This Ed Sheeran Look-Alike Will Make You Do a Double Take

A social media user who uses the account name @edsheerandouble is making fans do a double take due to his uncanny resemblance to the 29-year-old singer.

By Elyse Dupre Apr 24, 2020 4:08 PMTags
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Ed Sheeran is that you?

A social media user is making fans do a double take due to his uncanny resemblance to the 29-year-old singer.

The doppelgänger has about 454,000 followers on Instagram and about 205,600 followers on TikTok. 

But the celebrity look-alike doesn't just look like Sheeran. He also performs under the guise of the four-time Grammy winner.

While the impersonator goes by the username @edsheerandouble, his social media accounts seem to suggest that his real name is Nic and that he lives in Germany.

"It's the official German Ed Sheeran Double Nic!!!" part of a website for the imitator reads. "In public, people can't really tell the difference between the native Bavarian and the original Ed Sheeran. That's why Nic often can't save himself from screaming fans."

While Nic has been acting like Sheeran for years, he was reintroduced to the internet after his girlfriend posted a video of him on TikTok.

"My boyfriend looks like a celebrity," she wrote alongside the footage.

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Of course, Nic isn't the first celebrity doppelgänger to go viral. 

To see more examples of people who look just like stars, check out the gallery below.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift admitted that even her mother, Andrea Swift, was seeing double when TikToker Ashley Leechin went viral for looking like the singer. She commented under one of the content creator's videos, "My mom just saw this and said 'she looks like you.'"

Olivia Rodrigo

TikToker @shelbykandrade made us feel like we were experiencing deja vu when she revealed her Halloween costume as the SOUR singer.

Margot Robbie

What do you think? Does this TikTok star totally resemble Margot Robbie's character Harley Quinn or what?

Prince Harry

Fans couldn't get over how much the duke and this dad look alike! Even the doppelgänger's own child was confused after seeing Prince Harry's photo on the cover of a magazine.

Daniel Radcliffe

You're a wizard, Harry...er, Felix. Fans couldn't believe how much French recording artist Felix Lalo looked like the Harry Potter actor, with one follower writing, "You are his clone. I thought you were him. Wow."

 

Ed Sheeran

Not only does this doppelgänger resemble the singer, but he's also performed as him. He even has a website in which he's dubbed "Ed Sheeran's Double." However, the social media star's real name is Nic and he lives in Germany. 

Harry Styles

After a TikTok user captured a clip of a local Starbucks barista named Sean, the Internet went wild, pointing out his uncanny resemblance to the "Watermelon Sugar" singer. One customer even asked, "Are you Harry Styles? We're literally listening to your song right now."

Ariana Grande

Wow! TikTok user Paige Niemann is rising to fame with her impression of Ariana Grande. In fact, the social media star has more than 10.3 million followers and frequently rocks looks inspired by the singer in videos. And Grande has seen the posts When the singer watched a video of Paige's impersonation, she took to social media to react, tweeting, "i just wonder whyyyy the cat voice / dialogue. [crying emoji] i am sure she is the sweetest sweet sweetheart forreal !! but it's definitley bizarre seeing people blend the two worlds lmao."

Jennifer Lopez

Swole sisters? Houston-based bodybuilder Janice Garay is without a doubt the pop star's secret twin.

"I was like, ‘No, I'm not J. Lo, I'm J from Houston,'" Garry told KHOU in terms of the viral reaction to their similarities. "It never really crossed my mind to where the whole world says I look like J. Lo."

 

Gigi Hadid

Dutch model Iza Ijzerman is described as the catwalk queen's "curvy" twin. There's no denying both beauties share similar features, including their their perfectly plump pouts, light blue eyes and button noses. 

"The first time someone mentioned it was on Instagram," IJzerman told Refinery29 in 2017. "When I signed with MiLK, they posted a picture with the caption ‘The new curvy Gigi Hadid,' so that's the moment I realized it might be true!"

Rihanna

Even the singer was shocked by the similarities between her and this little girl, writing on Instagram, "Almost drop my phone. how?" And she wasn't the only one. "Looks like your mini me," one follower wrote. Added another fan, "Really she looks a lot like you."

Ariana Grande (Again!)

Instagram sensation Jacky Vasquez told E! News of the constant comparisons to the "Side to Side" songstress, "It feels amazing to be compared to Ariana since I see her as a sister. She's so beautiful, so it kinda boosts my self-esteem when people tell me that. I honestly don't know she feels about the comparisons but to me, it's a huge compliment!"

Taylor Swift

When she's not in costume, Kansas-based cosplayer April Gloria bears an uncanny resemblance to the internationally famous pop star. Even fans couldn't get over how similar they looked as the photos went viral.

Scarlett Johansson

After a Reddit user posted a photo of his 72-year-old grandmother Geraldine Dodd at age 22, it went viral and caught the attention of her modern-day doppelganger Scarlett Johansson. The duo ultimately attended the Rough Night premiere together, and in the actress' words, got "kind of trashed!" 

"Oh my gosh, I have a doppelganger," ScarJo said on The Late Show in 2017. "This grandson posted it on Reddit and I don't have any social media presence. This came to me purely because people were like, 'Oh my God, you have a doppelganger and it's crazy. So I looked at this link online."

Leonardo DiCaprio

The Oscar-winning actor has a Swedish twin! Not really, but Swedish man Konrad Annerud could definitely pass for a 20-something-year-old Leo. His followers think so, too! "You look like young @leonardodicaprio," one wrote. Added another fan, "@leonardodicaprio You should know your double."

Ed Sheeran (Again!)

A 2-year-old toddler named Isla went viral for her uncanny resemblance to the "Shape of You" songwriter. Ed himself responded, saying on ITV's Good Morning Britain, "She's not mine! It's mad the kind of things that go viral."

Steve Harvey

The Family Feud host came face-to-face with his "better looking" twin named Olden. As the full-time pastor put it, "Every single day of my life, people will come up to me and call me Steve Harvey."

Angelina Jolie

The A-list movie star has a possible film stand-in thanks to Scottish woman Chelsea Marr, whose striking facial features caught the attention of many Jolie fans in 2015. 

"I am extremely flattered to be compared to the amazing Angelina Jolie!" Marr wrote in part of a 2015 Facebook post. "Thank you to those of you who took the time to comment on these articles/Instagram/blogs etc some of the comments are so lovely and it is very admirable and quite refreshing actually to see girls (and guys) saying kind things even though they don't know me, so thank you so much!!"

Taylor Swift

Not a twin from your dreams! Social media users had to ask "Tswift is that you boo," after TikToker Ashley (@traumarn13) blew up over her bathtub laundry routine. 

Also, here's a video of Sheeran for comparison.

Watch: Ed Sheeran Reflects on Taking a Break From the Spotlight

What do you think, Ed? Is it a "Perfect" impersonation, or does he have "Nothing on You"?