Elijah Wood Reveals Why Fans Confuse Him with Daniel Radcliffe

Alex GurleySat, March 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM UTC

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Plenty of celebrities have a famous doppelgänger—and Elijah Wood is no exception.

Through the years, The Lord of the Rings actor, 45, has admittedly been confused for fellow actor Daniel Radcliffe and while it may bother some stars to be incorrectly identified, the pair have never been fazed by the comparisons. In fact, they've each had a little bit of fun with the mix ups.

During an appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Show on Friday (March 20), Wood was shown a clip of Radcliffe admitting that he had signed autographs that were meant for the other actor.

Thankfully, Wood found the whole thing "so funny," adding that people come up to him thinking he's Radcliffe "all the time."

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As for why Wood thinks that people confuse him for Radcliffe, he explained that it goes beyond their similar facial features. Instead, Wood says he has theorized that people mix them up because their franchises,Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, were box office hits around the same time.

"I think it's because those two film franchises came out around the same time," Wood shared.

Radcliffe has also reflected on the confusion, admitting that he felt bad about it at times considering the comparisons began when he was just a preteen and Wood was in his 20s.

"I really like him and felt so bad that we have been mixed up so much because also I was getting it when, at the start of Potter when Lord of the Rings was coming out, he was, you know, a man in his 20s. I was 12 or 13,” Radcliffe told CBR. "A 13 year old doesn’t mind getting mistaken for a man in his 20s. I can only imagine it would have been very annoying for a 20 year old to be mistaken for a child.”

He continued, "He’s very, very gracious and always, you know, I feel like we’ve got very similar outlooks on our careers and that we just do what we like. He’s a very nice person to get mistaken for as well. He’s got a lovely reputation and he’s done lovely, great films.”

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