Some movie roles are memorable for more than just the performance, making you forget there is even an actor underneath all that makeup. Getting those transformations right can take hours before a single scene is filmed, with prosthetics, wigs, contact lenses, body makeup, and layers of carefully applied detail. For the actors, that often means arriving on set long before everyone else and spending a good part of the day sitting still while a team works around them, every day. The results can be almost unrecognizable, especially when the character looks nothing like the person playing them. Here are some transformations that took serious preparation.IMDbGary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017)Oldman spent roughly four hours in makeup each day, with prosthetics and a fat suit transforming him into the former British prime minister.cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530",}).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796");});IMDbColin Farrell as The Penguin in The Batman (2022)Farrell spent several hours each day being transformed with extensive prosthetics, facial appliances, a bald cap, and makeup that completely changed his appearance.IMDbBill Skarsgård as Pennywise in It (2017)The transformation required extensive facial makeup, prosthetic elements, and the character’s distinctive costume, creating a version of Skarsgård that was almost impossible to recognize.IMDbEmma Thompson as Nanny McPhee in Nanny McPhee (2005)Thompson underwent a lengthy makeup process involving prosthetics, a false nose, artificial teeth, and other details that made her nearly unrecognizable.IMDbRichard Brake as the Night King in Game of Thrones (2014)Brake’s transformation involved extensive prosthetic makeup, with a detailed facial appliance covering much of his head and face.Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)Fiennes wore prosthetic makeup that removed Voldemort’s nose and altered his face, along with contact lenses and extensive body makeup.IMDbDoug Jones as the Faun in Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)Jones spent several hours being transformed with elaborate prosthetics, makeup, and a full costume before filming his scenes as the eerie creature.IMDbJim Carrey as The Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)Carrey’s transformation involved extensive prosthetic makeup, facial appliances, contact lenses, and a costume that took hours to put on.IMDbJohnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands in Edward Scissorhands (1990)Depp’s appearance was built around heavy makeup, scars, dark eye makeup, and a distinctive costume that helped create Tim Burton’s strange outsider.IMDbTilda Swinton as Madame D. in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)Swinton underwent an extensive aging transformation involving prosthetics, makeup, a wig, and carefully designed facial details.IMDbMichael Keaton as Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice (1988)Keaton’s transformation involved pale makeup, prosthetics, rotting skin effects, wild hair, and extensive costume work that created the character’s unmistakable appearance.IMDbChristian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice (2018)Bale gained significant weight and underwent several hours of makeup and prosthetic work to recreate Cheney’s face and appearance.IMDbDoug Jones as Abe Sapien in Hellboy (2004)Jones spent several hours in the makeup chair while artists applied the elaborate blue prosthetics, facial pieces, contact lenses, and body makeup required for the character.IMDbJohn Rhys-Davies as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)Rhys-Davies underwent an extensive transformation involving facial prosthetics, a beard, wig, and other makeup that helped create the dwarf warrior.IMDbMeryl Streep as Rabbi in Angels in America (2003)Streep played several characters in the miniseries, including an elderly rabbi, requiring prosthetic makeup, facial aging, a beard, and other details that dramatically changed her appearance.The post 15 Roles That Required Some Significant Time in the Makeup Chair appeared first on Den of Geek.