Matt Damon gives his take on resemblance between him and fellow Hollywood actor
Topics: Matt Damon, Black Mirror, Celebrity, Viral
Emily Brown
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Topics: Matt Damon, Black Mirror, Celebrity, Viral
Matt Damon has shared his thoughts on the uncanny resemblance he shares with another big Hollywood star.
There are a few of celebrity doppelgangers out there, like Jessica Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard, or Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley.
They're all huge stars in their own right - they just so happen to have a very successful near-clone out there, and Matt Damon is in the exact same situation.
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His doppelganger is almost 20 years younger than him, but has made a name for himself thanks to appearances in titles like Breaking Bad, Black Mirror and The Irishman.
Any guesses?
Damon's doppleganger is, of course, Jesse Plemons - and once you see it, it's hard to un-see.
Plemons has previously commented on the resemblance he shares with Damon, admitting there are definitely 'worse things to be called'.
Speaking on The Today Show last month, he continued: “It’s definitely flattering. But yeah, throughout the course of my career, I’ve had various Matt Damon-associated nicknames and such."
Damon himself has now weighed in on the matter, and he's more than aware of the comparisons that have been made.
In an interview with Access Hollywood for the release of his new movie The Instigators, Damon was asked if he agrees with the comparisons.
He responded: "Sure, yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely."
The actor pointed out that Plemons was even cast as a younger version of his character in the 2000 movie All the Pretty Horses, before his scene got cut.
Damon recalled how the crew was 'freaking out' when Plemons came to set to film, adding: "Five people came up to me before I met him and said, ‘You’re not gonna believe how much this kid looks like you."
Even Damon himself was blown away by the resemblance when they finally met, so much so that the pair decided to take a picture together.
“I couldn’t believe it. He looked more like me than I did when I was little," the actor said.
"Like my little 11-year-old face did not look like it [was going to become me]. He looked exactly like me. I was like, 'This is really weird.'"
Casey Affleck, who stars alongside Damon in The Instigators, added that Plemons and Damon even speak similarly and have 'similar mannerisms'.
Describing Plemons as a 'great actor', Damon said he's 'proud of the comparison', though he noted no one has tried to cast them as brothers in more recent years.
Sharing his thoughts on why, Damon said: "I think he’s so much younger than me. He’s got to be 20 years younger than me, or almost that. But I would love to do something with him. I think he’s great.”
Casting agents, get to work!