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We all know that actors often have a HUGE back catalogue of work, and I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise that an actor you know and love has played a million different parts before.
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But sometimes it just does! Like, have you ever been watching something and thought, "oh my god, that's so-and-so from thingamajig"?
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Today I Learned that the actress who played Miss Trunchbull is also the kind motherly mid-wife in Children of Men. My mind has been blown.
Here's what we want to know – has there ever been a time you were surprised to learn an actor you know played another part and you never even noticed?
^ Sorry, I know this is complicated! Hopefully some examples will help...
Maybe you missed Game of Thrones' Lena Headey as Miss Dickinson in St Trinian's?
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Or maybe you were surprised to learn Karl Urban of The Boys fame also appeared in the The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Éomer?
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Or maybe it gagged you to find out that THE Donald Glover once starred in Girls as Hannah's boyfriend?
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