Countless film actors have starred in a number of biopics, depicting a range of historical and cultural figures, but how accurate is their physical likeness? By juxtaposing images of fully costumed actors with photos of the actual people they are modeled after, the viewer is given the opportunity to carefully assess the similarities.
Daniel Day Lewis (Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln)
Ashton Kutcher (Steve Jobs, Jobs)
Lindsay Lohan (Elizabeth Taylor, Liz and Dick)
Lindsay Lohan (Elizabeth Taylor, Liz and Dick)
Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar Hoover, J. Edgar)
Anthony Hopkins (Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock)
Scarlett Johansson (Janet Leigh, Hitchcock)
Penn Badgley (Jeff Buckley, Greetings from Tim Buckley)
Kristen Stewart (Joan Jett, The Runaways)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (John Lennon, Nowhere Boy)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (John Lennon, Nowhere Boy)
Salma Hayek (Frida Kahlo, Frida)
Denzel Washington (Malcom X, Malcolm X)
Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady)
Marion Cotillard (Edith Piaf, La Vie en rose)
Joaquin Phoenix (Johnny Cash, Walk the Line)
Reese Witherspoon (June Carter, Walk the Line)
Ben Kingsley (Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi)
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