Actors take on all sorts of roles during their careers.
While some tackle roles outside of their comfort zones (playing a serial killer, villain, etc), others like to stick to what they know.
This leads fans to question where the character ends and the actor begins. Here, 10+ actors who are similar to the roles they played.
Keanu Reeves
The actor is just one long trench coat away from being just like his Matrix character.
In 2017, a clip of him expertly shooting targets went viral. Then, he once heroically kept passengers calm when the plane he was on had to do an emergency landing.
Adam Sandler
Since he has his own production company, it makes perfect sense that we see a lot of Adam in his characters. This includes everything from Happy Gilmore to Billy Madison .
He throws his love of music in there too with his guitar and often casts his wife, Jackie.
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Seth Rogen
Seth has a knack for playing characters who are funny, sarcastic, and obsessed with pot.
Enter: pretty much any of his roles, such as Pineapple Express or Superbad . He even created his own pot company in real life!
Emma Watson
Just like Hermoine in Harry Potter , Emma is elegant, well-read, and sophisticated.
She got to tap into her feminist side when she played Belle in Beauty and the Beast . Emma has her own charity that helps women in real life.
Jack Nicholson
The actor carries the same powerful, intimidating presence as he does in many of his roles, such as in The Departed and The Shining .
His zany personality in roles reminds us of his former wild A-list parties .
Samuel L Jackson
In most of Samuel’s movies ( Pulp Fiction , Snakes on a Plane ), he’s been known to be loud, dramatic, and full of swear words.
Well, he’s just like that in real life, as evident by the time he had an interview with Wired and swore repeatedly.
Tom Cruise
There’s a reason Tom does most of his stunts in movies like Mission Impossible and Top Gun : he’s a total adrenaline junkie.
He even has his own WWII Fighter jet and a $20 million private jet .
Kristen Stewart
Besides the whole vampire thing, Bella from Twilight and Kristen are basically the same people.
Both are shy, demure and, quite awkward (just look at her interviews), which makes Kristen at her acting best when she’s playing herself .
Michael Cera
The actor has a knack for playing the awkward, quirky guy in most of his roles.
Based on what we’ve heard from his interviews on Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman , we wonder how much acting was involved to tackle George Michael in Arrested Development
Will Ferrell
This comedy great is just as hilarious as he is in his movies.
For instance, when he learned that he had surpassed Tom Cruise in total earnings, he said , “I am? Really?! I love it! I’m going to print up T-Shirts that say that!”
Amy Schumer
When the actress wrote her debut film, Trainwreck , she actually based a lot of it off her own life .
Her father actually has MS, she’s super close with her sister, and she actually went through the breakup scene in the film.
Ken Jeong
Ken Jeong always steals the show with his erratic antics and voices. But, to our amazement, he doesn’t just star as a doctor in Dr. Ken ; he was a licensed physician.
He even dove off the stage to save a seizuring woman during one of his acts at a comedy show.
Charlie Sheen
It’s not exactly a good thing that Sheen ended up being exactly like his Two and a Half Men character.
Even his former co-star Jon Cryer confirmed this by saying that Charlie resembled his character too much.
Will Smith
His humble characters in Pursuit of Happyness and I Am Legend mirror the real “down to earth” person that Will is.
Will even loved the fashion of his Fresh Prince character so much that he created a fashion line after it .
Larry David
The Curb Your Enthusiasm star and Seinfeld creator brings his sarcastic and cranky attitude everywhere he goes.
This had led people to believe that he should he should be nicer to fans. Fat chance of that happening…
Zooey Deschanel
With all that quirkiness, it’s truly impossible to distinguish Deschanel from her character Jessica Day.
She even confirmed to Collider that New Girl is mostly based on her.
Aubrey Plaza
The actress has revealed that her role as April Ludgate-Dwyer in Parks and Recreations was actually written for her.
The show’s casting director said that Audrey was “the weirdest person in the world” before sending her to the show’s creator, Michael Schur.
Zach Galifianakis
Zach and his The Hangover character are basically cut from the same cloth.
His unconventional and awkward personality has us laughing whenever he hosts his own talk show Between Two Ferns and makes his guests really uncomfortable.
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert and Tony Stark are one in the same.
Just like Iron Man is practically the father of the Avengers, Robert is the father of the _ Avengers_ actors. He has helped convince several of them to take on their iconic roles.
