Posted on Jul 23, 2020

18 Side-By-Side Pictures Of Actors And The Famous Men They Played

Taron Egerton is Elton John's twin.

Kayla Yandoli

by Kayla Yandoli

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers wearing a sweater and tie, happily posing for the camera; Mister Rogers wearing the same sweater and tie, happily holding a shoe in his left hand

2. Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992)

Denzel Washington as Malcolm X, wearing glasses and a suit, giving a speech with a serious expression; Malcolm X staring into the camera with a serious expression on his face, wearing glasses and a suit

3. Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice (2018)

Christian Bale as Dick Chaney, staring intently during a deep conversation, wearing round gold glasses and half bald; Dick Chaney laughing at a political event, wearing round gold glasses and a suit

4. Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray (2004)

Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, wearing sun glasses, singing happily into a microphone; Ray Charles wearing a suit and bowtie, sunglasses, and singing with a lot of feeling during a live performance

5. Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014)

Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking, sitting in a wheelchair because of his diagnosis of ALS, wearing square glasses and a suit; Stephen Hawking sitting in a wheel chair because of his ALS, wearing glasses and a suit with a happy expression

6. Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012)

Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, staring at someone in a serious manner, looking old and tired, wearing a suit; portrait of Abraham Lincoln from the 1860s, serious expression on his face, full beard, wearing suit

7. Will Smith as Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001)

Will Smith as Muhammad Ali, standing in the corner of a boxing ring with a determined expression on his face; Muhammad Ali posing for a picture in a boxing stance, a determined expression on his face, wearing Everlast boxing gloves

8. Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin (1992)

Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin with curly hair and a small mustache, wearing a worn jacket and tie, with a serious expression on his face; Charlie Chaplin with curly hair and a small mustache, wearing a coat and tie, giving a happy and playful smile

9. André 3000 as Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)

André 3000 as Jimi Hendrix, staring at someone with great concentration, wearing a psychedelic suit and messy hair; Jimi Hendrix posing for a band photo from the late '60s, serious expression on his face, wearing psychedelic suit and scarf

10. David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma (2014)

David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wearing a suit and a serious expression on his face, marching in Selma, Alabama; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a suit and tie with a serious/playful expression on his face, stepping out of an airplane

11. Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line (2005)

Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash performing on stage with his guitar, singing in a serious manner; Johnny Cash posing on stage with his guitar in a sad and serious manner

12. Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013)

Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, staring at someone in a serious manner; Jackie Robinson wearing his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, kneeling down on the field to catch a ground ball

13. Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac Shakur in All Eyez on Me (2017)

Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac Shakur, in jail and looking at someone in a serious manner, wearing a stud nose ring; Tupac Shakur posing in a playful/tough manner on the cover of his album, "All Eyez on Me," wearing a stud nose ring and chain necklace

14. Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in Jobs (2013)

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs sitting on a desk, long hair and beard, in shaggy '70s clothing; Steve Jobs resting his head on his arm, long hair and wearing a turtleneck, posing with one of the earliest models of the Apple computer

15. Devon Terrell as Barack Obama in Barry (2016)

Devon Terrell as Barack Obama, sitting in class while holding a pen, concentrating; Barack Obama posing in a library with a very happy smile, folding his arms in front of him

16. Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (2010)

Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, wearing a casual hoodie and a serious expression on his face; Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech in the early 2010s about Facebook, wearing a casual hoodie and holding his hands together

17. Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) as Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records (2008)

Yassin Bey as Chuck Berry, wearing a fun suit and performing in a playful manner during a concert, holding a big electric guitar, Chuck Berry posing with his electric guitar in a suit and bowtie, kneeling down with a playful smile

18. And Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman (2019)

Taron Egerton as Elton John sitting on a plane, wearing oversized bejweled glasses, balding, with a serious expression on his face; Elton John posing for a picture with a sly grin, balding, wearing oversized bejeweled glasses

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