--- title: Police Look for Ross From Friends David Schwimmer Lookalike description: Police in Blackpool are looking for a suspected thief who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ross Geller from the sitcom 'Friends.' canonical: https://time.com/5433062/police-ross-friends/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-24T14:55:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:37.520Z og:title: Police Are Trying to Track Down a Ross From Friends Lookalike og:description: Is that you, Russ? og:url: https://time.com/5433062/police-ross-friends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5157ee32eb249ace/69893d5286f68ebf446ea7d5/david-schwimmer-ross-friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: Friends og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Police Are Trying to Track Down a Ross From Friends Lookalike twitter:description: Is that you, Russ? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5157ee32eb249ace/69893d5286f68ebf446ea7d5/david-schwimmer-ross-friends.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Police Are Looking For a Suspect Who Looks Exactly Like Ross From _Friends_ and Is Always Stuck in Second Gear > Sponsored content. 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The police found out quickly, however, thanks to many enthusiastic _Friends_ fans that the suspect also was the spitting image of Ross Geller, who was played by actor [David Schwimmer](http://time.com/4057340/david-schwimmer-friends-new-tv-show/) during the decade-long run of the popular show. While some of their followers humorously posited that the suspect could be Russ, Ross’ longtime doppelganger rival, others questioned where David Schwimmer was at the time of the crime. The Blackpool Police later offered the following statement via Facebook comment: “Thank you to everyone for your speedy responses. We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date. We’re so sorry it has to be this way.” Schwimmer, for his part, had an Instagram that sums up his feelings about the matter. 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