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Ever watched the 1996 slapstick science-fiction dark comedy film The Nutty Professor? Were you also surprised to learn that Eddie Murphy was the guy behind seven (yes, SEVEN) different roles in that movie? He practically acted out the entire Klump family all on his own, save for Ernie Klump.

Well, turns out, there are many actors and actresses who have taken on multiple roles in single movies, and, in many cases, without us even noticing it.

Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the greatest actors who have assumed two or more roles in a single movie, which you can check out below. And while you’re down there, upvote the ones you like the most and let us know what other actors have taken on more or less drastically different roles in movies!

#1

Michael J. Fox As Marty Mcfly And Marlene Mcfly In Back To The Future Part II (1989)

Michael J. Fox As Marty Mcfly And Marlene Mcfly In Back To The Future Part II (1989)

Amblin Entertainment / Universal Pictures Report

#2

Benedict Cumberbatch As Doctor Strange And Dormammu (Voice) In Doctor Strange (2016)

Benedict Cumberbatch As Doctor Strange And Dormammu (Voice) In Doctor Strange (2016)

Marvel Studios / Disney Report

#3

Hank Azaria As Kahmunrah, The Thinker, And Abraham Lincoln Statue In Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (2009)

Hank Azaria As Kahmunrah, The Thinker, And Abraham Lincoln Statue In Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (2009)

21 Laps Entertainment / Ingenious Film Partners / 1492 Pictures / Dune Entertainment / 20th Century Fox Report

#4

Warwick Davis As Gringotts Head Goblin, Griphook (Voice), And Professor Flitwick In The Harry Potter Series (2001-2011)

Warwick Davis As Gringotts Head Goblin, Griphook (Voice), And Professor Flitwick In The Harry Potter Series (2001-2011)

Warner Bros. Pictures Report

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madi6320 madi6320
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WHHHAAAAAAAATTT?! Big fan of H.P. How did I not know this?!? Thx for telling me!

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#5

Ryan Reynolds As Deadpool And Juggernaut (Voice) In Deadpool 2 (2018)

Ryan Reynolds As Deadpool And Juggernaut (Voice) In Deadpool 2 (2018)

20th Century Fox / Marvel Entertainment / Kinberg Genre / Maximum Effort / The Donners' Company / TSG Entertainment Report

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Cip IESAN
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And, as you can see in the picture on the left, he also plays Kevin, from "Home Alone"...

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#6

Eddie Murphy As Prince Akeem, Clarence, Randy Watson, And Saul In Coming To America (1988)

Eddie Murphy As Prince Akeem, Clarence, Randy Watson, And Saul In Coming To America (1988)

Eddie Murphy is known for being somewhat of a master of all trades when it comes to acting—besides Coming to America from 1988, he was also responsible for at least 2 roles in Bowfinger (1999), The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008), as well as the man behind a whopping 7 roles in The Nutty Professor (1996) and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).

Also, Arsenio Hall is responsible for a number roles in Coming to America, including Semmi, Morris, and Reverend Brown.

Eddie Murphy Productions / Paramount Pictures Report

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#7

Jason Isaacs As Mr. Darling And Captain Hook In Peter Pan (2003)

Jason Isaacs As Mr. Darling And Captain Hook In Peter Pan (2003)

Universal Pictures / Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios / Red Wagon Entertainment / Allied Stars Ltd Report

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Trina Rhodes
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is traditional for Mr. Darling (father) and Captain Hook to be played by the same actor.

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#8

Jeremy Bullock As Lieutenant Shekil And Boba Fett In Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Jeremy Bullock As Lieutenant Shekil And Boba Fett In Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Lucasfilm Ltd. / Disney Report

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#9

Michael Palin As Sir Galahad The Pure, Dennis, Right Head, The Leader Of The Knights Who Say Ni!, And 5 Other Roles In Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)

Michael Palin As Sir Galahad The Pure, Dennis, Right Head, The Leader Of The Knights Who Say Ni!, And 5 Other Roles In Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)

Python (Monty) Pictures / Michael White Productions / National Film Trustee Company / EMI Films Report

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ANOTHER DOWNVOTE as everybody noticed. It's a series of Monty Python sketches gathered around a theme and made into a movie (their words!), so obviously all sketches played by all Pythons.

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#10

Dick Van Dyke As Bert And Mr. Dawes Sr. In Mary Poppins (1964)

Dick Van Dyke As Bert And Mr. Dawes Sr. In Mary Poppins (1964)

Walt Disney Productions / Buena Vista Distribution Report

#12

Doug Jones As Abe Sapien, Angel Of Death, And Chamberlain In Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

Doug Jones As Abe Sapien, Angel Of Death, And Chamberlain In Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

Relativity Media / Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Pictures Report

#13

Ben Mendelsohn As Keller And Talos In Captain Marvel (2019)

Ben Mendelsohn As Keller And Talos In Captain Marvel (2019)

Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Report

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grey galah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

actually he was the same character in the film. Laughed at how he used his Australian accent when he portrayed the "good-guy" alien

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#14

Peter Sellers As Dr. Strangelove, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, And President Merkin Muffley In Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)

Peter Sellers As Dr. Strangelove, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, And President Merkin Muffley In Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)

Peter Sellers is another actor who’s behind multiple roles in multiple films. Besides Dr. Strangelove, he’s acted in at least three roles in The Mouse That Roared (1959), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1979).

