Major Hollywood star looks unrecognizable with mohawk and villain make-up – but can you guess who it is?

A major movie star looked nearly unrecognizable while on set of his new film in Los Angeles on Wednesday. 

The actor’s, 55, signature dark curly strands were transformed into a striking white mohawk. 

The four-time Emmy winner’s face was covered in dramatic villain makeup-up, consisting of white face paint, heavy black and red eyeshadow, and red lipstick. 

The American-born star — whose role in a critically acclaimed HBO fantasy series propelled him to international stardom —  wore a red robe with gold embellishments. 

Can you guess who it is?

A major movie star, 55, looked nearly unrecognizable while on set of his new film in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Can you guess who it is? 

That’s right, it’s Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage. 

He was pictured shooting scenes on set of the new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, dubbed Lear Rex. Dinklage plays The Fool in the film. 

The Fool is a significant character in Shakespeare’s play, and serves as a witty and honest advisor to the king, who, by using humor and sarcasm, can point out Lear’s flaws.

Dinklage was joined by co-stars Al Pacino, 84, and Stephen Dorff, 51. 

The Godfather icon was seen donning kingly attire, wearing a black tunic under an ornate purple robe with gold trim for his day on the set.

The actor’s grey hair was rather unkempt as he sported a grey beard for the role as well.

Dorff wore a ratty green one-piece garment affixed to one shoulder as the makeup showcased his grimy persona.

He also sported numerous face tattoos on his arms and had a visible wound on his left leg while wearing a pair of brown sandals.

That’s right, it’s Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage; (L) seen on set in LA on Wednesday, (R) pictured as Tyrion Lannister in a still from Game of Thrones in 2019

He was pictured shooting scenes on set of the new Shakespearean adaptation of King Lear, dubbed Lear Rex. Dinklage plays ‘The Fool’ in the film

The actor’s signature dark curly strands were transformed into a striking white mohawk 

His face was covered in dramatic villain makeup-up, consisting of white face paint, heavy black and red eyeshadow, and red lipstick 

The American-born star wore a red robe with gold embellishments

It’s unclear how long filming will take place for, or if a release plan is in place for the film, written and directed by Bernard Rose

Dinklage was joined by co-stars Al Pacino, 84, and Stephen Dorff, 51

The actor was also seen smoking a cigarette between takes with a black wrap around his legs. 

While not spotted on the set Wednesday, the cast also includes Jessica Chastain (Goneril), Ariana DeBose (Cordelia), Rachel Brosnahan as Regan, LaKeith Stanfield as Edmund, Chris Messina as the Duke of Cornwall, Ted Levine as the Earl of Kent, Danny Huston as Duke of Albany, Matthew Jacobs as Duke of Cornwall and Rhys Coiro as Oswald. 

It’s unclear how long filming will take place for, or if a release plan is in place for the film, written and directed by Bernard Rose (Anna Karenina, Candyman).

The story follows an aging King Lear who divides his kingdom between his three daughters.

Instead of trusting the one daughter who truly cares for him, Lear places his trust into her nefarious sisters.

They strip him of his power and, ‘condemn him to a wretched wasteland of horror and insanity,’ according to the description.

The play has been revived on and off Broadway numerous times, most recently being the 2019 Broadway gender-flipped adaptation starring Glenda Jackson as Lear, Ruth Wilson as The Fool and Pedro Pascal as Edmund.

Dinklage won four Emmys for his work on Game of Thrones, nabbing the honors for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019, 2018, 2015 and 2011.

Dinklage won four Emmys for his work on Game of Thrones, nabbing the honors for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019, 2018, 2015 and 2011; seen at the Emmys in 2019

The actor has a number of prominent projects in the works, including the films Unfrosted, Brothers and The Thicket; seen in April in Los Angeles

He also won a Golden Globe in 2012 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for the role.

Dinklage has appeared in a number of films in addition to his TV efforts, including 2003’s The Station Agent, 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, 2017’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing and 2018’s My Dinner with Hervé.

Last year he appeared in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, The Toxic Avenger, the short film Rumpelstiltskin and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in which he voiced the role of Scourge.

The actor has a number of prominent projects in the works, including the films Unfrosted, Brothers and The Thicket.