Actors Who Have Played Elvis Presley
The table below excludes:
- Actors playing a role in a film where the script calls for them to act in a non-Elvis, or science fiction role, but nevertheless purposely imitating Elvis' style of singing, Elvis himself, or to appear dressed as Elvis did, both in a performance scene, or off stage, e.g., Bye Bye Birdie, Top Secret!, and Wild at Heart.
- Actors in movies where the plot calls for them to specifically wear Elvis-impersonator apparel, or disguise themselves as an Elvis impersonator, e.g., as in Honeymoon in Vegas and 3000 Miles to Graceland.
- Actors playing the character of a real, or fictionalized entertainer other than Elvis Presley who impersonate him as part of a stage act within the movie's plot itself, e.g., as in the movie biographies Wired and Man on the Moon, where the characters of comedians John Belushi (played by Michael Chiklis) and Andy Kaufman (played by Jim Carrey) are seen impersonating Elvis Presley.
- Actors playing characters based on specific, actual periods in the life, and/or music of Elvis Presley, e.g., in motion pictures such as All Shook Up.
- Actors, extras and/or Elvis impersonators, either male and female, whose specific role in a film is that of an Elvis impersonator.
Actor | Credited character | Title (year of theatrical release, unless otherwise noted) |
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Jason Biggs | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2008) |
Jonah Baker | Elvis Presley | Lives and Deaths of the Poets (2011) |
Eric Bana | Elvis Presley at age 35 | Elvis & Nixon (2012) |
Paul Boensch | Elvis Presley, age 10. | This Is Elvis (1981) |
Lucas Cain | Elvis Presley, age 10. | Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series) |
Bruce Campbell | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) |
Peter Dobson | i) (fictional) young Elvis Presley
ii) The King |
i) Forrest Gump (1994)
ii) Protecting the King (2007) |
Casting as of 16/09/09 | Elvis Presley, ages 23–25 | Sgt. Presley (2012) |
Casting as of 16/09/09 | Elvis Presley | Restoring my father's honor (2012) |
Casting as of 16/09/09 | Elvis Presley | Fame and fortune (2012) |
Casting as of 16/09/09 | Elvis Presley | Last train to Memphis (2012) |
David Dunavent | teenage Elvis Presley | Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series) |
Jerry Eeten | Aaron Presley (Elvis re-incarnated) | Elvis took a bullit (2001) |
Rob Fenton | young Elvis Presley | Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol (1999) (TV-made) |
Martin Fox | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Give My Head Peace (2003) (BBC TV comedy show) |
Randy Gray | Elvis as a boy | Elvis (1979) (TV-made) |
Johnny Harra | Elvis Presley, age 42. | This Is Elvis (1981) |
Greg Hemphil | (fictional) Elvis Presley, age 42 | Eilbeas (2008) (TV-made) |
Tyler Hilton | young Elvis Presley | Walk the Line (2006) |
Paul Hipp | Elvis Presley | Liberace: Behind the Music (1988) (TV-made) |
Don Johnson | Elvis Presley | Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) (TV-made) |
Stephen Jones | (fictional)Ghost of Elvis Presley | Mystery Train (1989) |
Harvey Keitel | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Finding Graceland (1998) |
David Keith | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel (1988) |
Val Kilmer | (fictional)Ghost of Elvis:The mentor | True Romance (1993) |
Shawn Wayne Klush | young Elvis Presley | Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV mini-series) |
Matt Lewis | Elvis Presley | Tears of a King (2008) |
Steve Martin | The visitor (Elvis Presley, age 21). | Picasso at the Lapin Agile (1993, play) |
Dana MacKay | Elvis Presley, age 35. | This Is Elvis (1981) |
Gil McKinney | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Elvis Has Left the Building (2004, Video release only) |
Karlo Metikos | Elvis Presley | Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985) (TV) |
Dale Midkiff | Elvis Presley | Elvis and Me (1988) (TV-made) |
Chunkey Pandey | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Hello, Darling (2008) |
Ryan Pelton | (fictional) Elvis Presley, age 26 | Hounddog (2008) |
Robert Patrick | (fictional) Mr. Aaron | Lonely Street (2008) |
Ron Perlman | (fictional) Elvis Presley, age 27 | Bubba Nosferatu (2009) |
Rick Peters | Elvis Presley | Elvis meets Nixon (1997) (TV-made) |
Todd Peterson | young Elvis Presley | Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV mini-Series) |
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | Elvis Presley | Elvis (TV miniseries) (2005) |
Kurt Russell | Elvis Presley | Elvis (1979) (TV-made) |
Joe Sagal | i), ii) and iii) (fictional) Elvis Presley | i) Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" (2006) (TV-made)Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series)
ii) Redline! (2007) iii) Unbeatable Harold (2006) |
David Scott | Elvis Presley, age 18. | This Is Elvis (1981) |
Martin Shaw | Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1985, play) |
Jason Alan Smith | Elvis Presley | Crazy (2008) |
Ed Shifres | Elvis Presley | King and Me, The (1999) |
John Sparks | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Smokin' Mary Jane (2002) |
Jack Smink | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Buried dreams (2005) |
Frank Stallone | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Angels with angles (2005) |
Michael St. Gerard | i)and ii) young Elvis Presley
iii)(fictional) young Elvis Presley |
i) Elvis (1990) (TV mini-series)
ii) Great Balls of Fire! (1989) iii)Heart of Dixie (1989) |
George Thomas | (fictional) Elvis Presley, as John Burrows | Memphis rising, Elvis returns- (2009) |
Jeff Yagher | (fictional) Elvis Presley | The Twilight Zone - Season 2, "The Once And Future King" (1986) |
Rob Youngblood | Elvis Presley | Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story (1993) (TV-made) |
Jack White | (fictional) Elvis Presley | Walk Hard (2007) |
Donny Edwards | Elvis Presley | Elvis at War (2010) (HBO TV-made) |
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