Hawk Films / Columbia Pictures Report

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#15

Rusty Goffe As A Jawa, Kabe, And A Gonk Droid In Star Wars (1977)

Rusty Goffe As A Jawa, Kabe, And A Gonk Droid In Star Wars (1977)

Lucasfilm Ltd. Report

#16

Eugenio Derbez As Felipe And Felipe’s Grandmother In Jack And Jill (2011)

Eugenio Derbez As Felipe And Felipe’s Grandmother In Jack And Jill (2011)

While it can be quite obvious that Adam Sandler here is doing a double role, but a lesser known fact that Felipe and his grandmother in the movie are actually portrayed by the same guy, Eugenio Derbez.

Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions / Broken Road Productions / Sony Pictures Releasing Report

#17

James Remar As Ace Speck And Butch Pooch In Django Unchained (2012)

James Remar As Ace Speck And Butch Pooch In Django Unchained (2012)

A Band Apart / Columbia Pictures Report

#18

Jack Nicholson As Art Land And U.S. President James Dale In Mars Attacks! (1996)

Jack Nicholson As Art Land And U.S. President James Dale In Mars Attacks! (1996)

Tim Burton Productions Report

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Alison Wells
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SPOILERS They told Tim Burton he couldn't kill Jack Nicholson, but they didn't tell him he couldn't kill TWO Jack Nicholsons.

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#19

Cheech Marin As A Border Guard, Carlos, And Chet Pussy In From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Cheech Marin As A Border Guard, Carlos, And Chet Pussy In From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Dimension Films / A Band Apart / Los Hooligans Productions / Miramax Report

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheech and Chong was one of the best (and very first) stoner movies way back in the 70's.

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#21

Ralph Fiennes As Ignatz Sonnenschein, Adam Sors, And Ivan Sors In Sunshine (1999)

Ralph Fiennes As Ignatz Sonnenschein, Adam Sors, And Ivan Sors In Sunshine (1999)

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#22

Mike Myers As Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, And Fat Bastard In Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002)

Mike Myers As Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, And Fat Bastard In Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002)

Gratitude International Team / Todd Moving Pictures / New Line Cinema Report

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Alethia Nyx
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought it was supposed to be roles people didn't know were the same actor? Who didn't know Mike Myers played all these characters?

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#23

Tom Hanks As Dermot Hoggins, Isaac Sachs, Henry Goose, Zachry, And 2 Other Roles In Cloud Atlas (2012)

Tom Hanks As Dermot Hoggins, Isaac Sachs, Henry Goose, Zachry, And 2 Other Roles In Cloud Atlas (2012)

When it comes to Cloud Atlas, Tom Hanks is but one of many actors to take upon multiple roles I the film. Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jin Strurgess, Bae Doona, Ben Whishaw, and many others fill the shoes of at least 3 in-film characters. Sure, the movie is about the idea of how one soul can be drastically shaped as times passes, but you can’t but admire the amount of effort and creativity that has been put into this movie in general when it comes to casting.

Cloud Atlas Production / X-Filme Creative Pool / Anarchos Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures Report

#24

Bella Heathcote As Victoria Winters And Josette Du Pres In Dark Shadows (2012)

Bella Heathcote As Victoria Winters And Josette Du Pres In Dark Shadows (2012)

Village Roadshow Pictures and others Report

#25

George Lopez As Mr. Electricidad, Mr. Electric, And Tobor In The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl (2005)

George Lopez As Mr. Electricidad, Mr. Electric, And Tobor In The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl (2005)

Dimension Films / Columbia Pictures / Troublemaker Studios / Sony Pictures Releasing Report

#26

James Mcavoy As Dennis, Hedwig, Patricia, And 5 Other Roles In Split (2016)

James Mcavoy As Dennis, Hedwig, Patricia, And 5 Other Roles In Split (2016)

This one’s a bit of an interesting entry in this list because it’s technically the same person both as an actor and a character, except that the character in the movie is said to have been diagnosed with 23 distinct personalities and a 24th is emerging. Only eight of them are acted out in the movie, and they truly show just how versatile McAvoy can really be if given a role. Or eight.

Blinding Edge Pictures / Blumhouse Productions / Universal Pictures Report

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Nela Rothenbach
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this on the list? It is the same person, just different personalities....your body does not change with this condition

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#27

Bruce Boxleitner As Alan Bradley And Tron In Tron (1982)

Bruce Boxleitner As Alan Bradley And Tron In Tron (1982)

Tron is one of those movies that has much of the cast performing multiple roles—the people and the visual representations of the programs they have written. Besides Boxleitner, Jeff Bridges, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, among others play at least two roles each.

Walt Disney Productions / Lisberger-Kushner Productions / Buena Vista Distribution Report