18 actors who were literally transformed to play a role
Certainly, special effects are extremely powerful for making movies. But make-up artist skills are just as important. Indeed, with a stroke of the brush, makeup masters can disfigure you, make you beautiful, or even transform you into a creature straight from another galaxy.
Here are 18 actors who went under the brushes of professional makeup artists to take on a very particular role.
1. Yondu Udonta - Michael Rooker
Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014
(C) Guardians of the Galaxy / Facebook (C) Charles Sykes/REX/Shutterstock
2. Ayesha - Elizabeth Debicki
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017
(C) Marvel Studios (C) Maja Smiejkowska/REX/Shutterstock
3. Mystique - Rebecca Romijn
X-Men, 2000
(C) 20th Century Fox (C) Jim Smeal/BEI/REX/Shutterstock
4. Kona Chief - Hugh Grant
Cloud Atlas, 2012
(C) X-Filme Creative Pool (C) Gregory Pace/BEI/REX/Shutterstock
5. The Faun - Doug Jones
Pan's Labyrinth, 2006
(C) Estudios Picasso (C) MediaPunch/REX/Shutterstock
6. Beetlejuice - Michael Keaton
Beetlejuice, 1988
(C) Geffen Company (C) Tyler Boye/WWD/REX/Shutterstock
7. Alice - Milla Jovovich
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, 2016
(C) ?inemex / Twitter (C) Brian To/REX/Shutterstock
8. Captain Teague - Keith Richards
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011
(C) Walt Disney Picture (C) Wes and Alex/REX/Shutterstock
9. Jaylah - Sofia Boutella
Star Trek Beyond, 2016
(C) Paramount Pictures (C) Rob Latour/Variety/REX/Shutterstock
10. Madame Blanc - Tilda Swinton
Suspiria, 2017
(C) Cinemaholics_ / Twitter (C) Vianney Le Caer/REX/Shutterstock
11. Saul - Eddie Murphy
Coming to America, 1988
(C) Paramount Pictures (C) Chelsea Lauren/REX/Shutterstock
12. Apocalypse - Oscar Isaac
X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016
(C) Fox Movies (C) MediaPunch/REX/Shutterstock
13. The Witch - Helena Bonham Carter
Big Fish, 2003
(C) Sony Pictures (C) Can Nguyen/REX/Shutterstock
14. Les Grossman - Tom Cruise
Tropic Thunder, 2008
(C) Dream Works Pictures (C) BabiradPicture/REX/Shutterstock
15. Queen Narissa - Susan Sarandon
Enchanted, 2007
(C) Walt Disney Pictures (C) Gregory Pace/REX/Shutterstock
16. The Thing - Michael Chiklis
Fantastic Four, 2005
(C) 20th Century Fox (C) Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix/REX/Shutterstock
17. The Rabbi - Meryl Streep
Angels in America, 2003
(C) HBO (C) ddp USA/REX/Shutterstock
18. Darth Maul - Ray Park
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, 1999
(C) Lucasfilm (C) Stewart Cook/REX/Shutterstock
Bonus: Owen Chase - Chris Hemsworth
In the Heart of the Sea, 2015
(C) ?hris Hemsworth / instagram (C) Marvel Studios
Sometimes actors have to lose or gain weight to get the same characteristics as their characters...
By Straker Julia
Writer
Passionate about writing, I write articles on the subjects that I love. Creativity and Animals themes are my favorites!