A Shared Gift for Acting
What truly connected them was their natural talent on screen. Adam Sandler, who worked with them in Big Daddy, once praised their performances as impressively good. Even as young children, their sense of humor stood out. When asked what they liked about each other, Dylan joked, “He’s a nut,” while Cole quipped, “Nothing—except he’s really nice.”
They later rose to fame as Disney Channel stars in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off The Suite Life on Deck. After their Disney years, their careers took different directions.
Cole moved into darker and more layered roles, especially as Jughead Jones on Riverdale, and later in Lisa Frankenstein alongside Kathryn Newton. Dylan gravitated toward romantic films, starring in After We Collided, Beautiful Disaster, and Beautiful Wedding.
Could They Share the Screen Again?
It’s been more than a decade since they last worked together in 2012, but Dylan has said he’d consider a reunion. Speaking on Live with Kelly and Mark (July 31), he joked that twin roles are often overly cheesy. He also teased Cole for being unimpressed with Tom Hardy playing dual roles in Legend.
