Serial Killers Next To The Actors That Portrayed Them

1. Charlize Theron in "Monster"

imagesource/twitterHollywood beauty Charlize Theron, played the role of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 movie, "Monster". The role required her to undergo a big physical transformation, including weight gain and applying false teeth. She called the role "by far the most challenging work I have ever done" and later won herself an Oscar.

2. Aileen Wuornos

imagesource/UnHerdAileen's final words were "Yes, I would just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back, like Independence Day, with Jesus." 

She declined her final meal and had a cup of coffee instead. She shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients whilst working as a prostitute.

3. Zac Efron in "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile"

imagesource/menshealthNetflix's "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" was a hit with viewers. Although it was about serial killer Ted Bundy - who killed 100 or more women and was known for being a necrophiliac - actor Zac Efron said the role was "fun". "It was fun to go and experiment in that realm of reality."

he explained.

4. Ted Bundy

imagesource/britannicaDuring the 1970s and maybe even earlier, Ted Bundy abducted and murdered over 30 women across seven different states. He exploited his victims with his good looks and charm before bludgeoning them to death, raping them and then strangling them to make sure they were really dead.

5. Evan Peters in "Monster: A Jeffrey Dahmer Story"

imagesource/people.com“I really went back and forth on whether I should do it or not. I knew it was going to be incredibly dark and an incredible challenge,”

Peters said during a panel Saturday with Murphy and co-stars Niecy Nash and Richard Jenkins. He spent months preparing for the role, watching Dahmer's "Dateline" over and over again.

6. Jeffrey Dahmer

imagesource/imdbOver the years between 1978 and 1991, the "Milwaukee Monster" - Jeffrey Dahmer - killed seventeen men and boys before dismembering some of them. He often had sex with their dead bodies and even ate their remains - keeping some in a large container in his room.

7. Cameron Britton in "Mindhunter"

imagesource/deadlineIn this terrifyingly terrific series, Cameron Britton plays the role of Edmund Kemper, who was interviewed by agents while they were looking to capture further killers. Britton's performance was amazing, playing this killer who appeared to be a gentle giant, sitting quietly and calmly.

8. Edmund Kemper

imagesource/biographyThe 6"9 serial killer trolled the highways for female hitchhikers, raped and strangled them and brought their bodies back to his house to dismember them and often sexually violating their dead bodies.

9. Damon Herriman in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" & "Mindhunter"

imagesource/entertainmentweeklyFor Australian actor, Damon Herriman, getting the chance to play Charles Manson has come twice, in a lifetime. He appeared in both Mindhunter and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood as Manson within the space of a year, playing the star at different stages of his life.

10. Charles Manson

imagesource/biographyCharles Manson was an American criminal and cult leader whose followers carried out several notorious murders in the late 60s, including the horrific and brutal murder of actress Sharon Tate and some of her friends. Their crimes inspired the best selling book Helter Skelter.

11. Dominic Burgess In "Monster: A Jeffrey Dahmer Story"

imagesource/stokesentinelMost of us have watched the traumatising Netflix series about Dahmer which includes infamous 'killer clown', John Wayne Gacy actor, Dominic Burgess. He starred in the tenth and final episode of the series where he brutally kills a young man in his kitchen.

12. John Wayne Gacy

imagesource/britishgqGacy, also known as the 'Killer Clown' was charged with the murders of 33 boys and men between the years of 1972 and 1978. He tortured, bound and raped these young men that he picked up or befriended in his local area before murdering and burying them inside and around his home.

13. John Carroll Lynch in "Zodiac"

imagesource/denofgeekWant to know a little more about John Carroll Lynch? You can see him as John Wayne Gacy in Hotel, Twisty the Clown in Freak Show or Mr Jingles in American Horror Story. He plays these serial killers so perfectly, you almost feel like he's actually the killer.

14. Arthur Leigh Allen

imagesource/thisisthezodiacMovie 'Zodiac' followed the story behind the Zodiac Killer who taunted newspapers about being the famous killer. In the film, the lead suspect is Arthur Leigh Allen who was discharged from the Navy and lost his job as a teacher after he molested some of his students.

15. Sonny Valicenti in "Mindhunter"

imagesource/popsugarPossibly the creepiest character in Mindhunter, who barely says a single word, Sonny Valicenti managed to play a great version of Dennis Rader, also known as 'The BTK Strangler'. Sonny brought an interesting yet sick light to the mans life in some chilling and thrilling scenes.

