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1	[[quoteright:345:[[Series/DoctorWho https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SheardOmni_7854.jpg]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:345:Haven't we seen you somewhere before, Creator/MichaelSheard?[[note]]Top row, from left: Rhos in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E6TheArk "The Ark"]], Dr. Roland Summers in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E2TheMindOfEvil "The Mind of Evil"]], and Laurence in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars "Pyramids of Mars"]]. Bottom row, from left: Lowe in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy "The Invisible Enemy"]], Mergrave in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E1Castrovalva "Castrovalva"]], and the headmaster of Coal Hill School in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks "Remembrance of the Daleks"]].[[/note]]]]
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4	->'''Aunt Fritzi:''' Why are you booing Santa Claus?
5	->'''Nancy:''' In a show last week, he played a bank robber.
6	-->--''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}''
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8	A guest actor who returns to play more than one character in the same continuity.
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10	The use of the same actor for different characters is typically intended to go unnoticed or at least unremarked. Ed Wasser played Shadow minion Morden in ''Series/BabylonFive'' but also appeared in the series pilot as a character credited as Guerra. Since that series was so intricately plotted, fans wondered if the Shadows were influencing events as far back as the pilot. No, said [[WordOfGod series creator]] Creator/JMichaelStraczynski, they just liked the actor's work in the pilot and cast him in a recurring role.
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12	This is such a common occurrence amongst the various incarnations of ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'', that fans of that show have come to call those who look familiar [[FanNickname "Repeat Offenders"]].
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14	When it is done for a purpose, you have an IdenticalStranger, an IdenticalGrandson, or an UncannyFamilyResemblance. When it isn't done for such a purpose, sharp-eyed fans [[EpilepticTrees will assume so anyway]]. This last effect may be leading to this becoming a DiscreditedTrope, as SeasonFluidity becomes more pronounced and fans complain that seeing the same actor in two different roles breaks the story immersion.
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16	For the specific version where an actor appears in a one-off role before returning as a regular character, see RecastAsARegular.
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18	Compare CelebrityParadox, YouMightRememberMeFrom and VoiceOnlyCameo. Contrast with TheOtherDarrin. Can be {{Handwave}}d via DirectLineToTheAuthor.
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20	YouALLLookFamiliar is not related unless character sprites and models can be considered "guest actors". ActingForTwo is similar, but (usually) involves stars rather than B- or C-listers, is a good deal more blatant, and occurs within the same film or episode.
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24	!!Examples:
25	[[index]]
26	* YouLookFamiliar/LiveActionTV
27	* Franchises with their own pages:
28	** ''YouLookFamiliar/DoctorWho''
29	** ''YouLookFamiliar/FireEmblem''
30	** ''YouLookFamiliar/PowerRangers''
31	** ''YouLookFamiliar/PrettyCure''
32	** ''YouLookFamiliar/StarTrek''
33	** ''YouLookFamiliar/StarWars''
34	** ''YouLookFamiliar/ToeiTokusatsu''
35	*** ''YouLookFamiliar/KamenRider''
36	*** ''YouLookFamiliar/SuperSentai''
37	*** ''YouLookFamiliar/MetalHeroes''
38	[[/index]]
39	[[foldercontrol]]
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41	[[folder:Anime]]
42	* [[spoiler:Simon in the epilogue]] of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', who in both the original and the dub had the same voice actor as the narrator, or possibly ''was'' the narrator.
43	* The dub of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' does this a lot: the [[Creator/SteveBlum voice actor]] for Zabuza, the villain from the first story arc, later voiced Orochimaru, the main villain for most of the series. Deidara's voice actor is the one that voiced two {{filler}} character (Idate and Raiga) and Tsunade's dead boyfriend Dan, the voice actors for Sasori's two forms previously voiced [[TalkingAnimal Pakkun]] and borderline background character Genma Shiranui, and Itachi's voice actor ([[TheOtherDarrin after his short first appearance]]) was previously Ebisu's. This is probably because the show's cast is so huge nearly every voice actor who would ever work on it has done at least ''one'' role by now.
44	* The original Japanese versions of both ''Manga/DragonBall'' and ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' did this several times, as a seiyuu would voice a minor character character and then return several episodes later now voicing a major role. Notable cases include Creator/ToshioFurukawa voicing General Blue and later Piccolo, Creator/TakeshiAono voicing Murasaki and later both Demon King Piccolo and Kami, Creator/RyuseiNakao voicing Tamborine and later Freeza, Creator/RyoHorikawa reprising one of his roles from ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' and then going onto voice Vegeta, and Creator/TakeshiKusao voicing Pigero and then later voicing Trunks.
45	** The English dub also does this: Creator/DameonClarke, the voice of Cell, also provided the voice of the Gohan from Future Trunks's timeline in ''Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks''. Creator/KyleHebert provided various voices in the original ''Dragon Ball'', including the Ox-King and General White, before voicing Gohan starting with the Majin Saga (as well as taking over as narrator and [[TheOtherDarrin Darrining]] for Future Gohan in video games). Creator/LauraBailey, similarly, was cast as the kid version of present-day Trunks before being cast as the younger version of Chi-Chi and others in the original ''Dragon Ball''. Creator/GregAyres began voicing Ginyu Force member Guldo before being cast as Frost in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''
46	* Creator/KoichiYamadera has appeared in every single ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' movie, each time in a different role (except the 22nd movie, which was a [=CGI=] remake of the first movie and he reprised his role as Mew).
47	* In ''Manga/CaseClosed'' Creator/RyoHorikawa had a role in an early episode as a VictimOfTheWeek before going on to voice fellow teen detective Heiji Hattori nearly fifty episodes later.
48	* Quite a few if not all voice actors in the ''Franchise/{{Lupin III}}'' franchise had voiced some characters from time to time. Here's an example:
49	** Creator/AtsukoTanaka has voiced several unrelated characters across the franchise. She was Karen Korosky in the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIVoyageToDanger Voyage to Danger]]'' special, Kaoru in ''[[Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics Angel Tactics]]'', Cicciolina in ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]'', and Elena Gotti in ''[[Anime/LupinIIIBlueJacket Blue Jacket]]''.
50	** Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka had voiced some but not all characters in between the anime and films. He was Zenigata in the [[Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm pilot film]], Goemon in [[Anime/LupinIIIPart1 Part 1]], and Kowalski in ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon''.
51	** Chikao's son Creator/AkioOtsuka had previously played inconsequential roles in the series [[RecastAsARegular prior to succeeding]] Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi as Daisuke Jigen in [[Anime/LupinIIIPart6 Part 6]] onwards including Andy in the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIAlcatrazConnection Alcatraz Connection]]'' TV special and Chris in the ''Anime/FarewellToNostradamus'' feature film.
