17 Times Moviemakers Cast Perfect Actors to Portray the Same Character at Different Ages

Moviemakers have to do a lot to show a character’s development over the years onscreen. They need to find at least 2 actors who look like each other so much that viewers would think they are the same person. Sometimes movie directors invite relatives to play these roles. In the prequel of The Sopranos TV series, for example, young Tony is portrayed by James Gandolfini’s son.

The heroes of this article are not related, but they still look very much like each other. At CHEERY, we decided to recall the movies and series where moviemakers made perfect casting choices.

Sophia Lillis and Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh in It and It Chapter Two

Anthony Ingruber and Harrison Ford as William Jones in The Age of Adaline

Elle Fanning and Cate Blanchett as Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Christian Coulson as Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Amelia Clarkson and Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre (2011)

River Phoenix and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Lulu Wilson and Elizabeth Reaser as Shirley Crain in the series The Haunting of Hill House

Dakota Goyo and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor (2011)

Isla Johnston and Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon in the series The Queen’s Gambit

Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K in Men in Black 3

Camilla Belle and Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens in Practical Magic

Kit Connor and Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman

Mila Kunis and Angelina Jolie as Gia Carangi in Gia

Saoirse Ronan and Vanessa Redgrave as Briony Tallis in Atonement

Clark Furlong and Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn in the series Euphoria

Julian Baring and Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles in the series The Crown

Elliot Francis and Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Do you know any other movies where a character was played by different actors who look alike?