Keeping It Real? 9 Actors Who Tricked Us With Prosthetic Body Parts Including Chris Hemsworth Faking His 'Family Jewels'
Sometimes actors have to fake-it-up in order to make things a bit more believable.
Feb. 25 2025, Published 9:30 p.m. ET
Lily James – Fake Chest
Lily James had an amazing transformation to portray Pamela Anderson.
Lily James wore a bunch of prosthetics to transform into Pamela Anderson for Pam & Tommy, including a fake chest.
"The breast piece was amazing," she recalled. "You would never, never know it wasn't me. It was shocking."
Mark Wahlberg – Not His Manhood
Mark Wahlberg kept his fake penis from 'Boogie Nights.'
Mark Wahlberg became so fond of his fake manhood in Boogie Nights that he took it home with him when filming ended.
He said: "It's in a safe locked away. It's not something I could leave out."
Eric Dane – Controlling His Thing
Erin Dane wanted 'control' over his prosthetic penis.
Theo James – A 'Distracting' Prosthetic
Theo James did not want his fake penis to be 'distracting.'
For The White Lotus, Theo James said he felt the prop penis "needed to be 'Regular Joe.' I just wanted it not to be distracting," he explained. "Because the scene, you know, it's not about the pee pee, it's about power play and sex."
However, when the piece was presented to him by makeup head Rebecca Hickey, it was clear he got more than he expected.
James joked: "It's like she stole it off a donkey in the field. The thing is ginormous."
Niecy Nash – All in the Posterior
Niecy Nash wore a prosthetic posterior while on 'Reno 911!'
Niecy Nash wore a prosthetic posterior on Reno 911! after outfits weren't fitting right.
"They couldn't get it right because they were building it straight back. So, I went to my girlfriend. I brought her up there – who had, you know, the natural slamma jamma – and I'm like, 'See? You gotta start from the hips and wrap it around,'" she joked.
Penélope Cruz – Fake Butt
Penélope Cruz became enarmored with her fake butt while filming 'Volver.'
Brunette beauty Penélope Cruz wore a prosthetic butt for the movie Volver and said she got so attached to the bottom line she didn't want to take it off.
She said: "At the end of the shoot, I was blocked. I could not leave the set. I didn't want to take my false a-- off!"
Jon Hamm – A Bit Nippy
Jon Hamm found himself with fake pierced nipples on 'Fargo.'
In Fargo, Jon Hamm's character has pierced nipples, so they used real piercings on prosthetic nipples and applied them to his chest.
The Mad Men actor explained: "They have to paint some latex on your nipples, and then they pull it off, and then they put a little fake nipple and put a ring through it. It's the magic of movies. You, too, can have fake nipples made."
John Cena – They Can't See It
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Cena rocked a 'stunt penis' on 'Trainwreck.'
John Cena had to film an almost all-nude sex scene for Trainwreck.
He said: "I had to stuff myself into a small nylon sock, and they gave me a stunt penis."
Co-star Amy Schumer said the fake penis was made from part of a broomstick!
"Jimmy was our prop guy," the comic remembered. "I walked by and he was kind of whittling something and he was like, 'I'm making John Cena's erection!'"
Chris Hemsworth – It's the Hammer
Hemsworth received a prosthetic penis for 'Vacation.'
In Vacation, Chris Hemsworth faked his family jewels, and because he's a big guy, they had to make a pretty large variety.
"He makes the normal-size penis looks small," remarked a writer on the film.
They added: "Word is he has it on his mantle at his house with the Thor hammer."