52	** Tarō Ishida voiced Count Cagliostro in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' and Terry Crown in ''[[Anime/LupinIIIAlcatrazConnection Alcatraz Connection]]''.
53	* ''Literature/TheFarawayPaladin'': In the English dub, Creator/VeronicaTaylor voices both Will's [[ParentalSubstitute surrogate mother]] Mary, and his {{Patron God}}dess Gracefeel.
54	* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'':
55	** A number of the voice actors for minor characters double up. Some even get a named character or two: Creator/KatsunoriOkai voices both Souma Yasutsuna in "[[Recap/ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesS1E03Soldier Soldier]]" and an extra in "[[Recap/ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesS1E04Colosseum Colosseum]]", and Creator/NaoOjika voices an extra in "[[Recap/ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesS1E01Ceremony Ceremony]]" and Joseph Albright's servant in "[[Recap/ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesS1E11Duty Duty]]". In the English dub, Conner Allison provides the voice of Marco the troll, among several others.
56	** Creator/KibaWalker filled in for Creator/DallasReid in "[[Recap/ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesS1E07Reversi Reversi]]" before showing up in a regular role as Tim Linton in "[[Recap/ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesS1E12Possibility Possibility]]".
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59	[[folder:Films — Animation]]
60	* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'' cast Creator/KristenWiig as Miss Hattie, then as Lucy Wilde in the sequels.
61	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' cast Dave Franco as one of the construction workers, Wally. Later, the SpinOff ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGONinjagoMovie'' featured Franco as Lloyd the Green Ninja.
62	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'' has Bubbles The Dolphin voiced by Creator/MattBerry. In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun'', he voices King Poseidon.
63	* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' featured Creator/BonnieHunt as Ms. Flint, an employee of the titular corporation. In the prequel ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', she plays Mrs. Graves, young Mike Wazowski's schoolteacher. (She returned to the former role in Creator/DisneyPlus' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersAtWork'' series.)
64	* ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms'': Kung Lao is voiced by Creator/MatthewYangKing, who previously voiced Liu Kang in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.
65	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'': Lampshaded InUniverse when the New York City pigeons try to figure out where they've seen Bolt before. It turns out they're ''extremely'' bad at picking up clues. ''Two buses with his likeness'' stop to their left and they ''still'' haven't figured it out! And we last see the birds, they continue trying to figure out where they've seen Bolt before while ''perched on a huge billboard with his picture on it'', still completely unaware it's him!
66	* In ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', Santa Claus is voiced by Creator/MickeyRooney (who previously voiced him in ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus''), while the evil sorcerer Winterbolt, who wants to [[UsurpingSanta usurp him]], is voiced by Creator/PaulFrees, who voiced Santa in ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman'', ''WesternAnimation/RudolphsShinyNewYear'', and a few other Rankin/Bass specials. In effect, this makes ''Rudolph and Frosty'' a battle of the Rankin/Bass Santas!
67	[[/folder]]
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69	[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
70	* Mercedes [=McNab=], who portrayed the girl scout in ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'', returned to play Wednesday's rival Amanda Buckman in the sequel ''Addams Family Values''. But since the girl scout isn't named and possesses a similar personality as Amanda, it wouldn't be a stretch to conclude that they are the same character.
71	* In the Ugandan low-budget action flick ''Film/BadBlack'', the actor who played the late protagonist of ''Film/WhoKilledCaptainAlex'' also plays a cop who is killed by the bank robber "Swaaz" (short for Schwarzenegger) in a shootout. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by narrator/color commentator VJ Emmie:
72	-->"He's alive! Captain Alex is alive!" '''''BANG''''' "...he's dead. He is ''s-o-o'' dead."\
73	"Who killed Captain Alex? ''Schwarzenegger.''"
74	* ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries'':
75	** Creator/LindaHayden played Timmy's fiancée, Elizabeth, in ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' and French co-worker, Brigitte, in ''Film/ConfessionsFromAHolidayCamp'', while Creator/MarianneStone played a woman in the cinema in the former and a waitress in the latter.
76	** Creator/LizFraser was Mrs. Chalmers in ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor'' and Mrs. Whitemonk in ''Holiday Camp''.
77	* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'':
78	** Creator/SamanthaWin portrayed Car-Vex, one of General Zod's followers in ''Film/ManOfSteel'', and the Amazon Euboa in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman\|2017}}'' and ''Film/{{Justice\|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]''.
79	** Though he doesn't appear in person, the US President in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' is voiced by Creator/PatrickWilson, who later played King Orm in ''Film/Aquaman2018''.
80	** The [[ClassyCatBurglar female art thief]] Wonder Woman nabbed at the end of ''Film/{{Justice League\|2017}}'' (theatrical version only) was played by Caitlin Burles, who previously portrayed an Amazonian guard in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman\|2017}}''.
81	** Mayling Ng played an Amazon in ''Wonder Woman'', and then Mongal in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''.
82	* Joseph Pilato's first feature film role was an unnamed police officer in ''[[Film/DawnOfTheDead1978 Dawn of the Dead]]'', seven years before playing [[BigBad Captain Rhodes]] in ''[[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 Day of the Dead]]''.
83	* Diana James appeared in the first three films of the ''Die Hard'' franchise, each time playing a different character. In ''Film/DieHard'', she played the dispatch supervisor. In ''Film/DieHard2'', she played one of the stewardesses aboard Holly's flight. Finally, in ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'', she played a subway booth worker.
84	* Albert Popwell, who played the unnamed bank robber for the iconic "Do you feel lucky?" monologue from ''Film/DirtyHarry'', would go on to play a different character in 3 out of the 4 sequels: murderous pimp J.J. Wilson in ''Film/MagnumForce'', [[MalcolmXerox black militant]] Big Ed Mustapha in ''Film/TheEnforcer'' and Harry's detective colleague Horace King in ''Film/SuddenImpact''. He was offered a role in ''Film/TheDeadPool'', but had to turn it down for scheduling conflicts.
85	* ''Film/Disenchanted2022'': Rachel Covey, who played Morgan Philip in the first film, ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', has a cameo as a Monrolasia native who reminds Giselle about the festival.
86	* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
87	** Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice played Sir Lancelot Spratt in all seven films, with the exception of ''Film/DoctorAtSea'', where he was Captain Hogg.
88	** Creator/LesliePhillips played Dr. Burke in ''Film/DoctorInLove'', Dr. Grimsdyke in ''Film/DoctorInClover'', and then Dr. Burke again in ''Film/DoctorInTrouble''.
89	** Other actors appearing in many roles include Creator/JoanSims (five roles), Creator/RonnieStevens (four roles), Creator/FenellaFielding and Noel Purcell (three roles), and Creator/ShirleyEaton, Creator/DonaldHouston, Creator/MichaelMedwin, Creator/BarbaraMurray, and Creator/IreneHandl (two roles).
