26 Actors Who Looked So Much Like The Real-Life People They Played, It's Almost Scary

With so many movies "based on a true story," it's pretty cool to see actors transform into the real-life people they're playing onscreen. Oftentimes, the resemblance can be so uncanny that audiences can't resist doing a double-take. From music biopics to TV series based on true crime, here are 26 stars compared to those who inspired their characters:

1.To start, Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown:

And here's the real Bob Dylan:

2.Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody:

And here's the real Freddie Mercury:

3.Marot Robbie as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya:

And here's the real Tonya Harding:

4.Andra Day as Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday:

And here's the real Billie Holiday:

5.Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in Selena:

And here's the real Selena Quintanilla-Pérez:

6.Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman:

And here's the real Elton John:

7.Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia:

And here's the real Julia Child:

8.Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy:

And here's the real Judy Garland:

9.Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie:

And here's the real Jacqueline Kennedy:

10.Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X:

And here's the real Malcolm X:

11.Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis:

And here's the real Elvis Presley:

12.Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line:

And here are the real Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash:

13.Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster:

And here's the real Aileen Wuornos:

14.Ana de Armas as Norma Jeane Mortenson aka Marilyn Monroe in Blonde:

And here's the real Marilyn Monroe:

15.Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown:

And here's the real Princess Diana:

16.Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

And here's the real Marcia Clark:

17.Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything:

And here's the real Stephen Hawking:

18.Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray:

And here's the real Ray Charles:

19.Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer:

And here's the real J. Robert Oppenheimer:

20.Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout:

And here's the real Elizabeth Holmes:

21.Alexandra Ship as Aaliyah in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B:

And here's the real Aaliyah:

22.Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers aka Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood:

And here's the real Fred Rogers:

23.Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett in The Runaways:

And here's the real Joan Jett:

24.Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors:

And here's the real Jim Morrison:

25.O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube in Straight Outta Compton:

And here's the real Ice Cube:

26.Finally, Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee and Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy:

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And here are the real Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee:

Which other actors resemble the real-life people they portrayed onscreen? Share your thoughts in the comments!