These celebrity doppelgängers look so similar, we’re not convinced that they’re not secretly related!
Most celebrities become famous for having some kind of unique “star” quality that helps them stand out in a crowd — but it turns out not all of them are truly one-of-a-kind. It’s not to take away from their talent or anything, but sometimes we seriously can’t tell certain famous people apart.
Don’t believe us? We found more than 65 celebrities who have true Hollywood lookalikes. It’s not just in the hair and makeup — some of these people are such doppelgängers, that we might not be able to tell them apart if we saw them on the street. And we’re not the only ones who are aware of the serious twin status. One pair of celebrity lookalikes even posted a photo of themselves to Instagram with the caption, “Who’s who” — and the cute dancing twins emoji!
Another famous leading lady even used her doppelgänger on her holiday card to fool her family — a prank we can get behind, and also totally understandable, considering how much they resemble each other.
There’s something so satisfying about celebrity lookalikes, and some of them are particularly wild — you won’t believe who America Ferrera looks like!
A version of this article was originally published in April 2016.
Kelsea Ballerini & Reese Witherspoon
Honestly, we didn’t know how similar Kelsea Ballerini and Reese Witherspoon were until this picture of them side by side. Now, we can’t unsee it!
“We met several years ago at the Christmas tree lighting at the White House,” Ballerini told People. “We were backstage, and I just said, ‘You know, people say I look like you, and I’m obsessed with you.’ ”
Since then, these blonde beauties have truly connected. “[Our] paths have crossed so much, and we’ve become really lovely friends,” she said.
Matt Damon & Jesse Plemons
Matt Damon and Jesse Plemons are by no means identical, but their similar facial features might have some people taking a double-take.
“I’m flattered by the comparison,” Plemons once told Jimmy Kimmel.“I would be curious to hear [Damon’s] thoughts if he’s annoyed.”
As turns out, Damon’s not only not annoyed, but he sees the similarity too. “Sure, yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely,” Damon told Access Hollywood.
Damon then went on to detail that Plemons once played his younger version in the 2000 movie, All the Pretty Horses. “I couldn’t believe it. He looked more like me than I did when I was little,” Damon remembered. “Like my little 11-year-old face did not look like it [was going to become me]. He looked exactly like me. I was like, ‘This is really weird.'”
Jeremy Allen White & Gene Wilder
Jeremy Allen White looks so similar to Willy Wonka star Gene Wilder, that there were even rumors going around the two were related.
“I’m not related to Gene Wilder,” White clarified in an interview with Buzzfeed. “I think a lot of people think I am.”
Katie Holmes & Wagner Moura
If you get Narcos star Wagner Moura and put on a wig and some makeup, we’re guessing you’re final result will be none other than Katie Holmes. From the cheekbones to their nose, these two could totally play brother and sister.
Ryan Reynolds & Kate Beckinsale
Speaking of gender-opposite twins, Kate Beckinsale let the world know in 2023 that she thinks she looks just like Ryan Reynolds.
“I look exactly like Ryan Reynolds,” Beckinsale said in an appearance at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “Like in a shocking way.”
“Sometimes I see a bus going by with a poster, and I think, ‘Damn, I look hot — oh wait. It’s not me,’” she joked. “Also, I never did that movie. Like, I’ve been at home.”
Luckily, Reynolds played along with it. “It is like looking in a mirror,” Reynolds told the Today Show.
“You know what? This has been something that I’ve heard for a long time,” he added. “Other people have said it to me as well.”
Kaya Scodelario & Kate Middleton
Kaya Scodelario’s latest appearance instantly reminded us of Kate Middleton. You see it too, right?
Amy Winehouse & Lady Gaga
We need Lady Gaga to play Amy ASAP.
Rochelle Aytes & Margot Robbie
They have so many of the same facial features.
Sandra Bullock & Roselyn Sanchez
Social media can’t unsee how much these two lookalike!
Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan
They didn’t always look so similar — but in recent years, Javier Bardem and Jeffrey Dean Morgan have become like carbon copies.
Krysten Ritter & Amanda Fix
Actresses Krysten Ritter and Amanda Fix could pass for siblings!
Denise Ohnona & Kate Moss
In case you missed it, model Denise Ohnona walked for Paris Fashion Week in 2024, and the internet is positively freaking out how much she looks nearly exactly like supermodel Kate Moss.
Samara Weaving & Margot Robbie
Another star people see startling simialrities with to Margot Robbie is her former co-star and IRL bestie Samara Weaving!
Rachel Sennott & Emmy Rossum
Okay, but actresses Rachel Sennott and Emmy Rossum look eerily similar to one another. Not only do they both rock gorgeous curly manes, but so much is similar: their eyebrows, their smiles, and even the shapes of their noses! It’s bonkers.
Jennifer Garner & Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank has even said that fans on the street don’t believe her when she says she’s not Jennifer Garner.
Carla Bruni & Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid looks just like French model Carla Bruni when she was younger. If we knew any better, we’d say they’re mother and daughter!
