15 Actors Cast as Family Members Due to Their Striking Resemblance

15 Times Actors’ Family Members Took On Their Roles

 

Have you ever come across old family photos and noticed a relative who bears a striking resemblance to you? In the world of entertainment, this phenomenon is not uncommon. Here are 15 instances where actors’ relatives were cast to play them due to their uncanny likeness.

 

1. Ralph Fiennes, known for portraying Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series from 2005 to 2011, had his nephew, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, play the younger version of Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

2. Karen Gillan starred as Amy Pond on Doctor Who from 2010 to 2013. During that time, her cousin Caitlin Blackwood appeared as the younger Amy. Remarkably, they didn’t meet until a read-through on set, despite being relatives.

 

3. Britney Spears took on the role of Lucy Wagner in the 2002 film Crossroads. Interestingly, her younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, played a young version of Lucy in the film’s opening scene.

 

4. Demi Lovato played Sonny Munroe in Sonny with a Chance from 2009 to 2011. In a cameo, her little sister, Madison De La Garza, portrayed young Sonny.

 

5. Dakota Fanning played Lucy Diamond Dawson in I Am Sam, while her younger sister, Elle Fanning, took on the role of the 2-year-old Lucy in the film.

 

6. The Fanning sisters also shared roles in the 2002 miniseries Taken, where Dakota played Allie Keys and Elle portrayed young Allie at just 3 years old.

 

7. Laverne Cox starred as Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black from 2013 to 2019, and her twin brother, M. Lamar, played Sophia in flashback scenes before her transition.

 

8. Georgie Henley was Lucy Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia films from 2005 to 2010. Her older sister, Rachael Henley, played the adult Lucy in the first film.

 

9. In Richie Rich, released in 1994, Macaulay Culkin portrayed the title character, while his youngest brother, Rory Culkin, played young Richie.

 

10. Kieran Culkin starred in Igby Goes Down in 2002, and his younger brother, Rory, appeared as 10-year-old Igby.

 

11. Alaqua Cox played Maya Lopez, known as Echo, in the 2021 series Hawkeye, and her cousin, Darnell Besaw, portrayed young Maya in the 2024 spinoff, Echo.

 

12. Oscar Isaac embodied Marc Spector in the 2022 series Moon Knight, with his younger brother, Michael Benjamin Hernandez, serving as his body double during crucial scenes.

 

13. Penélope Cruz took on the role of Anjelica in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but when she discovered she was pregnant, her sister, Mónica Cruz, was brought in as her body double.

 

14. Honeysuckle Weeks starred in the 1997 miniseries The Rag Nymph as Millie, with her younger sister, Perdita Weeks, playing the younger version of Millie.

 

15. Finally, August Maturo portrayed Auggie Matthews on Girl Meets World from 2014 to 2017, while his little brother, Ocean Maturo, played younger Auggie in 2016.

 

Which actor relatives do you think share the closest resemblance?