The Cast of The Crown Season 5 Looks Just Like Their Real-Life Counterparts

Claire Foy portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in Seasons 1 and 2, while Olivia Colman took on the role for Seasons 3 and 4. Can't get enough of Foy? Watch her as Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall or Diana Cavendish in Breathe.

British acting legend Olivia Colman took over the role of Queen Elizabeth II for Seasons 3 and 4 of The Crown. You might also recognize her from The Night Manager on Amazon Prime, or her Oscar-winning role in The Favourite.

Imelda Staunton took over the role of Her Majesty for the fifth season of The Crown, and, based on appearance alone, it's easy to see why. She's also starred in hits like Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter franchise.

Matt Smith, of Doctor Who fame, played Prince Philip in the first two seasons of The Crown. You can also catch him in House of the Dragon.

The Outlander and Game of Thrones alum took on the role of Prince Philip in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown.

For the fifth season, actor Jonathan Pryce took on the role of the Duke of Edinburgh. He's yet another Game of Thrones alum to join the cast of The Crown.

Julian Baring portrayed Prince Charles from the ages of 12 to 16 in Season 2 of The Crown.

In Season 3, we saw the Prince of Wales as an adult for the first time as he grew into his role as the heir to the throne. English actor Josh O'Connor, who's appeared in the indie flick God's Own Country and PBS's TV rendition of Les Misérables, portrayed the Queen and Prince Philip's eldest.

When Dominic West was first cast as Prince Charles in Season 5, he couldn't believe it. "I didn't look anything like him when I looked in the mirror," he told the Daily Mail. "I kept telling the producers that they had cast the wrong person." The hair and makeup departments sure changed that!

Actress Emma Corrin portrayed the role of Princess Diana in Season 4 of The Crown. She told Glass magazine, "I needed to shut off all the noise that was saying, ‘this is huge. It’s her, how are you going to do this?'... It was terrifying."

From her signature smile to her impeccable style, Elizabeth Debicki helped bring an older Princess Diana to life on screen for Season 5. She's also appeared in The Great Gatsby, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Peter Rabbit.

In the third and fourth seasons, Emerald Fennell, who appeared in the TV show Call the Midwife and wrote Killing Eve's second season, portrayed Camilla.

With the addition of Camilla's signature blonde bob, The Father and Rushmore star, Olivia Williams, looks nearly identical to the now-Queen Consort in Season 5.

In the early seasons, Vanessa Kirby played Princess Margaret, the complicated, beautiful younger sister of the Queen. You might also recognize her from the Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw.

Helena Bonham Carter portrayed Princess Margaret in Season 3 of The Crown. That same year, she also starred in another Netflix show, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

The actress, who you might recognize from Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, pulls off Princess Margaret's rebellious personality with ease in Season 5.

First Lady Mary, then Princess Margaret. Downton Abbey alum Matthew Goode played photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, husband of the Princess, in Season 2 of The Crown.

Ben Daniels, of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and The Exorcist TV show, later took on the role of Antony Armstrong-Jones, husband of Princess Margaret and the 1st Earl of Snowdon, in the third season of The Crown.

British stage, TV, and film actress Victoria Hamilton (Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Doctor Foster) played the Queen Mother in the first two seasons of The Crown.

Lyla Barrett-Rye played a young Princess Anne in Season 2 of The Crown.