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Think you can tell celebrities apart? Join us as we spotlight screen performers who routinely get mistaken for one another — from red‑haired lookalikes and boyish fantasy leads to mustachioed comedians and a foursome who share the same first name. We cover pairings like Natalie Portman & Keira Knightley, Margot Robbie & Samara Weaving, Elijah Wood & Daniel Radcliffe, Matt Damon & Mark Wahlberg, Kristen Stewart & Jena Malone. Who do you confuse most?
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00:00You posted this photo, which is great.
00:02It says, uh, people still think we're the same person.
00:04I know, right?
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:07And today, we're counting down our pics
00:09for the best examples of screen performers
00:11often mistaken for each other.
00:13This is a picture of my face.
00:18Number 10, Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley.
00:22And who do people mistake you for?
00:23Well, um, I've been chased through an airport
00:25as Natalie Portman.
00:26I mean, Natalie Portman a lot.
00:28Yes.
00:28You know, yeah.
00:29And then also, you did the Star Wars.
00:30I did the Star Wars thing.
00:32With only four years between them,
00:34both Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley
00:35have become a not-so-unlikely match.
00:38One was born in Jerusalem, and the other is from London.
00:41In the early 2000s, they both starred in major blockbusters.
00:45The two also appeared in The Phantom Menace.
00:48Knightley even played the double of Portman's character,
00:50Padme Amidala, with the casting becoming almost prophetic.
00:54I didn't know what I was doing when I got it,
00:56because they just said that nobody
00:58gives you scripts.
00:59It's all very secret.
01:00So they just kind of kept on shoving me forward,
01:03and I'd be dressed in exactly the same thing
01:05that she was dressed in, but nobody told me why.
01:08According to the Pirates of the Caribbean star,
01:10she's been hounded at an airport
01:12by people thinking she's the Oscar winner.
01:14In an alternate universe,
01:15it would be fun to see how different Black Swan could have been.
01:18I dance the black swan for you.
01:24Leave me alone!
01:29Not only are these two blonde,
01:31they also come from Australia.
01:33Margot Robbie and Samara Weaving have joined
01:35the ranks of celebrities that look somewhat similar.
01:38As the former becomes something of a household name,
01:40the latter will likely have to deal
01:42with more puzzled autograph hounds.
01:44I can't believe that in half an hour,
01:48I will be a part of the Lodomus Gaming Dynasty Empire.
01:55The two haven't made it easy to tell them apart either.
01:58Both Robbie and Weaving starred in the same movie together,
02:01making Babylon even more memorable.
02:03Sometimes it feels like they're just toying with us after all.
02:13The Barbie lead has been linked to more actresses
02:15like Jamie Presley and Emma Mackey,
02:18baffling casual fans even further.
02:20I've never seen this kind of malfunction before.
02:22It's usually just hair-related.
02:24You know, you're gonna have to visit Weird Barbie.
02:27Number 8. Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliffe
02:29You don't look alike anymore, I don't think.
02:32I don't know.
02:32Um, I, uh, I...
02:35I take you back.
02:36You look exactly like that.
02:38I did not know.
02:38I turned back the same.
02:39I thought that was a feature of you.
02:41During the early 2000s,
02:43these actors led two of the biggest fantasy franchises ever.
02:46Their connection to The Lord of the Rings
02:48and Harry Potter contributes to them being grouped together.
02:51They're also both dark-haired men on the shorter end of things.
02:54Just take a look at this.
02:55It's eerie.
02:56The transformation is so subtle that it's creepy.
03:00That is so bizarre.
03:04Daniel Radcliffe might be younger,
03:06but that hasn't stopped the viewers from accidentally putting him in Middle Earth.
03:10Elijah Wood doesn't exactly look like he visited Hogwarts either.
03:14When they both aren't wearing glasses,
03:15the resemblance is even stronger when you see their pictures side by side.
03:20Their seemingly ageless and boyish looks also make these lookalikes harder to discern.
03:24I was fortunate enough to meet Elijah and he's a lovely guy.
03:27And much more disturbing for him,
03:29because I was being recognized as him when he was like,
03:31I presume in his early 20s,
03:32he was being recognized as me when I was 13.
03:38This connection might not seem immediately clear,
03:41but it starts to grow on you.
03:43Zach Galifianakis and Nick Offerman feel like they should have been screen partners at some point.
03:47Hey guys, you ready to let the dogs out?
03:49What?
03:49Do what?
03:51Let the dogs out, you know, like,
03:52who let the dogs out?
03:54Who, who?
03:55The two comedic actors both have a kind and laid-back way about them.
03:59They've both worked as stand-ups,
04:01television performers,
04:02and made notable forays into film.
