14 Actors Who Went To The Extreme To Get Movie Roles

One of the interesting aspects of being an actor is all of the different people you’ll portray throughout your career.

Let’s take Christian Bale as an example.

The Oscar-winning actor has taken on roles as a soave and ripped Bruce Wayne; a chubby former Vice President of the U.S.A, the crack-riddled brother of a professional boxer, a larger-than-life American gangster and dropped 60 pounds for his transformative role in The Machinist.

Now let’s take at 13 other actors who put their bodies through huge changes for a role:

So there you have it. All the actors in this list went above and beyond with “method” acting to ensure they delivered a transformative performance.