Actors are as close as people can get to being shape shifters. They take pride in their ability to completely change their personality and the way they walk and talk in order to bring a character to life on our TV screens. This is not an easy task since it requires dedication and a lot of work since the actor needs to know everything about that character in order to portray it better.
Leaving acting skills aside, another thing that helps actors get better into character is their makeup. Some roles require them to look really different from what they normally look like and that’s where makeup artists come in and help them out. What’s really surprising is that some actors are so convincing that people actually forget what they really look like. With that being said, here are 25 unattractive movie and TV show characters who actually look great in real life.
Maisie Williams
Maisie Williams is known for playing Arya Stark on the highly popular show “Game of Thrones” and she looks so much better in real life.
America Ferrera
As you can clearly see, Betty Suarez is not as ugly as you might think. This is quite funny since Betty Suarez was the main character in a Spanish TV show about an ugly girl.
Alexandra Neldel
Alexandra Neldel is a German actress that was born in Berlin and she is mainly known for playing the nerdy Elisabeth Plenske.
Naomi Grossman
Naomi Grossman shocked the entire world when she took on the role of Pepper on the “American Horror Story” TV Show. I bet no one expected Pepper to be this beautiful in real life.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood but she completely changed her looks for the movie “The Hours” in which she portrayed Virginia Wolfe.
Meena Rayann
Meena Rayann is another actress that played in the popular Game of Thrones show and who looks way better in real life.
Thesy Surface
Isn’t it amazing how different Thesy Surface looks in these two pictures? This shows how dedicated some actors are.
Ashley Rickards
The picture on the left shows Ashley Rickards playing a normal teenager girl in the movie Awkward while the one on the right shows us how amazing she looks in real life.
Linda Cardellini
Linda Cardellini was cast to play Daphne who’s the nerdy girl from Scooby Doo but she doesn’t look nerdy at all without the makeup and glasses on.
Lizzy Caplan
Lizzy Caplan is a great actress that always makes different changes to her appearance when she takes on new roles.
Rory McCann
Who would’ve guessed that The Hound looks so sharp and dapper in real life?
Melissa Rauch
Do you think that Penny is the prettiest girl on the Big Bang Theory? Then you need to take another look at Bernadette.
Uzo Aduba
Uzo Aduba is an amazing actress that brought Crazy Eyes to life in Orange is the New Black and seeing how different she looks in real life is shocking.
Gemma Whelan
Gemma Whelan acts as a tough and rugged Greyjoy on Game of Thrones but she’s actually quite different in real life.
Melinda Qiaolian May
Melinda Qiaolian May from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. looks amazing in real life!
Cameron Diaz
As you can probably tell, Cameron Diaz is almost unrecognizable in the movie Being John Malkovich.
James Franco
James Franco is one of the greatest actors of our time and the way he changes his appearances for movies is incredible.
Tom Cruise
The makeup job is so incredible that you can’t even tell that the man in the picture on the left is actually Tom Cruise.
Judy Greer
Judy Greer fooled everyone to believe she is a silly and nerdy girl in Arrested Development but she is so much different in real life. In fact, she plays a hot girl in almost every of her other roles.
Sasha Williams
Sasha Williams looks so much better when she’s not surrounded by The Walking Dead’s zombies.
Tina Fey
Tina Fey looks more like the Joker than herself in the picture on the left.
Pauley Perrette
It looks like NCIS’s goth girl is even prettier in real life.
Lena Headey
Game of Throne’s evil Queen seems to be a nicer person in real life.
Taryn Manning
Taryn Manning takes acting to the next level with her character from Orange is the New Black.Sophie McShera
Sophie McShera is a maid in Downtown Abbey and a super model in real life.