Every Actor Who Has Played Elvis Presley In Movies

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Over the years there have been an array of actors who have played Elvis Presley in movies. Baz Lurhmann’s new biopic Elvis is not the first to depict the life of the King of Rock and movies have covered a range of his life, including his high school years pre-fame. Elvis Presley himself made 31 movies but played fictional characters in all of these except his concert documentaries.

Elvis’ career as an entertainer ranged from music to acting as well as directing his own movies. After leaving the army, he was starring in movies to become as established in the dramatic arts as his idols James Dean and Marlon Brando. Although this didn’t work out, with Elvis claiming his worst film was Clambake, his success in the music industry has spawned plenty of adaptations of his life.

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Music plays the biggest part in these adaptations, but Elvis was a figure whose life was followed like any celebrity. His controversial marriage to Priscilla Presley was a focus of the 1988 film Elvis and Me and many of the movies about him weren’t solely focused on his music career, but rather on him as a person. Not all of these movies about Elvis did well although some were well received, so here is every actor who has played Elvis Presley in movies.

Austin Butler stars in Baz Lurhmann’s 2022 biopic Elvis. The movie focuses on the development of Elvis’ career, with Austin Butler singing his own version of Elvis' songs, in particular on his manager, Colonel Tom Parker's (Tom Hanks), role in this and their complicated relationship. It shines a light on his sudden stardom and relationship with Priscilla Presley as the cultural landscape of America changed. Elvis received a 12-minute