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The Biggest Hair Transformations for a TV or Movie Role

For a Role: Timothe Chalamet When Netflix debuted its trailer for the 2019 film The King, it wasn't the star-packed cast or battle scenes that stirred up an online frenzy, it was Chalamet's bowl cut. The actor embraced the style his role as a young King Henry IV. Rich Polk - Getty Images

For Real: Alexander Skarsgrd We're used to see Swedish-born actor Alexander Skarsgrd rock his signature blonde hair. The actor remains pretty consistent with how he styles it, too. FilmMagic - Getty Images

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For a Role: Alexander Skarsgrd People were perplexed, to say the least, when Skarsgrd walked the red carpet with a partially-bald, Bart Simpson-esque look in 2018. Thankfully, the actor was merely preparing for his role in The Hummingbird Project. Gotham - Getty Images

For Real: Rooney Mara As an up-and-coming actress, Rooney Mara styled her shoulder-length hair with curls, as see here at the premiere for Tanner Hall at the Toronto Film Festival in 2009. John Shearer - Getty Images

For Role: Rooney Mara For her breakout role in The Girl in the Dragon Tattoo, Mara fully committed to the edgy character, cutting her hair into a short pixie with micro-bangs and dying it jet black. D Dipasupil - Getty Images

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For Real: Cole Sprouse Cole Sprouse (and his twin, Dylan) has been known for his blonde hair since he was a child actor. After growing up as a Disney star, Sprouse took some time off from acting, but still kept his blonde hair. Tim P. Whitby - Getty Images

For a Role: Cole Sprouse After attending New York University, Sprouse made his return to the small screen in the CW's Riverdale. For the comic book-inspired character, Jughead Jones, Sprouse had to dye his hair dark brown. The actor has been rocking this look since 2017. Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

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For Real: K.J. Apa The New Zealand-born actor also landed a leading role on Riverdale in 2017, but the show was Apa's big break (unlike Sprouse), so most viewers still don't realize he's a natural brunette. Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

For a Role: K.J. Apa For the role of Archie, Apa dyes his hair orange. Of the color change, he told Teen Vogue : "It was definitely really weird to see [for the first time]. But now I can't really remember what it was like before." Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

For Real: Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway rose to fame with leading roles in movies like The Devil Wears Prada and The Princess Diaries, and along the way became associated with her long brunette hair. Evan Agostini - Getty Images

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For a Role: Anne Hathaway Yes, that's Anne Hathaway in a pixie cut. The actress shaved her head for her role in Les Misrables and spent awards season (she won the Academy Award for Best Actress that year) sporting the shorter look. Ian West - PA Images - Getty Images

For Real: Tom Hanks A clean cut Tom Hanks is one that America is used to and loves. So if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Mark Cuthbert - Getty Images

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For a Role: Tom Hanks Good thing his role in Cast Away earned him an Oscar nod, because Hanks was stuck growing out his marooned character's full beard and long hair for most of 2000. Jim Smeal - Getty Images

For Real: Brad Pitt Brad Pitt kept it pretty consistent in the early 2000s with this movie star cut featuring short, spiky blonde hair. Vince Bucci - Getty Images

For a Role: Brad Pitt Say hello to the Troy haircut. In 2004, the actor grew out his hair for his role of Grecian soldier Achilles in the film. Steve Granitz - Getty Images

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For Real: Sophie Turner Recently, Sophie Turner has been rocking super blonde hair, which has taken some getting used to for fans who were first introduced to her in Game of Thrones. Butsurprise!blonde is her natural color. Alberto E. Rodriguez - Getty Images

For a Role: Sophie Turner The actress first dyed her hair Sansa's fiery red for Game of Thrones back in 2011. Hey, she looks great either way. Jon Kopaloff - Getty Images

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For Real: Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal has become known for his consistent scruff and short swept hair ever since the actor was starting out in movies like Donnie Darko. L. Cohen - Getty Images

For a Role: Jake Gyllenhaal In 2005, Gyllenhaal buzzed all his hair off for his role in Jarhead. Though his hair grew back in by the premiere, it wasn't the last time Gyllenhaal opted for a buzz. Jon Kopaloff - Getty Images

