Celeb crook-a-likes! Which stars do YOU think these rogues resemble?

Celebrity crook-a-likes! Which stars do YOU think these rogues resemble?

Football fans were shocked to learn this week that Gary Neville was in fact not on the run from prison after police announced they were searching for a man branded the footballer’s doppelgänger.

Police appealed after criminal Paul Clohessy, 36, failed to return to an open prison in Boston, Lincolnshire where he is serving a six-year sentence for drugs offenses.

But some locals mistook Clohessy for the former England and Manchester United defender, with one man saying he ‘thought it was Gary Neville at first glance,’ although others said he looked more like current England defender Harry Maguire.

But Clohessy is not the only celebrity dead ringer who has had a brush with the law. He is joined by many including a burglar with a striking resemblance to a former-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a man who forced a sitcom star to deny he had committed a robbery in Blackpool.

Can you figure out which mugshot corresponds with which famous face?

At MailOnline we have put together a compilation of celebrity crook-a-likes who have had a brush with the law over the years.

Can you figure out which mugshot corresponds with which famous face? (answers below)

Gary Neville (and Harry Maguire) criminal lookalike Paul Clohessy

Police appealed this week after Paul Clohessy (left), 36, went on the run from prison

Lincolnshire Police appealed to the public this week after Paul Clohessy, 36, failed to return to HMP North Sea Camp in Freiston, Boston, on January 16 where he was serving a six-year prison sentence for drug offences.

Police described Clohessy as ‘white, 5ft, 11, with blue eyes. Blonde hair and is clean shaven’ with a ‘scar under his tattoo on his right arm’ and that he has a ‘tattoo on both arms’.

But Lincolnshire residents thought he looked a bit more like football pundit Gary Neville.

One joker responded to the police appeal writing: ‘Got a brother called Phil and a dad called Neville Neville?’

Locals said Clohessy bore a striking resemblance to former England star Gary Neville (left) but others said the criminal, who is serving a six-year prison sentence at HMP North Sea Camp in Boston for drug offences, looked more like England defender Harry Maguire (right)

But some Clohessy was actually a better ringer for  Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire.

‘For a minute there I thought it was Harry Maguire,’ one commenter said.

Although perhaps the criminal was a unlikely mixture of both their looks, as one person said the criminal: ‘Looks like Gary Neville and harry maguire’s love child.’

On Tuesday the Lincolnshire Police said they believed that Clohessy may be in the Merseyside area, potentially in Birkenhead.

The force asked that anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts, to call them on 101 and quote incident 278 of 16 January.

Harry Styles alleged criminal lookalike Jason Sanderlin

American Jason Sanderlin (left) was noted for how closely he resembled pop star Harry Styles (right) in his police mug shot after he was accused of armed robbery in February 2021

American Jason Sanderlin was noted for how closely he resembled pop star Harry Styles in his police mug shot.

In February 2021 Sanderlin, from Altoona, Pennsylvania, was accused crimes including armed robbery and making terroristic threats.

He was accused on felony counts of aggravated assault, robbery, conspiracy and criminal trespass; and misdemeanor counts of making terroristic threats, false imprisonment and indecent assault, police said, according to WTAJ.

In court documents, state police said Sanderlin used an automatic rifle to force three people on the ground at an apartment in Tyrone, Pennsylvania on January 21 – after he kicked down the door to the dwelling.

Sanderlin struck a woman and groped her, and tried to use zip ties to hold her captive in the incident, officials said.

A victim in the incident told authorities at the time that $400 and a quarter of a pound in marijuana was taken by the armed robber.

According to police, the victim told police an acquaintance told him Sanderlin was selling marijuana; and that Sanderlin had shown off his marijuana supply in a Snapchat video.

