Gary Oldman has to be a shapeshifter , TBH .

Whenever an actor is tasked with playing a real-life person they’re always going to be compared with how accurate they look…

Of course, a lot of it is down to the costume and makeup department, but I’ve rounded up some actors who either nailed or failed looking like the person they were playing:

1.Jonathan Price looked the spitting image of Pope Francis inThe Two Popes

2.ButMichael Fassbenderdefinitely didn’t look like Steve Jobs inSteve Jobs

3.Elizabeth Debickiseriously impressed with her portrayal of Diana inThe Crown

4.However,Dominic Westas Charles really missed the mark inThe Crown

5.Daniel Day-Lewismade the perfect Abraham Lincoln inLincoln

6.But Julia Roberts didn’t really resemble Erin Brokovich inErin Brokovich

7.Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious was perfectly cast inSid and Nancy

8.But Zoe Saldana never should have portrayed Nina Simone inNina

9.Meryl Streep nailed her role as Margaret Thatcher inThe Iron Lady

10.Hugh Jackman didn’t resemble P.T. Barnum inThe Greatest Showman

11.But Gwilym May was a great fit for Brian May inBohemian Rhapsody

12.Robin Williams didn’t work as Patch Adams appearance-wise inPatch Adams

13.However, Ben Kingsley really did nail his part as Mahatma Gandhi inGandhi

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