Actors Who Play Multiple Netflix Roles

Netflix’s original programming options are growing so exponentially that it’s entirely possible that one day they could outnumber the amount of contracted content available on the streaming service.

Along with that comes the reality that many those shows and movies will share actors and actresses.

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With over 50 original shows and mini-series, not to mention all the shows they’ve picked up for continuation, and close to 50 feature films, it stands to reason that some of those projects would feature many of the same performers.

For example, comedienne Maria Bamford, who has her own Netflix comedy special titled Old Baby, also has her own series, Lady Dynamite, and has been on Arrested Development, as well as done voice work on BoJack Horseman.

Bamford is just one of the many actors who pop up in multiple Netflix originals, as the list can get pretty lengthy.

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Will Arnett

Most people will recognize Will Arnett as GOB (George Oscar Bluth II) on Arrested Development, the oldest Bluth brother and arguably the most delusional.

Years after FOX prematurely canceled the critically acclaimed show, Netflix picked it up and gave it a fourth season, and there’s a rumor that a fifth season will happen.

In addition to Arrested Development, Arnett also has his own Netflix show titled Flaked, and he voices the title character in the animated hit BoJack Horseman.

Mahershala Ali

When he’s not busy winning awards, Mahershala Ali is busy at work on his multiple Netflix originals.

In House of Cards, Ali played Remy Danton, a “lawyer for Glendon Hill and lobbyist who works for natural gas company SanCorp.” Later he becomes the Chief of Staff for President Underwood but eventually decides to quit politics.

Over on Netflix’s Luke Cage, Ali starred as Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes, the owner of a popular Harlem nightclub, who was really was an underground arms dealer.

Jason Bateman

Another very recognizable Arrested Development alum, Jason Bateman stars on the quirky sitcom as Michael Bluth, the middle Bluth son who’s burdened with running the family business.

While we wait with our fingers crossed for that new season of Arrested Development, Bateman has a new Netflix show titled Ozark to pass the time with.

It’s said to be about a “man who relocates to hopefully wipe the slate clean from his dealings in the drug world and you can probably guess how that’s gone.” If you’re a fan of Bloodline or Breaking Bad, you may want to plan on checking this one out.

Allison Brie

On BoJack Horseman, Allison Brie stars opposite Will Arnett as the voice of Diane Nguyen, the often unattainable desire of BoJack’s affection.

Nguyen is described as “a nice, well-reasoned, misunderstood intellectual, and a Vietnamese-American third-wave feminist from Boston who lives with her rich and famous boyfriend, former sitcom star Mr. Peanutbutter.”

Just this past week, however, Brie saw the launch of her starring vehicle GLOW, which is a Netflix original dramedy that “revolves around a fictionalization of the characters and gimmicks of the 1980s syndicated women’s professional wrestling circuit, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (or GLOW).”

David Cross

Apparently, everyone who starred on Arrested Development also appears in other Netflix originals, because we have another here in David Cross.

Fans will remember him has Tobias Fünke, the “never nude” son-in-law to the Bluths who has made for countless laughs.

Cross also has his own sketch comedy show on Netflix with his comedy partner Bob Odenkirk. W/ Bob & David is a spin-off of the duo’s HBO series, Mr. Show with Bob and David.

In addition to that, however, he was also prominently featured in season two of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and reappears briefly in the third.

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd has a few Netflix original titles under his belt.

He starred in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, the Netflix-backed sequel to 2001’s indie-comedy Wet Hot American Summer. He’ll also star in Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, which hits the streaming giant later this year.

In addition to that, Rudd starred in the Netflix original film The Fundamentals of Caring, as well as voicing Mr. Prince, in the Netflix animated movie The Little Prince.

Adam Sandler

While there are many actors and actresses who have ended up being in multiple Netflix originals, Adam Sandler is the only one who specifically inked a deal to do it.

In an unprecedented move, Sandler and his Happy Madison production company signed a multi-picture deal with Netflix.

So far, Sandler has played a cowboy in The Ridiculous 6, a con-man in The Do-Over, and a lackluster Hollywood agent in Sandy Wexler.

There may be more on the horizon, but we’ll just have to wait and see what character Sandler takes on in his next Netflix original film.

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