Hollywood couples sometimes bring their relationships into their work, resulting in some natural on-screen chemistry. Acting couples are nothing new, of course. The media has fixated on famous relationships many times over the years, and couples like Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor or Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart gained a lot of attention when they decided to work together.
In the 21st century, famous couples still like to team up on-screen when they have the chance. This isn’t always the case, since some couples would prefer to keep their business and their personal lives separate, but a few couples work together brilliantly. Actors who do enjoy working with their spouses will often do so time and time again, leading to long-lasting collaborations in both movies and TV.
10John Krasinski & Emily Blunt
Krasinski And Blunt Have Built A Huge Franchise Together
Since leaving his role as Jim Halpert onThe Officebehind him, John Krasinski has started to establish himself as an up-and-coming director worth paying attention to. TheQuiet Placefranchiseis his biggest success so far, thanks in part to the performance of his wife, Emily Blunt. Krasinski and Blunt play a couple trying to protect their children in a post-apocalyptic world crawling with predatory aliens.
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Krasinski and Blunt are compelling in the most surreal of circumstances.Blunt in particular provides some of the most memorable moments inA Quiet Placeand its sequel, like the nerve-shredding scene when her character has to give birth without making a noise. Blunt also plays a voice role in Krasinski’s 2024’s comedyIF,suggesting that the couple will continue to work together beyondA Quiet Place.
9Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard
Bell And Shepard Have Worked Together In Movies And TV Shows
Since they started dating in 2007, Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell have worked together many times in movies and TV shows. The couple were engaged in 2010 and married in 2013. Shepard has popped up in small roles in some of his wife’s biggest projects. He plays a demon from the Bad Place in one episode of Bell’s hit sitcomThe Good Place,and he has a similarly brief cameo in the 2014Veronica Marsmovie.
Shepard plays a demon from the Bad Place in one episode of Bell’s hit sitcomThe Good Place,and he has a similarly brief cameo in the 2014Veronica Marsmovie.
Bell has returned the favor by appearing in some of Shepard’s projects. When Shepard wrote, directed and starred in the 2017 cop comedyCHiPs,Bell played his character’s estranged wife.Their most memorable collaboration could beHit & Run,the 2012 action comedy that Shepard also directed. The couple also hosted the short-lived game showFamily Game Fight,which was based onEllen’s Game of Games.
8Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons
Dunst And Plemons Have Played A Couple On-Screen More Than Once
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons have worked together several times throughout their relationship. Most recently, Plemons made a brief but unforgettable cameo in Alex Garland’sCivil War,which stars Dunst as a war photographer journeying through America under the rule of an authoritarian government. The high point of their collaboration arguably came in 2022, whenthey were both nominated for Oscars forThe Power of the Dog.They married the same year.
Dunst and Plemons first started their relationship while working together on season 2 ofFargo.
Dunst and Plemons first started their relationship while working together on season 2 ofFargo.Critics often cite this as thebest season ofFargo,and the chemistry between Dunst and Plemons is a big reason why. They play an ordinary couple who inadvertently find themselves wrapped up in a dangerous criminal conspiracy, facing pressure from a powerful crime family and law enforcement at the same time.
7Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem
Cruz And Bardem Have Worked Together In Spain And America
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem tied the knot in 2010, but they had already been working together for years. Before they both made the move to Hollywood, the pair worked on Spanish movies, includingJamon Jamon,which provided Cruz with her breakout role. Their other Spanish titles includeLove Can Seriously Damage Your Health, Live FleshandNot Love, Just Frenzy.
Their chemistry is on show in the Woody Allen movieVicky Cristina Barcelona,which earned Cruz an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Cruz appears in some of Javier Bardem’s best movies, and vice versa. They often seem to bring the best out of one another, whether they are playing lovers on-screen or not. As well as big movies likeLoving PabloandEverybody Knows,their chemistry is on show in the Woody Allen movieVicky Cristina Barcelona,which earned Cruz an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Bardem won his Oscar just one year earlier forNo Country for Old Men.
6Alison Brie & Dave Franco
Brie Has Recently Starred In Franco’s Directorial Efforts
Alison Brie and Dave Franco first started dating in 2011, but they didn’t make a movie together until 2017. They shotThe Little Hourswhile preparing for their wedding. The medieval comedy takes inspiration from the raunchy humor of Giovanni Boccaccio’sThe Decameron,and it also stars Aubrey Plaza, Kate Micucci and John C. Reilly. This was just the first of many collaborations for the couple.
Brie plays the lead in Franco’s 2020 directorial debut,The Rental.
Brie and Franco got the chance to play an on-screen couple inThe Disaster Artist,a comedy about Tommy Wiseau’s infamous movieThe Room.Dave Franco’s brother James directedThe Disaster Artist,as well as playing Wiseau. Since then, Franco and Brie have been doing more work behind the camera. Brie plays the lead in Franco’s 2020 directorial debut,The Rental. The couple co-wrote Franco’s next feature,Somebody I Used to Know,which also stars Brie.
