List of twins in fiction

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This is a list of twins in fiction, including notable fictional twins (and other multiples) found in mythology, literature, cartoons (and anime), comics (and manga), video games, motion pictures, and on television. For real-life famous twins, see the list of twins.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Contents 1 Myths 2 Literature 3 Cartoons/Comics 4 Anime/Manga 5 Games 6 Movies 7 Plays/Musicals 8 TV shows 9 See also

[edit] Myths

• Apollo and Diana/Artemis, Greek and Roman mythology.
• Kastor and Polydeuces (Castor and Pollux), Greek and Roman mythology, pictured in the constellation of Gemini.
• Amphion and Zethus, Greek mythology.
• Romulus and Remus, mythological founders of Rome, raised by a she-wolf.
• Freyja and Freyr, Norse Mythology.
• The Ashvins, Vedic gods.
• Yama and Yami in the Rigveda. Their names mean "twin" in Sanskrit.
• Nakula and Sahadeva in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata.
• Lakshmana and Shatrughna in the Hindu epic poem Ramayana.
• Lava and Kusa, children of Rama and Sita, Ramayana.
• Yima and Yimeh in Iranian mythology, related to the Hindu Yama and Yami.
• Xochiquetzal and Xochipilli, Aztec mythology.
• Ixbalanque and Hun-Apu, the Hero Twins, Maya mythology.
• Puntan and Fu'uña, brother and sister originators of the world, in ancient Chamoru mythology
• Jacob and Esau, biblical.
• Perez and Zerah, biblical.
• Some Syriac Christians believed that Jesus had a twin, the Apostle Thomas.
• The Man in the Iron Mask, 18^th century myth, claimed by some to be the twin of Louis XIV of France.

