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[normanski]

This is one of those ones that probably everyone but me already knows but I recently found out that Chuck from Better Call Saul


Was David St Hubbins from Spinal Tap




I also found out last night that Frank Gallagher from Shameless (UK)

Is Martin Blower from Hot Fuzz

Chuck was also in the X-Files as the area 51 agent who swapped bodies with Mulder and spent his time playing Tiger Woods and trying to cop off with Scully.

 

[Bishop89]

I was watching virtuosity a couple nights back (underrated movie).

Generally after I watch a movie I like to read up on the production of it etc..


The little girl in it is kaley cuoco from big bang theory

 

[sturmdogg]

watching some catch up tv.
First episode of season 14 NCIS.

Tony's replacement Nick Torres is Fez from that 70s show.
Didnt realise until I was reading up on the new character!

Dang I knew he sounded familiar.

 

[dl77]

Tommy from SNATCH is...

Atticus in Taboo

Don't forget possibly his best role, Combo from This is England...

 

[Linkura]

Don't forget possibly his best role, Combo from This is England...

I knew this fucker looked familiar, and I was right. Been watching Boardwalk Empire, he's Al Capone:

 

[Morrigan Stark]

And what about the guy on the right?

I thought you were bullshitting, lo. Had to look it up and yeah, that's Oscar Isaac. That full beard and buzzcut sure makes him look like a totally different person.

Here are both Star Wars TFA actors side by side:

 

[Guevara]

Saw this gif from Flight of the Conchords...

and holy shi- it's that guy: Aziz Ansari

 

[dl77]

Don't know if it's because I watch a lot of films but is it just me or are a lot of these basically just picking two movies that an actor's been in rather than it being a surprise that it's the same person?

Some of them are like "Did you know that the guy in Split also plays Professor X?!"

 

[Spiritual_Chaos]

So I rewatched The Sixth Sense yesterday. Looked at the cast on wiki afterwards and I see that this guy

is DONNIE FUCKING WAHLBERG.

I rewatched the scene and it still doesn't look like him.

Perfect post for this thread.

Not as good post, more of a cool cameo, but Alice Cooper is Freddys dad in Freddys Dead:

 

[Rhaknar]

I had such a moment recently when I realised Hope from Ant Man is in fact, Kate from Lost.

I knew she looked familiar but I couldnt pinpoint how, I only saw the first season and a bit of the second of lost and I didnt know the actress's name :/

also, Im rewatching Dexter recently and Arrow's own Diggle is in season 3 of Dexter, but that one I knew, I just didnt remember, so its more of a "oh yeah right" moment

 

[dl77]

Here's one more for the UK crowd!

The albino twins from The Matrix Reloaded...

Were originally part of the team on Carol Vorderman's better homes!

 

[Nightfall]

Just realized that Taika Waititi was in Green Lantern

Mind blown.

 

[archangelmorph]

I had such a moment recently when I realised Hope from Ant Man is in fact, Kate from Lost.




I knew she looked familiar but I couldnt pinpoint how, I only saw the first season and a bit of the second of lost and I didnt know the actress's name :/

also, Im rewatching Dexter recently and Arrow's own Diggle is in season 3 of Dexter, but that one I knew, I just didnt remember, so its more of a "oh yeah right" moment

Evangeline Lilly is also in The Hobbit Trilogy.

 

[Randam]

Perfect post for this thread.

Not as good post, more of a cool cameo, but Alice Cooper is Freddys dad in Freddys Dead:

There is something wrong with that picture!?

 

[Darth Pinche]

Just realized that Taika Waititi was in Green Lantern

Mind blown.

Wow. I totally forgot about him in there.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Waitaminute, that's Bill fucking Burr in Breaking Bad?
What, I never noticed this until now. :OOOOOOOOO

 

[Cepheus]

Looked further down the filmography list and Jesus Christ he was the sex shop owner in the first episode of Bottom.

Oh my god, what? Next time I watch Bottom I'll be crying

 

[rgoulart]

Started watching Designated Survivor and thought the General looked familiar.

Went to his Wikipedia page and saw that he was Gibbs from the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Looked further down the filmography list and Jesus Christ he was the sex shop owner in the first episode of Bottom.

That's the only thing in this thread that made me say "holy shit" out loud.

 

[iMax]

This blew my mind recently...

Anton Yelchin in Star Trek:

Also Larry's most-hated magician in Curb your Enthusiasm:

 

[Previous]

We need more Star Trek!

In Star Trek: First Contact during the Battle of Sector 001. We see Worf in command of the USS Defiant, the scene is probably best known for the following line:

Full scene: https://youtu.be/vPzJSBHG4pI?t=2m21s

But who is that familiar sounding Conn Officer on the bridge with him?

Adam Scott of Park & Rec fame.

 

[LakeEarth]

Caught William H. Macy in 1985's The Last Dragon. That was a surprise.

 

[x5pence]

I didn't realize until recently that the actor who plays Dumbledore's brother is also Mance Rayder (Ciarán Hinds). You can't tell by looking at him but that voice is clearly The King Beyond The Wall.

 

[BIGWORM]

Kim Coates, who played:

Tig in Sons of Anarchy

Was one of the random carjackers in the beginning of Bad Boys.

Marg Helgenberger, who played:

CSI: Catherine Willows

Also played:

the asshole IA boss Sinclair in Bad Boys. I only remember this because I'm currently binge-watching CSI with my wife lol!

