Mixing family with business! Many famous families have several actors in them — and some of those relatives have gone on to share the screen together.
Robbie Amell, who worked with his cousin Stephen Amell on projects like The Flash, previously explained how they looked too alike to share scenes with one another.
“It’s tough, we’re pretty similar in look. We’re not going to play related,” Robbie told Entertainment Weekly in December 2019. “That was part of the reason they wouldn’t let [our characters] talk to each other on The Flash, they were like, ‘It’s too weird. People know you’re related, you can’t talk to each other.’
Robbie and Stephen would later go on to work together on their crowd-funded film, Code 8.
“Part of it was we just needed to create something for ourselves. We figured if we weren’t willing to take a bet on ourselves, then why should we expect anyone else to?” Robbie explained to EW. “We wanted to give it a shot and make something that we would be proud of, something that people backing us would be proud of.”
Not all family members want to work on the same projects though, including Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal, who were reluctant to team up. Richard Kelly previously spoke about having to talk Maggie into taking the role in Donnie Darko alongside her brother.
“Immediately, she was like, ‘Richard, you’re only offering this to me because I’m Jake’s big sister. You should be finding the best actress for the role,'” the director told Vox in April 2017. “So she was already trying to talk me out of casting her, in a very selfless way. And I was just really impressed by that … So I was really determined to convince her to do it after that.”
The film wouldn’t be what it was without the brother-sister dynamic that Maggie and Jake brought to their roles.
“Maggie was really an essential piece of the puzzle that makes that family dynamic work in the film,” Kelly added. “I’m grateful that she agreed to do the role.”
Dave Franco also went out of his way not to work with his brother James Franco earlier on in his career.
“For a while, I made a conscious decision not to work with him, just because I wanted to pave my own path,” Dave said during an interview with Variety in November 2017. “I didn’t want to be referred to as ‘James Franco’s little brother’ for the rest of my life. But we have very similar sensibilities.”
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News broke in April 2022 that the West Wing alum would be starring alongside his son in the upcoming Netflix series, Unstable. The duo will play a father and son on the comedy and serve as executive producers. John previously worked with his dad on 9-1-1: Lone Star. Rob plays fire captain Owen Strand on the Fox drama, while John works as a writer and story editor on the project. Rob’s brother, Chad Lowe, served as a director on two episodes of the drama in 2021 and 2022. Chad was later cast in the series as Rob's onscreen brother for a May 2022 episode. Both Rob and John appeared on The Grinder in 2015 and 2016, playing Dean Sanderson and Joel Zadak, respectively. Chad again joined his brother as a director for one episode of the comedy in 2016. One year later, Rob joined forces with both of his sons, John and Edward Lowe, to film the short-lived series The Lowe Files. The show followed the Lowe men as they explored infamous unsolved mysteries. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Isaac revealed in March 2022 that he hired his brother Hernandez to help him play dual personalities, Steven and Marc, in Moon Knight. “It was the closest thing to me there is on Earth,” Isaac told reporters via Entertainment Tonight. “So, he came in and he would play either Steven or Marc and even did the accent and everything — both accents — and so that was really helpful to have someone that’s not only a great actor but also shares my DNA to play off of.” The siblings previously worked together in 2020’s The Letter Room. Patrick Lewis/Starpix/Shutterstock
The writer and director didn't have to look far when it came to casting his new movie, The Bubble, which chronicles a fictional film crew making a movie during the COVID pandemic. Apatow cast his younger daughter, Iris, as an influencer-turned-actress. Apatow previously directed Mann and Iris — along with daughter Maude — in 2012's This is 40. John Salangsang/Shutterstock
The father and son duo are set to play Prince Charles and Prince William on season 5 of The Crown, according to Variety. Netflix
"It was my idea, actually," Qualley told E! News about sharing the screen with her mother in September 2021. "I pitched the idea to Margot Robbie, because she's one of the producers on this, and she loved it." Shutterstock (2)
Not only has Michael Consuelos played the younger version of his real-life pops onscreen, but in the Wednesday, August 18, episode, the father-son duo also acted alongside one another. During the flashback scenes, the former soap star played Hiram’s father while Michael reprised his role as a teenaged Hiram. “Tonight I have the great honor of sharing the screen with my son @michael.consuelos and the always brilliant @melton they absolutely killed it,” the Kingdom alum wrote via Instagram at the time. “… Thank you to @writerras for giving me and my family a memory that will last a lifetime.” Courtesy Mark Consuelos/Instagram
The actor and his daughter came together for 2021's drama Flag Day. While Sean portrays counterfeiter John Vogel, Dylan stars as his daughter, Jennifer, in the film. Shutterstock
"I'm very happy for her," the director gushed over his daughter, who was one of the breakout stars of Freeform's Cruel Summer, during a June 2021 E! News interview. The father-daughter duo later opened up about cowriting a top-secret series together. "It's such a cool gift to be able to work with somebody you're related to," Harley said at the time. "We have pretty similar minds, so it's kind of like you're shooting with another version of yourself. It's so much fun and we're working on another thing together now which has been, in my opinion, the most fun yet, and I can't wait for us to be able to share with the world what that is." MediaPunch/Shutterstock
The George Lopez alum will star alongside his daughter Mayan in the NBC show Lopez vs. Lopez, which received a comedy pilot commitment in June 2021. Jim Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock
The cousins worked together on The Flash and in their film Code 8. The two will be reuniting for the sequel to the sci-fi movie. Courtesy of Robbie Amell/Instagram
The brother and sister duo have worked together many times on projects including Sixteen Candles, Say Anything..., High Fidelity and War, Inc. Moviestore/Shutterstock
The twins started out their individual acting careers by often playing the same character including the role of Julian McGrath in 1999's Big Daddy. They later went on to star in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and its spinoff, The Suite Life on Deck. It'S A Laugh Productions/Walt Disney Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
The sisters became household names for their joint portrayal of Michelle Tanner on Full House. The pair continued to work together, starring in several movies including It Takes Two and The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley. Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock
The brother duo appeared in The Disaster Artist together in 2017. Justina Mintz/Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock
Haylie made several guest appearances in Lizzie McGuire, which starred Hilary. The sisters also filmed Material Girls together. Joyce Rudolph/Mgm/Kobal/Shutterstock
The twosome are known for their collaboration in Donnie Darko. Paul Zimmerman/Shutterstock
The now-estranged daughter and father duo appeared in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Alan Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock
Jaden joined his father in The Pursuit of Happyness. Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock
The Wilson brothers started sharing the screen in Bottle Rocket and would later appear in The Royal Tenenbaums together. Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock
Streep worked with her daughter Gummer in Ricki and the Flash. Clinica Estetico/Lstar Capital/Tristar/Sony/Kobal/Shutterstock
The twins starred in Sister, Sister together for six seasons. The Mowry sisters also worked on Disney Channel's Twitches and Twitches Too. De Passe Ent/Paramount Tv/Abc Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
Colin and Tom shared the screen in The Great Buck Howard. Bristol Bay Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
The Affleck brothers can be seen in Good Will Hunting. Casey was later cast in his brother's directorial debut film, Gone Baby Gone. George Kraychyk/Miramax/Kobal/Shutterstock
The sibling group played brothers in Brotherly Love. Matthew and Andrew later appeared in their brother's former show Melissa and Joey. Courtesy of Joey Lawrence/Instagram
Kirk made a guest appearance on Full House with his sister Candace. YouTube
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