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[archangelmorph]

So I am watching 28 Days Later at work and I realise Naomie Harris (Moneypenny from the new bond films) is in it as Selena:

I Googled just to make sure then it showed me that she is also Calypso in POTC.....

I had no idea

How??

She has such a unique and distinctive look. Then again it was definitely her Calypso performance that put her on my radar for sure.

 

[Bishop89]

How??

She has such a unique and distinctive look. Then again it was definitely her Calypso performance that put her on my radar for sure.

i think she looks way different between roles that you could think its another person.
At least I did

 

[Kill Your Masters]

was watching Drive the other day and checked the wikipage today and found out that this guy:


is also this guy:

And this

 

[Chuckie]

And this

Holy shit. One of the few times my mind is actually blown in this topic.

I loved Ex Machina.... I loved TFA... I never knew :O

 

[Romars202129]

Same voice actress as

Seriously, quit posting this! You have no idea the energy it takes to repress this over and over.

 

[element]

I love this thread, but sometimes it makes me think that people need their eyes checked. Is it that hard to recognize actors?

I knew Dan Aykroyd was in this scene, but didn't know all of Lucas Film was.

 

[bengraven]

Holy shit. The hot daughter that was the only memorable part of the enema that is Pauly Shore's Son in Law was Carla Gugino.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

He was also in the Sparticus tv show.

And he's a former Red Power Ranger!

 

[Kor of Memory]

Just finished up the demo for Bravely Second with this awesome troupe:

Except the voice for the main character (Yew) kept hitting me funny. Something about his voice, and even speech patterns kept making me want to smile.

It wasn't until just before the demo was close over when Yew was in a scary area and afraid of ghost that I started picturing some crazy huge body guard in my head. Of course, then I started thinking of Patrick Warburton. Except obvoiusly Yew's voice is not Patrick Warburton, but he must have been someone close.

Then it hit me:

Spoiler

 

[nilbog21]

And this

Who is that girl? what is movie name? I am forever changed

 

[GTI Guy]

Who is that girl? what is movie name? I am forever changed

Ex Machina

 

[LocknessMobster]

Gerard Butler

300

Attila tv series

Dracula 2000

 

[Dick Justice]

Finally figured out where I recognized the vietnam veteran in Daredevil Season 2 from. He played the mob boss in Max Payne 3.

 

[tomtom94]

So this might have been posted, but this guy:

Spoiler

(that is to say, actor Nathan Lane, not the actual F Lee Bailey)

is also famous for playing:

 

[CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls]

Brad Dourif has made a career out of his performance in The Exorcist 3. He's the posterchild of typecasting.

Holy shit, he was the voice of Chucky? Dourif has had one heck of a career.

I thought he was a bit hammy in X-Files, though.

 

[butalala]

This isn't exactly late-breaking news, but I just realized that Richard Beymer, who played Ben Horne in Twin Peaks, played Tony in West Side Story 20 years earlier.

Alas, some other dude provided Tony's singing voice.

 

[LakeEarth]

Holy shit, he was the voice of Chucky? Dourif has had one heck of a career.

I thought he was a bit hammy in X-Files, though.

Not just the voice, he also played his human character before he was executed.

 

[Badpsychometry]

Finally figured out where I recognized the vietnam veteran in Daredevil Season 2 from. He played the mob boss in Max Payne 3.

Oh shit, nice catch. I didn't notice that because he wasn't as big as a player in that game. God, I really want a sequel to MP3.

 

[Darth Pinche]

This isn't exactly late-breaking news, but I just realized that Richard Beymer, who played Ben Horne in Twin Peaks, played Tony in West Side Story 20 years earlier.

Alas, some other dude provided Tony's singing voice.

Cool! I never put that together. I spotted the other guy right away for some reason.

 

[Chuckie]

Who is that girl? what is movie name? I am forever changed

Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina, like already mentioned)

 

[butalala]

Cool! I never put that together. I spotted the other guy right away for some reason.

No way! Did everyone move to Twin Peaks from NY?

 

[CountAntonius]

Holy shit. One of the few times my mind is actually blown in this topic.

I loved Ex Machina.... I loved TFA... I never knew :O

He's also Apocalypse and Llewyn Davis.

