What 15 characters who were brought to the cinema looked like in real life

When asked about the film A brilliant mind, movie success based on his own story, John Nash said the following: “I liked it a lot, but it wasn’t me”. It’s natural that movies inspired by real stories are a little different than reality, but despite some inaccuracies, many movies manage to reveal true aspects that we can’t always find in a simple Internet search.

O incredible.club thinks it’s important that we get to know not only the celebrities we see on the big screen, but also the real heroes these stories were based on. Today we bring you the real life characters that inspired great successes in cinema.

Leonhard Seppala (1877-1967) was a Norwegian who bred and trained sled dogs. He participated in the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, a mission to get an antibody into the interior of Alaska and save the region from an epidemic. Leonhard traveled 1,085 km over five and a half days and his and his dog’s story is told in the film Togofrom 2019, which brings Willem Dafoe in the lead role.

Howard Hughes (1905-1976) was born in the United States and was a pilot, engineer, tycoon and film director. Howard founded an aircraft company and set several world airspeed records. The film The Aviator (2004) is based on two decades of his life, had Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role and won five Oscars.

The film The Imitation Game, based on the biographical book of Alan Turing, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch. Alan was an English mathematician and computer scientist who created algorithms for a computer and also worked as a coding expert.

John Nash was an American mathematician who worked on game theory, a theory that is still important today. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics and struggled a lot with schizophrenia. The film A brilliant mind (2001) tells how he managed to become an influential scientist while also struggling with this serious mental illness. John Nash was played by Russell Crowe.

Abigail Masham was an English courtesan who lived from 1670 to 1734 and who was a favorite of the then Queen of England, Queen Anne. The story of the baroness and her relationship with the queen inspired the film The favorite (2018). She was played by the award-winning Emma Stone.

The film Joy: The Name of Success (2015) stars Jennifer Lawrence and tells the story of inventor Joy Mangano, founder of a business empire and creator of an efficient and innovative mop.

P. T. Barnum (1810−91) was a show man American whose story inspired the recent musical The King of Shows (2017), film starring Hugh Jackman.

Ray Kroc helped transform the small business of fast food founded in 1940, McDonald’s, the global franchise we all know. Ray was named one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century and in the film power hunger (2016) he is portrayed by Michael Keaton.

Georgiana Cavendish was an English noblewoman who, after marriage, became a social activist and gained much attention for her charisma, her political influence and her love affairs. An interesting curiosity is that she was a distant relative of Princess Diana. Georgiana Cavendish inspired the film the duchess (2008), which featured Keira Knightley in the lead role.

Sigmund Freud was the Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis. The film A Dangerous Method (2011) tells the story of how he started working with psychoanalysis, as well as his relationship with colleague Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud is played by actor Viggo Mortensen, known for playing Aragorn in Lord of the Rings🇧🇷

Tonya Harding is an American former figure skater. The film I, Tonya (2017) is based on the scandalous life of the sportswoman and shows in detail how her husband attacked her biggest rival in the sport, ending her career. Tonya is played by actress Margot Robbie.

Mary was Queen of Scots from 1542 to 1567 and ascended the throne when she was just 6 days old. The film two queens (2018) tells the story of the rivalry between her and her cousin, the English Queen Elizabeth I. Mary is played by actress Saoirse Ronan.

The film The Soloist (2009) tells the story of Nathaniel Ayers, an American homeless man and musician who suffers from schizophrenia. Nathaniel is portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx.

Jane Austen was an English novelist who lived from 1775 to 1817. Jane is the author of novels such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma🇧🇷 The film about your life, Love and Innocence (2007), features the pre-fame part and her relationship with Irish politician Tom Lefroy. Jane Austen is played by actress Anne Hathaway.

Alan Alexander Milne is the English author who gave the world the famous story of Winnie the Pooh, a story based on his son, Christopher Robin, and his toys. The reports were an immediate success and were read by children all over the world, except for Christopher Robin himself. His story is told in the film Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017).

If they made a movie about your life, which actor would you want to play you? What would the film be about and what would the title be?