Boris Johnson criminal lookalike Jason Watson

Serial burglar Jason Watson (pictured), who looks similar to former PM Boris Johnson (right), was jailed in 2021 after being caught with £1,280 in cash hidden down his trousers

Serial burglar Jason Watson and Boris Johnson lookalike, was jailed in 2021 after being caught with £1,280 in cash hidden down his trousers.

The burglar also appeared to get away with the former Prime Minister’s shock of bright blond hair.

Watson had 210 previous convictions, targeted a cafe in Hull with his spice addict accomplice Adrian Awty.

The pair also made away with keys, bank cards and a pair of Vivienne Westwood earrings after the raid on September 28 but were later identified and arrested.

Watson and Awty were each jailed for 10 months.

David Schwimmer ‘Ross from Friends’ criminal lookalike Abdulah Husseini

Blackpool Police sought help to find thief in 2018 when thousands of people responded to a Facebook appeal pointing out the man’s likeness to Ross from Friends actor David Schwimmer (right), before he was identified as Abdulah Husseini (left) 

David Schwimmer posted a hilarious spoof video of himself with his arms full of beer cans in a New York supermarket after police issued a theft appeal for his lookalike in Blackpool in October 2018. 

Blackpool Police sought help to find thief when thousands of people responded to a Facebook appeal pointing out the man’s likeness to the actor, before he was identified as Abdulah Husseini.

On September 11 2018 Husseini was caught on CCTV (left) leaving a Wilko in Hounslow, west London with a tray of men’s deodorant and police began investigating the theft

‘Officers, I swear it wasn’t me. As you can see, I was in New York. To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation,’ posted David Schwimmer, who played Ross from Friends.

On September 11 2018 Husseini was caught on CCTV leaving the Wilko in Hounslow, west London with a tray of men’s deodorant and police began investigating the theft. 

But the crook was eventually sentenced to 18 weeks in prison in January 2019.

Husseini appeared via video link from prison and admitted stealing £156 of Lynx deodorant from a Wilko store and to being in possession of a craft knife.

The court also heard how he had been convicted for handling stolen goods and failing to turn up for a previous court hearing.

Ed Sheeran criminal lookalike Andrew Campbell

Australian TV news fell for a fake news story in February 2020 about a conman posing as Ed Sheeran (right) – which used the custody photo of convicted drug dealer Andrew Campbell, from Chester (left)

Australian TV news fell for a fake news story in February 2020 about a conman posing as Ed Sheeran – which used the custody photo of convicted drug dealer Andrew Campbell, from Chester.

Channel Nine’s Today Show newsreader Tracy Vo introduced the ‘news story’ by claiming a major manhunt was underway in Ohio for a man accused of robbing three churches.

‘This man has convinced three churches in his town that he is Ed Sheeran and he has performed The Shape of You in front of congregations last weekend,’ she said.

‘When the pastor was asked why he believed that the real Ed Sheeran would perform for $35 and a sandwich he thought that Ed Sheeran had fell on tough times.’

Karl Stefanovic burst into laughter and said ‘he looks like he needs more than a sandwich.’

But in reality Campbell was arrested and sentenced to more than four years after he attempted to swallow a quantity of class A drugs to evade justice.

He had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs – namely heroin and cocaine.

Bryan Cranston/Walter White criminal lookalike

US police hunted Todd W. Barrick Jr (left) in 2019, who was wanted for meth possession and coincidentally looked like fictional chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin Walter White (right) – as portrayed by Bryan Cranston – in Breaking Bad

US police hunted for a man wanted for meth possession who coincidentally looked just like fictional chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin Walter White – as portrayed by Bryan Cranston – in acclaimed drugs drama Breaking Bad.

The Galesburg Police Department in Illinois released a mugshot of Todd W. Barrick Jr, 50, on September 3, 2019.

In the mugshot Barrick wears a white tank, sports a scruffy goatee, square glasses, and has bald head.

And the photo had Breaking Bad fans doing a double take as he looked the spitting image of the meth cook Walter White in Breaking Bad.

