Hollywood executives get two performances for the price of one when an actor plays a set of identical twins in film and television roles. Several famous actors have challenged themselves by playing twins. One celebrity was even nominated for an Academy Award for playing a set of twins. This list of actors who have played identical twins has been loosely ranked by fame and popularity.
Who is the most famous person who has played twins? Lindsay Lohan tops our list. Lohan played identical twins Hallie Parker and Annie James who were separated at birth in the 1998 film The Parent Trap. Hayley Mills played versions of the same roles in the original Parent Trap film in 1961.
Nicolas Cage played twin writers Charlie and Donald Kaufman in the 2002 film Adaptation. Cage was nominated for an Oscar for the performance. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his fictitious brother Donald were also nominated that year for Best Adapted Screenplay. Other actors who have played identical twins include Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Tomlin and Jeremy Irons.
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Bette Davis
Bette Davis plays rival twins Margaret DeLorca and Edith Phillips in the 1964 film Dead Ringer.
Bette Midler
Bette Midler plays twins Sadie Shelton and Sadie Ratliff who were switched, and mixed with another set of twins at birth in the 1988 film Big Business.
Edward Norton
Edward Norton played twin brothers Bill and Brady Kincaid in the 2009 film Leaves of Grass.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays twins Alex and Chad Wagner who were separated upon their parents' death in the 1991 film Double Impact.
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons plays Beverly and Elliot Mantle, a set of identical twin doctors, in the 1988 film Dead Ringers.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio played twins King Louis XIV and Philippe in the 1998 film The Man in the Iron Mask.
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin plays Rose Shelton and Rose Ratliff a set of twins who were switched and mixed at birth in the 1988 film Big Business.
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan played identical twins Hallie Parker and Annie James who were separated at birth in the 1998 film The Parent Trap.
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage played twin writers Charlie and Donald Kaufman in the 2002 film Adaptation.
Armie Hammer
Armie Hammer plays twin entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in the 2010 film The Social Network.