23 TV Kids Who Look So Similar To Their Fictional Parents They Could Be Related IRL

    Please tell me you see the resemblance too.

    Lauren Garafano
    by Lauren Garafano

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We asked the BuzzFeed Community which TV kids and parents look so alike, they could be related IRL. Here's what they said:

    1. Olivia (Carla Gugino) and Theo Crain (Kate Siegel) from The Haunting of Hill House

    Netflix

    "They look so much alike, it’s scary."

    —birdieebee

    2. Pops (Laurence Fishburne) and Dre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) from Black-ish

    ABC

    "You would swear they were actually related."

    –Megan

    3. Fred (Fred Willard) and Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) from Modern Family

    ABC / Everett Collection

    —snoozername

    4. Don (Jon Hamm), Betty (January Jones), and Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka) from Mad Men

    AMC / Everett Collection

    "The casting director for Mad Men hit the jackpot with Kiernan Shipka. How they managed to find a 6-year-old who could not only act but genuinely looked like the offspring of Jon Hamm and January Jones was some kind of miracle."

    —aashwo

    5. Hayley Marshall (Phoebe Tonkin) and Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell) from The Originals

    The CW

    "They actually look like mother and daughter, it's wild."

    —edomasic27

    6. Sasha (Lindsey Price) and Izzie Taylor (Fivel Stewart) from Atypical

    Netflix

    "While watching Atypical, I kept thinking Izzie looked like Lindsey Price, then, low and behold, we're introduced to Lindsey Price as her mother in the show. I really thought they were related somehow, but nope."

    —sushisaahimi

    7. Gavin Schmidt (Peter Gallagher) and Schmidt (Max Greenfield) from New Girl

    Fox

    "When I first watched New Girl and they introduced Schmidt’s dad, I genuinely believed that the two were related because Max Greenfield and Peter Gallagher look so much alike. Max Greenfield had even played a younger version of Peter Gallagher’s character on The O.C. back in 2007."

    —kristofwar

    8. Randall (Sterling K. Brown), Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson), Tess (Eris Baker), and Annie Pearson (Faithe Herman) from This Is Us

    NBC / Everett Collection

    "Impeccable casting!"

    —katquiless

    9. Elena (Reese Witherspoon) and Lexie Richardson (Jade Pettyjohn) from Little Fires Everywhere

    Hulu

    "Jade specifically made me do a double-take because she looks so much like Reese's IRL daughter Ava."

    —arioto

    10. Tim (Tim Allen) and Randy Taylor (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) from Home Improvement

    Touchstone Television / Everett Collection

    —sparkles8

    11. Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel) and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) from Glee

    Fox / Everett Collection

    "I was 100% convinced they were mother and daughter on Glee. They look so much alike, and their voices are so similar too."

    —korabug40

    12. Victoria (Daphne Zuniga) and Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush) from One Tree Hill

    The WB

    "They definitely looked like real-life daughter and mother."

    —egc26

    13. Nalini (Poorna Jagannathan) and Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) from Never Have I Ever

    Netflix

    —Sarah Aspler

    14. Liz (Marguerite MacIntyre) and Caroline Forbes (Candice King) from The Vampire Diaries

    The CW

    "They cast those roles so well. I mean Caroline looks so much like Liz!"

    —peynor

    15. Margaret (Sheila Larken) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) from The X-Files

    Fox / Everett Collection

    "I always thought they had an uncanny resemblance!"

    —michelleh430be4d5b

    16. Eleanor (Margaret Colin) and Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) from Gossip Girl

    The CW

    "They have very similar features and could pass as relatives."

    —msjsa

    17. Laura Fine-Baker (Monet Mazur) and Liv Baker (Samantha Logan) from All American

    The CW

    —jamieklau

    18. Mr. Groff (Alistair Petrie) and Adam Groff (Connor Swindells) from Sex Education

    Netflix

    —bethw41d9ffb62

    19. Jimmy (John Ross Bowie), J.J. (Micah Fowler), and Ray DiMeo (Mason Cook) from Speechless

    ABC

    "They for real look like they could be father and sons irl!"

    —wheresmymind

    20. Lori (Julianne Nicholson) and Ryan Ross (Cameron Mann) from Mare of Easttown

    HBO

    "I think HBO shows, in general, do a fantastic job of casting parent/child roles, but I was stunned at how much their facial features look alike, and how Cameron literally looks like he could be Julianne’s child!"

    —meganf21

    21. Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), and Ellis Shepherd (Caitlyn Leone) from Grey's Anatomy

    ABC / Everett Collection

    "Meredith's daughter Ellis looks like her namesake and grandma Ellis. It’s great casting!"

    —karajthomas84

    22. Hermione (Marisol Nichols) and Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) from Riverdale

    The CW / Everett

    "I think they look so alike and have great chemistry!"

    —alicemaym

    23. Finally, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) from Gilmore Girls

    The WB / Everett Collection

    —katelynn41ea92daf

    Obviously, we couldn't fit everyone into one post, so tell us which other TV families you love in the comments below! And don't forget to check out our post about TV siblings who look alike too.