By Jarett Wieselman
12:22 PM PDT, September 27, 2013
For his new movie, Enemy, Jake Gyllenhaal Adam, a professor who seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie [trailer]. But Jakey G is far from the first actor to take on two roles in one film.
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From Nicolas Cage to Bette Midler, actors have long love the performance possibilities that arise when building two characters who share one face. Here are our 10 Favorite Double Acts!
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For his new movie, Enemy, Jake Gyllenhaal Adam, a professor who seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie [trailer]. But Jakey G is far from the first actor to take on two roles in one film.
RELATED - 10 Actors Who Could Finally Win Oscars
From Nicolas Cage to Bette Midler, actors have long love the performance possibilities that arise when building two characters who share one face. Here are our 10 Favorite Double Acts!
RELATED - 10 Actors Who Could Finally Win Oscars
From Nicolas Cage to Bette Midler, actors have long love the performance possibilities that arise when building two characters who share one face. Here are our 10 Favorite Double Acts!
'The Double'
Image Entertainment
Jesse Eisenberg plays Simon, a man who is driven insane by the sight of his doppelganger.
'The Parent Trap'
Walt Disney Pictures
Lindsay Lohan rose to fame thanks to her beyond-charming performance as Hallie Parker and Annie James in the 1998 remake.
'The Social Network'
Thanks to face-replacement technology -- and Josh Pence -- Armie Hammer played both Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
'Sliding Doors'
Paramount Pictures
After missing her train home, Gwyneth Paltrow brings to life two separate life paths the same woman takes.
'The Prestige'
Warner Bros. Pictures
SPOILER ALERT! This magician thriller saves its biggest trick for the final act as Christian Bale's character isn't an accomplished illusionist, just a twin!
'The Man in the Iron Mask'
United Artists
Leonardo DiCaprio brought the acclaimed Alexandre Dumas novel to life in 1998.
'Big Business'
Buena Vista
Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin play identical twins, separated at birth, who awkwardly reunite during one insane weekend at The Plaza.
'Leaves of Grass'
Millennium Films
Edward Norton played Bill and Brady Kincaid, a college professor and a marijuana dealer, in this 2010 black comedy.
'Adaptation'
Columbia Pictures
Nicolas Cage scored a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing twin brothers alongside Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper.
'Youth in Revolt'
The Weinstein Company
Michael Cera plays Nick Twisp, a socially inept teenager, who creates a suave alter ego named Francois Dillinger, to help make his life better.