Helen Hunt, Jodie Foster and More Celebrities Who Have to Deal With Being Mistaken For Other Stars

Things can get awkward when one famous face is mistaken for another. See how these celebs deal with getting mixed up with each other!

Saoirse Ronan & Dakota Fanning

The Irish actress told Elle mag that she and Dakota, both 31, were considered interchangeable when they were first starting out in Hollywood. “For a while, it was me and Dakota Fanning,” she told the outlet, adding that she’d love to work with her someday. “There’s space for all of us now.”

Tom Hollander & Tom Holland

White Lotus vet Hollander has a sense of humor about being mistaken for the similarly named Avengers star. “It’s been very difficult, because I was here first,” the 58-year-old joked on Late Night with Seth Meyers, explaining that in “nonvisual contexts” he gets mistaken for the 29-year-old all the time. “I’m introduced to someone’s very, very excited, then confused, then disappointed children.” He was also once accidentally sent one of Tom’s Marvel bonus checks: “It was an astonishing amount of money!”

Helen Hunt & Jodie Foster

Awkward! A Vulture magazine writer put her foot in it when, at the end of a long and chatty interview with the Twister star, she called her “Jodie.” “Did you just call me Jodie?” Helen asked, leaving the writer scrambling to explain that she’d planned to ask about an old tweet Helen posted about being mistaken for the 62-year-old Silence of the Lambs star at Starbucks. “That’s OK,” said a gracious Helen, also 62. “Have a good day.”

Olivia Munn & Florence Pugh

Even her son can’t tell them apart! Olivia, 45, shared on Instagram last year how proud she was to be part of Time magazine’s Inspiring Women Special Issue. In the video, the actress’ 3-year-old son points confidently at the cover, announcing, “I know this is Mommy.” Sorry kid, that’s Florence! “I often get confused for Florence Pugh,” she joked of the Oppenheimer star, 29.

Daniel Radcliffe & Elijah Wood

Harry Potter star Radcliffe said in an interview with Wired that fans often approach him thinking he’s the Lord of the Rings’ Frodo. The 36-year-old’s theory: “It’s ’cause the idea of us is the same,” he noted of Elijah, 44. “We’re both short guys with big blue eyes and brown hair. And we did fantasy movies that came out at the same time.”