23 Acting Duos That Work So Damn Well, They Keep Getting Cast Together

Before Avengers, Scarlet Johanson and Chris Evans were in a rom-com together?!?

1. Zoë Kravitz and Shailene Woodley.

Lionsgate Films, HBO

Zoë and Shailene first met when filming Divergent, a dystopian film based off of the popular YA novel. They teamed up again for Divergent's two sequels before being cast side-by-side in the critically acclaimed TV show, Big Little Lies. The actresses are real-life best friends so naturally they were thrilled to work together again!

2. Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort.

Lionsgate Films, 20th Century Studios

In 2014, the two young actors played love interests in The Fault in Our Stars AND siblings in Divergent. Also, Laura Dern, who played Shailene Woodley's mother in The Fault in Our Stars, went on to play her antagonist-turned-ally in Big Little Lies.

3. Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Universal Pictures

Lupita and Winston go all the way back to Yale Drama School. It's no surprise that these two talented actors frequently collaborate together. In 2018, they played major roles in Black Panther. In 2019, they got the leading roles in Jordan Peele's hit horror film, Us.

4. Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Warner Bros. Pictures, BBC One

Most people associate Martin and Benedict for their leading roles as John Watson and Sherlock Holmes. However, this iconic duo got a chance to act together again in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Martin Freeman played Bilbo and Benedict Cumberbatch played Smaug.

5. Tom Hanks and Sally Fields.

Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures

In Punchline, Sally Fields plays Tom Hanks' love interest. Six years later, she played Tom Hanks' mother in Forrest Gump !

6. Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalomet.

Sony Pictures, A24

Saoirse and Timothée first co-starred in Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird, with Timothee playing a love interest who breaks Saoirse's character's heart. Greta cast the duo again in her next film – Little Women – but this time the roles were reversed with Saoirse playing Jo March, who rejects the character Laurie, played by Timothée. The two will co-star together for a third time in the upcoming Wes Anderson movie, The French Dispatch.

7. Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans.

The Weinstein Company, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Before joining the MCU as Black Widow and Captain America, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans played love interests in the iconic film, The Nanny Diaries.

8. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Warner Bros.

Avengers: Infinity War was not the first time Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland teamed up. Back in 2015, they both appeared in the historical adventure-drama In the Heart of the Sea.

9. Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing

Chris and Tessa make an amazing team, whether they're playing Asgardian aliens in Thor: Ragnarok or alien-fighting humans in Men in Black: International. While the latter film got pretty low ratings, film critics praised Chris and Tessa's chemistry.

10. Alan Rickman And Emma Thompson.

Warner Bros, Universal pictures

Alan Rickman is perhaps best known for his performance as Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, which also starred Emma Thompson as Professor Trewlaney. The two were also cast together as a married couple in Love Actually, as siblings-in-law in Sense & Sensibility, as detectives in Judas Kiss, and as former lovers in The Song of Lunch.

11. Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep.

Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Studios

Emily Blunt's breakout role was as Miranda Priestley's assistant in The Devil Wears Prada. Emily and Meryl went on to co-star in Into the Woods and Mary Poppins Returns.

12. Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci.

20th Century Studios, Columbia Pictures

Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci both received critical acclaim for their performances in The Devil Wears Prada, and the talented duo continued their acting relationship in Julie & Julia, where they played Julia and Paul Child.

13. Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal.

20th Century Studios, Focus Features

Anne and Jake play a couple in both Brokeback Mountain and Love & Other Drugs. However, in Brokeback Mountain the romance is between Jake's character and another man. In Love & Other Drugs, Anne and Jake are the central romance.

14. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

Warner Bros. Pictures, Lionsgate Films

Before La La Land, Emma and Ryan played love interests in the comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love and teamed up again in the crime movie Gangster Squad.

15. Emma Stone and Steve Carell.

Searchlight Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Emma Stone and Steve Carell first appeared together in Crazy, Stupid, Love with Stone playing the daughter of Steve Carell's character, Cal. Six years later, they co-starred again in Battle of the Sexes as tennis rivals Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

16. Michael Cera and Jason Bateman.

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Broadcasting Company

Jason Bateman and Michael Cera played a father-son duo on Arrested Development. Both would later star in Juno, with Michael Cera playing Paulie Bleeker (Juno's love interest) and Jason Bateman playing Mark Loring (the prospective adoptive father to Juno's baby).

17. Steve Carell and Christian Bale.

Paramount Pictures, Annapurna Pictures

Steve Carell appeared with Christian Bale in The Big Short AND in Vice, both directed by Adam Mckay. The Big Short also featured Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell's co-star from Crazy, Stupid, Love.

18. Margot Robbie and Will Smith.

Warner Bros.

Most people remember this pair acting together in Suicide Squad, where Margot played Harley Quinn and Will played Deadshot. However, the year before Suicide Squad, they starred in Focus as two con-artists.

19. Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.

Miramax, Buena Vista Pictures

These A-listers have collaborated on several popular films including Pulp Fiction, Unbreakable, Glass, and Die Hard with a Vengeance.

20. Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, The Weinstein Company, Magnolia Pictures

In the early 2010s, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper were *the* Hollywood double act. In four years, they starred in four movies: Serena, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and Joy.

21. Allison Janney and Viola Davis.

DreamWorks Pictures, Amazon Studios

Viola Davis first worked with Allison Janney in The Help, which garnered Viola her second Oscar nomination. They continued to work together in films like Get On Up, and most recently, Troop Zero.

22. Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara

CBC, Warner Bros

Long before they appeared in Schitt's Creek, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy had appeared together in several movies like Over the Hedge and A Mighty Wind. Also, both comedians got their start on the iconic seventies sketch-comedy show Second City Television.

23. Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet.

Paramount Vantage, Paramount Pictures

Although this iconic duo is most famous for playing star-crossed lovers in Titanic, Kate and Leo played love interests in another film – Revolutionary Road. In it, they play a deeply troubled married couple in the fifties. While Leo's character dies in Titanic, Kate's character dies in Revolutionary Road. They just can't catch a break!