Sometimes actors play tricks to play the role they want. Some gave false ages during casting or auditions, others lied about nationality and even height. Let's find out which actors had to embellish reality a little in order to get the role. 
1. Actress Phoebe Dynevor lied about having extensive horse riding experience while auditioning for the Bridgertons series. 
“I always didn’t like horses and was afraid of them. But when they asked me at the casting: “Have you ridden a horse before?”, for some reason I answered: “Yes, of course, many times.” I’m very good at this, and I’m perfect for this role!” the actress said in an interview. Later, she still had to remember the basics of horse riding.
2. Robert Pattinson lied about his education during the casting. 
In an interview with the Mirror in 2011, Pattinson said: “I couldn’t find work for a long time, and when I came to Los Angeles, all the casting directors asked what I had been doing for the last few years. I answered that I studied at the largest theater academy RADA and at Oxford. Then I pretended to be an American for a while, but after Twilight I finally stopped."
3. During her audition for Brokeback Mountain, Anne Hathaway lied to director Ang Lee that she could ride a horse. 
The actress said in an interview: “My parents always taught me that if they ask me if I can do something, I should say yes, because in two weeks you can learn anything. So when I was asked at the audition, Do I know how to ride a horse, I answered: “Oh yes, I can ride a horse very well.” In a short time, she learned to ride a horse, which she demonstrated during filming.
4. Chris Hemsworth said he usually lies about his height 
In a 2016 interview with RadioTimes.com, Chris Hemsworth said that he routinely lies about his height to get roles. The actor's height is 1.9 m, and for some roles he is quite tall. True, at the casting for Thor, a minimum height of 185 cm was specified, and according to the actor, this was the only time when he did not have to lie about his height.
5. While auditioning for the role of Heather McNamara in the film Deadly Attraction, actress Lisanne Falk told casting directors that she was 19 years old. She was actually 23 years old 
6. Actor Laurence Fishburne lied about being 16 years old while auditioning for the role of Tyrone Miller in Apocalypse Now. At that time he was only 14 years old 
Fishburne said in an interview: “I thought everyone knew about it, but initially I didn’t want to deceive anyone.” He also recalled that during an interview with director Francis Coppola, he sharply asked an assistant if she thought Fishburne could pass for an 18-year-old. She agreed, and the actor was hired for the role. 
7. Actor Eddie Redmayne also embellished reality by telling the creators of the TV series “Elizabeth I” that he has horse riding skills 
When the actor found himself on a horse during filming, he had to admit that the most that connects him with horses is a walk around their paddock as a child. As a result, the directors sent him to a special equestrian club, where the actor was taught riding for some time.
8. Actress Laura Fraser admitted that she lied about her German skills during her audition for the role of Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in Breaking Bad. 
It turned out that the actress only learned German in high school, and only remembered the basics and a few words.
9. Rising soccer star Sayer Wright lied to the casting director of Space Jam that he had experience playing basketball. 
Wright never actually played basketball. But after he was eventually cast as Darius James, LeBron James' eldest son, he trained hard with a basketball coach and eventually got the hang of the game.
10. Actor Paul Mescal lied about having a driver's license during auditions for Normal People (2020) 
Although the actor actually lied at the auditions, he immediately agreed with his agent that he would immediately go to driving courses. Mescal managed to quickly learn to drive before filming.
11. Mila Kunis was 14 years old when she auditioned for the TV series That '70s Show (1998). But the management of the series selected 17-year-old teenagers, so the actress lied about her age, saying that she would soon turn 18 
The crew eventually found out her real age, but according to the actress, they reacted normally to it.
12. Actress Chloe Grace Moretz lied to The Time Keeper director Martin Scorsese about her nationality. 
The actress told the director that she was British (like her character), and not American (which she actually was). But she ended up getting the role, and Scorsese didn't realize he'd been duped until he started filming. Having learned the truth, he reacted calmly. 
13. The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil lied about her acting and comedy background. 
“I told the casting director that I had acting experience, which was a lie. I also mentioned that I acted on stage, although this was still in school,” the actress said in an interview. Additionally, when the creators asked her if she had ever tried improv comedy, she responded in the affirmative, even though she had never done improv before.
14. Actress Sadie Sink from Stranger Things lied about being a confident roller skater. 
The girl said she was confident in roller skating to compensate for the fact that she couldn't skateboard - even though it was required for the role. “The creators wanted an actress who had experience skateboarding, and I had no such experience at all. Then they asked: “Maybe you know how to roller skate?” I answered “Yes,” although I hadn’t done it for a very long time. "- said the actress. 
15. Idris Elba “pretended” to be an American in order to star in the TV series “The Wire” (2002) 
The management of The Wire wanted to cast only American actors, so one of the managers told Idris Elba to pretend that he was American and not British. He did so, but could not hide his lie for long. At the fourth audition, he admitted that he was British - and the creators of the series agreed and took him for the role.
16. Gillian Anderson lied about her age to get a role in The X-Files 
“I lied about my age at the first audition, saying I was 27 years old. Yes, that’s how you get the job,” the actress said in an interview. In fact, at that time she was 24 years old.
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