Sometimes it is very hard to recognize the human actors under the masks of incredible movie creatures. Here is the list of actors who played their famous roles thoroughly disguised by costume and make up.
Robert Englund – Freddy Krueger
Zoe Saldana – Neytiri in “Avatar”
Rebecca Romijn – Mystique in the “X-Men” films
Hugo Weaving – “V” in “V for Vendetta”
Andy Serkis – Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy
Daveigh Chase – Samara Morgan in “The Ring”
Boris Karloff – Frankenstein’s monster
Michael Chiklis – the Thing in the “Fantastic Four” film series
Jackie Earle Haley – Rorschach in “Watchmen”
Gary Oldman – Dracula
Maïwenn Le Besco – Plavalaguna in “The Fifth Element”
John Travolta – Edna Turnblad in “Hairspray”
Heath Ledger – The Joker in “The Dark Knight”
Dustin Hoffman - Dorothy Michaels in “Tootsie”
Robin Williams – Mrs. Doubtfire
Kevin Peter Hall – the Predator
Doug Bradley – Pinhead in “Hellraiser” films
Anthony Daniels – C-3PO in “Star Wars” films
David Prowse – Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy
Tim Roth – Thade in “Planet of the Apes”