[edit] Literature

• Pip and Emma, fraternal twins in A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie.
• Sandy and Dennys Murry, identical twin brothers in A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.
• Esplin 9466 Primary and Esplin 9466 Lesser, twin Yeerks in Animorphs by K. A. Applegate.
• The Anne books, by L.M. Montgomery have two sets of fraternal twins:
  • Davy and Dora Keith;
  • Anne (Nan) and Diana (Di) Blythe.
• The Farival Twins in The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
• Marilyn and Carolyn Arnold, and Anna and Abby Stevenson in the The Baby-sitters Club series.
• The Bobbsey Twins, two sets of fraternal twins, Bert and Nan (older) and Flossie and Freddie (younger), from the 1904-1972 eponymous series.
• Josh and Jake Hatford, twin brothers in The Boys Against Girls books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
• Kyle and Lyle Hoover, characters in the novel Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut.
• Manuel and Esteban, identical twin brothers from The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder.
• John and Phillipa Gaunt, fraternal twin siblings in the Children of the Lamp series by Philip Kerr.
• Pedro and Pablo Vicario in Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
• Prince Cor and Prince Corin Thunderfist, identical twin brothers from The Horse and His Boy, book 3 of The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.
• Louis and Lucien de Franchi, identical twin brothers (conjoined at birth) from The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas.
• Thad Beaumont and George Stark are twin brothers in the Stephen King book The Dark Half. George Stark is the embodiment of the weaker twin that was absorbed into the stronger (Thad) in utero.
• Alastair and Conn, twin sons of Rascard and Erminie of Hammerfell in The Heirs of Hammerfell of the Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
• Raistlin and Caramon Majere of the Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
• Leto Atreides II and Ghanima Atreides, son and daughter of Paul Atreides (Muad'dib) and Chani in Children of Dune
• Caleb and Aaron Trask, fraternal twins in East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
• Dorothea (Dolly) and Margaret (Molly) Preston Grey, identical twin sisters in Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie.
• Shawn and Jonathan Bussler, fictional twin superheroes named "Uno" and "The Duece", from the Enon Diaries (compilation of short stories written in the 1980s).
• Kasil and Shakana, fraternal twins in The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff.
• Cory and Carrie Dollanganger, fraternal twins from the book Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews.
• Brent and Stuart Tarleton, identical twin brothers in Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
• In the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling:
  • Fred and George Weasley, identical twin brothers;
  • Parvati and Padma Patil, identical twin sisters (fraternal twin sisters in the film).
• The Twins, identical twin brothers in the Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini.
• Landry and Sylvain Barbeau, identical twin brothers in the novel La Petite Fadette, by George Sand.
• In J. R. R. Tolkien's Legendarium, there are several sets of twins:
  • Amrod and Amras in the The Silmarillion;
  • Eluréd and Elurín, also mentionned in The Silmarillion;
  • Elrond and Elros in most books;
  • Elladan and Elrohir in The Lord of the Rings.
• Sam and Eric, identical twin brothers in Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
• Lotte Körner and Luise Palphy, identical twin sisters from Lottie and Lisa (Das Doppelte Lottchen) by Erich Kästner.
• Derek and Deborah Beresford, fraternal twins siblings in N or M? by Agatha Christie.
• Neuromancer and Wintermute, a twin pair of AIs from the novel Neuromancer by William Ford Gibson'.
• "The Twins" from the "Lost Boys", identical twin brothers in Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie.
• Twin princesses Rhyme and Reason in The Phantom Tollbooth.
• Albert and Freddie Borden, identical twin brothers in The Prestige by Christopher Priest.
• Princesses Daisy and Dani Valenski, characters of the book Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz.
• Camilla and Charles Macaulay, fraternal twin siblings in The Secret History by Donna Tartt.
• Cersei and Jaime Lannister in A Song of Ice and Fire.
• In Tamora Pierce's works:
  • Alanna and Thom of Trebond, fraternal twin siblings in The Song of the Lioness quartet;
  • Alianne and Alan of Pirate's Swoop, fraternal twin children of Alanna and George in the Daughter of the Lioness duology.
  • Jorality and Niamara Bancanor, identical twin girls in Cold Fire.
• Nat Cartwright and Fletcher Davenport, heroes of Sons of Fortune by Jeffrey Archer.
• Jared and Simon Grace, identical twins in The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi.
• Patricia ("Pat") and Isabel O'Sullivan, identical twin sisters from the St. Clare's book series by Enid Blyton.
• Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, identical twin sisters in the Sweet Valley book series.
• Tweedledum and Tweedledee, identical twin brothers meeting Alice in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
• Lapis Lazuli ("Laz") and Lorelei Lee ("Lor") Long, genetically engineered identical twin sisters of Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love (and other books) by Robert A. Heinlein.
• Patrick Henry Michelangelo ("Pat") Bartlett and Thomas Paine Leonardo Da Vinci ("Tom") Bartlett, telepathic twin brothers in Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein.
• Camryn Barnes and Alexandra Fielding from T*Witches.
• Teren and Keren, fraternal twins in the Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey.
• Maharet and Mekare, twin sisters in The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice.

