18 Actors Who Played Different Roles In The Same Series (And A Bonus At The End)

Perhaps the great magic of cinema and television lies in the possibility of creating worlds, settings and characters in many different ways, always with the help of makeup, camera play and special effects. However, perhaps the most important factor for viewers to fall in love with a series is the versatility of the actors. A good interpretation is rarely forgotten. Even more impressive are those cases of actors capable of playing more than one character in the same series or in the same film.

O awesome.club researched some cases where this happens. Check it out right now and don’t miss the bonus we prepared at the end.

The versatility of Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany is one of her greatest qualities and was instrumental in her winning an Emmy for best actress for the series. orphan black🇧🇷 In the narrative, she plays Sarah Manning and her multiple clones, each with their own profession, style and gestures. In some scenes, it is possible to see several clones interacting, which proves that the actress’s work is really hats off.

Lisa Kudrow played two characters on the series Friends: the wonderful Phoebe, one of the protagonists, and her twin sister, Ursula, who appears in eight episodes. This bet was a strategy by the producers to prevent viewers from confusing the two characters, as Lisa already played a very crazy waitress in the series. mad about you, and then went on to play Phoebe. Both series were set in Manhattan and were broadcast in sequence on the NBC network. mad about you was broadcast at 8 pm and Friends at 8:30 pm. To prevent the audience from being confused by the character of Phoebe, the producers opted to include the waitress (who appears frequently in the other series) as her sister.

Acting artistry and makeup effect helped actor Garret Dillahunt play two characters in the Deadwood series without the audience noticing. During the first season, which mixes historical and fictional events, Garret played the murderer Jack McCall. In season three, he played Francis Wolcott.

Actor Ian Whyte is 2.16 meters tall, so he often plays different characters and, obviously, very large ones. He played a white walker in the first two seasons of game of Thrones🇧🇷 In addition, in season two, he also played Gregor Clegane, known as “The Mountain That Rides”. Other giant characters that the actor played are Dongo and Wun Wun.

David Schwimmer is best known for playing Ross on the series Friends, but in the second season he also played Russ, a guy that Rachel has a date with during the period when she was not with Ross. In this episode, the other characters are confused because the differences between Ross and Russ are very subtle: Russ is taller and has longer hair, but the two, in addition to being very similar, have similar personalities.

Actor Graham McTavish played two roles in the saga Outlandera show based on the first book in a series of novels called The Time Traveler🇧🇷 that mixes history and fiction. The actor played Dougal MacKenzie, head of the MacKenzie clan, and later his son, William Buccleigh MacKenzie, the result of Dougal’s illegitimate relationship with the witch Geillis Duncan.

also in Outlander, Tobias Menzies played Frank Randall, husband of Claire, the protagonist of the series. But he also gave life to Jonathan Randall, captain of a British crown regiment in 1739. For his work, he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2016 as best supporting actor.

the protagonist of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, not only played the lead character. She was also Buffy Bot, the robot replica of Buffy. The second character was created by Warren to love Spike and appeared in only one episode.

Justin Theroux had two guest appearances on the series Sex and the City. Both characters, Jared and Vaughn Wysel, were writers and hung out with Carrie, but Vaughn lasted a little longer in the story. Justin told in an interview how was the invitation and the experience of playing a character in episode seven of the first season and another in episode 15 of the second.

Miley Cyrus, in addition to being the star of hannah montana and to recreate the life of Miley Stewart, a teenager who lived on fame, she also played Luann Stewart, Hannah’s evil cousin. Luckily for the protagonist, the cousin appeared in only one chapter.

Actor Mark Lenard played Sarek, Spock’s father, on the Star Trek series. However, in previous episodes he played a Romulan commander, an extraterrestrial species created by travelers from the planet Vulcan.

On the Serie How I Met Your Mother, Ted tells the stories he lived with his friends and in some episodes the alter egos of each of the protagonists. Jason Segel plays Marshall and his stunt double with the mustache. Cobie Smulders plays Robin and her stunt double is a lesbian. Alyson Hannigan plays Lily as well as a stripper🇧🇷 Josh Radnor plays Ted and his stunt Mexican wrestler. And Neil Patrick Harris plays Barney and several stuntmen, including a doctor and a taxi driver. There is a theory among fans of the series that the stunt doubles represent the repressed desires of each of these characters.

On the Serie The Vampire Diaries, some actors play more than one character. This happens because in history there are the doppelgangers, that is, ghostly doubles (literally, the word, which comes from German, means “walking double”). In this series, Nina Dobrev gives life to the protagonist, Elena, and two other women: Katerina Petrova and Amara.

In heroes, Ali Larter plays Niki Sanders, a wife and mother who works in a casino and also as stripper. But she also plays Jessica, alter ego of Niki who has superpowers and is, in reality, the representation of Niki’s twin sister, who died murdered by her stepfather when they were still small. As if that weren’t enough, in the third season, Ali Larter also gives life to Tracy Strauss, a woman who can transform herself into water.

Laura Benanti participated in the first season of supergirl and played Alura Zor-El, mother of the protagonist. Furthermore, she portrayed Astra, Alura’s twin sister and the main antagonist of the series during the first season.

In Lucifer, series based on a comic book of the same name, Tom Ellis plays the protagonist, Lucifer Morningstar, and his twin brother, Michael, who appears in the fifth season to damage his brother’s name. The actor told in an interview how challenging it was to play both roles and what he did to be able to mark the differences between the characters well.

Jaleel White became very famous for playing Steve Urkel, a shy, intelligent teenager with a big heart on the series. Family Matters. However, Jaleel also played Stefan Urquelle, the alter ego attractive and popular Steve Urkel. And to top it off, he gave life to his cousin, Myrtle Urkel.

In Realizing 🇧🇷Arrested Development), Jeffrey Tambor plays twin brothers George Bluth and Oscar Bluth, who differ mainly in their hair, as Oscar has long hair. In addition, the two have very different lives: George is a businessman who is in prison and Oscar is a man who has never worked in his life and who is very proud of it.

Once Upon a time 🇧🇷era uma vez) combines fairy tales and reality and is a great example of a series where several actors play different characters. Let’s see the main ones:

Did you know that these actors had played more than one role in the same series? If you know other examples, share in the comments.