Top 10 Unrecognizable Actors in Movies

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even the most famous faces can be disguised with a little movie magic what are you looking at welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 unrecognizable actors in movies we are all animals my baby for this list we're only looking at actors who were physically present in the film so voice acting is excluded it is too late for me some small recognizable traits must be a parent and a character swapping in and out of a disguise Allen mrs. Doubtfire does not count we're also excluding cases like the Elephant Man Hannibal and legend as there's been so much work done and heavy prosthetics used as well as examples where there's been a lot of CGI covering up the actors or actresses such as in Avatar you are not a kyon now you may make your a booth from the blood of Lucci number 10 Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice It's Showtime Beetlejuice Beetlejuice beetlejuice you gotta say my name 3 thank our favorite zany haired ghosts for hire didn't get his famous undead fashioned without a little work in sharp contrast to the painfully long time usually spent in a makeup chair it seems like all Keaton had to do to scare and sometimes sick in his audience was Don an electric green wig and paint on his chalky white face and black eyes hey these are my rules come to think of it I'll have any rules a distant cousin of the Joker by chance see I'm not a monster I'm just ahead of the curve not quite so serious though are you a ghost - a ghost with number 9 Gary Oldman as Jean Baptiste Emmanuel zorg the fifth element by creating a little destruction in fact encouraging life in reality you and I are in the same business Jerry there are very few rules in the world that Gary Oldman can't play and he's nearly unrecognizable in all of them like five hopeless courses as industrialists and weapons dealers org a slicked comb-over and signature bad guy goatee set the tone for the smirking villain with Oldman's accent and tinted contacts finishing off the look torture who you have to the president I don't care just bring me those stones you have one meanwhile a devil-may-care attitude and some outerspace styled facial hair pairs with golden and snazzy pinstripe to make this man bent on the destruction of a planet truly a villain to remember you saved my life and in return I'll spare yours for now you're a monster silk number eight Jared Leto as Mark David Chapman chapter 27 though it must have been a challenge for the actor / singer to slip into the mind of the man who murdered one of music's most beloved figures we can't ignore the physical trials Jared Leto underwent to portray Mark David Chapman in this biographical film kill them go over there and shoot them packing on close to 70 pounds by drinking a microwaved mixture of ice cream soy sauce and olive oil letõs uncanny resemblance to Chapman certainly helped convince any potential non-believers of his ability to play the part it said all the ate was sushi and sashimi and Hershey's bars with almonds despite mixed reviews for the film itself there's no denying chapter 27 wouldn't have had the same impact it did without letõs commitment to transforming his body and disappearing into the role thanks sure that's all yeah that's all he's John you're welcome number seven ray Fiennes as Lord Voldemort the Harry Potter franchise but only I can live forever he-who-must-not-be-named is certainly one of the most famous baddies out there and probably the brunt of the most got your nose jokes you're a fool Harry Potter handi will lose everything reef finds combined both gelatin over his eyebrows and forehead with computer magic to make that pesky nose disappear and pull off the signature snake-like facial features of Harry Potter's arch nemesis things change looking at the Dark Wizard you'd never guess the man behind him is a soft-spoken Englishman complete with a nose the orders are on their way by which time I shall be gone and you ha be dead number 6 Heath Ledger as the Joker The Dark Knight why so serious as the Clown Prince of Crime Heath Ledger's Joker stood out among others who'd play the role in part due to the very different style of makeup used don't talk like one of them you're not even if you'd like to be today I'm here just to freak and like me instead of carefully drawn out classic clown makeup Ledger's white black and red was deranged and chaotic I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger with prosthetic scars along the sides of his mouth and slapped on makeup topped with greasy green hair Ledger's look was every bit as crazy as the super villain was number five Steve Carell as John du Pont Foxcatcher did you catch the Fox mother as the demented millionaire who pushes the sport of wrestling just a bit too far Steve Carell was almost uncannily similar to the real Johnny DuPont I want more than anything to win a gold medal a hooked nose Falls forehead and lower lip changed the features in corals face while his skin tone was lightened considerably with makeup and his eyes were darkened with tinted contacts okay ungrateful ape the stoic facial expression worn throughout the film added to corrals characters unstable appearance and was a far cry from the funny man we're all used to I am giving them a dream and I am giving America hope number 4 Dustin Hoffman as Captain James Hook hook anyone who knows someone who shaved his beard knows that a little facial hair can go a long way in disguising someone's appearance with an elaborate mustache and eyebrows so thick they almost had a casting credit of their own Dustin Hoffman was hardly recognizable as the scheming captain a curly cascading black wig and hours worth of contouring and shading makeup disguised Hoffman's face and transformed him into the swashbuckling nemesis of Peter Pan better dive to dine would be a great adventure that's it's the only adventure and though Glenn Close made an unrecognizable appearance as a male pirate named gutless in the flick it's the titular character that we justifiably have to give props to number three Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee Nanny McPhee I did nope forget Mary Poppins Nanny McPhee really knows how to tame a house full of hellions without losing her cool composure we will never want you and I will never go with a bulbous fake nose prosthetic ears and protruding teeth Emma Thompson's stoic expression throughout the film made us all sit up just a little bit straighter in our seats do not forget that someone has to go with your great arm and it cannot be the donkey hours spent in the makeup chair adjusting the details of her face and adding the wart that did most of the intimidating turned the British actress into a nanny who scared the Dickens out of us though she still had a heart of gold I have five lessons to teach what lessons they learn is entirely up to them number two Tom Cruise as Les Grossman Tropic Thunder universe Tom Cruise may have gone a little off the deep end in recent years but that certainly worked to his advantage in the role of the slightly psychotic studio executive in this satirical action comedy take a big step back and literally faced with his strange dancing fat suit imbedded with real human hairs ill prosthetic hands and receding hairline Cruz was almost completely unrecognizable with many disbelieving the fact that he'd even appeared in the movie after its release we don't negotiate with terrorists it's a far cry from action star too sweaty corporate boss that's for sure I couldn't have done exactly no dickhead of course I could a nutless monkey could do your job before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions okay we have some newcomers here today with us say hello to Scott and his father mr. evil evil actually dr. Eva at the ready insect men want you right behind me everybody else spread out catch the strays oh I try to have fun otherwise what's the point in the beginning Jim was a small-town plate it's a very smart this is a fun man number one Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos monster man yeah Q you know no me transformations are always more shocking when they're done by models at least in this case it was yeah yeah maybe I'll swing by Charlize Theron's gained over 30 pounds for the serial killer role shaved off her eyebrows and odd prosthetic teeth to bear an uncanny resemblance to the real Aileen Wuornos I'm not a bad person I'm a real good person blotchy makeup set the tone for her unstable personality and tendency to explode with anger with the actress receiving high praise for her dramatic change and dedication to becoming another person entirely for her role the bar is closed yeah well then why don't you take that stick out your ass now big good time don't you think ugh now that the bars closed the part ultimately want there and the Academy Award for Best Actress among several other trophies because you're using know killed someone alright do you agree with our list what actors shocked you with their transformations for more incredible top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com we are rights entertainment

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Keywords: films, movies, betelgeuse, beetlejuice, spawn, harry potter, the fifth element, the dfark knight, foxcatcher, monster, tropic thunder, nanny mcphee, hook, black mass, top 10, Sadie Perkins

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Length: 13min 29sec (809 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 06 2016

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