Can You Recognize These 13 Stars In Their Youth Pictures?

Hollywood is full of surprises, and one of the most fascinating is seeing actors whose youthful looks are almost unrecognizable compared to today. Sometimes it’s age, sometimes personal growth, and sometimes a little help from makeup and prosthetics. Either way, these transformations show just how much people can change over time — and how captivating the journey can be.

1. Pedro Pascal

2. Christian Bale

3. Matthew McConaughey

4. Ralph Fiennes

5. Ian McKellen

6. Bill Murray

7. Colin Firth

8. Christopher Walken

9. Mark Ruffalo

10. Ricky Gervais

11. Richard Gere

12. Leonardo DiCaprio

13. Willem Dafoe

When it comes to Hollywood, our minds can wander in a thousand directions. Among them: what would today’s stars have looked like if they had acted in a more classic era, during Old Hollywood?