prosthetics

To fully step into the role, Clarke had to gain a staggering 40 pounds—in addition to the prosthetics that were applied to transform him fully into Murdaugh.

“It was the innocence in Jacob’s portrayal that kept getting me,” says makeup artist and prosthetics designer Mike Hill.

For six months, the actor spent more time in monster makeup than out of it, with muscled prosthetics layered onto his body and deep fissures painted onto his skin.

But Mr. Johnson, despite looking like a different man under prosthetics and a mop of curly hair, isn’t especially impressive, continuing to exhibit very little mastery of either facial expressions or voice.

But it was Yang in prosthetics as Dobby the House Elf from “Harry Potter” who won the night despite a hilarious wardrobe malfunction — his rag outfit kept coming off at the shoulder.