15 Times Actors Mastered The Art Of Disguise

A good actor is an actor who can play many roles, but a great actor is one that can completely transform themself and fool all the audiences. And these movie stars did just that! These actors mastered the art of disguise and they nailed their roles so hard you would never recognize them without reading the credits. Seriously, who the hell would have thought of Meryl Streep when they looked at Rabbi in Angels in America?
These celebrities weren’t afraid of trading their charming looks for monstrous ones when it came to acting. It’s no easy job to sit through hours of makeup and uncomfortable costumes. Some would even say it was a quite torturous process, but these amazing actors pulled through. Their dedication to their roles paid off and they fooled so many of us.
So let’s find out the real faces beneath all these heavy cosmetics, costumes, and wigs. Here are 15 times actors mastered the art of disguise and became unrecognizable for their roles.

1. Meryl Streep as Rabbi in Angels in America

Source: Angels in America / Avenue Pictures and co-producers

2. Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee in Nanny McPhee

Source: Nanny McPhee / Universal Pictures and co-producers

3. Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in The Darkest Hour

Source: Darkest Hour / Focus Features and co-producers

4. Angelina Jolie in Salt

Source: Salt / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

5. Naomi Grossman as Pepper in American Horror Story

Source: American Horror Story: Asylum / 20th Television and co-producers

6. Colin Farrell as The Penguin in The Batman

Source: Warner Bros./ Courtesy of Everett Collection

7. Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker in Elvis

Source: Warner Bros./ Courtesy of Everett Collection

8. Susan Sarandon in Enchanted

Source: Enchanted / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers

9. Richard Armitage as Thorin in The Hobbit

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / New Line Cinema and co-producers

10. Jim Carrey in Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Source: How the Grinch Stole Christmas / Universal Pictures and co-producer

11. Warwick Davis as Griphook in Harry Potter

Source: Harry Potter / Warner Bros. and co-producers

12. Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort in Harry Potter

Source: Harry Potter / Warner Bros. and co-producers

13. Hugo Weaving in Cloud Atlas

Source: Cloud Atlas / Cloud Atlas Productions and co-producers

14. Bill Skarsgård in It as It

Source: It / New Line Cinema and co-producers

15. Vladimír Furdík as Night King in Game of Thrones

Source: © Vladimir Furdik / Instagram

So that’s our list of 15 times actors mastered the art of disguise. These guys aren’t the only ones who go through extreme changes for their characters though. There are some actors who sacrifice their beauty for their roles without a single thought and they do not hesitate to get ugly at all.