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16 Actors Who Wore Wigs In Their Iconic Roles
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·Posted onAug 7, 2021

# I Just Realized These 16 Actors Wore Wigs In Their Major Roles, And I Can't Get Over How Good They Look

Hair today, gone tomorrow.

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## Wigs have been an integral part of many iconic TV and movie costumes, from Miley Cyrus's Hannah Montana disguise to Halle Berry's icy locks as Storm. However, some wigs actors have worn were a little more subtle, and you may not have noticed they were wigs at all!

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Disney / Via [giphy.com](https://giphy.com/gifs/hannah-montana-fDqGThpuG6vS)

## Here are 16 actors who wore wigs in their iconic roles:

## 1.In order to film _Leatherheads,_ John Krasinski needed to cut his hair, so he wore a wig to film a few episodes of _The Office_ Season 3.

![Jim&#x27;s signature choppy bowlcut](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-08/4/14/asset/e453388b0517/sub-buzz-10433-1628085735-1.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)

NBC / Via Peacock

At first, the producers [refused](https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/john-krasinski-the-office-wig) to let him wear a wig because they thought it would be too noticeable, but hairstylist Kim M. Ferry helped him design a wig that was so good it fooled the producers during a meeting.

Kim told [Mashable](https://mashable.com/article/kim-ferry-the-office-hair-stylist-interview), "Greg \[Daniels\] kept saying, 'No! I would know if you're wearing a wig.' So John leaned over the desk and said, 'No I don't think you would.' That's when he ripped it off and shut it down, and we got to do the wig."

## 2.[Tessa Thompson](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farrington/00s-celebs-who-came-out) wore a wig to play Valkyrie in [_Thor: Ragnarok_](https://www.buzzfeed.com/bendzialdowski/comfort-films-for-when-youre-sad) because her hair was still short and neon orange from _Sorry to Bother You._

![Valkyrie has long, dark hair that&#x27;s intricately braided](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Marvel / Via Disney+

She still had to do reshoots for _Sorry to Bother You_, so Disney [commissioned](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-hollywood-cast-ensemble-comedies_n_5b5a1b80e4b0de86f494f685) a $10,000 wig for her.

## 3.Claire Danes wore a wig throughout _Romeo + Juliet_, and she even had a specially made aquatic wig for the pool scene.

![the aquatic wig stayed on while Claire swam underwater](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

20th Century Fox / Via [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VOAxzgq42A)

Her aquatic wig made the pool scenes take longer to shoot than expected. Director Baz Luhrmann told [Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/movies/2018/04/03/romeo-juliet-pool-scene-baz-luhrmann/), "\[Claire is\] in school, so we only got very limited time. You have to get these things really in one go. That’s why the scene has such a vibrancy, there’s not a lot of second chance with it.”

## 4.Vera Miles [shaved](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/trivia) her head for _5 Branded Women,_ so she had to wear a wig when she played Lila Crane in _Psycho_.

![a perfectly coiffed bob](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Courtesy Everett Collection

Ironically, her _Psycho_ fame was used to promote a [shampoo brand](https://the.hitchcock.zone/onlyamovie/2014/10/08/now-you-can-shampoo/).

## 5.While doing reshoots for [_Breaking Dawn_](https://www.buzzfeed.com/tessafahey/twilight-ai-book-characters): Part 2, [Robert Pattinson](https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/celebrities-whove-been-cheated-on) had to wear an orange wig.

![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Lionsgate / Via Netflix

At Comic-Con, he [said](https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/robert-pattinson-in-a-ginger-wig-for-twilight-yes-really-146016), "\[It was\] like Frankenstein’s monster \[and\] an amalgamation of six \[different\] wigs."

## 6.Scarlett Johansson wore a wig when she played Natasha Romanoff in _Iron Man 2_ and in every subsequent appearance in the MCU.

![Natasha&#x27;s signature red hair was always a wig](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Marvel / Via Disney+

She told [Vogue](https://en.vogue.me/archive/faces_of_fashion/scarlett-johansson-dolce-gabbana-beauty-workout-tips/), "It’s always fun to put that hair back on."

## 7.When she played Regina George in _Mean Girls_, Rachel McAdams wore a blonde wig because she wasn't able to fully bleach her hair.

![Regina&#x27;s long, straight blonde hair](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Paramount / Via [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5veV2F7eY&t=1s)

She thought the "long, blonde, Barbie hair" was " [perfect](https://www.etonline.com/mean-girls-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-movie-and-behind-the-scenes-secrets-exclusive-124356)" for the head Plastic.

