This is a list of characters who have been played by multiple actors in the same film. This does not include:
- Stunt doubles/body doubles
- Infants or very young children
- Actors playing a younger/older version of a character in a brief flash-back/flash-forward (However, actors who play the same character at different ages for an extended portion of the movie may be included).
- Large puppets or animatronic characters controlled by multiple performers
- Characters with shape-shifting abilities who are almost always played by one actor except when using their abilities. (e.g. The T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day or Mystique from the X-Men films) Exceptions may be made for characters for whom there is no one "default" actor.
Characters who swap identities
[edit]- This role was originally intended for Heath Ledger alone, but his death part way through production necessitated the use of other actors to complete the film.
Characters who are played by different actors at different ages
[edit]- Shayla MacKarvich and Daryl Hannah as Madison in Splash (1984)
- Isobelle Molloy, Ella Purnell, and Angelina Jolie as Maleficent in Maleficent (2014)
- Dev Patel, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, and Tanay Chheda as Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Gérard Depardieu and Guillaume Depardieu as Marin Marais in Tous les Matins du Monde (1991)
- Billy Crudup and Jonathan Tucker as Tommy Marcano in Sleepers (1996)[18]
- Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis as Amy March in Little Women (1994)
- Christopher Erwin and Robert Benirschke as Mark in Rudy (1993)
- Sophia Lillis and Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh in It Chapter Two (2019)
- Larry Olsen, James West and Richard Crane as Rusty Marsh in Happy Land (1943)
- Côme Thiry, Senan Jennings, Éanna Hardwicke, and Jonathan Aris as The Boy/Martin in Vivarium (2019)
- Hallie Eisenberg and Embeth Davidtz as Amanda "Little Miss" Martin in Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Lindze Letherman and Angela Landis as Grace Martin in Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Christina Ricci and Rosie O'Donnell as Roberta Martin in Now and Then (1995)
- Margherita Caruso and Susanna Pasolini as Mary in The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
- Virginia Weidler and Ann Harding as Mimsey/Mary, Duchess of Towers in Peter Ibbetson (1935)
- Darryl Hickman and Van Heflin as Sam Masterson in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
- Samuel West and Timothy West as Maurice in Iris (2001)
- Madison Wolfe and Jean Louisa Kelly as Serena May in Malignant (2021)
- Douglas Croft and Ronald Reagan as Drake McHugh in Kings Row (1942)
- Jane Seymour and Susan French as Elise McKenna in Somewhere in Time (1980)
- Devin Brochu, Logan Miller, and Matthew McConaughey as Connor Mead in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
- Jeremy Sumpter and Matthew McConaughey as Adam Meiks in Frailty (2002)
- Terry Burnham and Sandra Dee as Susie Meredith in Imitation of Life (1959)
- Jason Schaller, Jaryd Waterhouse, Jacob Haines, and Christopher Aydon as Michael "Mikey" in Look Who's Talking (1989)
- Sarah Widdows, Irene Gorovaia, and Amy Smart as Kayleigh Miller in The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- Cameron Bright, Jesse James, and William Lee Scott as Tommy Miller in The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- Bobby Cooper and Tim Holt as George Amberson Minafer in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
- Keith Allen, Michael Paye and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as George Amberson Minafer in The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
- Charley Rowan McCain and Mia Goth as Maxine Minx in MaXXXine (2024)
- Mckenna Grace and Annabelle Wallis as Emily May/Madison Lake-Mitchell in Malignant (2021)
- Scotty Beckett and Robert Cummings as Parris Mitchell in Kings Row (1942)
- Fred Coby and Rondo Hatton as Hal Moffat in The Brute Man (1946)
- Ann Todd and Ann Sheridan as Randy Monaghan in Kings Row (1942)
- Kathryn Prescott, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Emma Volk as C. J. Montgomery in A Dog's Journey (2019)
- Dennis Quaid, KJ Apa and Bryce Gheisar as Ethan Montgomery in A Dog's Purpose (2017)
- Madonna and Eunice Anderson as "All the Way" Mae Mordabito in A League of Their Own (1992)
- Tony Revolori and F. Murray Abraham as Zero Moustafa in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
- Miroslav Sekera and Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus (1984)
- Kate Winslet and Judi Dench as Iris Murdoch in Iris (2001)
- Scott Terra and Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock in Daredevil (2003)
- Rosie O'Donnell and Vera Johnson as Doris Murphy in A League of Their Own (1992)
- James Tarpey and Eddie Marsan as Peter Page in The World's End (2013)
- Imogen Poots and Natasha Wightman as Valerie Page in V for Vendetta (2005)
- Matthew Van Ginkel, Max Hoffman, Ryan Francis, and Robin Williams as Peter Pan/Peter Banning in Hook (1991)
- Jacob Kim and Steven Yeun as Ricky “Jupe” Park in Nope (2022)
