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Mac McDonald may famously spend his days scheming, scamming and plotting with the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Gang — and for a fleeting, extortion-filled moment, Abbott Elementary principal Ava Coleman — but the Sheriff of Paddy’s Pub may now be applying his ocular pat-down skills to another endeavor: Hunting down the island that hosts the deadly games in Squid Games’ second season.

On Monday, Redditor Lil_Melon87 headed to the It’s Always Sunny subreddit to share a major takeaway from their watch of Squid Game’s newly-released second season — Mac sure looks a lot like amateur investigator Choi Woo-seok.

“I was watching Squid Game season 2, and I couldn’t stop calling this guy Korean Mac,” Lil_Melon87 captioned two screengrabs depicting actor Jeon Seok-ho in character.

Although admittedly less of a dead ringer than actor Rob McElhelley as Shōgun star Hitoshi Masaki — a resemblance the It’s Always Sunny star...

Despite the uncanny resemblance, Hitoshi Masaki, not Rob McElhenney, played Tomono in Shogun's episode, sparking online confusion. Rob McElhenney, known for It's Always Sunny, is a serious TV fan with past cameos in Game of Thrones and Lost, adding to the speculation. The humor of McElhenney possibly appearing in Shogun aligns well with his character in It's Always Sunny, despite the confusion.

A photo from FX's Shogun featuring a character who resembles Rob McElhenney has made the rounds on the internet, raising the question of whether it's actually him. The Shogun cast has been praised throughout the celebrated miniseries for their authentic, prestigious performances, which would make it strange to see a comedic actor appear at random. Shogun has its humorous moments, but the show generally handles its material with seriousness and realism.

Shogun and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are both streaming on Hulu.

46-year-old actor and...