If Colum Eastwood's cough gets any worse he has a willing doppelganger to fight the final days of the SDLP election campaign.
James Barnard, a London-based freelance digital and brand designer, noticed the striking resemblance after spotting Mr Eastwood on the television.
Mr Barnard quipped that he could stand in for the nationalist candidate at pre-election parties.
Mr Eastwood was caught coughing at the SDLP's manifesto launch this week. The DUP leader Arlene Foster refused to take questions at the DUP launch because she had 'man-flu'. The Alliance leader Naomi Long also has the cold.
Saw @columeastwood on TV last night and god we look similar. Let me know if you need someone to play you at parties! #doppleganger pic.twitter.com/JJBbftJOPb
— James Barnard (@barnarddotco) February 22, 2017
Look who I bumped into. #doppelganger @columeastwood (we didn't plan the outfit) pic.twitter.com/Zi8xTN6EXB
— James Barnard (@barnarddotco) February 23, 2017