- Max Charles and Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Adam Hann-Byrd and Robin Williams as Alan Parrish in Jumanji (1995)
- Michael Domeinco, Ron Berglas and George C. Scott as George S. Patton in The Last Days of Patton (1986)
- Jon Simmons and Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth in Batman & Robin (1997)
- María Luján Hidalgo and Madonna as Eva (Duarte) Perón in Evita (1996)
- Kasey Russell, Christa B. Allen and Jennifer Garner as Jenny Perotti in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
- Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. and Christopher Reed as Pete in Rudy (1993)
- Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma, Ayush Tandon and Gautam Belur as Pi in Life of Pi (2012)
- Geoffrey Atkins and Robert Donat as William Pitt the Younger in The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
- Valerie Odell and Cicely Tyson as Ticey/Jane Pittman in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
- Andrew Bambridge and Peter Dinklage as Eddie "Fireblaster" Plant in Pixels (2015)
- Skippy Wanders, Freddie Mercer and Shepperd Strudwick as Edgar Allan Poe in The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
- Dick Winslow and George Brent as Roelf Pool in So Big (1932)
- Richard Beymer and Walter Coy as Roelf Pool in So Big (1953)
- Lindy Wade and Ted North as Paul Porter in Syncopation (1942)
- Christopher Severn and Louis Hayward as Ephraim Poster in The Strange Woman (1946)
- Frank Coghlan Jr. and James Cagney as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (1931)
- Darla Hood and Ann Rutherford as Lenore Prentiss in Happy Land (1943)
- Izabel Pearce and Ellen Burstyn as Flemming Prescott in The Age of Adaline (2015)
- Chaydon Jay and Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022)
- Maria Pia Calzone and Alexa Summer as Viviana Preston in Equilibrium (2002)
- Jasper Levine and Paddy Considine as Steven Prince in The World's End (2013)
- Juanita Quigley, Marilyn Knowlden, and Rochelle Hudson as Jessie Pullman in Imitation of Life (1934)
- Richard Vuu, Tsou Tijger, and John Lone as Puyi in The Last Emperor (1987)[28]
Characters played cooperatively by multiple actors at the same time
[edit]- Ray Chase and Marina Mazepa as Gabriel in Malignant (2021). Mazepa starred as Gabriel's physical performer, while Chase voiced the character.
- Verne Troyer and Warwick Davis as Griphook in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). American actor Verne Troyer's lines were dubbed by British actor Warwick Davis, who also played Professor Flitwick in this film (and subsequent Harry Potter films). Davis reprised his role as Griphook (both body and voice) in later instalments.
- Shih's English was very poor, so actor Keye Luke supplied his speaking voice.
- Schwarzenegger was cast based on his appearance, but the producers were initially unaware of his thick Austrian accent, and dubbed over his voice with a more classical voice actor. Some modern screenings of this have restored Schwarzenegger's voice to the film.
- After the death of Heath Ledger one-third of the way through filming, production was shut down for a few months. Then it was re-started when the three actors agreed to complete Ledger's role.
- Spilsbury had the look, but his voice could not cut it. So, his lines were dubbed over by Keach.
- Yarnell played Dot Matrix in costume, while Rivers provided the speaking voice.
- Daily provided Lorenzo's vocal effects.
- Young's likeness was imposed upon Peta, who provided the character's physical appearance. The voice was provided by a sound alike to Young.
- Hudson portrayed an actor playing Mitch-Mitch on stage.
- Downey dubbed over Johnson's speaking voice with his own.
- Sebastian Shaw also played the role of Darth Vader un-masked in Return of the Jedi (1983)[46] for a total of three actors in that film.
- James Earl Jones reprised his voice role with Hayden Christensen playing the role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)[47]
- Jones also reprised this role in Rogue One (2016), with Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous in the role of Vader[48]
- If all of the primary films in the franchise are counted together, Jake Lloyd from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) can also be counted, bringing the total to seven actors.[49]
- Director Tim Burton was frustrated with D'Onofrio's performance, so he hired LaMarche, known for his near-perfect Orson Welles voice impersonations, to do the voice-over work.
- Edward Norton and Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden in Fight Club (1999)[51]
- Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz as Sofia Serrano and Julianna 'Julie' Gianni in Vanilla Sky (2001)[52]
- David Niven, Terence Cooper, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Barbara Bouchet, Daliah Lavi, Joanna Pettet, and Ursula Andress as James Bond 007 in Casino Royale (1967)[53]
- Marcus Carl Franklin, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, and Ben Whishaw as different facets of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There (2007)