Actors who played roles outside their comfort zone

Meryl Streep: The award-winning actress played Miranda Priestly in 'The Devil Wears Prada,' a cut-throat boss.

Gary Oldman: The British actor underwent an incredible transformation to play Winston Churchill in 'Darkest Hour.

Hillary Swank: The actress played a transgender character in 'Boys Don't Cry,' which won her an Oscar for Best Actress in 2000.

Christian Bale: Moses from 'Exodus: Gods and Kings,' who was supposedly a Middle Eastern character.

Jack Gleeson: The actor plays the wicked Joffrey Baratheon from 'Game of Thrones.

Elle Fanning: In '3 Generations', the actress played a teenager called Ray.

Nicole Kidman: In the movie 'The Hours', the actress played Virginia Woolf, the writer who suffered from depression.

Cate Blanchett: In 'I'm Not There', the actress played Jude Quinn, an actress who portrayed Bob Dylan from 1965–1966.

Amanda Seyfried: Amanda Seyfried was cast in the starring role in 'The Dropout,' although she initially turned it down as she was sick with COVID-19.

Juliette Binoche: In 'The 33', the French actress played the Chilean Maria Segovia, who has darker skin.

Eddie Redmayne: The British actor played a transgender character called Lili, in 'The Danish Girl.