On the left is Alexander Skarsgard while on the right is Mason Gamble who played Dennis the Menace.
Alexander Skarsgard was born Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård on August 25, 1976. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill. He is the son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård. Alexander Skarsgard was born in Stockholm, Sweden. While on vacation in the United States Alexander Skarsgard auditioned for and landed the role of Meekus in the 2001 film Zoolander. In 2003, his work in Hundtricket-the Movie (The Dog Trick) earned him a Guldbagge nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was named the Sexiest Man in Sweden five times. Sweden may not have a large population but it has gifted the world with bounty of astonishing directors and actors such as Greta Garbo, Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow and Ingrid Bergman for a few Nordic actors and filmmakers.
Mason Wilson Gamble was born January 16th 1986 in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of actor Tim Gamble. Mason Gamble was known for his role of Dennis the Menace in the 1993 movie Dennis the Menace. Mason Gamble also played Jason Schwartzman’s sidekick, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson’s critically acclaimed 1998 film Rushmore. He also appeared in Anya’s Bell with Della Reese, starring as a dyslexic boy. In 1999, Mason Gamble portrayed Brady Lang in the thriller Arlington Road. He had a featured role in the short-lived 2001 CBS drama Kate Brasher. Additionally, he had a small role as McCluckey in the 1996 comedy Spy Hard. Mason Gamble was apart of the cast in Groundhog Day (1993). Mason Gamble has had starring roles in such films at Flatland Pictures’ Just in Time (1996) directed by Tom Rice; and Morgan Creek’s Bad Moon (1996) directed by Eric Red, also starring Mariel Hemingway. Mason Wilson Gamble also worked in film such as Spy Hard (1996) directed by Rick Friedberg. He also had a role in Gattaca (1997), directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.
Alexander Skarsgard did not play Dennis the Menace when he was a child. The actor in the movie Dennis the Menace was actually Mason Gamble. Alexander Skarsgard and Mason Gamble are celebrity twins are as we say famous people that look alike.