10 famous actors who played monsters in films where they were unrecognizable (11 photos)

We are used to seeing these actors and actresses completely different! But perhaps there is a monster lurking within all of us, and artists who are accustomed to expressing their emotions vividly have visualized this concept on screen by playing frightening characters who, again, are frighteningly unlike themselves.





In general, truly stellar performers are rarely covered in massive amounts of makeup and given the opportunity to play characters that may not even be recognizable as famous faces. That is why, when this does happen, the actors in the film have two roles - a normal one, where they shine their faces, and a scary one.

Jack Nicholson



He played a werewolf in the film "Wolf" (1994).

Gary Oldman





Played Spider Smith in the film Lost in Space (1997).

Christopher Walken



He played the Headless Horseman in the film Sleepy Hollow (1999).

Tim Curry



He played the Lord of Darkness in the film “Legend” (1985).

Salma Hayek



She played the vampire queen in the film From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).

Benicio del Toro



He played a werewolf in the film “The Wolf Man” (2010).

Robert DeNiro



He played Frankenstein's monster in the film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). She and Nicholson came to an agreement that year.

Famke Janssen



She played the supreme dark witch in the film “Witch Hunters” (2013).

Jared Leto



Played a vampire in the infamous film Morbius (2022).

Nicolas Cage



Played Dracula in the film Renfield (2023).