In the world of Hollywood, similarities between two names can lead to unforeseen consequences.

A vivid example of this arises between the actors Tom Holland and Tom Hollander, where the coincidence of their names brought one face to face with a bonus that did not belong to him.

In an interview on “Late Night” with Seth Meggers, Tom Hollander revealed how an accounting error led them into a comic-tragic mess. “We had the same agents for a while and the accounting people got confused. It was very difficult, because you know I was at that level and he’s extremely famous,” Hollander confessed.

The misunderstanding was a result of the similarity of names, and Tom Holland mistakenly received a bonus meant for Tom Hollander. Hollander, upon discovering the mistake, explained how he saw the payment receipt in his email. “I was sitting smugly in the audience at a friend’s theater having just done a BBC show for £30,000, which would see me through the next year or so… and I was thinking, ‘Well, this is great’,” he explained with humour. Hollander.

As he revealed, the bonus did not represent the entire fee for his role in the “Avengers” movie.

It was only the first part of the receipts, but this small “mistake” was enough to create laughter and confusion in the world of Hollywood. “It wasn’t his salary. It was his first bonus collection. Not the whole bonus, the first one. And it was more money than I had ever seen. It was a seven-figure sum,” he emphasized.