[edit] Cartoons/Comics

• The Tibble Twins, Tommy and Timmy Tibble, from the Arthur series of children's books by Marc Brown. They also appear in the television series based on the books.
• Maria and Matthew Kilgannon in The Amory Wars, a project helmed by Claudio Sanchez of the band Coheed and Cambria.
• Dee Dee (Delia and Deidre Dennis, voiced by Melissa Joan Hart), twin villains in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
• In Camp Lazlo, the Dung Beetles (Chip and Skip) and the Loon Twins (Dave and Ping-Pong) are clearly twins.
• In Codename: Kids Next Door, there are a total of four operatives who are twins: the Numbuh 8's (from the past in Op. MAURICE) and the Numbuh 44's (seen in various episodes starting with Op. MATADOR)
• Gammid and Galvan, orange and blue super-powered Atlantean identical twin brothers from the CrossGen comic, Crux.
• In the DC Comics universe:
  • Billy and Mary Batson, the secret identities of Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superheroes Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel are fraternal twins;
  • Garth and Ayla Ranzz (a.k.a. Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass), fraternal twin superheroes;
  • Vivian and Constance D'Aramis (shared the role of Crimson Fox), identical twin superheroines;
  • Zan and Jayna, the Wonder Twins, teenage alien superheroes from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Super Friends, who were eventually integrated into the DC Comics universe.
• Ember and Suntop/Sunstream, fraternal twin elf siblings in Elfquest.
• Tomax and Xamot, identical twin brothers with a psychic connection, from the G.I. Joe comics and cartoon.
• Animah and Tanatah, identical twin sisters in the French comic The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius.
• Jill and Jan Jackson, identical twin all-American teenage girls in the comic strip The Jackson Twins.
• Tommi and Teddy, fraternal twin babies in the comic strip Jump Start.
• Siamese twin assassins, separated conjoined twins who were fused at the arm, in the comic Kabuki.
• Jim and Tim Possible, younger twin brothers of Kim Possible.
• In the The Land Before Time film series
  • Ducky and other twelve twin siblings;
  • Dinah and Dana, Cera's niece and nephew;
  • Rocky and Dusty, two of the Tinysauruses.
• In the Marvel Comics superheroes universe:
  • Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie Beaubier (a.k.a. Northstar and Aurora), fraternal twin siblings;
  • Brian Braddock and Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock (a.k.a. Captain Britain and Psylocke), fraternal twin siblings;
  • Pietro and Wanda Maximoff (a.k.a. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch), fraternal twin siblings;
  • Tommy Shepherd and Billy Kaplan (a.k.a. Speed and Wiccan), fraternal twin siblings. Reincarnated "children" of the Vision and Scarlet Witch (see above)
• Prince Adam and Princess Adora, a.k.a. He-Man and She-Ra, fraternal twin siblings in the Masters of the Universe series.
• Scooter and Skeeter on Muppet Babies.
• Chip and Biff Oblong, conjoined twin brothers in the short-lived animated series The Oblongs. They have three legs and buttocks and still have four arms.
• 3 and 4, identical twin sisters from Peanuts.
• Bebe and Cece Proud from The Proud Family.
• In Rocko's Modern Life, twins include Chuck and Leon. As mentioned, Rocko James Wallabee claimed to have a twin brother named Ronald.
• Phil and Lil DeVille from Rugrats, voiced by Kath Soucie.
• The Kimura Twins, identical twin brothers in the French cartoon, Shuriken School.
• In The Simpsons:
  • Sherri and Terri Fisk, identical twin sisters;
  • Patty and Selma Bouvier, Marge Simpson's older sisters.
• Goldie and Wendy, identical twin sisters and leaders of the Old Town girls from Frank Miller's Sin City comics.
• "The Twins", Hector Corrio's little sisters in Teamo Supremo. Their names were never given in the series' run.
• Más y Menos, Spanish-speaking superhero twins featured in the Teen Titans animated series.
• Jerry and Terence Lewis, identical twin brothers in Totally Spies!
• In The Venture Bros.:
  • Hank Venture and Dean Venture, fraternal twin brothers;
  • Thaddeus S. "Rusty" Venture and Jonas Venture Jr., where Jonas Jr. is a living parasitic vanishing twin encased incognito entirely inside Rusty's body, surgically removed and separated when they are middle-aged adults.
• In various comic books and animated cartoons by the Walt Disney Company:
  • the identical triplet brothers Huey, Dewey and Louie are Donald Duck's nephews;
  • the identical triplet sisters April, May and June are Daisy Duck's nieces.

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[edit] Anime/Manga

• Elf and Zwölf, identical twin gynoids, replicas of Alita in the manga Battle Angel Alita: Last Order.
• Sailor Lethe and Sailor Mnemosyne, identical twin sisters from the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon manga.
• Momiji Fujimiya and Kaede Kunikida are twin sisters in the anime series Blue Seed. (Interestingly, the twin sisters' given names both are different Japanese words for "maple".)
• Iku and Yori Yuki, fraternal twin siblings in Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru.
• Kazuo and Masao Tachibana, identical twin brothers in Captain Tsubasa.
• Aya and Aki Mikage, fraternal twin siblings in Ceres, Celestial Legend.
• Elda/Chii and Freya (also their incarnations in the manga Kobato as Chiho and Chise respectively) are identical twin persocoms in Chobits.
• Kanna and Sōma Amano, fraternal twin brothers in Devil & Devil.
• Kōji Minamoto and Kōichi Kimura, identical twin brothers in Digimon Frontier.
• Debit and Jasdero, twin siblings of the Noah family in D. Gray-man. Together they form Jasdebi.
• Riku and Risa Harada, twin sisters in the manga and anime D.N.Angel.
• Cyborg #17 and Cyborg #18, fraternal twin androids from Dragon Ball Z.
• Jeanie and Amber Malkin, identical twin sisters from The Dreaming.
• Yū and Ai Hayakawa, fraternal twin siblings in Final Fantasy: Unlimited.
• Lynn and Gento Empress Rui, twin sisters from Fist of the North Star.
• Xia Yu Fan and Xia Yu Lan, twin sisters in Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid.
• Amiboshi and Suboshi, identical twin brothers in Fushigi Yūgi.
• The entire female cast of the anime Futakoi and Futakoi Alternative are identical twins:
  • Koi and Ui Chigusa;
  • Rara and Ruru Hinagiku;
  • Kaoruko and Sumireko Ichijō;
  • Ai and Mai Momoi;
  • Kira and Yura Sakurazuki;
  • Sara and Sōju Shirogane.
• Kira Yamato and Cagalli Yula Athha, fraternal twin siblings in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny.
• Rondo Ghina and Rondo Mina Sahaku, near-identical fraternal twin siblings in Gundam Seed Astray.
• Shūgo and Rena, fraternal twin siblings in .hack//Legend of the Twilight.
• Lemon, Marron and Melon (or Ichigo, Ringo and Sango in the anime), identical triplet sisters in Hanaukyo Maid Team.
• Mina and Nami Kotobuki, identical twin sisters in Happy Seven.
• Mion and Shion Sonozaki, identical twin sisters in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
• Mika and Yuka, identical twin sisters in the hentai manga Hot Tails by Toshiki Yui.
• Kinka and Ginka, conjoined twin demon brothers from InuYasha.
• In the manga Kekkō Kamen, Yuka Chigusa and her identical twin sister use their resemblance to preserve their secret identity as the eponymous heroin.
• In Kill Me Kiss Me, Jung Woo and Tae Yon are identical cousins, only Jung Woo is a boy, and Tae Yon is a girl.
• Kurumi and Manami Kasuga, fraternal twin sisters in Kimagure Orange Road.
• Richard and Fritz Hornig, twin brothers in Ludwig II.
• Maria and Noeru Minamino, fraternal twin siblings (passing off as identical twin sisters) in Mint na Bokura.
• Cho-Li and To-Li, identical twin sisters (spoof of Tweedledum and Tweedledee) in Miyuki-chan in Wonderland.
• Johan Liebert and Nina Fortner, fraternal twin siblings in the manga and anime series Monster.
• From Naruto:
  • Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, identical twin brothers;
  • Sakon and Ukon, conjoined twin brothers (who can separate shortly during a fight).
• Fūka and Fumika Narutaki, identical twin sisters in Negima!: Magister Negi Magi.
• Cool Mint and Spear Mint, mirror twin angels of the goddess Lind in Oh My Goddess!
• Remus and Romulus Wolfe, identical mirror twins in Josh Elder's American manga Mail Order Ninja.
• Maiku Kamishiro and Karen Onodera, fraternal twin siblings in Onegai Twins. In the novel, Maiku's twin sister is Miina Miyafuji rather than Karen.
• Kaoru and Hikaru Hitachiin, identical twin brothers in Ouran High School Host Club.
• Rin and Ran, identical twin sisters in the Pokémon manga Pokémon Getto Da ze!
• Rina and Yuna Kurimi, identical twin sisters in Pretty Face.
• In The Prince of Tennis, there are three pairs of twins:
  • Ryou and Atsushi Kisarazu, identical twin brothers;
  • Youhei and Kouhei Tanaka, fraternal twin brothers (anime only);
  • Tom and Terry Griffy, fraternal twin brothers from the United States (anime only).
• Prince Daisy and Princess Violetta, near-identical fraternal twin siblings in Twin Knight, sequel to Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka.
• From Ranma ½:
  • Pink and Link, identical twin sisters in the manga;
  • Linlin and Ranran, fraternal twin sisters in the anime TV-series Ranma ½ Nettō-hen;
  • Daihakusei and Daikokusei, identical twin brothers in the first movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China.
• Miki and Kozue Kaoru, fraternal twin siblings in Revolutionary Girl Utena.
• From Saint Seiya:
  • Saga (Gemini Gold Saint) and Kanon (Northern Atlantic Marina General of the Sea Dragon), identical twin brothers;
  • Cyd (God Warrior of Mizar) and Bud (God Warrior of Arkor), identical twin brothers (in the Asgard God Warriors story arc).
• Kazunosuke and Tatsunoshin Niwa, identical twin brothers in Samurai Champloo.
• Pacifica Casull of anime Scrapped Princess had a twin brother, King Forsis.
• Sakura and Shion Murasame, identical twin sisters in Seraphim Call.
• Yoh Asakura and his twin brother, Hao Asakura/Zeke Asakura, from Shaman King.
• Yubaba and Zeniba, identical twin sisters from the movie Spirited Away.
• Serika and Ayaka Kurusugawa, identical sisters in ToHeart (despite being identical, their birthdays are one month apart).
• Sango and Ruri Himeyuri, identical twin sisters in ToHeart2.
• Subaru Sumeragi and his twin sister Hokuto from Tokyo Babylon and X/1999. They are fraternal twins, though they are nearly identical in appearance.
• Vash the Stampede and Millions Knives, fraternal twin brothers in Trigun.
• Hisui and Kohaku are twin sisters from the visual novel game Tsukihime and anime adaptation Tsukihime, Lunar Legend. They are identical, though Hisui has jade-green eyes while Kohaku's are amber-coloured.
• Ai and Mai Amatsu, identical twin sisters from the hentai anime Twin Dolls/Twin Angels.
• Naria and Eriya are gold and silver twin catgirls in the anime The Vision of Escaflowne.
• Hiei and Yukina, fraternal twin siblings in YuYu Hakusho.

[edit] Games

• Angel's Feather:
  • Shou Hamura and Kai Misonou, twin brothers.
• Chrono Trigger:
  • Masa and Mune, identical twin brothers who combine to form the legendary sword Masamune.
• Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within:
  • Yutaka/Yuu (a.k.a. Alyssa) and Sho (a.k.a. Bates). Although shown as split personalities for most of the game, at the end it's revealed that they were actually fraternal twins who were to be killed, as twins were believed to be cursed in their family. They were buried alive, and although Yutaka was rescued in time, Sho died, and his vengeful spirit began to inhabit the body of his sister.
• Devil May Cry:
  • Dante and Vergil, identical twin brothers.
• Double Dragon:
  • Billy and Jimmy Lee (a.k.a. Hammer and Spike), twin brothers.
• Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly:
  • Mayu and Mio Amakura, identical twin sisters;
  • Itsuki and Mutsuki Tachibana, identical twin brothers;
  • Sae and Yae Kurosawa, identical twin sisters;
  • Akane and Azami Kiryu, identical twin sisters.
• Fate/stay night:
  • Leysritt and Sella, identical twin sisters.
• Final Fantasy IV
  • Palom and Porom, fraternal twin siblings.
• Final Fantasy VI:
  • Edgar Roni Figaro and Sabin Rene Figaro (a.k.a. Mash Rene Figaro), fraternal twin brothers.
• Final Fantasy XII
  • Basch von Ronsenberg and Noah von Ronsenburg/Judge Magister Gabranth, identical twin brothers.
• Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu:
  • Briddgit and Edin, identical twin sisters;
  • Lakche and Skasaha, fraternal twin siblings;
  • Julia and Julius, fraternal twin siblingss.
• Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones:
  • Ephraim and Eirika, fraternal twin siblings.
• Great Giana Sisters
  • Giana and Maria, twin sisters.
• Guilty Gear
  • Bridget has an unnamed twin brother, and dress like a girl because of a superstition concerning twin boys.
• Icewind Dale 2:
  • Caithin, Oria and Lysara, conjoined triplet sisters separated at birth.
• King of Fighters: Maximum Impact:
  • Alba and Soiree Meira, identical twin brothers.
• Lunar : Silver Star Story
  • Alicia and Laticia, "The Twin Dragonmasters", identical twin sisters.
• Metal Gear Solid:
  • Solid Snake and Liquid Snake, identical twin brothers (as well as to Solidus Snake).
• Pokémon:
  • Tate and Liza, fraternal twin gym leaders;
  • Plusle and Minun, two Pokémon species considered twins.
• Resident Evil Code: Veronica:
  • Alfred and Alexia Ashford, fraternal twin siblings.
• The Sims 2:
  • Dina and Nina Caliente and Angela and Lilith Pleasant come pre-made in the game;
  • in the expansion pack University, Alderic and Almeric Davis come pre-made with the La Fiesta Tech University;
  • in the expansion Open for Business, Jason and Jodie Larson come pre-made in the Bluewater Village shopping district.
• Street Fighter III:
  • Yang Lee and Yun Lee, fraternal twin brothers.
• Super Mario Bros. series:
  • Mario and Luigi, fraternal twins (retconned, Mario was originally older);
  • Iggy and Lemmy Koopa, twin Koopalings from Super Mario Bros. 3.
• Tokimeki Memorial 2:
  • Miho and Maho Shirayuki, identical twin sisters.
• Tsukihime:
  • Hisui and Kohaku, identical twin sisters.
• Twinsanity:
  • Victor and Moritz, a.k.a the Evil Twins, identical twin parrots.
• Wild ARMs: 2nd Ignition:
  • Irving Valeria and Altacia Valeria, fraternal twin siblings.

[edit] Movies

• Adaptation.
  • Donald Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman's fictional twin brother (both roles were played by Nicolas Cage).
• The Addams Family (1991 movie):
  • Flora and Fauna, conjoined twin sisters.
• Austin Powers in Goldmember:
  • Fook Mi and Fook Yu, identical twin sisters.
• Big Business:
  • Sadie and Rose Ratliff and Sadie and Rose Shelton (the Roses were played by Lily Tomlin and the Sadies by Bette Midler), two sets of identical twin sisters, half of whom were switched at birth.
• The Boondock Saints:
  • Connor MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus), fraternal twin brothers.
• The Bride with White Hair (1993 Hong Kong film):
  • Chi wu Shuang, brother/sister conjoined twins.
• Cheaper by the Dozen:
  • Jessica and Kim Baker, fraternal twin sisters;
  • Nigel and Kyle Baker, identical twin brothers.
• The City of Lost Children:
  • "La Pieuvre" ("the Octopus"), conjoined twin sisters.
• Dead Ringers:
  • Beverly and Elliot Mantle (both played by Jeremy Irons), identical twin brothers.
• Doom:
  • John Grimm (Karl Urban) and Samantha Grimm (Rosamund Pike), fraternal twin siblings.
• Double Impact
  • Alex and Chad Wagner (both played by Jean-Claude Van Damme), identical twin brothers.
• Escape to Witch Mountain
  • Tony and Tia Malone (or Danny and Anna in the 1995 Disney remake), fraternal twin siblings.
• High School Musical:
  • Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) and Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel), fraternal twin siblings.
• House of Wax:
  • Nick Jones (Chad Michael Murray) and Carly Jones (Elisha Cuthbert), fraternal twin brothers;
  • Bo and Vincent (both played by Brian Van Holt), identical (one is deformed) previously-conjoined twin brothers.
• The Matrix Reloaded:
  • "The Twins" (played by Neil and Adrian Rayment).
• Le Mouton à cinq pattes (1954 French movie)
  • Alain, Bernard, Charles, Désiré and Étienne Saint-Forget, identical quintuplet brothers (all five, as well as their father, played by Fernandel).
• The Parent Trap (based on the book by Erich Kästner):
  • Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers (both played by Hayley Mills), identical twin sisters in the 1961-1989 film series;
  • Hallie Parker and Annie James (both played by Lindsay Lohan), identical twin sisters in the 1998 remake.
• Star Wars:
  • Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo, fraternal twin children of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala;
  • Jaina and Jacen Solo, fraternal twin children of Leia Organa Solo and Han Solo in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
• Start the Revolution Without Me:
  • Claude/Charles and Philippe/Pierre, two pairs of identical twins played by Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland.
• Stuck On You:
  • Bob and Walt (Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear), conjoined twin brothers.
• Twin Falls Idaho:
  • Blake and Francis Falls, conjoined twin brothers played by identical twins Mark and Michael Polish.
• Twins:
  • Julius Benedict (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Vincent Benedict (Danny DeVito), fraternal twin brothers.

[edit] Plays/Musicals

• Mickey and Eddie, twin brothers given away at birth in Blood Brothers.
• Coricopat and Tantomile, identical twin "Jellicle" cats in the musical Cats.
• Viola and Sebastian, fraternal twin siblings in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will.

[edit] TV shows

• The Olsen Twins, Mary-Kate & Ashley, have starred together in many films and television series playing fictional twins, notably:
  • Carol and Sue Murphy in 7th Heaven;
  • Riley and Chloe Carlson in So Little Time;
  • Mary-Kate and Ashley Burke in Two of a Kind.
• Arrested Development:
  • Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) and Lyndsay Bluth (Portia de Rossi), fraternal twin siblings (but later found out to be unrelated to each other);
  • George Sr. and Oscar Bluth (both played by Jeffrey Tambor), identical twin brothers.
• Beverly Hills, 90210:
  • Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty), fraternal twin siblings.
• The Bold and the Beautiful:
  • Phoebe Forrester and Steffy Forrester, identical twin sisters.
• Days of our Lives:
  • Samantha Brady (Alison Sweeney) and Eric Brady (last played by Jensen Ackles), fraternal twin siblings.
• Desperate Housewives:
  • Preston and Porter Scavo, identical twin brothers.
• EastEnders (BBC soap opera):
  • Pete Beale and Pauline Fowler, fraternal twin siblings;
  • Lucy Beale and Peter Beale, fraternal twin siblings;
  • Darren Miller and Demi Miller, fraternal twin siblings.
• Friends/Mad About You:
  • Phoebe Buffay (from Friends) and Ursula Buffay (from Mad About You), identical twin sisters, both played by Lisa Kudrow and occasionally appearing in the same show.
• Home and Away (Australian soap opera):
  • Kirsty Phillips and Laura DeGroot (both played by Christie Hayes), identical twin sisters.
• The Hogan Family:
  • Willie and Mark Hogan, fraternal twin brothers.
• Power Rangers:
  • Conner and Eric McKnight, identical twin brothers (played by James Napier). The first one is serving as Red Ranger for Power Rangers: Dino Thunder, the last appeared in the previous series, Power Rangers: Ninja Storm, as a rookie in the Wind Ninja Academy.
• Sesame Street:
  • Bert has an identical twin brother named Bart.
• Sister, Sister:
  • Tia Landry (Tia Mowry) and Tamera Campbell (Tamera Mowry), identical twin sisters.
• Star Trek: Voyager:
  • Jenny Delaney (Alissa Krämer) and Megan Delaney (Heidi Krämer), a.k.a. Demonica & Malicia, identical twin sisters.
• The Sopranos:
  • Patsy Parisi and Phillip "Philly Spoons" Parisi (both played by Dan Grimaldi), identical twin brothers.
• The Suite Life of Zack and Cody:
  • Zack Martin (Dylan Sprouse) and Cody Martin (Cole Sprouse), identical twin brothers.
• Ultraman Leo:
  • Ultraman Leo and Astra, identical twin brothers (although Astra had his head surgically altered by Alien Magma);
  • Black Gilas and Red Gilas, twin monsters.

[edit] See also

• Evil twin