Why do some actors in credits appear as - Character (As Actor)
I was just browsing IMDb and always wondered why in some movies an actor/actress will appear in the credits as the character but right beside in parenthesis "As Name"? Check out Dane DeHaan's profile as an example:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2851530/?ref_=tt_cl_t1
There are two in his profile, one for Lincoln - Second White Soldier (as Dane Dehaan) and one for At Risk - Cal Tradd (as Dane Dehaan)
Can anybody provide a reason for this? Or is this an IMDb only tweak?
Best Answer
This is because there is a difference between how IMDb (or another source) lists the actor's name than their credit in a movie. The name after 'as' shows how they were credited in the movie.
In the case here, it is because there is a difference in the capitalization between Dane DeHaan and Dane Dehaan. The difference here is relatively minor, they can be more significantly different.
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Answer 2
The two names which are listed are the one the actor is commonly known as and the other is how the credit in the film is given.
(EDIT: So the main listing is the main one and the one in the parenthesis the credited.)
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