Back in the late 90s, one of my go to TV shows was Dawson’s Creek. Looking back I have absolutely no idea why I was so invested in this particular show. Perhaps I’ll just chalk it up to being a teenage girl at the time. I don’t often think of Dawson’s Creek, and I definitely don’t watch reruns–the one time I did, I was rather appalled at my teenage self’s taste in programming. But yesterday afternoon I was reminded of the show thanks to this tweet:
In the final season of Dawson’s Creek there was a new love interest for Joey Potter. His name was Eddie Doling and he was played by Oliver Hudson. In general I don’t think Richard Armitage and Oliver Hudson look alike. But every once in a while older pictures of RA surface and I am shocked by how similar they appear to me.
Of course y’all are free to disagree with me, but here they are side by side:
So what do you think? Am I seeing things or is there a resemblance?
Me, My Thoughts, and Richard Armitage 
When I saw that picture of Armitage, I remembered exactly when that particular hairstyle was popular. I didn’t watch Dawson’s. I don’t think they look much alike but that haircut really foregrounds the forehead, and they have a similarly prominent forehead musculature, I think.
I think the forehead is where they most resemble, actually.
I think the forehead plays a lot into the why I think they look similar.
You are definitely NOT seeing things.
Thanks, Jazzy! 🙂
I’d say it’s the hair, and to a certain degree, the bone structure. And he’s got a long neck with prominent Adam’s apple, too. Both good-looking young men, that’s for certain.
The hair makes a big difference I think. When looking at more recent picture of Richard I don’t see the resemblance at all.
Also they both have the same Mona Lisa smile.
Interesting analysis, Kaprekar. I think there are some similarities between their mouths. The shape isn’t the same, but they both have very thin upper lips with a fuller lower lip.
Definitely a resemblance … hair, forehead, jawline. And handsome. Yeah, can’t forget that. 😉
Is it even possible for us to forget handsome? 😉
Slight resemblance,yes….very hansome mix of Hawn’s and Hudson’s genes;)
Richie has the Cheshire Cat smile, IMO 🙂
I’ve always thought Oliver Hudson looked a lot like his mom. I don’t know what his dad looks like, but Oliver is a handsome guy. I like calling that a Cheshire Cat smile, on Richard. It’s kind of an odd expression, but I enjoy seeing these older pictures.