Sam Clemmett & John Owen Lowe
Sam Clemment, who plays Brimsley in the new Netflix hit Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, looks eerily similar to Unstable actor and Rob Lowe’s son John Owen Lowe. After fans went to the internet to point it out, Lowe himself went to Instagram to set the record straight. “Contrary to some online belief, I am not in the new #bridgerton …,” he wrote. “This dude seems to be doing the boyishly handsome thing well, though. Props.”
Jenna Ortega & Taylor Russell
Newcomers Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell have more in common than we thought!
Natalia Dyer & Timothée Chalamet
With these two, it’s all about the bone structure and jawline.
Jennifer Hudson & Coco Jones
These two need to play sisters on screen ASAP!
Bill Skarsgård & Steve Buscemi
It’s all in the eyes!
Jenna Ortega & Aubrey Plaza
Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza proved they’re long-lost twins at the 2023 SAG Awards. At the star-studded event, the two presented the award for Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series and questioned why they were event paired together in the first place. “I wonder why we were paired together?” Plaza asked, before they began talking perfectly in-sync. Looks like these two have more in common than just looks!
Zoey Deutch & Haley Lu Richardson
Nope they’re not twins! That’s Zoey Deutch and Haley Lu Richardson who look so similar it’s kinda shocking. One Twitter user hopefully wrote: “I think zoey deutch and haley lu richardson should maximize their joint slay and play sisters in a comedy.”
To which Deutch responded, “i couldn’t agree more.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones & Anne Hathaway
Since skyrocketing to fame following the BBC and Hulu’s Normal People, Daisy Edgar-Jones has fielded a lot of comparisons to Oscar winner Anne Hathaway — and for good reason! Especially when the two women were sporting bangs, they looked incredibly alike.
Victoria Justice & Nina Dobrev
Victoria Justice and Nina Dobrev have been drawing comparisons to one another for years — and it’s easy to see why!
Kristin Chenoweth & Kelly Ripa
Broadway queen Kristin Chenoweth andAll My Childrensuperstar and daytime talk show host Kelly Ripa could practically be sisters they look so similar.
Irina Shayk & Nicole Poturalski
Brad Pitt’s former girlfriend Nicole Poturalski looks so much like Bradley Cooper’s ex Irina Shayk. And the two have a few things in common — they are both are from Eastern Europe, have successful modeling careers, and are moms of one.
Courteney Cox & Demi Moore
They know it, too! Courteney Cox and Demi Moore shared a “twinning” photo on Instagram in September 2019, which showed the pair with their arms wrapped around each other, rocking similar black-framed glasses and casual hair. The caption:“Who’s who.”
“I get Courtney Cox often,” Moore once said. “Even though she has blue eyes, I do not, but I get it.”
Jessica Chastain & Bryce Dallas Howard
Believe it or not, these two were quick to check out their resemblance in a mirror when they met.
Elizabeth Banks & Julie Bowen
Elizabeth Banks guest-starred on Julie Bowen’sModern Family— and even though they didn’t go in that direction, she could have passed for the star’s sister.
Michael Cera & Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg told Michael Cera when he met him that he’s confused for theArrested Developmentstar at least once a day.
Selena Gomez & Rachel Bilson
The pop star could have had a whole other life onThe O.C.
Antoni Porowski & John Mayer
TheQueer Eyestar looks alotlike crooner John Mayer.
Kyle Richards & Kacey Musgraves
TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar and the country singer are both known for their sleek dark manes.
Kaia Gerber & Rachel Bilson
Rachel Bilson has more than one celeb lookalike, and Cindy Crawford’s model daughter Kaia Gerber looks more like her every day.
Brittany Murphy & Lili Reinhart
The late Brittany Murphy looks strikingly likeRiverdalestar Lili Reinhart.
Idina Menzel & Lea Michele
Lea Michele played Idina Menzel’s onscreen daughter inGlee, and it’s no wonder — these two could definitely be related.
Daniel Radcliffe & Elijah Wood
These two fantasy stars say they’re often confused with each other.
Zoë Saldana & Thandiwe Newton
Zoë Saldana and Thandiwe Newton share plenty of features — and of course are both drop-dead gorgeous.
Matt Bomer & Henry Cavill
ThisWhite Collarstar has the same piercing blue eyes and strong jaw as Superman Henry Cavill.
Emma Mackey & Margot Robbie
The youngSex Educationstar was noticed right away — both for her talent and her resemblance to Margot Robbie.
Years later, in 2023, the two co-starred in Barbie and almost made a joke out of it on the big screen.
“I’ve been getting told for years that I look like the girl from Sex Education, who’s Emma Mackey,” Robbie told Buzzfeed.
“We were gonna do this whole joke about us looking similar,” Robbie revealed, “[but] once we got all dressed up as our Barbies, we were kind of like, ‘We don’t look that similar.’ When she’s got her brown hair, and I’ve got my blonde hair, so we didn’t put that joke in the movie. But when people come up and say, ‘I loved you in SexEducation,’ I just say, ‘Thank you. Thank you so much.’”
