Actors Who Worked Together Again and Again: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and More

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Actors Who Worked Together Again and Again: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and More

The perfect fit! Several actors have enjoyed working with one another so much that they continued to score roles in the same projects. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling had perfect onscreen chemistry in projects like Crazy, Stupid, Love, Gangster Squad and La La Land, which inspired a real friendship between the pair. “I can’t even imagine what my life would be without Ryan,” Stone gushed during a Q&A at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2018. The Easy A star explained how her “dear, wonderful friend” adds to her positive experience when they are on the same set. “He’s so special. It makes me emotional. He’s so talented but he’s such a great person to work with because he’s so collaborative and excited about the process. He’s taught me a lot about being really generous,” Stone added at the time. Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort were another duo that found something unique in their scene partner over the years. “There’s something really beautiful about working with someone and working with them again and again and again, because the more you get to know somebody on a personal level, the more free you feel artistically. I think that if Ansel and I hadn’t known each other from Divergent, our relationship in this movie would not be what it is, because we didn’t have to go through the rehearsal phase of getting to know one another, becoming comfortable with one another,” Woodley explained to The Hollywood Reporter in May 2014. [jwplayer vFJfWfTj] Unfortunately, not all collaborations are meant to last forever, with Seth Rogan revealing that his professional partnership with longtime friend James Franco had come to an end. The pair had starred in Freaks and Geeks, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, Sausage Party and The Disaster Artist. “I do not plan to [work with Franco] right now,” Rogen told the U.K.’s Sunday Times in May 2021 following sexual abuse allegations against Franco. "What I can say is that I despise abuse and harassment, and I would never cover or conceal the actions of someone doing it, or knowingly put someone in a situation where they were around someone like that.” The 127 Hours actor was originally accused of propositioning a 17-year-old girl via Instagram in 2014. In January 2018, five women came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Franco. He reached a settlement in the lawsuit in 2021, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. Rogan admitted that he wasn't sure where his friendship with Franco stands after the allegations surfaced. “I don’t know if I can define that right now,” the Vancouver native noted at the time. Scroll down for other actors who have continued to share the screen together:

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Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence

Cooper and Lawrence have appeared in Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Serena, Joy, Between Two Ferns and The First Monday in May.

"Honestly, it's just happenstance," the A Star Is Born actor exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2015. "We both got cast in Silver Linings, and she was going to this other movie and the role was open and so that worked out."

Cooper also explained how working alongside Lawrence has impacted his career, telling Us, "I respect her so much as a professional, as an actor, and I think she's the best there is. I just learn from her. You always want to work with people who are better than you."

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Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum

Hill and Tatum have worked on 21 Jump Street, This Is The End, The Lego Movie franchise, 22 Jump Street and Hail, Caesar together.

“It doesn’t always work out like this,” the Magic Mike star told CNN in June 2014. “Sometimes you take a movie because you like someone’s work, and then you get to work with them and you don’t actually enjoy working with them. And we just got really lucky.”

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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone

Gosling and Stone starred as romantic interests in Crazy, Stupid, Love, Gangster Squad and La La Land together. 

"Emma Stone is just, like, constantly opening Christmas presents," Gosling told Entertainment Tonight in December 2016 after working with Stone in three movies. "There's nobody like her. As soon as she signed on to the film, I knew it was going to be good."

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Seth Rogen and James Franco

The twosome have shared the screen in projects such as Freaks and Geeks, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, Sausage Party and The Disaster Artist.

"[The allegations] have changed many things in our relationship and our dynamic,” Rogan told the U.K.’s Sunday Times in May 2021 about hitting pause on their joint projects and friendship.

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Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg

Stewart and Eisenberg captivated fans in Adventureland, American Ultra and Café Society.

"I think we’re both just kind of weirdos. As a team, we’re a little bit less weird, because we get it from each other. We’re like the nerds who actually, as a whole, become like, 'Oh really? We can make a cool movie together!'" the Happiest Season actress told Today in August 2015.

She continued: "As soon as I heard that Jesse was attached to a script that was sent my way, before I even read it, I was almost certain that — and considering that they wanted me to do it — I was like, 'Oh cool, this is my next job,' before I even got to the end of it."

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Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler

The twosome shared the screen in The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, Blended over the years.

“I stalked Adam Sandler because I was convinced we were supposed to work together,” Barrymore admitted in a Vanity Fair interview in September 2018. “All I can say to him is I was right."

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Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort

After collaborating on the Divergent film franchise and in The Fault in our Stars, Woodley believes that their secret to success is being comfortable around each other.

“There would be times when we’d disagree, and if we didn’t know each other, we might not say we disagree, because there’s that politeness. We were very open with one another when something wasn’t going the way we envisioned. It completely lent to these characters," the Big Little Lies alum told The Hollywood Reporter in May 2014.

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Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

Hanks and Ryan have made their mark in projects like Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, Ithaca and You've Got Mail.

"He's just so easy," the When Harry Met Sally actress told producer Gary Foster in an interview, according to Today in December 2019. "He listens [and] he roots for other people."

Ryan is a fan of her frequent costar because they share a similar view on their work ethic.

"[Hanks] doesn't like there to be drama. I feel the same way," she added at the time. "We're just really there to have fun, this is supposed to be a creative experience and there's no reason to get heavy."

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Julia Roberts and George Clooney

The pair have shared the screen in Ocean's Eleven, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, August: Osage County and Money Monster.

"We've been really good friends for a really long time and I just adore her," Clooney told E! in May 2015 about working with Roberts over the years.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

Even though Fey and Poehler have worked on Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls, Baby Mama, Anchorman 2, Sisters and Wine Country together, that doesn't mean the small screen is next.

"We're regarded as comedy team ... [but] we're actually both alphas," Fey explained at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.