
No amount of digital technology can match the skills of a skilled makeup artist who can transform a frog into a prince and vice versa.
We shows 18 photographs of well-known movie characters in which it is nearly difficult to identify the actors.
Yondu Udonta — Michael Rooker
Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014

Ayesha — Elizabeth Debicki
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017

Mystique — Rebecca Romijn
X-Men, 2000

Kona Chief — Hugh Grant
Cloud Atlas, 2012

The Faun — Doug Jones
Pan’s Labyrinth, 2006

Betelgeuse — Michael Keaton
Beetlejuice, 1988

Alice — Milla Jovovich
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, 2016

Captain Teague — Keith Richards
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011

Jaylah — Sofia Boutella
Star Trek Beyond, 2016

Madame Blanc — Tilda Swinton
Suspiria, 2017

Saul — Eddie Murphy
Coming to America, 1988

Apocalypse — Oscar Isaac
X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016

The Witch — Helena Bonham Carter
Big Fish, 2003

Les Grossman — Tom Cruise
Tropic Thunder, 2008

Queen Narissa — Susan Sarandon
Enchanted, 2007

The Thing — Michael Chiklis
Fantastic Four, 2005

The Rabbi — Meryl Streep
Angels in America, 2003

Darth Maul — Ray Park
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, 1999

Bonus: Owen Chase – Chris Hemsworth
In the Heart of the Sea, 2015

Sometimes actors can’t just rely on makeup though and have to actually change their bodies to look the part.
Preview photo credit Сhris Hemsworth / instagram, Marvel Studios