There Can Be Only One

Ben L started a thread a week or two ago, asking who you would get to play the role of yourself in a motion picture, someone who looks somewhat like you. More importantly, they couldn't be A-list superstars, it had to be a "realistic" choice.

I was stumped who to put down for myself. What actor would look like me? It's safe to say I look like I belong in Ringwood rather than Hollywood. I pushed it aside rather than select the first freckled guy I could think of (Ron Howard).

Yesterday I heard about MyHeritage.com, which lets you upload a picture of someone and it attempts to recognise facial similarities against a database of celebrities. I decided to try it out and see if there were any interesting suggestions. Unfortunately it does seem entirely random and I've got no further leads, just a few laughs. (Registration is required)

Recent photos of me with a spiked-front hairstyle produced results like Chad Michael Murray, whom I hadn't heard of. I tried it with a picture of me from Crag's party at the end of the night when I looked totally fucked and the results were about as flattering as the picture.

The best match they found was Andie McDowell. Thanks, MyHeritage. Maybe you should try examining my crotch in the picture first, then my face. Or perhaps even insert a "Got Testicles?" checkbox before proceeding.

It was closely followed by some Asian actor, some Russian actor and then Christopher Lambert, the Highlander. Taking inspiration from my supposed similarility to Lambert, I concluded that I look too unique to be categorised with this game. With Patrick Horgan, like Highlander, there can be only one.