On the cast section it says that a few of the actors played themselves ie:
Emily (as Emilie De Ravin)
Brad Bramish (as Brian White)
Tangles (as Ari Velkom)
Obviously the character of Emily isnt Emilie so what does it mean when it says that an actor is playing a character as themselves?
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usually when they put that it just means that they were listed under that name in the movie credits. Some actors/actresses go by different variations of their names like i could go by Evelyn for one film and Evie for another. My middle initial could be used or my last name changed. I could be wrong, but that's just how i took it.
shareYou are exactly right mystical-13. If I make a movie with Robert De Niro and put his name as "Bob De Niro" in the credits, IMDb would say Robert De Niro (as Bob De Niro).
shareusually when they put that it just means that they were listed under that name in the movie credits. Some actors/actresses go by different variations of their names like i could go by Evelyn for one film and Evie for another. My middle initial could be used or my last name changed. I could be wrong, but that's just how i took it.
Also, not sure if it applies to these three, but a lot of the minor actors were actual students from the HS. If they were just getting into acting they might give one, and like others have said, gone on to slightly modify their stage name.
shareDoes it really HAVE to mean something? It was film noir, a caper, see??
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