12 cases when actors managed to play the role of both hero and villain in the same film (13 photos)

Let's see who managed to play the roles of both hero and villain and in which films, confirming their status as real professionals who are capable of dramatic transformations without even changing the filming stage.





It is more or less known to everyone that the same actor is capable of playing more than one role in one film - there are many such examples. But how different are the characters usually played? Is it possible, for example, to play a protagonist and an antagonist? That is, both positive and negative characters at once. Well, what kind of questions, of course, yes, that’s what we’re here for!

Mike Myers in the Austin Powers trilogy (1997-2002)



Played Austin Powers and Dr. Evil.

Tom Hanks in Cloud Atlas (2012)





Tom Hanks played 7 roles in this film (like many other actors). His characters include the decidedly positive Zachry Bailey from a post-apocalyptic future and the decidedly negative Dr. Henry Goose.

Jonathan Hyde in the movie Jumanji (1995)



The actor played the villainous hunter Van Pelt, as well as Samuel Alan Parrish, the father of the main character, whose positiveness, although not immediately, is revealed as the film progresses.

Hugh Jackman in the movie Logan (2017)



The actor played the roles of the hero James Logan or Wolverine, as well as the villainous clone X-24.

Lupita Nyong'o in the movie Us (2019)



She played the heroine Adelaide Wilson and her sinister double Red.

Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2 (2018)



The actor played the main character and voiced the villain Juggernaut.

Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy (2010)



Played Kevin Flynn and his villainous clone KLU. Moreover, to embody the role of the latter, Bridges was made 30 years younger using computer processing.

Hank Azaria in Night at the Museum 2 (2009)



Played a clearly positive animated statue of Abraham Lincoln and the main villain Kamunra.

Jason Isaac in the film Peter Pan (2003)



The actor played the roles of Mr. Darling and Captain Hook. Casting these roles by the same actor is the traditional approach to Peter Pan productions.

Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)



The actor played the roles of the good-natured Bert and the evil Mr. Dawes Sr.

Benedict Cumberbatch in two parts of Doctor Strange (2016 and 2022)





In the film Doctor Strange (2016), the actor played the main character Stephen Strange and also played the role of the supervillain Dormammu.

In the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), in addition to the role of the positive Strange, Cumberbatch played several versions of this hero from parallel universes, including Sinister Strange.