04:04All of this could have been avoided if we'd followed my plan for a honeymoon,
04:08a steak dinner,
04:09a glass of Lagavulin whiskey,
04:11then vigorous lovemaking for two hours,
04:14and we're both asleep by 8.30.
04:15Their facial hair also plays a significant role in their most iconic work.
04:20Between The Hangover and Parks and Recreation,
04:23both performers have proven the importance of a good mustache or beard.
04:27You could easily see them being related in some future comedy.
04:30You have the best menacing look of anyone I know.
04:33Get in on that kisser right there.
04:35Look at that.
04:39Look at that guy.
04:41Oh no.
04:42Number 6.
04:44Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes.
04:46These talented men aren't from the same place,
04:48but they both had major career boosts in the 1990s.
04:52Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes were both nominated for their roles in Schindler's List.
04:56There's a nice sheen about it.
04:59Very nice.
05:00I'd say I'd get you one,
05:02but the man who made it is probably dead.
05:04I don't know.
05:05Neeson has taken a focus on action in the last two decades,
05:08but that hasn't stopped him from being recognized as Fiennes.
05:12This has even led to one of them signing an autograph as the other.
05:15He says,
05:15Each man has created a varied catalogue that spans genres, formats, and success.
05:31At the end of the day,
05:32both gentlemen seem almost cosmically linked by their first collaboration.
05:37Does he get confused for you?
05:38Yes, he's been complimented on his English patient.
05:41Number 5.
05:42Kristen Stewart and Jenna Malone.
05:44If you grew up in the 2000s,
05:46you probably have memories of watching both actresses in film.
05:50Jenna Malone might be older,
05:51but that doesn't mean she couldn't double for Kristen Stewart.
05:54They also looked quite a bit alike in the drama Into the Wild.
05:57You seem sweet.
06:01Um,
06:02I was gonna go take a walk to Salvation Mountain.
06:06You wanna go?
06:08Stewart's career then took off in the following years
06:11with her stint in Twilight,
06:12while Malone starred in The Hunger Games.
06:14I'd love to put my axe on her face.
06:18So what do you think?
06:20Now that the whole world wants to sleep with you.
06:23I don't think that the whole world...
06:24I wasn't talking to you.
06:25Over a decade later,
06:26the two actresses worked together again in Love Lies Bleeding.
06:30All the while,
06:30some fans consider them to be interchangeable
06:32in terms of look and acting styles.
06:34So is the, um,
06:36when is the contest?
06:39It's Thursday.
06:40Oh!
06:42How you feeling?
06:43The same could be said with the Spencer star
06:45and Teresa Palmer.
06:47Number four,
06:48Jessica Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard.
06:50Do people come up to you on the street and say,
06:52hey, I love you, Jessica Chastain,
06:53and you have to, you know...
06:54Oh, yeah.
06:55All the time.
06:56Only, only when I'm looking presentable
06:58and I have makeup on.
06:59When I look like myself,
07:01nobody thinks I look like Jessica Chastain.
07:03You're not alone if you think these two are the same.
07:05Both actresses famously have red hair,
07:08with their appearance being the most obvious connection.
07:10The help gave them a chance to be proper co-stars.
07:14Congratulations, Ellie.
07:15I didn't know you were a fan of Minnie's pies.
07:19Howard had earlier credits in the 2000s,
07:21but she arguably achieved more notice
07:23in the following decade.
07:25Around the same time,
07:26Jessica Chastain earned a few breakout roles
07:28and an Oscar nomination for Zero Dark Thirty.
07:31Their close proximity likely contributed
07:33to the two women being switched up in people's minds.
07:36Then again,
07:37the hair color is probably the main reason.
07:39And I had this moment of,
07:40do I tell them that they're wrong
07:43and it's not me,
07:45or do I just pretend I'm Bryce?
07:47And as one does,
07:48I pretended I was Bryce.
07:49Number three,
07:50Dylan McDermott and Dermott Mulroney.
07:53This particular connection might be both elusive
07:55and completely understandable.
07:57Both of these actors have been working for decades,
08:00but their names have caused some tension.
08:02This ongoing confusion even inspired a sketch on SNL.
08:05Wait, that's a photo of Dylan McDermott.
08:08You don't have to give him the answer.
08:11But you're Dermott Mulroney.
08:18I am?
08:20Reaching the point of comedy,
08:21Dylan McDermott and Dermott Mulroney
08:23are the same man for certain audiences.
08:25They hadn't even worked on something
08:27until the show L.A. to Vegas.
08:29His similarly named somewhat doppelganger,
08:32Dermott Mulroney,
08:33will star opposite each other.
08:3430 years of people mixing us up.