90	* ''Film/DollarsTrilogy'': In the SpaghettiWestern ''Film/ForAFewDollarsMore'', Lee Van Cleef played the BountyHunter Colonel Douglas Mortimer, who worked as the protagonist's ally. In the prequel/sequel, ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', he played the villain Angel Eyes Sentenza. (The director originally wanted to use another actor - possibly Charles Bronson - for the latter but was turned down. He then reportedly decided it would be fun to cast Van Cleef as a SmugSnake since he'd already used him as a heroic character.) Of course, whether those movies are even in the same continuity remains [[ShrugOfGod ambiguous at best]].
91	* In the ''Film/DrKildare'' film series, Creator/AvaGardner had a bit part as a finishing school student in ''Calling Dr. Gillespie'' before starring as a different character in ''Three Men in White''.
92	* ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'': Cheech Marin plays three different minor characters in the same movie.
93	* Writer-director John Alan Schwartz played various different roles throughout the ''Film/FacesOfDeath'' series, usually some kind of criminal. In the first film, he played the leader of a flesh-eating cult, then a would-be convenience store robber in the second, followed by a serial killer on trial during the third film. For the fourth film, he decided to play one of the good guys for a change and cast himself as an ambulance driver.
94	* A rare in-universe example in ''Film/GalaxyQuest''. Guy Fleegman once had a walk-on role on one episode of the TV series ''Galaxy Quest'' as a RedShirt who got killed by a lava monster in the first act. He becomes a member of the main cast of the SequelSeries ''Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues'' after he helps the Thermians and the crew of the ''Protector'' defeat Sarris.
95	* In ''Film/{{Gettysburg}}'', Creator/StephenLang plays Major General George Pickett. In the {{prequel}} ''Film/GodsAndGenerals'', he plays Lieutenant General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
96	* ''Film/{{Help}}'': Victor Spinetti and Creator/JohnBluthal also appeared in ''Film/AHardDaysNight''.
97	* ''Franchise/IndianaJones'':
98	** Actor Paul Freeman, who starred in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' as René Belloq, latered guest starred in two episodes of ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' as adventurer Frederick Selous.
99	** Wrestler turned actor Pat Roach played no less than three different strongmen that tussled with Indy - a Sherpa whom Indy fought in Marion's bar and the Luftwaffe mechanic who dies via propeller arc, both in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', as well as the Thugee overseer killed when his clothing gets caught in a rock crusher in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''.
100	* The ''Film/JamesBond'' films:
101	** Martine Beswick played Zora, the Romani woman who gets into a fight, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' and Paula Caplin, the CIA agent who takes a CyanidePill when captured, in ''Film/{{Thunderball}}''. This gets {{lampshaded}} in the ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'' [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2583.html parody]] of ''From Russia with Love''.
102	** Creator/CharlesGray played British agent Dikko Henderson in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' before returning as the arch-villain Blofeld in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''.
103	** Shane Rimmer played the Hawaii radar operator in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', the person in charge of Willard Whyte's laboratory in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' and a U.S. nuclear submarine captain in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.
104	** Creator/WalterGotell played SPECTRE agent trainer Morzeny in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' before he played General Anatol Gogol starting in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and ending at ''Film/TheLivingDaylights''.
105	** Robert Brown played Admiral Hargreaves in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', and later took over the role of M starting in ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', after Bernard Lee passed away during the filming of ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''. It is not known if Hargreaves and Brown's M are the same character, though it's very plausible.
106	** Maud Adams appearing as Bond Girl Andrea Anders in ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' before returning as the titular ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''.
107	** Creator/MaryStavin appeared in ''Octopussy'' as one of Octopussy's girls and also in ''Film/AViewToAKill'' as Kimberley Jones, a UsefulNotes/{{MI6}} agent.
108	** Creator/JoeDonBaker played villain Brad Whitaker in ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' before returning as CIA agent Jack Wade in ''Film/GoldenEye'' and ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies''.
109	* ''Film/JewSussRiseAndFall'': InUniverse. Actor Werner Krauss says that, rather than settle for a small part in ''Film/{{Jew Suss\|1940}}'', he got Joseph Goebbels to let him play all of the minor Jewish roles. (And in fact Krauss did play at least four parts in that notorious anti-Semitic propaganda film.)
110	* Film/TheViewAskewniverse films of Creator/KevinSmith often feature this trope due to Smith's working with many of the same actors in his films:
111	** Creator/JasonLee is quite possibly the poster child when it comes to Smith's work, appearing as Brodie Bruce in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'', Banky Edwards in ''Film/ChasingAmy'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', the demon Azrael in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and Lance Dowds in ''Film/ClerksII''.
112	** Creator/BenAffleck as Shannon Hamilton in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', Holden [=McNeil=] in ''Film/ChasingAmy'', ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'', the angel Bartleby in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and as himself in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
113	** Creator/MattDamon as the angel Loki in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'', as himself in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and as a cartoon studio executive in ''Film/ChasingAmy''.
114	** Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks in ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', ''Film/ClerksII'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'', Gill Hicks in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', and Grant Hicks in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'', all three characters confirmed by [[WordOfGod Word of Silent Bob]] to be cousins. Like Affleck and Damon before him in ''Strike Back'', O'Halloran also appears in ''Reboot'' as himself, and he appeared alongside Damon as a cartoon studio executive in ''Film/ChasingAmy''.
115	** Creator/JoeyLaurenAdams as Gwen Turner in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', and Alyssa Jones in ''Film/ChasingAmy'', ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot''.
116	** Smith's wife Jennifer Schwalbach Smith as Missy in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', Emma Bunting in ''Film/ClerksII'', and Miss [=McKenzie=] in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot''.
117	** ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'' confirms that ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno'' is set in this universe, making this trope the case with Jeff Anderson's Randal Graves from ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', ''Film/ClerksII'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and his character of Deacon from ''Zack and Miri''.
118	** Creator/ChrisRock as Rufus in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' and as Chaka Luther King in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
119	** Dwight Ewell as Hooper X in ''Film/ChasingAmy'' and ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and as Kane in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''.
120	** Smith's longtime producer and friend Scott Mosier, and his friends Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson, all play multiple small characters across Smith's films.
121	** Additionally, actors who have appeared as larger characters in one film, such as Creator/RosarioDawson, Creator/GeorgeCarlin, and Creator/CraigRobinson, have made cameos as different characters in later films.
122	* Creator/NoahSegan appeared in ''Film/KnivesOut'' as Trooper Wagner and in its follow-up ''Film/GlassOnion'' as Derol.
123	* All three ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' movies have a [[CreatorCameo cameo]] of Creator/PeterJackson, as a human inhabitant of Bree in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', a Rohirric defender of Hornburg in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]'', and a pirate in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]''.
