These 14 Stars Are Totally Unrecognizable In These Roles

Maybe it's because of a lot of experience with paparazzi dodging, but certain stars have mad skills when it comes to disappearing on the big screen.

For example: Did you have any idea that Stephen Colbert was in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug? Or that Glenn Close played a pirate in Hook? And, don't even get us started on the master shapeshifter of all shape shifters, Tilda Swinton. She somehow manages to headline movies without ever showing her highly recognizable face. (For this, among numerous other reasons, we suspect she may be a wizard.)

Those aren't the only stars hiding in plain sight. Check out all our favorite under-the-radar appearances. Starting with ...