London (CNN) Even "Friends" star David Schwimmer felt the need to provide an alibi, after British police released a CCTV image of a robbery suspect bearing a striking resemblance to the US sitcom's character Ross Geller.

After thousands of the show's fans flooded Blackpool Police with jokes, the actor posted a spoof video re-enacting the alleged crime.

Officers, I swear it wasn't me.

As you can see, I was in New York.

To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation.#itwasntme pic.twitter.com/EDFF9dZoYR — schwim (@DavidSchwimmer) October 24, 2018

"Officers, I swear it wasn't me. As you can see, I was in New York," Schwimmer posted, along with footage of him appearing to make a getaway with a crate of beer. "To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation #itwasntme," he added.

"It's not been his day, his month or even his year," one user joked on Blackpool Police's original Facebook post, which quickly went viral once people realized the suspect was a doppelganger for the American star.

"I heard his getaway driver was stuck in 2nd gear," wrote another.

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