# These actors are not siblings, no matter what I think. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069 "2015-06-09T15:53:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/41 "2015-06-10T13:18:48Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Not a sibling mix up, but I thought [Skeet Ukrich](https://www.google.com/search?q=skeet+ulrich&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-SearchBox&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WhR3VYDsB4-SyQTFvYD4Bw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1212&bih=608#tbm=isch&q=skeet+ulrich+as+good+as+it+gets&imgrc=eRCW7WxMTCjOmM%253A%3BId16Qd1p-Rp-7M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.wearysloth.com%252FGallery%252FActorsU%252F20208-23936.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.aveleyman.com%252FActorCredit.aspx%253FActorID%253D20208%3B320%3B240) in [As Good as it Gets](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm944805888/tt0119822)_was_ Johnny Depp and I couldn’t figure out why he wasn’t in the credits :smack: I give you Sean Connery as Allan Quatermain, Naseeruddin Shah as Captain Nemo, and [Stuart Townsend as Johnny Depp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-nn5nrymlE) in _League of Extraordinary Gentlemen_. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/42 "2015-06-10T13:50:16Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > I give you Sean Connery as Allan Quatermain, Naseeruddin Shah as Captain Nemo, and [Stuart Townsend as Johnny Depp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-nn5nrymlE) in _League of Extraordinary Gentlemen_. Very Deppesque / Jack Sparrow sans make up ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/43 "2015-06-10T17:08:07Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Very Deppesque / Jack Sparrow sans make up Buckling swashes in THAT suit? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/44 "2015-06-11T16:46:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If I have it right, it went like this. > > Amidala was the Queen. She had a handmaiden named Sabe, who looked like her. So Sabe would pretend to be Amidala. When Sabe was doing this, the real Amidala would pretend to be a handmaiden named Padme. So when people were talking to the fake Amidala (Sabe) the real Amidala (Padme) would be standing unnoticed a few feet away, listening to what was being said and signaling Sabe on what to say. > > Portman played Padme and Knightley played Sabe. Whoever was playing Amidala would wear a massive costume and wig and a lot of make-up which, combined with their physical resemblance, made it hard to tell them apart. Making it even more confusing, Knightley has said that there were times when she stood in for Portman and played Padme as Amidala in non-speaking scenes. I wonder if this newfound understanding of the movie will make it a little better for me. I’ll have to watch it again, I’ve only seen it in its entirety like 3 times. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/45 "2015-06-15T00:15:25Z")
Arye Gross could easily be Victor Garber’s less-talented little brother. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/46 "2015-06-15T00:18:24Z")
Spent a quarter of Jurassic World thinking that the actor I am seeing is too young to be Brian Dennehy. Vincent D’ Onofrio never looks the same twice. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/47 "2015-06-15T03:09:18Z")
For many years I thought M. Emmet Walsh and J.T. Walsh were brothers. > **[M. Emmet Walsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Emmet_Walsh)** > > Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including small but important supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also appeared in Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction fil... > **[J. T. Walsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._T._Walsh)** > > James Thomas Patrick Walsh (September 28, 1943 – February 27, 1998) was an American character actor. His many films include Tin Men (1987), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), A Few Good Men (1992), Hoffa (1992), Nixon (1995), Sling Blade (1996), Breakdown (1997), and Pleasantville (1998). > Walsh was born in San Francisco, California, to Mary Louise (née O'Connor) and James Patrick Walsh, who were both of Irish descent. His father was a civilian comptroller in the U.S. Army. He had three siblings: Ch... ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/48 "2015-06-15T15:04:11Z")
[Elias Koteas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Koteas) and [Christopher Meloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Meloni). Actually, I don’t think they’re siblings. I think they’re the same person. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/49 "2015-06-15T15:27:40Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If I have it right, it went like this. > > Amidala was the Queen. She had a handmaiden named Sabe, who looked like her. So Sabe would pretend to be Amidala. When Sabe was doing this, the real Amidala would pretend to be a handmaiden named Padme. So when people were talking to the fake Amidala (Sabe) the real Amidala (Padme) would be standing unnoticed a few feet away, listening to what was being said and signaling Sabe on what to say. > > Portman played Padme and Knightley played Sabe. Whoever was playing Amidala would wear a massive costume and wig and a lot of make-up which, combined with their physical resemblance, made it hard to tell them apart. Making it even more confusing, Knightley has said that there were times when she stood in for Portman and played Padme as Amidala in non-speaking scenes. It gets more confusing, because the Queen wasn’t just pretending to be “a handmaiden named Padme.” Her given name _was_, in fact, Padme! So she was “hiding” by pretending to be someone who had the same name as herself. How does that work, exactly? “No, you evil Trade Federation agent, I’m not the one you want! You’re looking for Padme, but I’m Padme!” That’s even worse “hiding” than Obi-Wan changing his first name to “Ben,” but keeping the “Kenobi” part. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/50 "2015-06-15T17:00:08Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Is this because she’s a lesbian? Well, THAT came out nowhere! ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/51 "2015-06-15T17:03:14Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > How does that work, exactly? “No, you evil Trade Federation agent, I’m not the one you want! You’re looking for Padme, but I’m Padme!” That’s even worse “hiding” than Obi-Wan changing his first name to “Ben,” but keeping the “Kenobi” part. Although when your main plan to avoid assassination is to stand two feet away from the intended target at all times, any step that comes next probably isn’t going to make much of a difference anyway. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/52 "2015-06-15T17:23:24Z")
[Elijah Wood](https://www.google.com/search?q=Elijah+Wood&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIpd7l-5qSxgIVymStCh3SXAB1&biw=1920&bih=955) and [Tobey Maguire](https://www.google.com/search?q=Tobey+Maguire&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIoYrFlZuSxgIVTDasCh2Tzglz&biw=1920&bih=955) I can never figure out which is which when watching a movie. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/53 "2015-06-15T18:49:44Z")
Not brothers, (also not the same person): [James McAvoy and Luke Evans](http://pic.pimg.tw/rosetruth/1406774786-1562759756.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/54 "2015-06-15T22:30:37Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Well, THAT came out nowhere! Yes, but not for the [first time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjmXSS0wKA). ---
**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069/55 "2015-06-16T00:49:42Z")
When the villain in a recent episode of Chicago PD (and Fire and SVU…crossovers) came on screen I thought wow, [Pete Holmes](http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/stage/2012/09/28/jfl42_highlights_of_the_comedy_festivals_first_year/peteholmes.jpeg.size.xxlarge.letterbox.jpeg) is going very dark. I am a fan of his silliness and comedy. Turns out it was his fake brother [Dallas Roberts](http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/4/24/19/enhanced-buzz-25142-1366845973-13.jpg) instead. (Does this mean that [John Ritter](http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/mash/images/5/51/John_Ritter.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20131130210714) isn’t their dad?) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-actors-are-not-siblings-no-matter-what-i-think/722069.md?page=2)