## 8.Sean Connery wore a hairpiece in every _James Bond_ movie because he started losing his hair at an early age.

![Bond&#x27;s perfectly styled hair](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

United Artists / Via [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLXoZ69ce-I)

He was 21 when he [started](https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/04/29/sean-connery-wore-a-hairpiece-in-every-of-his-bond-performances/) losing his hair, and he was cast as the super spy 11 years later.

## 9.While playing Alicia Florrick on _The Good Wife_, Julianna Margulies wore a wig to save time and prevent continuity issues that might have resulted from styling her naturally curly hair.

![Alicia had long, straight hair](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

CBS / Via [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIH7UANUYl8)

On _The_ _Late Show with David Letterman_, she [said](https://www.instyle.com/news/why-julianna-margulies-wears-10k-wig-good-wife), "I thought, 'Oh my God, 22 episodes a year, 14 hours a day' and if the weather changes my hair starts growing like a Chia pet."

## 10.Director Quentin Tarantino originally wanted Jules Winnfield to have an afro in _Pulp Fiction_, but when an assistant accidentally brought Samuel L. Jackson the wrong wig, the actor transformed it into an integral part of his character's look.

![he wore his hair in Jheri curls](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Miramax Films / Via [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EdQ4FqbhY)

He [told](https://www.gq.com/story/samuel-l-jackson-hair-movies-pulp-fiction-tarzan) the LA Times, "Jules's this philosophizing, highly articulate hitman who has a sense of style. I thought he was very much like NWA — like guys from that particular era. Part of his sense of style is Jheri curl that drips on his collar."

## 11.The bowl cut Noah Schnapp has as Will Byer in _Stranger Things_ Season 2 is made from extensions because his real hair was too short when filming started.

![bowl cut](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Netflix / Via Netflix

Hairstylist Sarah Hindsgaul told [Refinery29](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/11/179468/stranger-things-2-hair-wig-secrets), "He hated them — he'd come back from playing soccer \[on a break\] with extensions hanging down and be like, 'I can't do anything with these things!'"

## 12.Javier Bardem donned a platinum blonde wig to play Raoul Silva in _Skyfall_.

![platinum blonde wig and bleached eyebrows](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Sony Pictures Releasing / Via [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMOYiV7hUR0)

Combined with his movie makeup, the Bond villain's look was so scary that Javier [startled](https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-javier-bardem-plays-for-creeps-in-skyfall-20121108-story.html) his costar Ralph Fiennes.

## 13.Bored of sporting Hanna's blonde locks, Ashley Benson dyed her hair brown in 2013, so she wore a blonde wig for _Pretty Little Liars_ Season 4.

![blonde, shoulder-length waves](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Freeform / Via [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPNMMR33yhc)

She told [E!](https://www.eonline.com/news/398189/pretty-little-liars-ashley-benson-reveals-why-she-dyed-her-blond-hair-brown) that she wouldn't wear a wig in real life because "they're itchy and hot."

## 14.After dying her hair fire engine red for four seasons of _Victorious_, Ariana Grande wore a wig to reprise her role of Cat Valentine on _Sam & Cat_.

![long, bright red hair](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Nickelodeon / Via Netflix

Before opting for the wig, she had to bleach and dye her hair every two weeks for four years. In a Facebook post, she [said](https://people.com/style/ariana-grandes-permanent-ponytail-explained-by-the-singer-herself/), "As one would assume, that completely destroyed my hair."

## 15.Each and every elaborate hairstyle Elizabeth Taylor wore as the titular character in _Cleopatra_ was a wig.

![dark bob with beads and fancy ornamentation](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

20th Century Fox Film Corporation / courtesy Everett Collection

Three wigs were [made](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/dec/12/elizabeth-taylor-cleopatra-wig-sale) for each different hairstyle.

## 16.And finally, Tom Hiddleston grew his hair out for the first _Thor_ movie, but he wore a wig to reprise his role as Loki in _The Avengers_ because he'd cut his hair short for two other films.

![the &quot;greasy Christmas tree&quot; look was a wig](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)

Marvel / Via Disney+

He told [Parade](https://parade.com/31334/marymargaret/3-tom-hiddleston-avengers-thor-2/), "I dyed it again, and it was long enough to use a part of my hairline, but the rest of it was a wig. It was kind of like extensions really, so I couldn’t have rocked it off screen.”

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