In Hollywood, we also have many duos that we call “platonic soulmates”. Having time working with each other in one or two films, they have many good times together and continue to keep in touch. After the film's shooting, these friends can help each other land roles, defend against gossip magazines, or go to the same events. How nice it is to have someone you call “best friends” in a competitive place like Hollywood. Here, we've compiled a list of acting couples who proved that platonic soulmates do exist and are ready to show you!
#1. First, When Emma Watson and Tom Felton shared that they got on well with each other during the Harry Potter reunion special.
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#2. When Penélope Cruz said that Salma Hayek wanted Cruz to live with her when Penélope first arrived in Los Angeles for her first trial in her movie.
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#3. Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning were both taken aback when Nicolas guessed the exact birthday of Elle Fanning, and that he thought he had psychic powers.
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#4. Emma Thompson expressed her appreciation for Alan Rickman in her letter after his death in 2016. Through the letter, we can see how special their bond was.
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#5. Reuniting onscreen in The Adam Project for the first time in 2004, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner stated that it was like "coming home".
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#6. When Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp played a BFF challenge on youtube, as you see, Noah drew his face with a pen and it looked like a beard when Millie tried to wash the ink for him. What a chaotic video!
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#7. When Tom Holland and Jacob Batalon took a lie detector test and proved they are a perfect match for each other.
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#8. During Lauren Ridloff's interview at the Eternals premiere in London, Barry Keoghan found her and embraced her. They greeted each other warmly after a long time.
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#9. When Sarah Paulson declined that she didn't want to kiss her BFF Amanda Peet. In fact, she really wants to.
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#10. When singing the song "Every 10 Years", Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore remembered how nice it is to make a new rom-com with each other every 10 years.
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#11. In an interview, Oprah and Gayle King shared about their road trip together. Gayle made a joke of Oprah when she hated driving with music playing. Sometimes, you just need a friend who accepts your difference.
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#12. Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore are a couple from the film: "This Is Us". Milo expressed how much he admired Mandy for her commitment, dedication, and her growth as an artist in his interview. It justified how close-knit their bonds were.
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#13. When Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones both couldn't stop laughing when telling a story about filming a sex scene.
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#14. Noah Centineo and Lana Condor had a really good time after shooting the To All the Boys film. They have become buddies and they even wrote goodbye letters to each other.
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#15. What is greater than growing up with each other? Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush, and Bethany Joy Lenz proved their great bonds when they complimented each other about the journey that they went on together.
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#16. When Ryan Gosling couldn't help laughing when seeing Emma Stone recalled how the Dirty Dancing lift they did together in Crazy, Stupid, Love went wrong.
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#17. When Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer talked about a photo of the two of them together, they described themselves as co-founders of a company.
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#18. In America, citizens who are 21 years old or older are allowed to drink wine. But Timothée Chalamet is just 20, so what did Saoirse Ronan do? She got him a fake ID. Because of this, Timothée Chalamet sent her great thanks in his speech on the stage. Small things tighten greater bonds, right?
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#19. Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara have been working with each other for over 40 years. Eugene once wrote a long letter to Catherine O'Hara to say that she deserves the Order of Canada, which is equal to the Medal of Freedom.
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And here they are together during their SCTV days in the 1970s.
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#20. Keanu Reeves is one of the most gentle men in Hollywood and as Keanu Reeves said, Winona Ryder is also a fine actress. In an interview, they could not stop complimenting each other and they both remember the night they met in 1989.
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#21. When Anthony Mackie interviewed Sebastian Stan, Sebastian Stan said that he had sent Anthony a pocket square of his face as a Christmas gift. Maybe only best friends will give each other that gifts.
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#22. When Chris Evans told Scarlett Johansson was his only actor friend who came to see him in the play: "Lobby Hero".
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#23. In Kate Winslet's Golden Globes acceptance speech in 2009, she expressed how much she loved Leo and Leo did the same when he won his first Oscar in 2016.
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#24. Have you ever seen any actors kissing the arm of an actress on the red carpet? Yeah, you didn't hear it wrong. At the Venice Film Festival in 2021, Oscar Isaac kissed Jessica's arm. What a special bond!
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#25. When Pedro Pascal described Oscar Isaac as "the grumpy eagle" and Oscar said Pedro looked like "the baby chicken" while attending a Vanity Fair party in 2018.
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#26. When Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin counted how many awards they have achieved. Only talented actresses can talk about this topic.
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#27. When Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen tried not to spoil the movie Avenger and both spoke out loud the idiom: " Snitches end up in ditches", which means people who spoil will end up in ditches.
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In reality, Lizzie also texted Paul and said she missed him because of not having him by her side while promoting Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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#28. When Simone Ashley said she and Jonathan Bailey were like a married couple when they always left each other presents in their trailers while shooting Bridgerton Season 2.
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#29. And finally, when Mark Hamill expressed how much she means to him after her death. They were like brother and sister in real life.
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