Finn Wolfhard Once Got Mistaken For Timothee Chalamet in New York City

Finn Wolfhard might’ve simply received $50 if he entered the Timothée Chalamet lookalike competitors.

Within the wake of the viral lookalike contest that took over Washington Sq. Park final weekend, the Stranger Issues star is sharing his expertise getting mistaken for the Dune actor.

“After I was in SoHo one time stepping into an Uber with some associates, another person had known as an Uber to the identical location and it was the identical automotive, so we thought this was our Uber,” Wolfhard, 21, instructed Us Weekly completely whereas selling his Nice Ghost Search marketing campaign with Ring. “In order we’re getting in, this different group went into the automotive, and we have been like, ‘Oh, sorry that’s your Uber.’ After which one among them checked out me, and he acknowledged me, and his eyes went vast.”

Getting acknowledged — particularly in New York Metropolis — is par for the course for Wolfhard, whose performances in movies and TV reveals like Stranger Issues, It and Ghostbusters have generated followers throughout the nation. However this was no bizarre fan encounter.

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“I believed, ‘Oh no, he’s gonna acknowledge me from the present,’” the actor continued. “And he mentioned, ‘Oh, my God. You’re Timothée Chalamet!’ After which I simply began laughing with my associates, like, ‘Oh my God, that’s loopy that that simply occurred.’ It was very humorous. I used to be relieved. I used to be like, ‘Sure I’m!’ It was actually humorous.”

Each actors actually share sure options: They’re each slightly below 6 ft tall, have lengthy, darkish, curly hair and a good complexion. Nonetheless, Chalamet, 28, is a New York Metropolis native — maybe a part of why Wolfhard acquired acknowledged there — whereas the Stranger Issues actor is youthful and hails from Canada.

Wolfhard shouldn’t be the one particular person getting mistaken for Chalamet on the road. On October 27, 1000’s of followers and Chalamet doppelgängers gathered within the Massive Apple for a lookalike contest — and Chalamet himself confirmed up.

“Truthfully, I’m an enormous Timothée Chalamet fan,” Anthony Po, the YouTuber who organized the occasion, instructed Us. “I feel the way in which he strikes by means of the area is admittedly sensible, as an influencer myself.”

After Chalamet made an look, the gang grew to become untenable, and Po, 23, acquired a $500 wonderful for his lack of a allow. He wasn’t apprehensive, although: Po merely led the gang to an alternate location at Mercer Playground to crown the winner, a Wonka outfit-clad 21-year-old named Miles Mitchell.

Lots of the Twin-othées Us spoke to on the occasion talked about Wolfhard, noting that they typically get stopped on the road for his or her resemblance to both actor.