124	* ''Film/MadMax'':
125	** Immortan Joe, the BigBad of ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', is played by Hugh Keays-Byrne, who also played Toecutter, the BigBad of the first ''Film/MadMax1'' movie, 36 years before ''Fury Road''.
126	** Creator/BruceSpence first played the Gyro Captain in ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior'', and then Jedidiah, a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute near-exactly identical character]], in the follow-up film ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome''.
127	* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
128	** Of course, we have all the Creator/StanLee cameos.
129	** Creator/EnverGjokaj portrayed a cop in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' and then portrayed Daniel Sousa in ''Series/AgentCarter'' and ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. The producers joked that Sousa is the cop's grandfather, while fans speculated that Sousa would use time-traveling shenanigans from ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' to end up in ''The Avengers''.
130	** Creator/AlfreWoodard portrayed Miriam Sharpe in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and Mariah Dillard in ''Series/{{Luke Cage\|2016}}''.
131	** Laura Haddock portrayed Star-Lord's mother Meredith in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy\|2014}}'' and [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 its sequel]], as well as an autograph-seeker during the "Star Spangled Man With a Plan" montage in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. Director Creator/JamesGunn has joked that the autograph-seeker was Meredith's mom.
132	** Damion Poitier cameoed as ComicBook/{{Thanos}} in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' (before Creator/JoshBrolin was recast as the characters for future films) and one of Crossbones' henchmen in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.
133	** Creator/KennethChoi portrayed Private Jim Morita in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''[[note]]In a flashback[[/note]] and ''Series/AgentCarter'', and Principal Morita in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. Justified as the latter one is the former's grandson.
134	** Martin Starr portrayed a pizza-loving computer geek in ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk\|2008}}'' and Peter's teacher Mr. Harrington in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', plus [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome its]] [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome sequels]]. [[WordOfGod Kevin Feige]] later said he considers both characters to be the same person.
135	** Creator/JBSmoove portrayed the driving instructor in the ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' Audi commercial, and returned in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' as Mr. Dell. This isn't a coincidence, as the people working on ''Far From Home'' enjoyed his performance enough that they wanted to work Smoove into a proper movie role and wrote Dell with Smoove in mind.
136	** Creator/MattGerald portrayed White Power Dave in ''Film/AllHailTheKing'' and Melvin Potter in ''Series/{{Daredevil\|2015}}''.
137	** Creator/TonyCurran portrayed Thor's grandfather Bor in the prologue of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''. He later appeared as Finn Cooley in season 2 of ''Series/{{Daredevil\|2015}}'', then as Derrik in ''Series/{{Secret Invasion\|2023}}''.
138	** Creator/ClancyBrown played Colonel Schoonover [[spoiler:a.k.a. The Blacksmith]] in Season 2 of ''Series/{{Daredevil\|2015}}'' and the first season of ''Series/{{The Punisher\|2017}}'', and also did the voice work for Surtur in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.
139	** Creator/TimGuinee played a bit part in ''Film/IronMan1'' and ''Film/IronMan2'' as U.S. Air Force Major Allen, before appearing in the first season of ''Series/{{The Punisher\|2017}}'' as Clay Wilson.
140	** Creator/MahershalaAli, who played Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Season 1 of ''Series/{{Luke Cage\|2016}}'', will also be playing the titular character in the upcoming ''ComicBook/{{Blade}}'' reboot.
141	** Creator/PeterMensah, who had a minor role as General Joe Greller in ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk\|2008}}'', later appeared in a recurring capacity as the alien Qovas in Season 5 of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''.
142	** Creator/GemmaChan played Minn-Erva in ''Film/{{Captain Marvel\|2019}}'' before going on to the much larger role of Sersi in ''Film/{{Eternals}}''.
143	** Patrick Brennan played Blackout in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' and a bartender in ''Captain Marvel''.
144	** Creator/MichelleYeoh cameoed in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' as Aleta Ogord before going on to play a more substantial role as Jiang Nan in ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings''.
145	** Tsai Chin appeared as Melinda May's mother Lian in an episode of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', before appearing in ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' as Katy's grandmother Waipo.
146	** Imelda Corcoran, who played a scientist in an episode of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', also played Selby, an associate of the Power Broker, in ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier''.
147	** Creator/PattonOswalt appeared as [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals the Koenigs]] throughout ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' and as [[spoiler:Pip the Troll in the post-credits scene]] of ''Film/{{Eternals}}''.
148	** Creator/LakeBell voiced Comicbook/BlackWidow in ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' and portrayed Dr. Graham, [[spoiler:the CIA scientist that gets killed by [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]]]] in ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever''.
149	** Creator/KatyOBrian appeared as a minor villain in the final season of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' before going on to play the freedom fighter Jentorra in ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania''.
150	** Creator/MikaelaHoover plays Nova Prime's assistant in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' and does the voice/motion capture for Floor in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''.
151	** Creator/LindaCardellini plays Laura Barton starting in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' and does the voice/motion capture for Lylla in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''.
152	** Creator/JudyGreer played Maggie Lang in ''Film/AntMan1'' and ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'', then later voiced War Pig in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''.
153	** Miriam Shor played Alisa Jones in a Season 1 episode of ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' (before the character was [[TheOtherDarrin recast]] with Janet [=McTeer=] for Season 2), and played Vim in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''.
154	** Creator/TaraStrong voiced Miss Minutes in ''Series/{{Loki\|2021}}'' and also voiced Mainframe in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', replacing Creator/MileyCyrus as the latter from ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''.
155	** Creator/NathanFillion voiced an alien prisoner in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', before appearing as Master Karja in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''. [[note]]He was also set to appear as ComicBook/WonderMan in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', but his role was cut and later recast for the Creator/DisneyPlus series with Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII.[[/note]]
156	** Randall P. Havens played a driving instructor in episode 1 of ''Series/MsMarvel2022'' and Till, an inhabitant of Counter-Earth in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''.
157	** Creator/EbonMossBachrach portrayed Microchip in ''Series/ThePunisher2017'' and was later cast as Ben Grimm/The Thing in the ''Fantastic Four'' reboot.
158	** According to Creator/MarioCastaneda (the Hulk's Mexican Spanish voice actor), Disney has a strict policy of not reusing the foreign voice actors of any of the main characters. This hasn't stopped Creator/{{Netflix}} from giving Film/{{Iron Man\|Films}}'s European French voice actor (Creator/BernardGabay) to Series/{{Daredevil\|2015}}, and Castañeda himself voices Agent Coulson on [[DuelingDubs the Sony Channel's version]] of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. This is because those dubs aren't under Disney's control.
