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ONE STAR, TWO ROLES

  • Tom Hardy is set to play infamous gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray in upcoming film ‘Legend.’ The pair were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organized crime in the East End during the 50s and 60s.
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    Tom Hardy

    Tom Hardy is set to play infamous gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray in upcoming film ‘Legend.’ The pair were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organized crime in the East End during the 50s and 60s.
  • This remake of the 1961 classic ‘The Parent Trap’ saw Lindsay Lohan shoot to fame playing adorable twins Hallie Parker and Annie James.
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    Lindsay Lohan

    This remake of the 1961 classic ‘The Parent Trap’ saw Lindsay Lohan shoot to fame playing adorable twins Hallie Parker and Annie James.
  • A young Leonardo DiCaprio brought Alexandre Dumas’ acclaimed novel to life by playing both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe in 1998’s ‘The Man in the Iron Mask.’
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    Leonardo DiCaprio

    A young Leonardo DiCaprio brought Alexandre Dumas’ acclaimed novel to life by playing both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe in 1998’s ‘The Man in the Iron Mask.’
  • We were so convinced that the Winklevoss twins were played by actual twins, but alas, it was talented actor Armie Hammer who played both Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in the movie about the birth of Facebook.
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    Armie Hammer

    We were so convinced that the Winklevoss twins were played by actual twins, but alas, it was talented actor Armie Hammer who played both Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in the movie about the birth of Facebook.
  • Adam Sandler plays a set of fraternal twins in 2011 comedy ‘Jack and Jill.’ The move didn’t quite work out for Sandler, with some critics hailing the flick one of the worst films of all time. Ouch.
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    Adam Sandler

    Adam Sandler plays a set of fraternal twins in 2011 comedy ‘Jack and Jill.’ The move didn’t quite work out for Sandler, with some critics hailing the flick one of the worst films of all time. Ouch.
  • She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in cinema history, and it’s easy to see why from her performance in ‘A Stolen Life.’ Davis plays twins Kate and Patricia Bosworth, one who is a sensitive, struggling artist, and the other who is aggressive and amoral.
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    Bette Davis

    She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in cinema history, and it’s easy to see why from her performance in ‘A Stolen Life.’ Davis plays twins Kate and Patricia Bosworth, one who is a sensitive, struggling artist, and the other who is aggressive and amoral.
  • SPOILER ALERT! This film adaption of Christopher Priest’s award-winning novel of the same name sees Christian Bale play magician Alfred Borden and his twin brother Bernard Fallon, who he uses as a body double in his tricks.
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    Christian Bale

    SPOILER ALERT! This film adaption of Christopher Priest’s award-winning novel of the same name sees Christian Bale play magician Alfred Borden and his twin brother Bernard Fallon, who he uses as a body double in his tricks.
  • Nicolas Cage was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for playing twin brothers Charlie and Donald Kaufman in ‘Adaptation.’
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    Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas Cage was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for playing twin brothers Charlie and Donald Kaufman in ‘Adaptation.’
  • Hilarious 80’s comedy ‘Big Business’, starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, sees two set of identical twins, both of whom were separated at birth, reunited after 40 years while in Manhattan for business.
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    Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin

    Hilarious 80’s comedy ‘Big Business’, starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, sees two set of identical twins, both of whom were separated at birth, reunited after 40 years while in Manhattan for business.
  • In ‘Leaves of Grass,’ Edward Norton plays a pair of very different identical twins, one who is a drug dealer and the other an Ivy League professor.
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    Edward Norton

    In ‘Leaves of Grass,’ Edward Norton plays a pair of very different identical twins, one who is a drug dealer and the other an Ivy League professor.
  • When people think of ‘The Parent Trap’ many think of the 1998 remake starring a young Lindsay Lohan. However Hayley Mills does a brilliant job at portraying the twins in the original 1961 film.
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    Hayley Mills

    When people think of ‘The Parent Trap’ many think of the 1998 remake starring a young Lindsay Lohan. However Hayley Mills does a brilliant job at portraying the twins in the original 1961 film.
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a set of buffed up twins who team up to avenge their parents’ murders in 'Double Impact'.
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    Jean-Claude Van Damme

    Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a set of buffed up twins who team up to avenge their parents’ murders in 'Double Impact'.
  • Prior to the introduction of CGI technology, split screen was used to effectively portray one actor in two roles. This was done brilliantly in the highly acclaimed- and quite frankly very creepy- thriller ‘Dead Ringers’, starring Jeremy Irons as twin gynecologists Elliot and Beverly.
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    Jeremy Irons

