15+ Actors And Historic People They Played

When making biography-based films it’s crucial to get the casting right. To find the right actor that not only mimics the historic persona perfectly but also looks like the real deal.

#1 Eddie Redmayne And Felicity Jones As Stephen Hawking With His Wife Jane Wilde In The Theory Of Everything (2014)

#2 Jamie Foxx As Ray Charles In Ray (2004)

#3 Val Kilmer As Jim Morrison In The Doors (1991)

#4 Meryl Streep As Margaret Thatcher In The Iron Lady (2011)

#5 Robert Downey Jr. As Charlie Chaplin In Chaplin (1992)

#6 Daniel Day‑Lewis As Abraham Lincoln In Lincoln (2012)

#7 Ben Kingsley As Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi In Gandhi (1982)

#8 Cate Blanchett As Bob Dylan In I’m Not There (2007)

#9 Jennifer Lopez As Selena Quintanilla-Pérez In Selena (1997)

#10 Bruno Ganz As Adolf Hitler In Downfall (2004)

#11 Gary Oldman As Ludwig Van Beethoven In Immortal Beloved (1994)

#12 Hellen Mirren As HM Queen Elizabeth II In The Queen (2007)

#13 Salma Hayek As Frida Kahlo In Frida (2002)

#14 Charlize Theron As Aileen Wuornos In Monster (2003)

#15 Ashton Kutcher As Steve Jobs In Jobs (2013)