6 epic skills actors have to master for the role

1/15/2021

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Society Story: 6 epic skills actors have to master for the role

In this post, we'll be showing you instances where favorite actors were forced to learn a new skill in order to perform iconic roles – some of these are absolutely unbelievable!

Sometimes it's not uncommon to forget that even our charismatic TV stars need to get their skill-learning game on. It's not always a bed of roses and they often have to learn skills that they never had any prior knowledge of.

Playing such unfamiliar roles in movies is a huge responsibility and may even take years of practice and hard work before these actors are able to perfect their skills.

#1 Jason Momoa and Emilia Clarke - Dothraki language

Popular TV stars who featured in the Game of Thrones series as Khal Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen respectively had to learn the Dothraki language from scratch and speak it fluently.

#2 Adrien Brody - Piano

For The Pianist, Brody had to sacrifice spending time with his loved ones in order to learn to play the piano extremely well. If you saw the movie, you know it was definitely worth it.

#3 Robert Downey Jr. - Violin and tennis left-handed

Downey Jr. had to master playing tennis and the violin as a lefty in order to fill in his role in the movie Chaplin.

#4 Channing Tatum - Tap dance

With no previous tap dance experience, Tatum had to train for 3 months to prepare for a 6-minute sequence in Hail, Caesar!

#5 Natalie Portman - Ballet

Natalie had to suffer through the pain of a serious rib injury while learning ballet for her successful role in Black Swan.

#6 Meryl Streep - Electric Guitar

About half a year before filming of Ricki And The Flash began, Meryl started training to know how to shred an electric guitar.

Which of these skills do you think was the hardest to learn? Are any of your favorite actors, films or series on the list? Tell us in the comments!

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21 Comments

David Roy

For the Jack Reacher movies, Tom Cruise had to learn to be a foot taller.

Kim B Ley

I'm a lefty but l reckon learning new skills like playing tennis and the violin left handed when you are right handed must be particularly challenging

Dana Demos Boyd

I’m sick of not being able to see the pictures!!!

Connie Siffring

Good for them! They got paid for what they learned.

Caroline Weis

I think ballet would be hard as you have to balance on your toes which puts a strain on the ankle, calf and thigh muscles and the toes.

Allison Aspden

Some of the skills required for these movie roles are pretty full-on.

Conrado De Leon

You ought to have included Richard Gere's training to tap dance in "Chicago".

Shoshana Katz

Ballet, piano and guitar

Rita Lawrence Edwards Meneses

Leticia Olsen, per my reply above...falling unexpectedly can easily cause cracked ribs. I'm sure she fell a lot with accelerated learning on pointe.

Rita Lawrence Edwards Meneses

Allison Aspden, I have heard that in several articles in the past year. I'm sure she fell a lot learning to be on pointe. As skinny as she was, it wouldn't take much to crack a few ribs in an unexpected fall. No many years of pre point ballet to prepare her.

Steve Whelan

Steve Whelan, mis-spoke

Steve Whelan

Helen Dakin, how would anyone know if they mid-spoke 😎?

Faith Bauerlein

I don’t think Ballet can cause multiple rib injuries! Leticia Olsen,

Faith Bauerlein

TheViolin is the hardest instrument to play.

Caroline Weis

Allison Aspden, not so far fetched if when balancing on your toes you fall. I don't think I'd really want to be a ballerina as it us hard on the ties and feet in general.