159	** Related to the above, before Disney overtook the Brazilian dubbing, there were plenty of cases, originating from respecting who typically voices certain actors (the late Júlio Chaves with Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, and David Hasselhoff - and to avoid the issue that Jorge Lucas is both Don Cheadle and Mark Ruffalo, the latter was recast starting with ''Iron Man 3''), because it seemed fair game after roles that only lasted one movie (Mauro Ramos was Yinsen in ''Iron Man'' before becoming Drax), or how the cosmic and Earth casts rarely got together (which is why Luisa Palomanes is both Darcy Lewis and Mantis - though it caused a problem in an ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' episode with both Maria Hill and Frigga, forcing the former to get a new voice). And the Netflix side also has overlap - hence ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' starts with Mysterio's archive footage from the previous movie, and then the villain's voice is heard again when Matt Murdock appears.
160	** In the Latin American Spanish dub of ''Film/AntMan1'', Hank Pym is voiced by Creator/JoseLuisOrozco, who dubbed Obadiah Stane back in ''Iron Man''. The European French dub coincidentally did something similar by having the late Creator/PatrickFloersheim as both characters.
161	** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'': There are '''many''' examples of this in the Latin American Spanish dub:
162	*** Creator/VictorUgarte, the voice of Peter-2, had previously voiced Kurt in the ''Film/AntMan1'' films.
163	*** Javier Olguín, the voice of Peter-3, was also the voice of Baron Zemo in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier''.
164	*** Jesse Conde, who has voiced Creator/StanLee in all of his MCU cameos, also reprises his role as Norman Osborn / The Green Goblin.
165	*** Gabriel Pingarrón, who voiced Odin in all of his appearances, also reprised his role as Doctor Octopus.
166	*** Creator/RaulAnaya, who voiced the older Howard Stark, returned to his role as Flint Marko / Sandman.
167	*** Creator/SalvadorDelgado, who voiced Dr. Erik Selvig in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', also came back as Electro.
168	* Creator/DavidCross played the morgue attendant in ''Film/MenInBlack'', then came back to play Newton the video store owner in ''Film/MenInBlackII''.
169	* Keith Cooke played Reptile in ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' and the younger Sub-Zero in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation''.
170	* ''Series/OnTheBuses'' films:
171	** Pat Ashton played Sally in ''Film/OnTheBuses'' and Nymphy Norah in ''Film/MutinyOnTheBuses''.
172	** Eunice Black played Ada in ''On the Buses'' and Mrs. Hudson in ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses''
173	* ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'':
174	** Graham Stark shares with Creator/HerbertLom and Bert Kwouk the distinction of having appeared in more films in the franchise than Creator/PeterSellers, and unlike them played a different character in almost every film (except ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther'' and ''Film/SonOfThePinkPanther'', where he reprised the roles of Hercule Lajoy from ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' and Auguste Balls from ''Film/RevengeOfThePinkPanther'', respectively).
175	** Claudia Cardinale who [[TheOtherDarrin Other Darrins]] the role of Maria Gambrelli in ''Film/SonOfThePinkPanther'' had previously played the Princess in ''Film/ThePinkPanther1963''.
176	* Ty Olsson played two separate characters in the ''Planet of the Apes'' reboot series. Chief Hamil in ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and Red in ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes.''
177	* In ''Film/ProblemChild'', John Ritter's real-life wife Amy Yasbeck played his character's wife Flo Healy. In ''Problem Child 2'', she played his new love interest Annie.
178	* ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'':
179	** In ''Film/RockyBalboa'', James Binns, who plays a boxing commissioner in this film, previously played Rocky's attorney in ''Film/RockyV''.
180	** In the Latin American Spanish dubs, due to the [[DuelingDubs many different dubs of the first five movies]], some actors ended up recast in different roles:
181	*** Creator/BlasGarcia voiced Apollo Creed in the original dub of ''Film/RockyII'' and would end up voicing the title character himself from ''Rocky Balboa'' onwards.
182	*** Creator/ArturoMercado played a minor role as Mike (the gym employee who tells Rocky his locker is Dippers' now) in the first movie, then he voiced Rocky in the original dub of ''Film/RockyII'', and ended up voicing Paulie in the Blu-Ray dub of all the movies up to ''Rocky V''.
183	*** Creator/SalvadorDelgado voiced Rocky in the original dub of ''Film/RockyV'' and the DVD dubs of the first and third movie before voicing Apollo in the Blu-Ray redubs.
184	*** Creator/AraceliDeLeon voiced Diana Lewis in the original dub of ''Rocky'' and would later voice Adrian in ''Rocky II'', ''Rocky V'', and the DVD dubs of the first and third movies.
185	*** Creator/CesarArias, who voiced Paulie in ''Rocky V'' and the DVD dubs of the first and third movies, voiced Larry Merchant in ''Rocky Balboa.''
186	*** Creator/JoseLuisOrozco voiced Tony Duke in ''Rocky V'' and the referee in the DVD edition of the first movie.
187	*** Arturo Casanova voiced Rocky in the fourth movie and then George Washington Duke in the fifth.
188	*** Esteban Siller voiced Paulie in the original dub of the first movie, and then Mickey in the second one.
189	*** Miguel Angel Sanromán voiced the rabbi at Mickey's funeral in ''Film/RockyIII'', before voicing Mickey himself in the DVD dub of the same movie.
190	* Peter Boyle played Scott Calvin's boss in the first film of ''Film/TheSantaClause'' trilogy and then appeared as Father Time in the second and third films.
191	* ''Film/ScaryMovie'':
192	** Creator/CarmenElectra appeared in the first movie as Drew Decker, while Chris Elliot appeared in the second movie as Hanson. Both of them appeared in the fourth movie, playing the roles of Holly and Ezekiel respectively.
193	** Simon Rex, Creator/CharlieSheen, Creator/DarrellHammond, and Creator/MollyShannon all appeared in the fifth movie but did not reprise their roles from the previous movies (George Logan, Tom Logan, Father Muldoon, and Marilyn respectively). In ''5'', they instead played the roles of Dan Sanders, [[AsHimself Charlie Sheen]], Dr. Hall, and Heather Darcy, again respectively.
194	* ''Film/ShockTreatment'':
195	** The major returning cast members from ''''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' (Creator/RichardOBrien, Creator/PatriciaQuinn, Creator/NellCampbell, and Creator/CharlesGray) all play new characters here.
196	** Imogen Clare, Perry Bedden, and Rufus Collins (who were Transylvanians in the first film) play the wardrobe mistress and Neely's camera crew.
197	** Officer Parker's actor, Creator/ChristopherMalcolm, and Raynor Bourton who played one of the soldiers in "Thank God I'm A Man" had played Brad and Rocky respectfully in the original stage show.
198	* ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'':
199	** Reno Wilson voiced separate characters in each of the movies--Frenzy in ''Film/{{Transformers\|2007}}'', Mudflap in ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'', Brains in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' and ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'', and Sqweeks and Mohawk in ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight''.
200	** Creator/StanleyTucci portrayed Joshua Joyce in ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' and returned in ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' as Merlin.
