Incredible Photos Of Actors VS The Historical Figures They Played

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    Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – Tom Hanks as Walt Disney
    2/29 Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – Tom Hanks as Walt Disney
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    Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers (an Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist. In 1933, she began writing her series of children’s novels about the mystical and magical English nanny Mary Poppins)
    3/29 Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers (an Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist. In 1933, she began writing her series of children’s novels about the mystical and magical English nanny Mary Poppins)
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    The Imitation Game (2014) – Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing (a British pioneering computer scientist that was responsible for cracking the German Enigma machine during WWII)
    4/29 The Imitation Game (2014) – Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing (a British pioneering computer scientist that was responsible for cracking the German Enigma machine during WWII)
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    American Sniper (2014) – Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle (a US Navy SEAL and most lethal sniper in US military history)
    5/29 American Sniper (2014) – Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle (a US Navy SEAL and most lethal sniper in US military history)
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    The Fifth Estate (2013) – Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange
    6/29 The Fifth Estate (2013) – Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange
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    Kill the messenger (2014) – Jeremy Renner as Gary Webb (an American investigative reporter best known for his 1996 Dark Alliance series of articles)
    7/29 Kill the messenger (2014) – Jeremy Renner as Gary Webb (an American investigative reporter best known for his 1996 Dark Alliance series of articles)
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    Grace of Monaco (2014) – Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly (an American film actress and the wife of Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She retired from acting at the age of 26 to marry Prince Rainier and enter upon her duties in Monaco)
    8/29 Grace of Monaco (2014) – Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly (an American film actress and the wife of Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She retired from acting at the age of 26 to marry Prince Rainier and enter upon her duties in Monaco)
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    Diana (2013) – Naomi Watts as Princess Diana
    9/29 Diana (2013) – Naomi Watts as Princess Diana
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    Lone Survivor (2013) – Mark Wahlberg as Marcus Luttell (a former United States Navy SEAL, who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in June 2005 facing Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wings)
    10/29 Lone Survivor (2013) – Mark Wahlberg as Marcus Luttell (a former United States Navy SEAL, who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in June 2005 facing Taliban fighters during Operation Red Wings)
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    Jobs (2013) – Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
    11/29 Jobs (2013) – Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
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    Dallas Buyers Club (2013) – Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof (an AIDS patient who began smuggling unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas when he found them effective at improving his symptoms)
    12/29 Dallas Buyers Club (2013) – Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof (an AIDS patient who began smuggling unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas when he found them effective at improving his symptoms)
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    Philomena (2013) – Judi Dench as Philomena Lee (a woman who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent)
    13/29 Philomena (2013) – Judi Dench as Philomena Lee (a woman who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent)
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    Rush (2013) – Daniel Bruhl as Niki Lauda (an Austrian former Formula One racing driver who was the F1 World Champion three times in 1975, 1977 and 1984)
    14/29 Rush (2013) – Daniel Bruhl as Niki Lauda (an Austrian former Formula One racing driver who was the F1 World Champion three times in 1975, 1977 and 1984)
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    Rush (2013) – Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt ( a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman)
    15/29 Rush (2013) – Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt ( a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman)
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    Argo (2012) – Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez (an American CIA technical operations officer who during the Iran hostage crisis, rescued six American diplomats while posing as a Canadian film crew)
    16/29 Argo (2012) – Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez (an American CIA technical operations officer who during the Iran hostage crisis, rescued six American diplomats while posing as a Canadian film crew)
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    Monica Z (2013) – Edda Magnason as Monica Zetterlund (a Swedish actress and singer)
    17/29 Monica Z (2013) – Edda Magnason as Monica Zetterlund (a Swedish actress and singer)
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    Captain Phillips (2013) – Tom Hanks as Richard Phillips (captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009)
    18/29 Captain Phillips (2013) – Tom Hanks as Richard Phillips (captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009)
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    The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort (an American former stockbroker. He was convicted of fraud crimes related to stock market manipulation for which he spent 22 months in prison)
    19/29 The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort (an American former stockbroker. He was convicted of fraud crimes related to stock market manipulation for which he spent 22 months in prison)
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    Lovelace (2013) – Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace (an American pornographic actress who was famous for her performance in the enormously successful 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat. She later denounced her pornography career and became a spokeswoman for the anti-pornography movement)
    20/29 Lovelace (2013) – Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace (an American pornographic actress who was famous for her performance in the enormously successful 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat. She later denounced her pornography career and became a spokeswoman for the anti-pornography movement)
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    Hitchcock (2012) – Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcok
    21/29 Hitchcock (2012) – Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcok
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    Selma (2014) – David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr.
    22/29 Selma (2014) – David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr.
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    Lincoln (2012) – Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln
    23/29 Lincoln (2012) – Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln
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    My Week with Marilyn (2011) – Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
    24/29 My Week with Marilyn (2011) – Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
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    The Theory of Everything (2014) – Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking
    25/29 The Theory of Everything (2014) – Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking
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    My Week with Marilyn (2011) – Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier (an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century)
    26/29 My Week with Marilyn (2011) – Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier (an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century)
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    The Iron Lady (2011) – Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
    27/29 The Iron Lady (2011) – Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
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    Moneyball (2011) – Brad Pitt as Billy Beane (a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics)
    28/29 Moneyball (2011) – Brad Pitt as Billy Beane (a former Major League Baseball player and the current general manager and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics)
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    A Dangerous Method (2011) – Viggo Mortensen as Sigmund Freud
    29/29 A Dangerous Method (2011) – Viggo Mortensen as Sigmund Freud

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