10 Horror Movies Where An Actor Plays Multiple Characters

10. Peter Jackson - Bad Taste

Peter Jackson is not known for being an actor, but he does have a surprisingly decent resume of on-screen roles, including cameos in The Lord of the Rings, Hot Fuzz, King Kong, The Lovely Bones and more. But, back in his early days, he played full-on parts in his movies.

To be fair, this was mostly an effort to save money on actors, but it did give way to some amazing characters, with his funniest and most varied performance coming from his first feature-length film, Bad Taste.

In this wild and abrasive flick, Jackson takes on the roles of Derek and Robert. Derek is an agent for the Astro Investigation and Defence Service, and yes, that does spell what you think it does. This character starts as a meek fella, but after falling off a cliff thanks to an alien, his brain gets mashed, and he turns into a violent, alien-killing madman.

What's the other role he plays, you ask? Well, it's the alien that threw Derek off the cliff in the first place. Yes, this alien in a human-skin suit is a flesh-devouring extraterrestrial that even fights with Derek, which was possible thanks to precise editing tricks.

How can you tell the difference between them? Well, Derek is clean-shaven with glasses, and Robert has a beard. Who needs big-budget make-up with a trick like that?