201	** Mark Ryan voiced Bumblebee in the first film, Jetfire in ROTF, Lockdown in AOE, and Bulldog in TLK, as well as portraying a drone operator in DOTM.
202	* ''Film/{{West Side Story\|1961}}'': Creator/GeorgeChakiris, who plays Sharks leader Bernardo in the film, originally played Jets leader Riff in the 1958 West End production of [[Theatre/WestSideStory the musical]].
203	* ''Film/WestSideStory2021'': Creator/RitaMoreno, who played Anita in [[Film/WestSideStory1961 the 1961 film]], comes back to play a new character, Valentina, who replaces character of Doc (the latter being mentioned as her [[DeathByAdaptation deceased husband]]).
204	* ''Film/YogaHosers'':
205	** Creator/JustinLong played the main character Wallace Bryton in the previous ''True North'' film, ''Film/{{Tusk\|2014}}''. Here he's Yogi Bayer, teaching the Colleens yoga.
206	** Creator/GenesisRodriguez played Ally Leon in ''Film/{{Tusk\|2014}}''. Here she plays another character, Ms. Wicklund.
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209	[[folder:Music]]
210	* InUniverse example in "Cool for Cats" by Music/{{Squeeze\|Band}}. The singer is watching ''Series/TheSweeney'', and when they get to the criminal's house comments "It's funny how the missus always looks the bleeding same."
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213	[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
214	* Before the rise of cable and the fall of the territorial system, it was easy to trade unpopular wrestlers to another territory with a slight [[TheGimmick gimmick]] tweak to keep too many people from catching on. It did not stop even after the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance brought some semblance of unity to things.
215	* In Wrestling/RingOfHonor the commentators actually recognized Wrestling/CMPunk's girlfriend as "Wrestling/{{Daffney\|Unger}}, from Wrestling/{{WCW}}" and had to correct themselves when he introduced her as "Lucy". Other cases include Jerk Jackson to Bobby Fish (he was renamed in Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH) and Handsome Johnny to Tod Hanson.
216	* Wrestling/{{WSU}}...''possibly'', ''probably'', definitely engaged in this with a series of "mystery" women, who were all of similar build and wrestling style: Saturyne, Jania, and Wrestling/{{Hania\|TheHowlingHuntress}}. Incidentally, the "former" also played a critical role in kicking off Niya's CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown gimmick.
217	* One episode of Wrestling/{{WWE}} Raw saw Wrestling/TripleH deliver a promo, only to be interrupted by Wrestling/DoinkTheClown played by Wrestling/SteveLombardi. Trips's comment? 'I guess the Brooklyn Brawler was busy tonight'.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The Brooklyn Brawler being probably the most famous of all of long-tenured Jobber Lombardi's gimmicks.[[/labelnote]]
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220	[[folder:Video Games]]
221	* The MMO ''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'' had an example that was both this and TheOtherDarrin. As the game was an official continuation of the ''Matrix'' films, several characters from the movies made appearances in expository cutscenes, and the producers managed to get several actors from the cast of the movies to reprise their roles. Jada Pinkett Smith wasn't one of them, so Niobe ended up being voiced by Creator/GinaTorres, who had previously played Dozer's widow Cas in ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' and ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions''.
222	* ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'':
223	** Creator/JonStJohn voices both Chancellor J'mpok and Ambassador B'vat.
224	** Creator/MarcBiagi voices K'valk and Alexander Rozhenko.
225	** Funny one: Creator/DaveRivas voices Va'Kel Shon and Hakeev. That's right: a TortureTechnician, {{Brainwash\|ing}}er, and war criminal extraordinaire has the same voice actor as the Captain of the Starship ''Enterprise''. Seasons 8.5 and 9 added Eric Cooper to Rivas' credits.
226	** Creator/DeniseCrosby reprises both roles she played in Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration: Natasha Yar and Sela.
227	** Creator/LaniMinella voices Admiral T'nae and, following Creator/MajelBarrett's death, the Federation ComputerVoice.
228	* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'': Athena Massey, who plays the Allied MissionControl Lt. Eva in ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Red Alert 2]]'', previously appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Tiberian Sun]]'' as Brink, a BridgeBunny who pilots GDI's Kodiak ship.
229	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' video games are almost as bad as ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' when it comes to actors making several appearances in the same franchise.
230	** Brianna the Handmaiden from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' is the same voice actress as the female BountyHunter in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic,'' Creator/GreyDeLisle.
231	** The same actor who voices Scorch in ''VideoGame/RepublicCommando'' is the same fellow one voicing Carth Onasi in VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
232	** Cat Taber voices Mission Vao in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', and plays an outright {{Expy}} of the same character as Vette in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' Taber also voices Leia in ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed.''
233	** Within the same game, Creator/TroyBaker voices Consular companion Zenith and expansion companion Theron Shan [[note]] Which may be why the Consular is way behind other classes in getting their companions back [[/note]]
234	** Consular companion (of sorts) Holiday and Smuggler companion Risha? Creator/TaraStrong. Strong also voices several quest givers (the Republic ambassador to the Gree is the same voice she uses for [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]])
235	* Creator/KeithDavid voices Julius Little in the original ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' and ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', then plays AsHimself in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'', which includes a simulated version of Julius. A lot of LampshadeHanging is done on how similar Keith David and Julius Little are.
236	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
237	** Notably averted with Creator/MandyMoore, who plays [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Aerith]], but she does not return as [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]] for her debut in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''.
238	** Referenced with Creator/RayChase, the voice of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]], who voices the Master of Masters. Though Noctis has yet to appear in the series yet was popularly demanded to appear in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', an in-universe fictional {{expy}} of him does [[spoiler:and may have a connection to the Master of Masters.]]
239	* In ''VideoGame/Hitman2'', Ort-Meyer is not voiced by Creator/KerryShale as he did in ''[[VideoGame/HitmanCodename47 Codename 47]]'', instead he is voiced by Richard Teverson. In a curious twist, Shale ''is'' also voice acting in this game; he voices Carl Ingram, and continues to do so in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'', so this change seems to have been motivated by wanting to avoid player confusion when major story characters speak, as they are given unique voice actors not normally heard in the games.
240	* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'':
241	** In ''VideoGame/Halo3'', Creator/NathanFillion, Creator/AdamBaldwin, and Creator/AlanTudyk all provide their voices for generic Marines. In ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'', the three actors all return, this time playing Buck, Dutch, and Mickey respectively.
242	** Creator/NolanNorth has voiced another generic marine in ''VideoGame/Halo3'', [[VideoGame/HaloWars Sergeant Forge]] and [[VideoGame/Halo3ODST Romeo]].