08:37I just agree with everybody.
08:39Somebody says,
08:39hey, I love you on Friends.
08:41I say, thank you so much.
08:42We're still friends.
08:43McDermott and Mulroney have both appeared
08:45in a wide mix of film and television projects,
08:48but they've managed to bewilder fans for years.
08:50The two might be doomed
08:51or even strangely lucky
08:53to live in each other's shadow.
08:55It's been 30 years since we both started.
08:57So really, this joke on this show,
08:59it's gonna be a big payoff, right?
09:01All that set up, set up, set up joke, finally.
09:04Number two,
09:05Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg.
09:07This pair is linked
09:08by more than just their roots in Massachusetts.
09:10You might have seen them sitting courtside together
09:12or starring in the same Scorsese movie.
09:15In the Oscar-winning project,
09:16The Departed,
09:17the two star opposite each other
09:18and even get to be rivals.
09:20I told internal investigations
09:22to follow Captain Queen.
09:23Why?
09:24That's internal investigations business.
09:27Despite the potential mix-ups from viewers,
09:29both actors seem to have figured out an agreement.
09:32They'll try to be nice
09:33if they're mistaken for the other guy.
09:35I'm the guy who does his job.
09:36You must be the other guy.
09:37Damon and Wahlberg both have names
09:39that start with the same letter too,
09:41but they've also played tough guy roles.
09:42It's unclear if they'll appear in another showcase
09:45for Boston-area talent.
09:46Well, now people just do it to bust my chops.
09:49You know, if it happens,
09:51I don't try to correct people.
09:53They're like, I love you and Bored,
09:54and you're like, yes.
09:55Before we unveil our top pick,
09:57here are a few honorable mentions.
10:00Matt Bomer and Henry Cavill.
10:01Only one was Superman,
10:03but don't forget Bomer's confusing AHC castmates either.
10:06People keep on handing that to me.
10:07I'm like, I would love to sign this for you,
10:10but that's not me.
10:11Javier Bardem and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
10:13Both bearded men bring swagger
10:15to film and TV projects.
10:17This is easy.
10:18The celebrity I most get mistaken,
10:20Javier Bardem.
10:22Courtney Cox and Demi Moore.
10:25Look again, because the ghost star
10:26did not appear on Friends.
10:28And somebody said, oh my God,
10:30are you that girl from Friends?
10:32I get that a lot.
10:33Yeah, I get that.
10:35I get Courtney Cox.
10:36Miles Fisher and Tom Cruise.
10:38His impression of the Top Gun star
10:39is eerily good.
10:41The dragonfly can't even fly.
10:45I can fly.
10:48Okay.
10:49Sebastian Stan and Richard Madden.
10:51Looking back,
10:52the Game of Thrones actor
10:53could have become Bucky Barnes after all.
10:55Bucky?
10:56Who the hell is Bucky?
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11:15Number one.
11:17Chris Evans,
11:18Chris Hemsworth,
11:19Chris Pine,
11:20and Chris Pratt.
11:21I had a small feeling
11:23this might happen.
11:24I just want to clear things up
11:25for everybody here and at home.
11:28Chris Evans, right?
11:30Chris Hemsworth,
11:31Chris Pratt,
11:32Chris Pine.
11:34Given that they all have
11:36the same first name,
11:37these guys have somehow
11:38confounded the world.
11:40Three of them star
11:40in the Marvel films,
11:42making things more complex
11:43for ordinary citizens.
11:45Do they all look exactly alike?
11:47We certainly don't think so
11:48and neither does someone like Drax.
11:50He is not a dude.
11:52You're a dude.
11:54This is a man.
11:57This doesn't stop the quartet
11:58from duping the general public
11:59on a regular basis.
12:01I told them that you were
12:02Chris Evans from Thor.
12:05Chris Pine hasn't been
12:06a superhero himself,
12:08but his role as Captain Kirk
12:09can't be overstated either.
12:11Regardless of their
12:12perceived rivalry,
12:13Evans, Pine, Pratt,
12:15and Hemsworth all seem to have
12:16their own magical screen presence.
12:18A completely different Steve,
12:20right?
12:20Played by a different,
12:22a different Chris altogether.
12:23Are you this one?
12:27Pete, that's my face, man.
12:30Nah, I think that's Ryan Reynolds.
12:32Did we forget another set of actors
12:34you might jumble together?
12:35Let us know in the comments below.
12:38Chris Pine!
12:40Okay, that's good enough.
12:41Give him, come on, let's have it.
12:42Good enough.
12:48How about we got maths now?
12:51Theimey.
12:51Theimey.
12:53Theimey.
12:53Theimey.
12:54Hydrogen.
12:54Theimey.
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