This is how John Hannah made a fast ten bucks out of mistaken identity

Actor John Hannah has had a long and varied career, starring in The Mummy, Sliding Doors and the brilliant A Touch of Cloth series, as well as in the Richard Curtis film, Four Weddings and a Funeral. He recently tweeted about a funny incident that happened in a lift in Canada.

https://twitter.com/JohnHannah/status/1136012515991851010

If that isn’t easy money, I don’t know what is. This is how people reacted.

..wait..you're not Hugh Laurie? WTF…

— Shaun Keaveny (@shaunwkeaveny) June 5, 2019

I still paid you though for fuck's sake. You don't have to tell everyone. Twat!

— Andy Nyman (@andynyman) June 4, 2019

Made me laugh. I miss you dude!!

— John Hannah (@JohnHannah) June 5, 2019

Aren't you that guy who used to sell net curtains up the Barras?

— Chris Brookmyre (@cbrookmyre) June 5, 2019

Now that’s going back a bit. Didn’t realise you were once a fan of the net curtain 😉

— John Hannah (@JohnHannah) June 6, 2019

Best windaes in the street.

— Chris Brookmyre (@cbrookmyre) June 6, 2019

Might want to hang around airports full-time. Sounds like a pretty good paying gig.

— Doug Dirks (@cbcDougDirks) June 4, 2019

It wasn’t the only time he’d had a case of mistaken identity.

I take it this isn't the first time this mistake has happened? Funny.

— Lisa (@lisawestt) June 4, 2019

Hugh Laurie. Jimmy Nesbit. Those are the usual. Doing a show in Montreal big press thing Thurs in Toronto. Better wait TIL then. But you’ll be 1st to know 😉

— John Hannah (@JohnHannah) June 4, 2019

Nor was he the only person being mistaken for someone else.

I sometimes have my photo taken as @realrossnoble. He knows this and sometimes has his photo taken as me. It works well.

— Neil Oliver (@thecoastguy) June 5, 2019

Twitter user @littlejason thought John had missed an opportunity.

https://twitter.com/littlejason/status/1136690887453548546