20 Actors We Wouldn’t Have Recognized In Some Movies If We Hadn’t Looked Through The Credits

We may know some actors and actresses thanks to certain prominent roles they played in movies. But if you scroll down their filmography, you might be surprised to find some unexpected results. Sometimes actors’ looks change so much due to aging or makeup that it becomes almost impossible to recognize them. For example, very few people are aware that Joe Manganiello was in Spider-Man.

Reese Witherspoon — Legally Blonde, A Wrinkle in Time

© Legally Blonde / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and co-producers, © A Wrinkle in Time / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers

Joe Manganiello — Magic Mike, Spider-Man

© Magic Mike / Iron Horse Entertainment (II) and co-producers, © Spider-Man / Columbia Pictures and co0producers

Timothée Chalamet — Dune, Homeland

© Dune: Part One / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © Homeland / Showtime Networks and co-producers

Alfie Allen — Game of Thrones, The Other Boleyn Girl

© Game of Thrones / Home Box Office (HBO) and co-producers, © The Other Boleyn Girl / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

Cate Blanchett — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Don’t Look Up

© The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring / New Line Cinema and co-producers, © Don't Look Up / Bluegrass Films and co-producers

Mandy Moore — A Walk to Remember, Midway

© A Walk to Remember / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © Midway / Summit Entertainment and co-producers

Luke Evans — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Clash of the Titans

© The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and co-producers, © Clash of the Titans / Warner Bros. and co-producers

Penélope Cruz — Bandidas, Official Competition

© Bandidas / EuropaCorp and co-producers, © Competencia oficial / The MediaPro Studio

Elizabeth Olsen — Avengers: Infinity War, Godzilla

© Avengers: Infinity War / Marvel Studios and co-producers, © Godzilla / Warner Bros. and co-producers

Tom Holland — Spider-Man: Homecoming, In the Heart of the Sea

© Spider-Man: Homecoming / Marvel Studios and co-producers, © In the Heart of the Sea / Warner Bros. and co-producers

Evangeline Lilly — Lost, South of Heaven

© Lost / Bad Robot and co-producers, © South of Heaven / Good Wizard and co-producers

Natalie Portman — Thor, Hesher

© Thor / Marvel Studios and co-producers, © Hesher / CatchPlay and co-producers

Robert Pattinson — Twilight, Little Ashes

© Twilight / Summit Entertainment and co-producers, © Little Ashes / Met Film Production and co-producers

Nicole Kidman — Aquaman, Just Go With It

© Aquaman / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © Just Go with It / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

Rosamund Pike — Pride & Prejudice, The Wheel of Time

© Pride & Prejudice / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © The Wheel of Time / Sony Pictures Television and co-producers

Rami Malek — Bohemian Rhapsody, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2

© Bohemian Rhapsody / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers, © The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 / Summit Entertainment and co-producers

Matthew Macfadyen — Pride & Prejudice, Succession

© Pride & Prejudice / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © Succession / Gary Sanchez Productions and co-producers

Jennifer Coolidge — The White Lotus, Click

© The White Lotus / HBO and co-producers, © Click / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

Scarlett Johansson — Iron Man 2, Scoop

© Iron Man 2 / Marvel Entertainment and co-producers, © Scoop / BBC Films and co-producers

Helena Bonham Carter — Alice in Wonderland, Lady Jane

© Alice in Wonderland / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers, © Lady Jane / Paramount Pictures and co-producers

Do you know of any other actors who took part in some popular movies that we may have missed? Tell us about them in the comments below.

Preview photo credit The White Lotus / HBO and co-producers, Click / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

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