243	** Creator/JohnDiMaggio voiced the Brute Chieftains in ''VideoGame/Halo3'', [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] Sesa 'Refumee in ''[[VideoGame/Halo2 Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', and portrays Atriox in ''VideoGame/HaloWars2''.
244	** Creator/GideonEmery went from playing Jerome-092 in ''VideoGame/HaloWars'', to Governor Sloan in ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'', to Captain James Cutter in ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'' both in-game and in live action.
245	** Creator/IkeAmadi voiced Spartan Jameson Locke in ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'', then [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] Atriox in ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite''.
246	* It isn't uncommon for voice actors who played characters in the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' to voice a different character in a later game:
247	** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'', Hidehiko Kaneto, who voiced Kurt Nadin in the ''Trails in the Sky'' games, voiced Joachim Guenter in ''Zero''. Likewise, Creator/TetsuInada, the voice of Zin Vathek in ''Sky'', played Sigmund Orlando in ''Azure''.
248	** Hiromi Nishikawa, who played in Luciola in the ''Sky'' games, also voiced Scarlet in the first two ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel]]'' games. Meanwhile, Takahiro Fujimoto, Creator/NaomiShindo, and Creator/DaisukeHirakawa, who voiced Ian, Sonya, and Cao in the ''Evolution'' ports of ''Zero'' and ''Azure'', were cast as Vulcan, Angelica, and Rufus respectively.
249	** With the ''Evolution'' ports of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Sky]]'' games providing voices to characters who didn't have them before, Creator/YasunoriMasutani (Henry [=MacDowell=] in ''Zero Evolution'') and Takahiro Fujimoto (the aforementioned Ian and Vulcan) were respectively cast as Klaus and Kyle.
250	** As of ''Cold Steel III'', the series generally has this trope overlap with ActingForTwo; with characters from previous arcs coming back more frequently, it made sense to have some of the returning actors double-up on roles to save time and resources.
251	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
252	** Creator/EdBoon has voiced Scorpion since the series' inception (though these days he mostly just provides the character's trademark "[[CatchPhrase Get over here!]]"), but also did the vocal effects for Jax from ''Videogame/MortalKombatII'' to ''Videogame/MortalKombat4''.
253	** In the early days of the franchise, the actors would often perform multiple characters. For instance, the male {{Palette Swap}}ped ninjas (Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Reptile, etc.) were all performed by Daniel Pesina in the first two games and John Turk in [[Videogame/MortalKombat3 the third]], while the female ninjas (Kitana, Jade and Mileena) were portrayed by Katalin Zamiar in ''Mortal Kombat II'' and Becky Gable in ''3''. Pesina was also Johnny Cage until the character was recast in ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy''.
254	** Richard Divizio portrayed Kano in the first three games, as well as Baraka in ''II'', Kabal and Noob Saibot in ''3'', and Quan Chi and Shang Tsung in ''Videogame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero''.
255	** Creator/SteveBlum played Sub-Zero, Baraka, and Reptile in ''Videogame/MortalKombatX'', though the latter two characters were recast in subsequent installments.
256	** Creator/KellyHu voiced D'Vorah, Sindel and Frost in ''Videogame/MortalKombatX'', though the latter two characters were recast in ''Videogame/MortalKombat11''. She would later voice Li Mei in ''Videogame/MortalKombat1''.
257	* ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'': Craig Fairbrass plays both Gaz in ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare'' and Ghost in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2''. This casting choice was subsequently used as evidence to support the fan theory that the two of them are actually the same person.
258	* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
259	** Creator/YuriLowenthal voiced the Male Protagonist of ''VideoGame/Persona3'', and returned to voice Yosuke Hanamura in ''VideoGame/Persona4''.
260	** Creator/LauraBailey voiced Rise Kujikawa in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', before voicing the Female Protagonist in ''VideoGame/Persona3 [[UpdatedRerelease Portable]]''.
261	** Creator/AshlyBurch voiced Rei in ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' before taking over the role of Rise Kujikawa in ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight''.
262	** Creator/MatthewMercer took over the role of Kanji Tatsumi in ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax'', and would go on to voice Yusuke Kitagawa in ''VideoGame/Persona5''.
263	* Franchise/WatchDogs: Billy [=MacLellan=] portrays Tobias Frewer, a minor character in ''VideoGame/WatchDogs'' as well as supporting character in the DLC Bad Blood. In ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'' He portrays Jimmy Siska, an actor whom Marcus is a fan of who is featured in two early operations. [[note]]While for most of his appearences [=MacLellan=] uses a more confident voice as Siska, this is particularly notable in the cut scene at the start of the final mission of the New Dawn operation, where Siska ends up sounding directly like Frewer.[[/note]]
264	** Shawn Baichoo voices Raul Lionzo, a minor character who appears in mission one of ''Watch Dogs'', before going on to play Wrench, one of the main characters of ''Watch Dogs 2'', later reprising this role in ''VideoGame/WatchDogsLegion''
265	* ''VideoGame/DragonRage'': [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]], since we don't know where ''VideoGame/DragonRage'' sits in the ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic'' or even if it's still part of it [[note]]For those that don't know it was originally meant to be called ''Dragon Wars Of Might And Magic''.[[/note]]. That said if it is we have Creator/KathSoucie who voiced both Adara & [[VideoGame/WarriorsOfMightAndMagic Daria]], in fact thanks to being a UnspecifiedRoleCredit this is how we know Kath Soucie voiced Adara.
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268	[[folder:Web Original]]
269	* In ''[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE106Dangeresque3 Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, Too?]]'', the subtitular character is played by WebAnimation/HomestarRunner. In ''Decemberween Dangeresque'', the French-Canadian villain Stingy Relenque is played by the very same.
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272	[[folder:Western Animation]]
273	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', Creator/KariWahlgren appeared in the WhatIf episode "Gwen 10" briefly as the voice of Gwen as Grey Matter before voicing [[DarkMagicalGirl Charmcaster]]. The same episode sees Creator/VanessaMarshall as Gwen as Diamondhead and Four Arms and Creator/GreyDeLisle as Gwen as Heatbeast. The former would later appear as Tini in "The Galactic Enforcers", [[FreakyFridayFlip Gwen a]][[VoicesAreMental s Cannonbolt]] in "A Change of Face", and as Myaxx in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10SecretOfTheOmnitrix Secret of the Omnitrix]]'' and the latter as Xylene in "The Visitor".
274	* ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'':
275	** Similar to the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' example above, the exact same character design was used for the villainous Weather Wizard in the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' crossover episode with the Flash and for the InspectorJavert-type Agent Bennett in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' backdoor pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject''. As an in-joke to this, one of Bennett's subordinates in ''The Zeta Project'', Agent West, shares a similar appearance, [[Creator/MichaelRosenbaum voice]], mannerisms, and last name to the Flash (Wally West).
