18 Actors Famous People They Played TV Shows

Here’s what Julia Garner looked like as Anna “Delvey” Sorokin in Inventing Anna (2022):

Here’s what the real Anna “Delvey” Sorokin looked like in the late 2010s:

Julia Garner vs. Anna “Delvey” Sorokin:

Here’s what Penélope Cruz looked like as Donatella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018):

Here’s what the real Donatella Versace looked like in the early ’90s:

Penélope Cruz vs. Donatella Versace:

Here’s what Viola Davis looks like as Michelle Obama in the upcoming miniseries The First Lady (2022):

Here’s what the real Michelle Obama looked like in the late 2000s:

Viola Davis vs. Michelle Obama:

Here’s what Emma Corrin looked like as Princess Diana in Season 4 of The Crown (2020):

Here’s what the real Princess Diana looked like in the early ’80s:

Emma Corrin vs. Princess Diana:

Here’s what Courtney B. Vance looked like as Johnnie Cochran in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016):

Here’s what the real Johnnie Cochran looked like in the mid-’90s:

Courtney B. Vance vs. Johnnie Cochran:

Here’s what Ewan McGregor looked like as Halston in Halston (2021):

Here’s what the real Halston looked like in the late ’70s:

Ewan McGregor vs. Halston:

Here’s what Uzo Aduba looked like as Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America (2020):

Here’s what the real Shirley Chisholm looked like in the early ’70s:

Uzo Aduba vs. Shirley Chisholm:

Here’s what Susan Sarandon looked like as Bette Davis in her role for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in Feud: Bette and Joan (2017):

Here’s what the real Bette Davis looked like in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in the early ’60s:

Susan Sarandon vs. Bette Davis:

Here’s what Rose Byrne looked like as Gloria Steinem in Mrs. America (2020):

Here’s what the real Gloria Steinem looked like in the early ’70s:

Rose Byrne vs. Gloria Steinem:

Here’s what Christian Serratos looked like as Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in Selena: The Series (2020–2021):

Here’s what the real Selena Quintanilla-Pérez looked like in the early ’90s:

Christian Serratos vs. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez:

Here’s what Elle Fanning looks like as Michelle Carter in the upcoming miniseries The Girl from Plainville (2022):

Here’s what the real Michelle Carter looked like in the late 2010s:

Elle Fanning vs. Michelle Carter:

Here’s what Lin-Manuel Miranda looked like as Roy Scheider in his role for All That Jazz in Fosse/Verdon (2019):

Here’s what the real Roy Scheider looked like in All That Jazz in the late ’70s:

Lin-Manuel Miranda vs. Roy Scheider:

Here’s what Sterling K. Brown looked like as Christopher Darden in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016):

Here’s what the real Christopher Darden looked like in the mid-’90s:

Sterling K. Brown vs. Christopher Darden:

Here’s what Michelle Krusiec looked like as Anna May Wong in Hollywood (2020):

Here’s what the real Anna May Wong looked like in the late ’20s:

Michelle Krusiec vs. Anna May Wong:

Here’s what Sarah Paulson looked like as Marcia Clark in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016):

Here’s what the real Marcia Clark looked like in the mid-’90s:

Sarah Paulson vs. Marcia Clark:

Here’s what Sam Rockwell looked like as Bob Fosse in Fosse/Verdon (2019):

Here’s what the real Bob Fosse looked like in the early ’70s:

Sam Rockwell vs. Bob Fosse:

Here’s what Jharrel Jerome looked like as Korey Wise in When They See Us (2019):

Here’s what the real Korey Wise looked like in the late ’80s:

Jharrel Jerome vs. Korey Wise:

And here’s what Lily James looked like as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy (2022):

Here’s what the real Pamela Anderson looked like in the late ’90s:

Lily James vs. Pamela Anderson: