16 Iconic Characters You Didn't Know Were Played By The Same ActorSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 19 Jun 2018 16 Iconic Characters You Didn t Know Were Played By The Same Actor Ariel + Barbie = same person. My mind is BLOWN. by Ben HenryBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 So first of all we have Jodi Benson who you might recognise as the voice of Ariel from The Little Mermaid Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images However Ariel wasn t the only work Jodi did for Disney – she also voiced Barbie in the Toy Story franchise Disney 2 Speaking of The Little Mermaid Christopher Daniel Barnes voiced the iconic Prince Eric Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images But as well as dashing princes Christopher also lent his voice to one of the most iconic superheroes Yep he was the voice behind the Spider-Man cartoon in the 90s Disney / Fox 3 Next up we have Daveigh Chase Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty Images Daveigh was the voice actor behind Lilo but also played the terrifying Samara Morgan from The Ring I think you ll agree that s quite the range Disney / DreamWorks 4 Speaking of having the range Frank Welker has voiced many characters in his time Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images This includes Fred Jones in almost every incarnation of Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo himself from 2002 and Aladdin s sidekick Abu That s quite the portfolio The WB / Disney 5 If you re a fan of Scandal you ll know Tony Goldwyn as the President of the United States Michael Tran / Getty Images But Tony was also the king of the jungle in Tarzan voicing the main man himself Disney / ABC 6 Everybody knows Matthew Broderick has a pretty long list of characters to his name Jemal Countess / Getty Images Those characters include Inspector Gadget Ferris Bueller and also the adult Simba Buena Vista Pictures / Paramount / Disney 7 Ming-Na Wen was recently seen on the red carpet for the Tony Awards Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images If you didn t know she plays both Mulan and Agents of S H I E L D s Melinda May Disney / ABC 8 Julia Louis-Dreyfus has had a fair few roles in her time Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images She s maybe most well known for playing Elaine Benes in Seinfeld as well as Selina Meyer in Veep but did you know she was also the voice of Princess Atta in A Bug s Life NBC / Disney / HBO 9 Bill Farmer has been the voice behind more than one iconic animated character Image Group LA / Getty Images He s responsible for Sylvester in Space Jam as well as Goofy in A Goofy Movie He s also helped with extra voices in classic Disney movies such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame Hercules Monsters Inc and Toy Story Warner Bros. / Disney 10 For those of you who don t know this is Erik von Detten Kevin Winter / Getty Images He s known for playing Josh in The Princess Diaries and is also the voice of Sid in Toy Story Disney / Buena Vista Pictures 11 If you re a fan of The O C you ll probably remember Tate Donovan C Flanigan / FilmMagic As well as playing Mischa Barton s on-screen dad Jimmy Cooper he was also the voice of Hercules which just happens to be the best Disney movie of all time Oh and he casually appears as Joshua in Friends too Disney / Fox 12 This is Joan Cusack Jason Kempin / Getty Images Joan is known as the voice of loveable Toy Story cowgirl Jessie but also played judge Joan de Salvo in My Sister s Keeper Disney / New Line Cinema 13 John Travolta that not at all famous guy has a lot of movies under his belt Theo Wargo / Getty Images That includes Bolt which also starred Miley Cyrus and obviously Danny Zuko from Grease Disney / Paramount 14 Say hi to Ed Asner Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images If you ve seen Elf one of the best Christmas movies of all time you might recognise him as Santa Claus Ed happens to also play the not-so-cheery Carl in Up New Line Cinema / Disney 15 Next up is Mandy Moore Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images She voices the iconic Rapunzel in Tangled and currently plays Rebecca Pearson in This Is Us Disney / NBC 16 And finally Kelly Macdonald manages to be the bridge between Disney and Harry Potter Jason Merritt / Getty Images She played Merida in Brave but also had a fleeting appearance in The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 where she played Helena Ravenclaw Disney / Warner Bros. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink TV and MoviesGet all the best moments in pop culture & entertainment delivered to your inbox.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.