Colin Farrell Looks Nearly Unrecognizable With Shaved Head

Colin Farrell Admits Costar Tom Cruise Was Not Happy He Showed Up Hungover on 'Minority Report' SetColin Farrell is debuting a big bold beautiful makeover. The Lobster actor ditched his signature brunette locks in favor of a clean-shaven haircut as he stepped out in Los Angeles Sept. 16. For the outing, the 50-year-old donned a fitted green T-shirt, black track pants, tan shoes and sunglasses, topping off his look with a pair of stud earrings, a bracelet and statement rings on his fingers. But it was his hairdo—or lack thereof—that turned heads. Indeed, the A Big Bold Beautiful Journey star rocked his big chop on the streets of L.A. before putting a blue baseball cap on his head. And it wouldn’t be the first time the Seven Psychopaths actor has gone this short. After all, Farrell was also photographed with a completely bald head in 2021 years after debuting the same haircut in his 2003 film Daredevil. Though it remains to be seen whether the In Bruges star’s new look is tied to an upcoming role, it certainly wouldn’t be out of the question. In fact, his onscreen transformation as the Penguin in the 2022 Batman movie was so shocking it even rattled Kelly Clarkson."Wait, WHAT?" Clarkson said as she jumped up after seeing a picture of Farrell in character during his appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show that March. "I didn't see that picture, oh my God. I just heard that you were Penguin. What the hell?" Referring to the movie's makeup artist, she added, "That person deserves to win awards." Well, that person would Mike Marino, who completely transformed the S.W.A.T. actor into the mob boss by using facial prosthetics to create the character’s menacing scar, large nose and balding head.Terma, SL / BACKGRID"The first time I saw the makeup was when he had done a mold of my face and I saw it on a screen—on Matt Reeves' screen," Farrell shared of the transformation. "He said, ‘Do you wanna see what Mike Marino's done, what he thinks Oz is gonna look like?' And I said, ‘Yeah,' and he showed me the screen, and I just didn't know it was going in that direction." "I went, ‘Holy Smokes,'" he continued. "I'd never done anything like that before." And in case you were wondering how long it takes to slip into one of Gotham City’s most iconic villains—it was quite the painstaking process. "At the start, four hours," he told Clarkson of his time in the makeup chair at the beginning of filming. "And then they got it down to two, and it was fine. Cause I knew that the reward was immense. It was extraordinary, it was so liberating." 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I did!!!!!!"Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images/Pierre Suu/Getty ImagesLisa RinnaThe former Bravo star debuted a platinum blonde look during 2024 Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture.Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images for Bulgari/Prodip Guha/Getty ImagesPriyanka ChopraThe Heads of State star debuted a drastic haircut—a shoulder-grazing bob—while attending a Bulgari event in Rome i May 2024. TikTok / Jessica BielJessica BielIn May 2024, the actress chopped her hair into a bob that many fans on social media said reminded them of one of the looks she sported as Mary Camden on the '90s series 7th Heaven.Instagram / Megan FoxMegan FoxThe Transformers actress returned to her dark brown tresses and debuted a sassy bob in May 2024, a month after she dyed her hair blue to enter what she dubbed her "Jedi era."Stephen J. Cohen/Getty ImagesDannielynn BirkheadAt age 17, the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith debuted a new lob hairstyle overnight during 2024 Kentucky Derby weekend, which she attended with dad Larry Birkhead.Emma McIntyre / Getty Images for Baby2Baby / Instagram / Demi LovatoDemi LovatoThe singer debuted a lighter, shorter 'do in April 2024.Kelly Osbourne/InstagramKelly OsbourneThe Fashion Police alum debuted a blonde bombshell hair transformation May 8.Vivien Killilea / Getty Images for Homeboy Industries / Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesKim KardashianBack to blonde: Kim debuted a new platinum 'do in April 2024.For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App