These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

By Meg Loyd - 9/18/22

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

A good role is a good role in the movies - even if you are romantically partnered with an individual who has played your onscreen sibling in the past.

You may already know about Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley, but you will probably be surprised by at least a few pairs on this list. Take a look.

David Arquette and Rose McGowen in Scream Movies

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

Arquette and McGowen played Deputy Dewey Riley and Tatum Riley in the original 1996 movie Scream.

Jena Malone and Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

In 2007, Hirsch memorably played Chris McCandless in Into the Wild. Do people actually remember that Malone portrayed his sister, Carine?

Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader in Adventureland

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

Saturday Night Live co-stars Wiig and Hader teamed up for 2008’s Adventureland. They play Paulette and Bobby, the husband and wife team who operate a local amusement park.

Steve Carell and Toni Collette in The Way, Way Back

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

In 2013, both actors returned to the big screen in The Way, Way Back. It’s a comedy about a kid that is having trouble dealing with his mother (Collette) and her boyfriend (Carell).

Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene in the Twilight Series

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

Lutz and Greene played Alice Cullen and Emmett in the Twilight movies. They are an adoptive family, but it still counts.

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett in Arrested Development

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

Pohler played a seal dealer that marries Gob (Arnett) on Arrested Development. They were actually married in real life when she guest-starred in movies from 2004 and 2005.

Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

The pair from Great Britain, Grant and Thompson starred in 1995’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility as Edward Ferrars and Elinor Dashwood, who get married.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen in Avengers: Age of Ultron

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

In 2015, the two appeared as Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, siblings with superpowers in the Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars

These Actors Have Played Both Lovers and Siblings in Movies

We should also not forget to mention Gus and Hazel in John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars.