Network Television and co-producers, © Rent Control / Hartbreak Films and co-producers

Marcia Cross — Desperate Housewives and Quantum Leap

© Desperate Housewives / Cherry Alley Productions and co-producers, © Quantum Leap / Universal Television and co-producers

Neil Patrick Harris — How I Met Your Mother and American Horror Story

© How I Met Your Mother / 20th Century Fox Television and co-producers, © American Horror Story / 20th Century Fox Television and co-producers

Kevin Sorbo — Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Abel’s Field

© Hercules: The Legendary Journeys / Universal Television and co-producers, © Abel's Field / Covenant Road Entertainment and co-producers

Do you know any other TV actors who appeared in movies? Tell us in the comments below.

Preview photo credit Game of Thrones / Home Box Office (HBO) and co-producers, The Sandman / DC Comics and co-producers, The Big Bang Theory / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, Florence Foster Jenkins / Pathé and co-producers

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