276	** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' would see Creator/PhilMorris and Creator/VirginiaMadsen, who later become the respective voice actors for ComicBook/VandalSavage and Roulette, cast in the episode "The Brave and the Bold" as a gorilla general interrogating the League when they come to Gorilla City and a scientist helping Grodd respectively.
277	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' would often intentionally (or lazily) reuse background character prototypes, giving the same design, voice, and attitude to them, in completely different roles and situations. The lazy fat-guy tattooed-art trucker, or the old lady stockholder who loved her cat, for example. One such background character, a bald man with a "9" on his shirt, became a major character in the fourth direct-to-DVD movie.
278	** So much so, that they have their own names and backstories. The trucker is Sal and the old lady is Hattie.
279	* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'':
280	** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', Creator/KateHiggins plays OneShotCharacter Principal Quinlan before later joining the cast in Season 2 as major character Mayor Nettles.
281	** Creator/GaryCole plays Major Jones in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' and later plays Rafe ([[spoiler:the MonsterOfTheWeek]]) in the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooShaggysShowdown'' movie.
282	** Creator/KimberlyBrooks has been the voice of Luna ever since her debut in the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'' and later plays young Cassidy Williams in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''.
283	** Similarly, Creator/JenniferHale has played fellow Hex Girls member Thorne in the franchise since ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'', but also played waitress Dottie in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders''.
284	** Creator/MarkHamill has had a history of playing various characters in the franchise over the years. In ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' he reprised his role as Corey Anders from the cartoon ''Jeannie''. In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' he was Snakebite Scruggs, in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders'' he was Steve, in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooCampScare'' he was Deacon [[spoiler:aka Babyface Boretti]], in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' he was [[CastAsAMask Crybaby Clown]], in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMoonMonsterMadness'' he was Zip Elvin, and in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndGuessWho'' he reprises his role as ComicBook/TheJoker and The Trickster, along with playing himself.
285	** In a cross-medium example, Creator/LindaCardellini plays Velma in the two live-action [[{{Film/ScoobyDoo2002}} Scooby-Doo]] [[{{Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed}} movies]] as well as Marcie (or Hot Dog Water) in Mystery Incorperated.
286	* In ''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy'', Creator/ChrisCox, who voiced Glumshanks in [[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} the original games]], is recast as Bomb Shell, while Glumshanks is instead voiced by Creator/NormMacdonald.
287	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' animated series:
288	** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'':
289	*** Senator Mon Mothma and Senator Mina Bonteri are both close friends of Padmé and voiced by Creator/KathSoucie (who had also played one of Cut Lawquane's children in one episode earlier). While they don't interact onscreen and Mothma only speaks for about three of her appearances while Bonteri is a OneShotCharacter, the novel ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensShadow Queen's Shadow]]'' indicates that they're rivals (namely because Mothma believes in the Republic, while Bonteri does not and ultimately joins the Separatists), and Padmé thinks that the two women are similar.
290	*** Creator/RobinAtkinDownes plays Cham Syndulla and Senator Rush Clovis, both of whom were supposed to be [[OneShotCharacter one-shot characters]], but Cham appeared in another episode and Clovis would return for three more episodes. Cham would later appear a couple of times in ''Rebels'' and ''The Bad Batch''. The fact that Cham speaks in a Twi'lek accent helps disguise it.
291	** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': Eric Lopez plays Cadet Oleg in a [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E04BreakingRanks Season 1 episode]] before later playing Jonner Jin in a [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E06IronSquadron Season 3 episode]].
292	* In Brazil and Italy, the dubbing directors of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' almost never reuse the old contestants' voice actors. But when they do (Sadie/Ella and Shawn/Devin in Brazil; Amy/Jen, Samey/Ellody, Ella/Miles, and Sky/Tammy in Italy) it sticks out like a sore thumb.
293	** Hebrew is the most painful example, apart from Poland and Hungary. For example in the later series: Lindsay became Dawn (later Sanders/Sky); Staci is Heather; Brody is Harold; Ryan and Pete were already Duncan, Chef Hatchet, Sam, and TDPI!Leonard; RR!Noah is Topher; Kitty and Emma are Amy and Samey [[note]]As a bonus, both actresses [[PlayingAgainstType swapped roles]], with Amy being really nice, whilst Samey is cold towards her sister.[[/note]]; Josee is Leshawna and Blaineley; Devin is Trent; Spud and Gerry are Alejandro, Brick and Max; and Lorenzo being Dave and Cody.
294	** Hungary itself makes sure that no two contestants in the same season [[ActingForTwo have the same voice actor]], with Don notably stepping up from Justin. Other second comings include Eva (before her elimination) turning into Jo, Anne Maria into Sugar and Laurie, Dawn into Scarlett and Jen, Tyler into Shawn, Staci into Kelly, Courtney into Josee, Bridgette into Ellody, Lindsay into Stephanie, Scott into Rock, Samey into Carrie, Dave into Devin, Harold into Tom, Lightning into Spud, Izzy into Taylor, Sam into Pete, and Max replacing Leonard's unknown actor.
295	*** Poland disregarded this rule, with Leonard leading the way as Cody (later Scott and Max), Anne Maria becoming Samey and Amy; Dawn becoming Crimson and Laurie and Courtney becoming Mary and Stephanie. Other than that, Sierra becomes Dakota; Izzy was Staci; Zoey gets promoted to Scarlett and Miles; Mike steps up as Don; Brick becomes Jacques; Katie becomes Ella; Topher becoming Rock; Sugar becoming Jen; and Lindsay becoming Ellody.
296	** The Romanian dub isn't any better, with ''Ridonculous Race'' being the only installment of the franchise which averts this trope. Owen becomes ''All-Stars'' Mike, Heather becomes Zoey for the first episodes of season 4 and [[TheOtherDarrin is later replaced]] by Lindsay, Izzy becomes Anne-Maria, Alejandro becomes season 4 Mike, and Cody becomes Cameron (which becomes HilariousInHindsight in season 5). The most egregious example is ''Pahkitew Island'', where nearly every character shares their voice actors with a previous character. Sky is Jo, Jasmine is ''All-Stars'' Gwen, Ella is ''All-Stars'' Courtney, Sugar and Scarlett are Izzy, Anne-Maria and ''All-Stars'' Sierra, Max is Scott and Leonard and Shawn are Owen and ''All-Stars'' Mike.
297	** The Russian dub is not immune to this either. With Mike having save VA as Chris, Lightning sharing VA with Duncan, Cameron sharing his VA with Owen, Scott with Chef and Trent. In ''Pahkitew Island'' the director of dub became different, and such, Chris' new VA also voiced Owen in ''Ridonculous Race''.
298	* In ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', Creator/HamiltonCamp reprised his role of [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Gizmoduck]] for a few episodes, but also voiced one-shot villain John Goodbody in the episode "You Sweat Your Life."
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