{"id":372966,"date":"2025-11-12T02:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/372966\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T02:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:58:12","slug":"david-harbour-looks-unrecognizable-in-new-role-for-crime-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/372966\/","title":{"rendered":"David Harbour looks unrecognizable in new role for crime thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Strange things are happening on the \u201cEvil Genius\u201d set.<\/p>\n<p>David Harbour was photographed looking unrecognizable while filming his forthcoming thriller in New Jersey on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, 50, sported a fat suit while on the Woodbridge set, which he covered up with a blue button-down, overalls and a tan jacket.<\/p>\n<p>David Harbour looked unrecognizable while filming \u201cEvil Genius\u201d in New Jersey on Monday. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>The actor wore a fat suit beneath his short-sleeved shirt, overalls and jacket. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Harbour rocked gray hair, a beard and glasses.<\/p>\n<p>In the Courteney Cox-directed movie, based off true events in 2003, Harbour plays Brian Wells, the so-called \u201cPizza Bomber\u201d who robbed a bank with an explosive around his neck.<\/p>\n<p>The project, co-produced by Jason Bateman, also stars Patricia Arquette.<\/p>\n<p>He was photographed with gray hair, a beard and glasses. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Harbour is playing \u201cPizza Bomber\u201d Brian Wells in the upcoming crime thriller. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Harbour, notably, has drastically altered his appearance for roles before.<\/p>\n<p>The Emmy nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/09\/21\/david-harbour-reveals-his-secret-to-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost 80 pounds<\/a> to play Jim Hopper Jr. on Season 4 of \u201cStrangers Things\u201d in 2022, going from 270 to 190.<\/p>\n<p>He then had his face filled out with prosthetics during flashback scenes.<\/p>\n<p>The movie, directed by Courteney Cox, is based on a true story. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Harbour acts alongside Patricia Arquette. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Harbour\u2019s weight loss wasn\u2019t \u201canything more serious\u201d than cutting calories through intermittent fasting, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/real-life-diet-david-harbour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told GQ that summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would do, like, six-hour windows,\u201d he explained in July 2022. \u201cAnd, like, two days a week I would do 24-hour fasts because I started to get more and more intense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Globe nominee also made his diet \u201ccleaner and cleaner\u201d by consuming \u201ca lot more vegetables and less sugar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harbour previously lost 80 pounds for his \u201cStranger Things\u201d role. FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p>He vowed in a 2022 interview to \u201cnever\u201d do so again. Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p>In terms of workouts, Harbour did Pilates, weight training and \u201ca lot of running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He subsequently \u201cgained it all back\u201d to play Santa Claus in \u201cViolent Night\u201d in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Harbour vowed to the outlet that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/06\/david-harbour-says-hell-never-lose-weight-for-a-role-again-after-stranger-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cnever again\u201d undergo such an extreme transformation<\/a> due to \u201cprosthetics [being] too good\u201d of an option.<\/p>\n<p>Harbour has made headlines for his personal life in recent months, including ex Lily Allen accusing him of cheating. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>News broke recently that Millie Bobby Brown filed a bullying and harassment complaint against him. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Tony nominee has, meanwhile, been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/02\/celebrity-news\/david-harbour-makes-candid-confession-about-mistakes-after-lily-allen-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making headlines regarding his tumultuous personal life<\/a> in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Harbour\u2019s estranged wife, Lily Allen, appear to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/24\/entertainment\/lily-allen-hints-david-harbour-cheated-on-her-in-scathing-west-end-girl-lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accuse him of cheating<\/a> in her scathing \u201cWest End Girl\u201d album in October, but reports also surfaced last month that \u201cStranger Things\u201d co-star Millie Bobby Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/02\/celebrity-news\/david-harbour-allegedly-faced-bullying-accusations-from-stranger-things-co-star-millie-bobby-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed a bullying and harassment complaint<\/a> against him.<\/p>\n<p>Harbour and Brown, 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/06\/celebrity-news\/david-harbour-and-millie-bobby-brown-put-on-united-front-at-stranger-things-premiere-after-her-bullying-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put on a united front<\/a> at the Netflix show\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/07\/photos\/stranger-things-season-5-premiere-red-carpet-millie-bobby-brown-winona-ryder-sadie-sink-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Season 5 premiere<\/a> last week \u2014 but a body language expert <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/07\/entertainment\/millie-bobby-brown-praises-david-harbour-at-stranger-things-premiere-as-body-language-expert-cries-overkill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dubbed their camaraderie \u201coverkill.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Strange things are happening on the \u201cEvil Genius\u201d set. 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