Quantico's Twins Are Played by the Same Person, and It's So Badass

Updated on 4/19/2016 at 11:00 PM

Priyanka Chopra may be the star of Quantico, but she's not the only one turning in one hell of a performance. You know Nimah and Raina, the twins? Well, they're not played by two sisters; they're played by the same person. Lebanese-born actress Yasmine Al Massri has been pulling double duty as the characters since day one. That's right, she Parent Trap-ped us, and we're not even mad! She's so good in these roles that you definitely shouldn't be ashamed if you didn't suspect this. Take a look, and then get lost in Jake McLaughlin's (aka Ryan Booth) eyes.

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This is Raina.

Raina is a conservative Muslim who values modesty.

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This is Nimah.

Nimah is all about her career and is considerably less religious than her sister.

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Here's Nimah fixing Raina's hijab — or is it?

See that clever camerawork? When you don't see one of the girls' faces, it means there is very likely a body double there.

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Here they are in the same frame.

While they more frequently appear separately, sometimes the editors employ some fancy technical tricks to put them in the same frame.

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Slay, Yasmine, slay.

The moral of this story is that Yasmine Al Massri is a total badass who tricked you into thinking she's two separate actresses. She's skilled beyond words, and Quantico is lucky to have her.

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Quantico's Twins Are Played by the Same Person, and It's So Badass

This is Raina.

This is Nimah.

Here's Nimah fixing Raina's hijab — or is it?

Here they are in the same frame.

Slay, Yasmine, slay.

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