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 lady 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 naughty kiyah now you may
make your bow from the wood of home-tree
number 10 Michael Keaton as bill juice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice It’s Showtime
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice beetlejuice you
gotta say my name three times our
favorite zany haired ghost for hire
didn’t get his famous undead fashioned
without a little work
sorry did you sit there 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 aren’t virals got 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 too
and the ghost with bows made number 9
Gary Oldman as Jean Baptiste Emmanuel
zorg the fifth element by creating a
little destruction hey cherry I’m in
fact encouraging life in reality you and
I are in the same business Jerry there
are very few roles in the world that
Gary Oldman can’t play and he’s nearly
unrecognizable in all of them Oh too
narrow-minded no subtle a horse like
five four 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
yeah one owe me while 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
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 only a twas 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 that all you want yeah
thanks you sure
that’s all yeah that’s all thanks 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 they are a fool Harry
Potter
how do you will lose everything
refines 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 I could touch you
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 shall
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 – then you’re just a
freak 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 him
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 were all used to I am giving
them a dream and I am giving America
hope number 4 Dustin Hoffman as Captain
James Hook hook I hate I hate I hate
Peter Pan
anyone who knows someone who shaved his
beard knows that a little facial hair
can go a long way in disguising
someone’s appearance Oh crow he’ll fight
he’ll fly and then you’ll die
ha ha 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 be Dom 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 hey
where you going come back up and fight
me number three Emma Thompson as Nanny
McPhee Nanny McPhee I did not 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
then 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 the universe
he’s talking to us right now
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 your own face 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 all that slow
really no big head 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
doctor even at the ready insect man want
you right behind me everybody else
spread out catch the strays oh they try
to have fun otherwise what’s the point
in the beginning Jim was a small-town
plate it’s a very smart disciplined man
number one Charlize Theron as Aileen
Wuornos monster you man
yeah cue 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 donned
prosthetic teeth to bear an uncanny
resemblance to the real Aileen Wuornos
I’m not a bad person I’m a real good
person right 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 wanted to take that stick
out your ass now big good time don’t you
think huh now that the bars closed the
part ultimately want there and the
Academy Award for Best Actress among
several other trophies cuz you’re using
no cuz I killed someone alright do you
agree with our list its what actor
shopped you with their transformations
yo I got demons running all three for
more incredible top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
we are tonight’s entertainment
you
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 lady 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 naughty kiyah now you may
make your bow from the wood of home-tree
number 10 Michael Keaton as bill juice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice It’s Showtime
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice beetlejuice you
gotta say my name three times our
favorite zany haired ghost for hire
didn’t get his famous undead fashioned
without a little work
sorry did you sit there 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 aren’t virals got 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 too
and the ghost with bows made number 9
Gary Oldman as Jean Baptiste Emmanuel
zorg the fifth element by creating a
little destruction hey cherry I’m in
fact encouraging life in reality you and
I are in the same business Jerry there
are very few roles in the world that
Gary Oldman can’t play and he’s nearly
unrecognizable in all of them Oh too
narrow-minded no subtle a horse like
five four 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
yeah one owe me while 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
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 only a twas 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 that all you want yeah
thanks you sure
that’s all yeah that’s all thanks 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 they are a fool Harry
Potter
how do you will lose everything
refines 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 I could touch you
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 shall
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 – then you’re just a
freak 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 him
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 were all used to I am giving
them a dream and I am giving America
hope number 4 Dustin Hoffman as Captain
James Hook hook I hate I hate I hate
Peter Pan
anyone who knows someone who shaved his
beard knows that a little facial hair
can go a long way in disguising
someone’s appearance Oh crow he’ll fight
he’ll fly and then you’ll die
ha ha 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 be Dom 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 hey
where you going come back up and fight
me number three Emma Thompson as Nanny
McPhee Nanny McPhee I did not 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
then 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 the universe
he’s talking to us right now
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 your own face 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 all that slow
really no big head 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
doctor even at the ready insect man want
you right behind me everybody else
spread out catch the strays oh they try
to have fun otherwise what’s the point
in the beginning Jim was a small-town
plate it’s a very smart disciplined man
number one Charlize Theron as Aileen
Wuornos monster you man
yeah cue 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 donned
prosthetic teeth to bear an uncanny
resemblance to the real Aileen Wuornos
I’m not a bad person I’m a real good
person right 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 wanted to take that stick
out your ass now big good time don’t you
think huh now that the bars closed the
part ultimately want there and the
Academy Award for Best Actress among
several other trophies cuz you’re using
no cuz I killed someone alright do you
agree with our list its what actor
shopped you with their transformations
yo I got demons running all three for
more incredible top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
we are tonight’s entertainment
you
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