    Prior to the introduction of CGI technology, split screen was used to effectively portray one actor in two roles. This was done brilliantly in the highly acclaimed- and quite frankly very creepy- thriller ‘Dead Ringers’, starring Jeremy Irons as twin gynecologists Elliot and Beverly.
  • Actress Nina Dobrev plays both lead character Elena Gilbert and her evil vampire doppelganger Katherine Petrova in supernatural TV drama ‘The Vampire Diaries.’
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    Nina Dobrev

    Actress Nina Dobrev plays both lead character Elena Gilbert and her evil vampire doppelganger Katherine Petrova in supernatural TV drama ‘The Vampire Diaries.’
  • Who doesn’t love a bit of Monty Python and John Cleese? Cleese played a number of characters in ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian,’ including a centurion.
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    John Cleese

    Who doesn’t love a bit of Monty Python and John Cleese? Cleese played a number of characters in ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian,’ including a centurion.
  • Lucas played both Tweedledee AND Tweedledum in Tim Burton's ‘2010 take on the classic tale of 'Alice in Wonderland'.
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    Matt Lucas

    Lucas played both Tweedledee AND Tweedledum in Tim Burton's ‘2010 take on the classic tale of 'Alice in Wonderland'.
  • Sam Underwood plays murderous twins Luke and Mark in Fox's creepy television hit ‘The Following.’
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    Sam Underwood

    Sam Underwood plays murderous twins Luke and Mark in Fox's creepy television hit ‘The Following.’
Tom Hardy is set to play infamous gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray in upcoming film ‘Legend.’ The pair were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organized crime in the East End during the 50s and 60s.
This remake of the 1961 classic ‘The Parent Trap’ saw Lindsay Lohan shoot to fame playing adorable twins Hallie Parker and Annie James.
A young Leonardo DiCaprio brought Alexandre Dumas’ acclaimed novel to life by playing both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe in 1998’s ‘The Man in the Iron Mask.’
We were so convinced that the Winklevoss twins were played by actual twins, but alas, it was talented actor Armie Hammer who played both Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in the movie about the birth of Facebook.
Adam Sandler plays a set of fraternal twins in 2011 comedy ‘Jack and Jill.’ The move didn’t quite work out for Sandler, with some critics hailing the flick one of the worst films of all time. Ouch.
She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in cinema history, and it’s easy to see why from her performance in ‘A Stolen Life.’ Davis plays twins Kate and Patricia Bosworth, one who is a sensitive, struggling artist, and the other who is aggressive and amoral.
SPOILER ALERT! This film adaption of Christopher Priest’s award-winning novel of the same name sees Christian Bale play magician Alfred Borden and his twin brother Bernard Fallon, who he uses as a body double in his tricks.
Nicolas Cage was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for playing twin brothers Charlie and Donald Kaufman in ‘Adaptation.’
Hilarious 80’s comedy ‘Big Business’, starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin, sees two set of identical twins, both of whom were separated at birth, reunited after 40 years while in Manhattan for business.
In ‘Leaves of Grass,’ Edward Norton plays a pair of very different identical twins, one who is a drug dealer and the other an Ivy League professor.
When people think of ‘The Parent Trap’ many think of the 1998 remake starring a young Lindsay Lohan. However Hayley Mills does a brilliant job at portraying the twins in the original 1961 film.
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a set of buffed up twins who team up to avenge their parents’ murders in 'Double Impact'.
Prior to the introduction of CGI technology, split screen was used to effectively portray one actor in two roles. This was done brilliantly in the highly acclaimed- and quite frankly very creepy- thriller ‘Dead Ringers’, starring Jeremy Irons as twin gynecologists Elliot and Beverly.
Actress Nina Dobrev plays both lead character Elena Gilbert and her evil vampire doppelganger Katherine Petrova in supernatural TV drama ‘The Vampire Diaries.’
Who doesn’t love a bit of Monty Python and John Cleese? Cleese played a number of characters in ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian,’ including a centurion.
Lucas played both Tweedledee AND Tweedledum in Tim Burton's ‘2010 take on the classic tale of 'Alice in Wonderland'.
Sam Underwood plays murderous twins Luke and Mark in Fox's creepy television hit ‘The Following.’
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