 

[Platy]

American Gods Mad Sweeney

being the same dude as the pornstache cop from OitNB still blows my mind

[edit]

And the woman next to him

is the girl from the Lemony Snicket movie

 

[Weckum]

American Gods Mad Sweeney

being the same dude as the pornstache cop from OitNB still blows my mind

Pablo Schreiber is also Liev Schreiber's half-brother I think.


It's also Nicky Sobotka from S2 of The Wire, of course.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Taylor Kitsch as "Dude that bangs hot blonde in airplane toilet" in Snakes on a Plane.

 

[dsp]

3 movies I watch a lot.

Clue

Die Hard With a Vengeance

Apocalypse Now

 

[Patrick Bateman]

American Gods Mad Sweeney

being the same dude as the pornstache cop from OitNB still blows my mind

[edit]

And the woman next to him

is the girl from the Lemony Snicket movie

Haha, I had a similiar thought when I started watching American Gods.
And again when I recently watched Orange is the new black recently.

 

[Chris_IWS]

Pablo Schreiber is also Liev Schreiber's half-brother I think.


It's also Nicky Sobotka from S2 of The Wire, of course.

FUUUUUUCK! Started American Gods recently. I was sure I knew him from something but couldn't place him.

 

[dl77]

One that genuinely did surprise me was that Galt in First Blood:

Was Gabby Johnson, the town drunk in Blazing Saddles:

 

[Daffy Duck]

So I watched "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" these days ...

and when I discovered who this dude is

my reaction was basicaly

because they are the same dude

Dude looks like he could play Joel in The Last of Us.

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

is

scientist in Independence Day

 

[Melchiah]

is

scientist in Independence Day

Also Reverend Peabody in Tales from the Darkside:
]

With a young Christian Slater by his side.

 

[Paracelsus]

I watched Rocky before I even watched the Godfather. I whatthefucked when I saw Adriana.

 

[Haunted]

Oscar Isaacs is a pretty versatile actor, both in appearance and character.

Took a while until I recognised him in Show me a Hero

It's also Nicky Sobotka from S2 of The Wire, of course.

That's really good, would have never made that connection.

 

[Borinot]

Everything is mindblowing for you guys. Some people can appear in two movies, we know it.

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

Also Reverend Peabody in Tales from the Darkside:
]

With a young Christian Slater by his side.

Damn. Nice catch.

 

[Platy]

Everything is mindblowing for you guys. Some people can appear in two movies, we know it.

It is mindblowing when you spend more than 2 hours looking at someone and then only later you discover that the person ypu spend 2 hours looking is actualy someone you already saw in lots of other places and should have recognized in the 2 hours you spend looking directly to that person's face

 

[The Culture Vulture]

Same dude who plays Indiana Jones plays the character of Han Solo in those Star Wars films. For reals.

 

[DieNgamers]

im rewatching dredd and noticed the scary looking albino wussy

is Domhnall Gleeson from Ex Machina

but played a passable bad-ass in force awakens

He also played the boyfriend in the Black Mirror episode "Be Right Back". I think he did a really good job there! I'm a bit shocked that he is the Star Wars bad guy because that was a miscast if I ever saw one.

 

[Melchiah]

It is mindblowing when you spend more than 2 hours looking at someone and then only later you discover that the person ypu spend 2 hours looking is actualy someone you already saw in lots of other places and should have recognized in the 2 hours you spend looking directly to that person's face

This was exactly like that for me. I had watched several episodes of Farscape, and never realized that until it was pointed to me.

I just learned that, these two...

The Warrior Woman in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in Farscape

...are both played by Virginia Hey.

 

[One Eyed Willy]

watching some catch up tv.
First episode of season 14 NCIS.

Tony's replacement Nick Torres is Fez from that 70s show.
Didnt realise until I was reading up on the new character!

 

[Solo]

Don't know if it's because I watch a lot of films but is it just me or are a lot of these basically just picking two movies that an actor's been in rather than it being a surprise that it's the same person?

Some of them are like "Did you know that the guy in Split also plays Professor X?!"

That's what the whole damn thread is. It would be more aptly named "Gaffers surprised that actors play more than one role".

 

[The Hermit]

Waitaminute, that's Bill fucking Burr in Breaking Bad?
What, I never noticed this until now. :OOOOOOOOO

Lol

I first heard of him there.

 

[Crankshaft]

When I watched Guardians of the Galaxy I thought, "wow whoever was Rocket was awesome. Who was the voice actor?"

*Looks at the credits*
"Bradley Cooper? No way!"

Now I don't think I would accept anyone other than him to play Rocket.

 

[SolidC213]

Just watched the episode of The Night Of with the accountant.

He is the pot head friend from Road Trip on the far right.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

That's what the whole damn thread is. It would be more aptly named "Gaffers surprised that actors play more than one role".

Been thinking the same thing with a lot of these more modern roles.

This thread works when you go back to a film with an actor with a bit part years before they were famous going "holy shit, it's that guy!"

Not Kate in Lost and Ant-Man lol.

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

Just watched the episode of The Night Of with the accountant.

He is the pot head friend from Road Trip on the far right.

He also plays the lesbian in Young Americans:

Spoiler

Not really, but I always thought they were the same person.

 

[Roronoa Zoro]

Lord commander mormont being in Troy blew my mind

 

[Roronoa Zoro]

Same dude who plays Indiana Jones plays the character of Han Solo in those Star Wars films. For reals.

AND he's in those jack Ryan movies