Fans have been left gobsmacked, claiming Drew Starkey and Harris Dickinson ‘are the same person’ after they pointed fingers at an Oscar-tipped celeb for being ‘filthy’.
The duo featured in the latest episode of Variety’s Actors on Actors series, where they delved into their acting origins and experiences working on recent projects with A-list co-stars. Starkey stars opposite ex-James Bond actor Daniel Craig in Queer, while Dickinson shares the screen with Nicole Kidman in Babygirl.
Throughout their half-hour conversation, numerous viewers expressed either confusion over telling them apart or astonishment at their striking similarities, including their mannerisms. Despite hailing from different countries, some fans even suggested they could convincingly play siblings in a future film.
In the YouTube comments, one admirer wrote: “They’re like the American/British counterparts of each other.” Another chimed in with: “Brothers in another universe”, reports the Mirror.
A third enthused: “Omg! My dream combo. I want them in the same movie playing brothers. Would watch it million times! This interview is my Roman Empire.”
Fans are in a frenzy over a clip shared on social media that captures the moment Harris Dickinson and Drew Starkey jokingly speculate about gum left on their Actors on Actors interview table, quipping about Adrien Brody as the culprit. The post exclaimed: “Harris Dickinson and Drew Starkey are the same person, you can’t convince me otherwise.”
In the footage, the pair quiz someone off-screen regarding the gum’s owner before settling on the idea that actor Brody is responsible. Brody is slated for his own Actors on Actors conversation with Tilda Swinton next week and is tipped for an Academy award for The Brutalist. Exiting the set, Dickinson humorously remarked, “Is that Adrien? You dirty b******. Adrien Brody, you filthy mother******.”
During their own interview, Dickinson and Starkey reflected on their experiences working alongside illustrious stars. Notably, Starkey revealed insights about Bond films gained from co-star Craig, stating, “He just started talking about it [the Bond movies]. I got a lot of insider trading on that. It was really strange, because I’m watching this beautifully crafted, prepared performance, but also free of all inhibitions. I’m like, ‘What is he tapped into? Let me lock back in.'”.
He also disclosed some behind-the-scenes secrets of the film’s jungle scenes, which were not shot on location but on a set. He shared: “The jungle was in a back lot. Dude, Luca [Guadagnino, director] was like, ‘I want these plants’, and they brought in thousands of pounds of dirt and built a jungle. Luca was very specific about how he wanted the world to feel. He sent visual references. Some photography; these paintings by Francis Bacon. With Daniel and I, there wasn’t a lot of conversation about the dirty word – chemistry – between us. It was just going for it. My heart was racing on the first day.”
Actors on Actors is available on Variety’s YouTube channel.