12+ Actors Who Embody Their Roles in the Most Extraordinary Ways

10 months ago

Film makeup has a great ability to play tricks on our minds. It can keep us guessing throughout an entire film, leaving us astounded by an actor’s performance, only to later realize that it was actually Eddie Murphy or Tilda Swinton. Below is a list of the most talented actors who completely immersed themselves in their roles.

1. Tilda Swinton

Image supplied by Capital Pictures/EAST NEWS, © Suspiria / Frenesy Film Company and co-producers

2. Eddie Murphy

© Coming to America / Paramount Pictures and co-producer, © The Nutty Professor / Imagine Entertainment

3. Christian Bale

© Vice / Annapurna Pictures and co-producers, © Thor: Love and Thunder / Marvel Studios and co-producers

4. Margot Robbie

© Mary Queen of Scots / Focus Features and co-producers, © Suicide Squad / DC Entertainment and co-producers

5. Tom Hanks

© A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood / Big Beach Films and co-producers, © Elvis / Warner Bros. and co-producers

6. Joaquin Phoenix

© Her / Annapurna Pictures and co-producer, © Joker / Warner Bros. and co-producers

7. Zoe Saldaña

© Avatar / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers, © Guardians of the Galaxy / Marvel Studios and co-producers

8. Charlize Theron

© Æon Flux / Paramount Pictures and co-producers, © F9: The Fast Saga / One Race Films and co-producers

9. Eddie Redmayne

© The Danish Girl / Working Title Films and co-producers, © Jupiter Ascending / Warner Bros. and co-producers

10. Stanley Tucci

© The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 / Lionsgate and co-producers, © The Lovely Bones / Dreamworks Pictures and co-producers

11. Dave Bautista

© Guardians of the Galaxy / Marvel Studios and co-producers, © Dune / Warner Bros. and co-producers

12. Sacha Baron Cohen

© Borat / Everyman Pictures and co-producers, © Les Misérables / Universal Pictures and co-producers

13. John Travolta

© Battlefield Earth / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © Hairspray / New Line Cinema and co-producers

Great actors excel at portraying roles that are the furthest from who they truly are. And we think that these actors and actresses did a great job playing characters that are too old or too young.

Preview photo credit Battlefield Earth / Warner Bros. and co-producers, Hairspray / New Line Cinema and co-producers

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