23 Actors Who Nailed Their Biographical Roles
Most actors are chosen for biographical roles because of their close resemblance to the historical figure that's being portrayed, but there's so much more to these pictures than that. From the casting director to the makeup team, many people work together to create biopic roles that are as true-to-life as can be.
Most actors are chosen for biographical roles because of their close resemblance to the historical figure that's being portrayed, but there's so much more to these pictures than that. From the casting director to the makeup team, many people work together to create biopic roles that are as true-to-life as can be.
Many actors love biopic roles because they offer the unique chance to immerse themselves in complex, real-life characters that are (or were) adored (or hated) by millions.
h/t: boredpandaJamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray
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Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandella in Invictus
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Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in I’m Not There
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Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin
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Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady
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Daniel Day‑Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln
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Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors
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Ben Kingsley as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Gandhi
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Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo in Frida
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Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler in Downfall
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Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb as Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen in Sid and Nancy
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Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X
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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs In Jobs
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Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock
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Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All Is By My Side
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Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla in Selena
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Eddie Redmayne And Felicity Jones as Jane And Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything
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Hellen Mirren as HM Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen
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Sean Penn as Harvey Milk in Milk
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Michael Douglas as Liberace In Behind The Candelabra
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Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel in Coco Before Chanel
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James Franco As James Dean In James Dean
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Adrien Brody as Salvador Dali in Midnight in Paris
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