5Rob McElhenney & Kaitlin Olson
The It’s Always Sunny Stars Met While Working Together
Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson met when he cast her as Dee Reynolds onIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.He would later say that he started to become attracted to her around the time they were working on the show’s second season, and they soon began dating. The couple were married in 2008, whileIt’s Always Sunnyseason 4 was airing, and they have been together ever since.It’s Always Sunnyseason 17is set to extend the show’s record-breaking run in 2025.
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McElhenney and Olson’s real-life relationship is as far from their on-screen dynamic as possible. Dee and Mac are constantly arguing with one another, and Mac is quick to tell her she looks like a bird or that she isn’t funny. Mac often seems to resent Dee because he’s so protective of his weirdly intense relationship with Dennis, Dee’s brother.McElhenney and Olson aren’t the only couple onIt’s Always Sunny.Charlie Day is married to Mary Elizabeth Ellis, who plays the unnamed waitress.
4Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson
Hanks And Wilson Recently Worked On Another Movie Together
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson started working together years before they were a couple. They met on the set of the TV comedyBosom Buddies,and then acted in the 1985 movieVolunteersbefore marrying in 1988. Both actors enjoyed hot streaks in the 1990s, with Wilson appearing in a couple of Hanks' most popular movies,Sleepless in SeattleandThat Thing You Do!Acting runs in the family, as Hanks and Wilson’s oldest son Chet had a role inEntourage,and their younger son Truman worked with his father inA Man Called Otto.
Acting runs in the family, as Hanks and Wilson’s oldest son Chet had a role inEntourage,and their younger son Truman worked with his father inA Man Called Otto.
After a couple of decades of working separately,Hanks and Wilson recently teamed up once more for Wes Anderson’s 2023 sci-fi comedyAsteroid City.Hanks and Wilson have both spoken about how much they enjoyed working on one of Anderson’s sets together. Since Anderson often likes to pick from the same pool of actors, Hanks and Wilson could well appear in one of his upcoming movies.
3Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor
Stiller And Taylor Are Both Returning To Acting
Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor first met in 1999 while they were filming a pilot for a TV show calledHeat Vision and Jack.Fox decided against making an entire series, but the pilot has gained an online following over the years. Stiller and Taylor married a year later in Hawaii, and they soon started working on movies and TV shows together that were more successful thanHeat Vision and Jack.Some ofBen Stiller’s best moviesalso feature Christine Taylor in supporting roles.
Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor first met in 1999 while they were filming a pilot for a TV show calledHeat Vision and Jack.
Zoolanderstars Stiller as a dimwitted male model, and Taylor plays a journalist who is eventually won over by his simple charms. Both actors returned for the critically-panned sequel in 2017.The couple also feature inDodgeball: A True Underdog Story,with Stiller as the narcissistic villain White Goodman and Taylor as a member of the Average Joe’s dodgeball team. After splitting up for three years, Stiller and Taylor rekindled their relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic. With both of them returning to acting soon, it’s possible they could continue working together in the future.
2Martin Short & Meryl Streep
Short And Streep’s On-Screen Romance Turned Real
Martin Short and Meryl Streep seemed like an unlikely on-screen couple when they starred together in season 3 ofOnly Murders in the Building,but they soon began a real-life relationship. Their relationship could be why Streep also features so prominently in season 4, even though other supporting characters tend to fall away after just one season.Oliver and Loretta’s romantic woes are one of season 4’s main subplots.
After their characters get married in the season 4 finale, Short and Streep will probably both be back forOnly Murders in the Buildingseason 5. Although Loretta seems to be moving to New Zealand, potentially taking Oliver with her, it would be a shock if she was written out of the show. Even as each season ofOnly Murders in the Buildingbrings in a new raft of guests, none have outshone the star power of Streep. She adds a lot of pathos to the show, and she gets a chance to show off her singing in season 3.
1Tom Holland & Zendaya
The Spider-Man Stars Have Another Exciting Project Lined Up
Tom Holland and Zendaya met when they were cast as Peter Parker and MJ in 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecoming,although they didn’t start a romantic relationship right away. They reprized their roles for the sequels,Spider-Man: Far From HomeandSpider-Man: No Way Home.Every Spider-Man actor comes under intense scrutiny from fans, but Holland’s performances in the MCU have been widely praised.
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Holland and Zendaya have both been cast inChristopher Nolan’s upcoming movie, which suggests a desire to continue working together after theSpider-Manmovies. It’s unknown what roles they will play, but the cast is shaping up nicely ahead of a slated 2026 release. Holland and Zendaya will be joined by Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway. According to the latest reports,Tenetstar Robert Pattinson is also in talks to team up with Nolan once again.
