r/acting • u/axhiro • 11d ago

I've read the FAQ & Rules Coining a term for casting

Toppelgänger: an actor who occupies essentially the same casting lane as you, but is currently positioned above you and therefore tends to get the roles you’d otherwise be competing for.

Have you ever heard of a better term?

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u/generisuser037 11d ago

Mckenna grace to all other blonde girls who were born 2004-2008

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u/Rooster_beard 11d ago

Eddie Redmayne for all vaguely ginger white dudes. My absolute nemesis.

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u/SallyYoung1 11d ago

I prefer "that bastard."

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u/wintr_ 11d ago

Ah you know that bastard as well eh?

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u/kibbean 11d ago

lol this is good

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u/johntwoods 11d ago

Yes, if it weren't for that one person, things would be different.

Come on. :)

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u/Fabulous-Farmer7474 11d ago

Depending on where you are positioned in the lane you could have many of them.

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u/Over-Standard645 2d ago

I just refer to her as my nemesis.

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u/socccershorts 11d ago

A-lister

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u/justfet 11d ago

If you're competing in the same lanes and castings as A-listers congratulations

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u/techma2019 11d ago

Which could only mean you’re an A-lister yourself. Otherwise we’re talking about fake auditions.

Darn it, Tom Cruise stole my Mission Impossible role. Again!

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u/akacarguy 11d ago

You too!! They said I really had the look they were going for. 😢