16. Dennis Rader

imagesource/detroitnewsDennis Rader hunted his victims to satisfy his sexual fantasies from the years of 1974 to 1991 - almost 20 years he got away with things. He was finally arrested in 2005 after he sent fake IDs, a word search and a sketch in letters to the media and police. Weirdo.

17. Kathy Bates in "American Horror Story"

imagesource/theamericanreporterChilling series, "American Horror Story" is based on actual killers who existed in real life and the shows "Coven" season see's Kathy Bates play Madame LaLaurie, who tortured and killed at least 4 of the slaves she owned in New Orleans in the 1800s.

18. Madame Delphine LaLaurie

imagesource/allthatsinterestingMadame Delphine was found with bound slaves in her attic who showed evidence of cruel, violent abuse over a long period of time. When she was investigated, she and her family escaped to France. One particularly disturbing murder was of a baby she killed and used it's blood as face moisturiser.

19. Oliver Cooper in "Mindhunter"

imagesource/tvguide'Mindhunter' featured several serial killer performances across it's two season run and Oliver Cooper's was certainly unforgettable. Dave Berkowitz, also known as "the son of Sam" committed murders over the space of a summer and Oliver's depiction of him sent chills down our spines.

20. David Berkowitz

imagesource/digitalspySerial killer Dave Berkowitz, committed eight shootings between the summer of 1976 and 1977, and his crimes made him somewhat of a celebrity, partly due to his crazy confession. He told policemen that he was convinced to cary out the murders on the order of a demon that had taken form in his neighbours dog "Sam".

21. Maxine Peake in "See No Evil: The Moors Murders"

imagesource/thetelegraphBritish actress Maxine Peake won acclaim for her disturbing portrayal as Manchester murderer, Myra Hindley in this two part ITV series "See No Evil". This series was made after years of research and with the approval fro Hindley's victims' families.

22. Myra Hindley

imagesource/biographyBetween 1963 and 1965, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley sexually assaulted and killed five children between the ages of 10 and 17. The pair received life sentences and never revealed where their final victim was buried. His mother died never being able to put her son to rest.

23. Martin Sheen in "Badlands"

imagesource/americancinemaTerrence Malick's film, Badlands, was inspired by real-life killers Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. Starkweather was reworked into the character of Kit Carruthers which was played by Sheen in this dark, charismatic thriller.

24. Kit Carruthers AKA Charles Starkweather

imagesource/NBCAmerican serial killer Charles Starkweather killed eleven people in the states of Nebraska and Wyoming in the late 50s. Once caught, he was sentenced to death and executed 17 months later. Starkweather's killing spree was and still is one of the most notorious of all time.

25. Richard Attenborough in "10 Rillington Place"

imagesource/arnolfiniIn a 1970 interview, Richard Attenborough explained, "I do not like playing the part, but I accepted it at once without seeing the script,"

he told Games Radar. "I have never felt so totally involved in any part as this. It is a most devastating statement on capital punishment."

26. John Reginald Christie

imagesource/yorkshireliveJohn Reginald Christie was an English 'killer' who murdered six women, including his wife in the 50s. He was sentenced to death after being found guilty of murdering these women, including prostitutes and a baby named Geraldine and her pregnant mother.

27. David Tennant in "Des"

imagesource/culturewhisperIn this three part series, actor David Tennant plays serial killer, Dennis Nilsen who murdered young men he brought home from bars before burying their bodies in the floorboards. Tennant plays the calculating murderer who pleads "not guilty".

28. Dennis Nilsen

imagesource/digitalspyScottish serial killer, Dennis Nilsen was a necrophiliac who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 to 1983. His victims were lured to his home then killed by strangulation or sometimes drowning before he would perform a ritual on their dead bodies.

29. Anthony Perkins in "Psycho"

imagesource/thesunAnthony Perkin's plays cross-dressing motel murderer Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, which remains one of the greatest movies of all time. Although Norman Bates was not a real person, this character was loosely based on real-life killer Ed Gein.

30. Norman Bates

imagesource/rottentomatoesBased on Wisconsin killer Ed Gein, Bates plays a psychopath who kills his mother, a private detective and Marion a girl who plays his love interest in the story. The portrayal of his character is played out in Bates Motel as well where we see a slightly different side to the fictional murderer.