For Real: Bruce Willis You may be more familiar with a bald Bruce Willis, but when the actor first got his start as John McClane in Die Hard, he was sporting a full(ish) head of brown hair. Jim Smeal - Getty Images

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For a Role: Bruce Willis In 1996, Willis surprised fans on the red carpet with a much lighter hair color. The actor dyed his hair platinum blonde for his role in Jackal. Jeff Kravitz - Getty Images

For Real: Jared Leto Jared Leto doesn't really have a go-to hairstyle, as the actor changes it up more than most people change their toothbrush. But back in 2015, Leto stuck with long ombre hair for a solid amount of time. Axel Koester - Getty Images

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For a Role: Jared Leto At Paris Fashion Week in 2016, Leto showed up with a short, platinum style. However, this wasn't merely for aestheticsthe actor was preparing for his role as the Joker in Suicide Squad (he'd later dye it a neon green for the part). Michel Dufour - Getty Images

For Real: Demi Moore After her role in films like Ghost, Demi Moore was one of the hottest young actresses in Hollywood and known for her striking hair. Mitchell Gerber - Getty Images

For a Role: Demi Moore For her role in the film G.I. Jane, the actress not only had to gain loads of muscle, but she also completely shaved her head. If anyone could pull it off though, it was Demi. Frank Trapper - Getty Images

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For Real: Matt Damon Even since his Good Will Hunting days, Matt Damon has kept his hairstyle pretty consistent with a variation of short, polished cuts. Steve Granitz - Getty Images

For a Role: Matt Damon It wasn't until 2012, thanks to the actor's upcoming role in the movie Elysium, that we saw Matt mix things up regarding his hairstyle with a shortand we mean shortbuzz cut. NBC NewsWire - Getty Images

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For Real: Jennifer Aniston The Friends actress has had sun-kissed blonde hair since her first days on the hit '90s show. Jeffrey Mayer - Getty Images

For a Role: Jennifer Aniston Something was different about the famous actress back in 2015 and it was the absence of her blonde hair. For her movie, Cake, Aniston swapped out her renowned hair color for a mousey brunette shadebut it didn't last long. Jamie McCarthy - Getty Images

For Real: Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio has been serving up serious hair envy since starring as Jack Dawson in Titanicbut his clean cut side part is by far one of his fan's favorites. Getty Images

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For a Role: Leonardo DiCaprio Back in 2014, DiCaprio grew out a bushy beard and a man bun, and fans had no idea why the actor was looking so straggly. It was later revealed that the actor was working on his Oscar-winning project The Revenant and suddenly everything made sense. Jason Kempin - Getty Images

For Real: Evan Peters Evan Peters is best known for his work on American Horror Story, for playing Quicksilver in the X-Men franchise, and for his messy brown hair. Daniel Zuchnik - Getty Images

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For a Role: Evan Peters For American Horror Story season 8, Peters committed to his role and bleached his famous brown hair for his role as a hairdresser. Gregg DeGuire - Getty Images

For Real: Natalie Portman Thanks to her role in the Star Wars franchise, Natalie Portman was one of the biggest up-and-coming actresses circa the late '90s and early 2000s. She was also known for her red carpet style and long brown hair. Jon Kopaloff - Getty Images

For a Role: Natalie Portman In 2005, fans were shocked with Portman debuted a shaved head on the red carpet. The look, it turns out, was for her role in V for Vendetta. Pool BENAINOUS/CATARINA/LEGRAND - Getty Images

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For Real: Ben Kingsley The renowned British actor Ben Kingsley keeps his hair short and clean cut when he's not morphing into characters or taking to the stage. Photo by Ann Clifford/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection - Getty Images

For a Role: Ben Kingsley Kingsley proved his acting chopsand won an Academy Awardwhen playing Gandhi in the film about the Indian leader's life. For the role, Kinsley had to shave his head completely. Archive Photos - Getty Images

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For Real: Leighton Meester Before landing her breakthrough role as Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl, Meester rocked her natural blonde hair to auditions and on the red carpet. Michael Caulfield Archive - Getty Images

For a Role: Leighton Meester Meester original read for the part of Serena van der Woodsen for Gossip Girl, which went to Blake Lively. But after connecting with the part of Blair, Meester did something drastic to convince producers to give her the role: She dyed her hair a dark, chestnut brown. Guess it worked! M. Tran - Getty Images

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