Police said at the time that Barrick was wanted for a probation violation related to meth possession, according to WTSP. 

Barrick’s mugshot, uploaded to Facebook, sparked a spate of hilarious comments noting his resemblance to the meth dealer character. 

‘Bryan Cranston is looking rough,’ one show fan commented.  

‘He gone send Jesse,’ another fan noted, citing White’s sidekick Jesse Pinkman. 

‘Well, I guess we have a spoiler for the Breaking Bad movie…’ another added. 

‘Have you tried Albuquerque? Perhaps at Los Pollos Hermanos,’ one fan wrote, citing the city where the show is set and a Mexican restaurant White frequents. 

Conor McGregor criminal lookalike Mark Nye

Mark Nye (left), who was branded a ringer for UFC champion Conor McGregor (right) was jailed for a year last month after he rammed into a police car, broke lockdown restrictions and was caught with cocaine and a fake gun in Surrey

Mark Nye, who was branded a ringer for UFC champion Conor McGregor was jailed for a year last month after he rammed into a police car, broke lockdown restrictions and was caught with cocaine and a fake gun.

Nye was caught on camera ramming into an oncoming police vehicle after being pulled over during a traffic stop in Surrey in March 2020.

While under investigation for the crash, he was arrested for violating Covid protocols.

He was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Wednesday after having pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, possession of imitation firearm in a public place and possession of class A drugs.

Nye was also disqualified from driving for three-and-a-half years once he is released from prison.

Dean Gaffney criminal lookalike Derek Giff

Derek Giff (left), who was wanted by Devon and Cornwall Police in October 18, in connection with a string of burglaries became the subject of jokes online after people users saw he looked a lot like Eastenders actor Dean Gaffney (right)

A man wanted by police in 2018 in connection with a string of burglaries became the subject of jokes online after people users saw he looked a lot like Eastenders actor Dean Gaffney.

Derek Giff, who was wanted by Devon and Cornwall Police at the time, even has the same initials as the soap star.

The force said in October 2018 that he was wanted under a court warrant for failing to appear before Plymouth magistrates charged with a number of burglaries.

After Devon and Cornwall Police tweeted a ‘wanted’ photo of him yesterday afternoon, people were quick to see his resemblance to the actor, who was famed on the show for his pet dog Wellard.

The very first reply to the post reads: ‘Looks like @deangaffney1’, tagging the actor’s own twitter account – although Mr Gaffney has not yet joined in with the fun.

Another replied ‘Lol!!! I was about to say… it’s Dean Gaffney.’

The police message asks those with knowledge of Giff’s whereabouts to get in touch, so another wag tweeted ‘He was in Eastenders last time I saw him.’

Christopher Walken lookalike Tony Kadyhrob

Christopher Walken (left) lookalike Tony Kadyhrob (right) who allegedly tried to abduct a student from a New Jersey college campus in 2011 was found not guilty by reason of insanity in December 2013

Christopher Walken lookalike Tony Kadyhrob who allegedly tried to abduct a student from a New Jersey college campus in 2011 was found not guilty by reason of insanity in December 2013.

Kadyhrob was arrested in March 2011 after trying to force a 19-year-old woman into his car at Rider University’s Lawrence campus.

He has been held in Trenton Psychiatric Hospital since Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez ruled last December that he was unfit to stand trial.

Kadyhrob was declared unfit to stand trial after being evaluated by multiple mental health experts.

‘He is in a mental unit. He is a paranoid schizophrenic. He hears voices,’ his sister explained in 2011. ‘He is not a criminal. He has been ill for about 30 years. This is the first time that he has been in trouble.’

One of the reasons that Kadyhrob was positively identified was because he looks uncannily like actor Christopher Walken, star of films such as The Deer Hunter, Pulp Fiction and King Of New York.

When Kadyhrob’s mugshot circulated online after his initial arrest, people asked if he was related to Walken because of the close resemblance. He is not.

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