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People who in your head are the same person (when they are not)

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AuntieBiotics · 09/08/2026 19:48

Actors, sports people, celebrities who you get muddled up or just can't differentiate between.

Prompted because I have just 3 minutes ago realised the the actors Katherine Parkinson and Kerry Godliman are not the same person.

Also, Suranne Jones and Keeley Hawes.

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LolaGold · 10/08/2026 14:46

SydneyCarton · 10/08/2026 13:53

Rosamund Pike, Romola Garai and Sophia Myles

Throw in Margot Robbie to that lot as well.

LolaGold · 10/08/2026 14:52

Alex Salmond and the Dad Eric in Two Doors Down (actor Alex Norton).

Also from the same show Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Daniela Nardini who played Anna in This Life

LolaGold · 10/08/2026 15:05

LolaGold · 10/08/2026 14:52

Alex Salmond and the Dad Eric in Two Doors Down (actor Alex Norton).

Also from the same show Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Daniela Nardini who played Anna in This Life

Also confuse Sarah Parish with Daniela Nardini.

PinkingShear · 10/08/2026 15:07

LemonRedwood · 09/08/2026 20:32

John Hannah and James Nesbitt

It took me years to realise they are not the same person. Ridiculous as Hannah is Scottish and Nesbitt is from Northern Ireland.

But I’m really struggling to understand the Keeley Hawes/Suranne Jones confusion. They are both very visually striking and beautiful, with distinctive voices and are so different. How are people (and not just one apparently) mixing them up???

AuntieBiotics · 10/08/2026 15:20

For me the Keeley/Suzanne thing is that they are both around the same age, similar accents, both brunette, both famous but not A-list like Taylor Swift or Helen Mirren, both appear in similar style dramas.

Like Katherine Parkinson and Kerry Godliman.

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LolaGold · 10/08/2026 15:22

PinkingShear · 10/08/2026 15:07

It took me years to realise they are not the same person. Ridiculous as Hannah is Scottish and Nesbitt is from Northern Ireland.

But I’m really struggling to understand the Keeley Hawes/Suranne Jones confusion. They are both very visually striking and beautiful, with distinctive voices and are so different. How are people (and not just one apparently) mixing them up???

I struggle to tell them apart - thrown in Keira Knightly as well.

hueylouieanddewey · 10/08/2026 15:29

Matt Damon and Leonardo diCaprio. Not in their younger days but now I cant tell them apart at all. I watched the whole of Stillwater thinking it was LDC,and even when DH told me it was MD I wouldn't believe him.

dinosaurjigsaw · 10/08/2026 15:53

maudelovesharold · 09/08/2026 20:35

Anna Maxwell-Martin and Nicola Walker

I was just going to say this!

StarCourt · 10/08/2026 15:54

OriginalUsername2 · 10/08/2026 13:31

Many years ago it was Nicole Sherzinger and Kim Kardashian for me.

Yes it seems Lewis Hamilton has a type

PinkingShear · 10/08/2026 15:55

LolaGold · 10/08/2026 15:22

I struggle to tell them apart - thrown in Keira Knightly as well.

I just find this so wierd 😂 Kiera Knightley too 😂 It’s a strange phenomenon. I imagine some people find the John Hannah/James Nesbitt confusion equally baffling but see we are now three!

Morepositivemum · 10/08/2026 16:34

Craig from bb1 and the dad from adolescence!!

LondonLass61 · 10/08/2026 16:53

Robert Downey Jr, Javier Bardem and Jeffrey Dean Morgan look like triplets imo.

Princessofpumpkins · 10/08/2026 17:35

My brother always said that he considered our mum and myself to be as one and if he told one of us anything it was the same as telling the other one.😂

Mimilamore · 10/08/2026 17:47

Gaby Logan and Gaby Roslin, always have to look them up to check

Lizzbear · 10/08/2026 17:50

DorsetMermaid · 09/08/2026 20:26

Ben Miller and Rob Brydon.

This one!!

littleburn · 10/08/2026 18:22

They don’t lookalike but I need to see a picture with their names underneath to distinguish between Tom Holland, Tom Hollander and Tom Hiddlestone.

Look alike and some name overlap: Jemma Coleman, Lily James and Lily Collins.

Look similar and best known roles are in period pieces: Claire Foy and Michelle Dockery.

Lins77 · 10/08/2026 19:23

Oh yes, definitely the Lilys. (Lilies?)

Additup · 10/08/2026 22:43

Mimilamore · 10/08/2026 17:47

Gaby Logan and Gaby Roslin, always have to look them up to check

OMG !!!! I actually thought they were the same person but maybe had married a couple of times and name changed 😂😂😂

Gengha · 10/08/2026 22:53

Joe Wicks and Russell Brand

AliasGrape · 10/08/2026 22:55

Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino for me, made watching Heat very confusing.

Objectively side by side I can see they don’t actually look alike, I just really struggle remembering which one is which.

Gengha · 10/08/2026 22:55

also a bit 90s this one but Kerry Katona and Danniella Westbrook

WearingBeautifulShoes · 10/08/2026 23:17

Oscar Isaac and Mark Ruffalo

ExitPursuedByABare · 10/08/2026 23:21

Joe Wicks and Pete Wicks. Still can’t believe it’s not the same person.

blackrabbitwhiterabbit · 10/08/2026 23:24

WithoutABlush · 09/08/2026 19:57

Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds.

Same here 😆

blackrabbitwhiterabbit · 10/08/2026 23:25

littleburn · 10/08/2026 18:22

They don’t lookalike but I need to see a picture with their names underneath to distinguish between Tom Holland, Tom Hollander and Tom Hiddlestone.

Look alike and some name overlap: Jemma Coleman, Lily James and Lily Collins.

Look similar and best known roles are in period pieces: Claire Foy and Michelle Dockery.

And the 3 Toms - same