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News & Current Events Mar 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM

Actors you think should be in biographical films

Posted by Early-Piano2647

I’ve always thought Parker Posey could win an Oscar for playing Katherine Hepburn. And Elijah Wood for playing Robin Williams. Maybe even Selena Gomez playing Madeline Kahn. What actors do you think look like famous people that could utilise that in a biographical film of their life? Doesn’t always have to people who share a resemblance. Never would’ve thought Renee Zellweger could pull Judy Garland off, but look at what happened.
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Dylan_Gio Mar 25, 2026 +7
Emma Stone as Lucille Ball could be great. She has the comedic and dramatic range
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riegspsych325 Mar 25, 2026 +2
and the facial expressiveness
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Level-Tangerine-3877 Mar 25, 2026 +2
Emma Stone in everything
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UmbralReckoning Mar 25, 2026 +6
Jeremy Allen White as Gene Wilder
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Earlvx129 Mar 25, 2026 +5
Always wanted Vincent D'Onofrio to do a full on bio-pic as Orson Welles. Did that cameo as Welles in Ed Wood (although he was dubbed) and did the short movie where he played Welles again. I'm never really excited for bio-pics when they make up half the shit and skip important stuff, so I'd like to see a Welles limited series focusing on different periods of his career each episode...eg, War of the Worlds, Citizen Kane, Magnificent Ambersons, etc.
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Cunari Mar 25, 2026 +3
I think Joshua Jackson is a better choice for Orson Welles
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Earlvx129 Mar 25, 2026 +1
oh interesting choice!
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MyDesign630 Mar 25, 2026 +4
Jesse Plemons as Ulysses S. Grant
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riegspsych325 Mar 25, 2026 +1
always thought Jared Harris was picture perfect but Plemons is a great idea. What’s the common thing between them though? Can’t pinpoint it
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BeatleWingsfan77 Mar 25, 2026 +3
John Tuturro can play John Wilkes Booth
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One-Earth9294 Mar 25, 2026 +5
Jack O'Connell as Ozzy Osbourne
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vhmvd Mar 25, 2026 +1
I see it
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alpha_rat_fight_ Mar 25, 2026 +5
Samuel L. Jackson as Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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vhmvd Mar 25, 2026 +3
I see it
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thespianomaly Mar 25, 2026 +1
“The Constitution, m***********, do you speak it???”
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alpha_rat_fight_ Mar 25, 2026 +1
“SAY ‘WRIT’ AGAIN.”
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Enthusiasms Mar 25, 2026 +2
Jon Bernthal as Bruno Sammartino
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SwiftSurfer365 Mar 25, 2026 +1
I like that!
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Ok-Cartoonist3953 Mar 25, 2026 +2
Maggie Gyllenhaal as , wait for it, Clara Bow.
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creggor Mar 25, 2026 +2
Adrian Brody as Dali.
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[deleted] Mar 25, 2026 +1
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itsmydoncic Mar 25, 2026 +2
“people keep asking me, are you back frank? are you coming back for a third time? and you know what? yeah! i think I’M BACK!!!”
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songsforthedeaf07 Mar 25, 2026 +1
Miles Teller as Roy Orbison
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Cunari Mar 25, 2026 +1
Hayley Westenra in the Chelsea Clinton musical
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funky_grandma Mar 25, 2026 +1
I saw a picture of Buddy Holly the other day and I said "Finn Wolfhard!"
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Level-Tangerine-3877 Mar 25, 2026 +1
[Katherine Heigl](https://www.google.com/search?q=Katherine+Heigl&oq=the+bitchiest+girtl+in+hollywood&aqs=chrome..69i57.8665j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDN_keBaj3RHz5woaUUdTR4F7WAWrIeObM6pVJ9nSKta8uKPjoLhzimWjfINzB0ULCqr70R_2ffidvD_5-SXCcg6J3RiUIZl-lN3ml28SqMoqDwjDGZ8DB9NDx2wZaXMIQ&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjp3YK3pbqTAxWsHzQIHfVzJ2QQgK4QegQIAhAD), playing herself.
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AngelMiaxye Mar 25, 2026 +1
lowkey feel like timothée chalamet could pull off a young bob dylan vibe if he leaned into it hard enough. not a perfect look match but the energy is there. and daniel radcliffe as weird al already proved he’s down to get weird with it so I’d trust him with another wild biopic pick
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Early-Piano2647 Mar 25, 2026 +2
….. are you not aware of the Bob Dylan movie from last year?
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ReggieLeBeau Mar 25, 2026 +2
Here me out... Johnny Cash played by Joaquin Phoenix.
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MaderaArt Mar 25, 2026 +1
I'm thinking Bradley Cooper as Robin Williams
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Stahlmatt Mar 25, 2026 +1
Bradley Cooper already demonstrated his acting chops by playing George Hamilton so well in Maestro.
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Early-Piano2647 Mar 25, 2026 +1
I can see that, actually! It’s the Glenn Close nose.
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Dangerous-Rooster162 Mar 25, 2026
Parker Posey as Katherine Hepburn would be incredible, she's got that sharp wit and independence down already. I always thought Chris Pratt could nail a young John Candy biopic - something about his comedic timing and that everyman charm feels right
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mikeyfreshh Mar 25, 2026 +2
>Chris Pratt could nail a young John Candy John Candy died at 43 and Chris Pratt is currently 46
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Stahlmatt Mar 25, 2026 +1
Oops.
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