 

[CraigerGamer]

Watched A River Runs Through It the other day. Didn't realize Joseph Gordon-Levitt played Young Norman. I've seen the movie 30 times and never knew this.

 

[Elitist1945]

Jake Busey in Starship Troopers

Jake Busey in Contact

 

[Saganator]

Just figured this one out and blew my mind..

Princess Buttercup - Princess Bride

Jenny - Forest Gump

Clair Underwood

 

[Eyeron]

I'm rewatching Deadwood (speaking of the awesome Brad Dourif) and just saw

Spoiler

Nick Offerman's semi-erect penis

in graphic detail.

Was not expecting that. Lots of recognizable actors showing up.

 

[Krejlooc]

last ten minutes of "catch me if you can"

my dad leans over to me in the theaters and goes

"Hey! That's tom hanks!"

 

[Saint Gregory]

He's also Apocalypse and Llewyn Davis.

And the abusive asshole orderly/night club owner in Sucker Punch

 

[reggie186]

last ten minutes of "catch me if you can"

my dad leans over to me in the theaters and goes

"Hey! That's tom hanks!"

Best post of the thread.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Rewatching 300, it was weird seeing Michael Fassbender in a prominent role. He was a nobody when the movie first came out.

 

[samsirus]

I'm rewatching Deadwood (speaking of the awesome Brad Dourif) and just saw

Spoiler

Nick Offerman's semi-erect penis

in graphic detail.

Was not expecting that. Lots of recognizable actors showing up.

Another awesome actor in Deadwood is Garret Dillahunt. He actually plays two different characters in show.

 

[Baron Aloha]

It doesn't quite fit the mold of this thread but I just found out that these two are sisters.

 

[CaviarMeths]

It's like nobody in this thread has ever heard of IMDb.com.

 

[Volimar]

Rewatching 300, it was weird seeing Michael Fassbender in a prominent role. He was a nobody when the movie first came out.

He was a demon in the series Hex as well.

 

[Neverwas]

It's like nobody in this thread has ever heard of IMDb.com.

"omg, this actor was in two DIFFERENT movies!", more or less.

 

[thespot84]

here's one:

=

Spoiler

Ving Rames of Pulp Fiction Fame

"omg, this actor was in two DIFFERENT movies!", more or less.

To me the point was always if two roles were so dissimilar or a role is so atypical you'd be hard pressed to recognize that it's the same actor was in both (I'm thinking gary oldman as Drexl, Tim curry as the devil in Legend, etc)

 

[thespot84]

DP

 

[dsp]

Colleen Camp

Die Hard With A Vengeance

Clue

 

[Gnome Scat]

Woman from the audience in The Running Man.

Charlie's Mom from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

 

[Zoe]

here's one:

=

Spoiler

Ving Rames of Pulp Fiction Fame

Well you just blew my mind.

 

[The Hermit]

And this

And this

This dude is everywhere

 

[Count Dookkake]

.

 

[Dali]

Has Kristen Stewart as Jodie Foster's son in Safe Room been mentioned? Because it really blew my mind when I found out.

 

[TheSadRanger]

John Rhys-Davies

Played an elf king in the TV the Shannara Chronicles

And Gimli the dwarf in LoTR

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

So I just watched the Rock yesterday. Remember the pilot who almost vaporizes Nic Cage at the end?

It was Jim Caviezel

Better know for playing Jesus Christ in the Passion of the Christ and the main role in Person of Interest.

 

[Jeramii]

It's like nobody in this thread has ever heard of IMDb.com.

I think you miss the point entirely.

Most people reference formerly insignificant actors from movies of their childhood, or that they haven't seen in years and had no reason to search IMDB for.

 

[Fou-Lu]

My roommate and I have been binging The X-Files and seeing Ryan Reynolds and Lucy Liu was a surprise.

 

[Lord Panda]

Learned Sean Astin's mother is the late great Patty Duke

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

Woah, just watched Brooklyn. Movie was kinda meh but couldn't put my finger on where I'd seen this dude before:

Emory Cohen, dude played that spoiled twat from The Place Beyond the Pines

 

[Wanderer5]

Lee Pace. From Roy Walker to Thranduil to Ronan heh.