Actors and actresses who played the roles of themselves and their twin in TV series (15 photos)

The presence of twins or doppelgängers in films is a fairly common screenplay device that filmmakers use to create an interesting plot. Here is a selection of actors and actresses who played themselves and their twins in the series.





As you know, TV series, unlike feature films, cannot boast of large budgets, but even in them, the creators can pamper viewers with some technical tricks. For example, creating a double of an actor or actress who does not have any twin brothers/sisters in life. In recent years, with the ease of use of CGI and other computer-generated transformations, duplicating actors within the same frame has become commonplace. But this opens up many interesting plot possibilities for the creators of the series!

The selection took into account only those cases when the faces of both twins were visible in the frame.

1. Mark Ruffalo in the mini-series “I Know This Much Is True” (2020)



The actor plays twin brothers Dominic and Thomas Birdsey.

2. Sarah Michelle Gellar in the series “The Double” (2011-2012)





The actress plays twin sisters Bridget Kelly and Siobhan Martin.

3. Paul Rudd in the TV series “Getting Along with Yourself” (2019-...)



The actor plays the main character of the series, Miles Elliot, and his two clones.

4. J.K. Simmons in the series “Double” (2017-2019)



The actor plays the main character Howard Silk and his double operative from a parallel dimension.

5. Tatiana Maslany in the series “Orphan Black” (2003-2017)



The actress plays the main character of the series, Sarah Manning, and several of her clones.

6. Tom Ellis in the TV series “Lucifer” (2016-...)



The actor played the roles of Lucifer Morningstar and Archangel Michael.

7. Troian Bellisario in the series “Pretty Little Liars” (2010-2017)



The actress plays Spencer Hastings and her twin sister Alex Drake, who appears in the final episode.

8. James Franco in the series “The Deuce” (2017-2019)



The actor plays the role of twins Vincent and Frankie Martino.

9. Ewan McGregor in the TV series “Fargo” (2014-...)



The actor plays brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy.

10. Sam Underwood in the series “The Following” (2013-2015)



The actor plays brothers Luke and Mark Gray.

11. Yasmine El Massri in the series “Quantico” (2015-2018)



The actress plays twins Nina and Reina Amin.

12. Gloria Pires in the series “The Secret of the Tropican” (1993)



The actress plays sisters Raquel Araujo-Asunson and Ruth Araujo.

13. Alexandra Chando in the TV series “The Lying Game” (2011-2013)



The actress plays twin sisters Sutton Mercer and Emma Becker.

14. Lisa Kudrow in the TV series “Friends” (1994-2004)



The actress plays Phoebe Buffay and her twin sister Ursula.