Colin Farrell talks about getting awkwardly mistaken for Colin Firth at the gym

Wrong Colin.
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Colin Farrell talks about getting awkwardly mistaken for Colin Firth at the gym
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You might not expect famous people to get mistaken for other famous people, but it does happen.

Just ask Colin Farrell.

During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the actor explained that the person he's most often confused with is Colin Firth.

"Yeah, Colin Firth," says Farrell in the clip above. "Who has me by an Oscar and at least 10 inches, and a lot of... a lot of decorum."

Still, if you're going to get mistaken for anyone, an Oscar-winning actor with a bucket-load of decorum isn't such a bad place to land, right?

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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