I think the existence of pairs like this contradicts the assertion in another current thread that every artist is unique and unsubstitutable.
Is Tom Welling the guy who was in “The Usual Suspects”? Because yeah, the first time I saw Cillian Murphy I thought that’s who he was.
With 6 billion people in the world, it’s not surprising every once in a while people look like each other. Besides, artistically I think they’re on very different planets.
No way. Tom Welling, adorable though he is, has nowhere near the acting chops of Cillian Murphy, and I say that as a fan of both actors.
Tom Welling’s the guy you cast when you want all American sweetheart football captain with a tinge of ennui because he feels slightly guilty that he’s so awesome and you’re not.
Cillian Murphy’s the guy you cast when you want good looking and superficially right as rain who’s secretly a psychopath.
If Tom Welling’s character starts dating your sister, you start planning a wedding. If Cillian Murphy’s character starts dating your sister, you start looking under the floorboards for the bodies.
Buh?
They look NOTHING the same. Cillian has weird cheekbones, while Tom looks pretty conventionally handsome. Not to mention the different hair and Cillian’s freckles.
And yeah, agreed with WhyNot about Cillian being the guy who you instinctively start looking for the bodies around.
They look pretty alike to me here.
They have strikingly similar bone structure in some parts of their face - specifically the cheekbones - and a similar wide-eyed look, but those similarities actually make them look more different than if they were a little more different, when combined with the sheer difference in, well, bulk between the two.
I didn’t think the Scarecrow looked very much like Shinzon.
Shinzon was Tom Hardy.
Tom Welling is Clark Kent on Smallville
They have a resemblance in that picture. They look nothing alike when their faces are actually moving, and their careers have nothing in common except that they’re actors.
I don’t know about the assertion that every artist is unique - you’d have to qualify that - but these two actors are really not a good example for ‘actors who are very similar.’
Jesus christ, the OP can’t even be bothered herself to provide a few examples of why she might think they’re the same person?
Heh. Maybe it’s just me, but when you see those face shots right next to each other, does it look like Tom Welling is seriously cruising Cillian Murphy?
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Well, I’m going to have some fun dreams tonight.
Ha. An old friend from law school saw a movie with Cillian Murphy in it and called me up the next day to find out if it was really me or not.
But I’ve got another one for you -
Sam Obernik and Gabrielle Anwar
I would throw in Jared Leto to make it a delicious, triple decker sandwich.
As to the OP, I didn’t previously know who Tom Welling is but I can absolutely see the resemblance.
Woops, that explains why I was wondering how anyone saw a resemblance!