Taylor Swift & Karlie Kloss
These two former #GirlSquad members have strikingly similar profiles too.
Clive Owen & Gerard Butler
These two successful Brits could play brothers!
Zach Braff & Dax Shepard
We never realized this before, but pals Zach Braff and Dax Shepard are eerily similar-looking.
Evan Rachel Wood & Rachel Brosnahan
Westworldstar Evan Rachel Wood has a serious doppelgänger inMarvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan.
Ralph Fiennes & Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are both hot, but in a scary way? Whatever. It works.
Minka Kelly & Leighton Meester
Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester not only look alike, but their longtime friends and even co-starred together in 2011’s The Roommate.
Ian Somerhalder & Chace Crawford
It’s only a coincidence that these two teen-TV heartthrobs look exactly alike.
Selena Gomez & Lucy Hale
We don’t blame you for confusing these two gorgeous TV stars. It’s like looking into a mirror.
Sarah Hyland & Mila Kunis
It’s undebatable that Sarah Hyland and Mila Kunis look so much alike. In fact, they’re totally in on the joke too.
“The first time I met her she was like, ‘I get confused by you all the time and I love it, I take it as a compliment because you’re younger than I am,'” Hyland said on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “And I was like next time that I get mistaken for you, can I pretend to be you? And she gave me permission.”
Ashley Greene & Coco Rocha
These two both share chiseled features, flawless skin and a love for fashion.
Chelsea Handler & Elizabeth Banks
Aside from their striking physical similarities, blonde beauties Chelsea Handler and Elizabeth Banks are both funny as hell too.
Katy Perry & Zooey Deschanel
Big blue eyes, blunt-banged black hair, sweet smile and killer pipes… are we sure Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel aren’t related?
In 2020, the two even played it into their similarities by starring in Perry’s music video for “Not the End of the World.”
“I have to admit something, Zooey,” Perry told Deschanel in a Live video after the music video release, per Billboard. “When I came to L.A., I was pretty much a nobody, and you were just getting so huge at that time — it was like Zooey Deschanel ran the world. In that moment, I was so complimented to look like you.”
“But I have to admit something to you on a Live: that when I first got to L.A., I went to the club a lot. And I wanted to get into the club and I had no money, I had no clout, I had nothing, and sometimes I would pose as you to get into the club,” she said. Imitation’s the sincerest form of flatery, right?
America Ferrera & Jordin Sparks
Maybe it’s just their stunning smiles, but we definitely see the resemblance!
Naomi Watts & Claire Danes
Billy Crudup’s current wife Naomi Watts and his ex Claire Danescould pass as sisters. Looks like Crudup’s got a type!
Carrie Underwood & Emily Osment
In addition to their impressive pipes, these two share some facial features that have us doing a double take.
Jada Pinkett Smith & Zoe Saldana
Badass actresses Jada Pinkett Smith and Zoe Saldaña have some pretty similar features.
Lily Allen & Rita Ora
In the right lighting, and with the right hair color, the singers’ resemblance is uncanny.
Keira Knightley & Natalie Portman
Matching pillowy lips, striking bone structure and mesmerizing gazes all make Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman once of Hollywood’s most mistaken duo.
“I’ve been chased through an airport as Natalie Portman,” Knightley once admitted on The Late Late Show with James Corden.“Natalie Portman a lot, you know? I did the Star Wars things so yeah, I’ve had lots of pictures of Natalie Portman.”
Maggie Lawson & Alicia Silverstone
Psych star Maggie Lawson could pass as our beloved Cher Horowitz fromClueless.
Heath Ledger & Joseph Gordon Levitt
Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon Levitt were co-stars in 10 Things I Hate About Youback in 1999. But looking at them side by side, they uncannily similar in appearance too!
Selma Blair & Kris Jenner
There’s something about Selma Blair’s intense eyes that have us thinking she’s a younger version of Kardashian momager Kris Jenner. No wonder Blair got picked to play Jenner in FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson!
Scarlett Johansson & Amber Heard
Even Hollywood “royalty”has something in common — the eyes, the lips, the hair, the face.
Amy Adams & Isla Fisher
These two are so similar they even embrace it! Fisher used Adams’ face on her holiday card to fool her family.
“I cut and pasted Amy Adams’ face over mine, so it was Sacha [Baron Cohen], Amy and the kids,” Fisher on the Today Show in 2016, per Us Weekly. “And then we said, ‘Seasons greetings from Sacha and Isla.’”
But Fisher’s joke took a turn when her loved ones didn’t even spot the switch-up. “No one noticed,” she admitted. “Everyone was like, ‘Oh, your card was so cute.’ I was like, ‘It was a joke. It’s not me, it’s Amy!’”
Margot Robbie & Jaime Pressly
Nailed it! Fingers crossed for amovie where Robbie and Pressly play twins.
Tom Hardy & Logan Marshall-Green
Despite the slightly different beards they have going on, actors Tom Hardy and Logan Marshall-Green could truly play each other’s double on set.
Allison Williams & Christa Allen
Get Out star Allison Williams looks super similar to13 Going On 30actress Christa Allen.