10 Actors Who Went Undercover For Famous Movie Roles

10. Constance Wu Earned $600 As An Undercover Stripper - Hustlers

One of the most unexpected of hits to tumble out of 2019 came in the form of the Jennifer Lopez-starring Hustlers, a film which follows a group of New York strippers who drug and steal money from various CEOs and stock traders over the course of the tale.

Among the many notable performances on show in the comedy drama was Constance Wu's portrayal of Destiny/Dorothy, a young stripper taken under the wing of Lopez's Ramona Vega. But getting stuck into the part wasn't just a case of Wu putting herself through a few hours of pole practise and rocking up to set. The actor went fully undercover in order to really get a sense of the world she was about to step into.

Far from just acting as a fly on the wall, though, Wu revealed on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she actually brought home $600 working as an undercover stripper, performing lap dances to strangers in order to accumulate the cash. Changing her hair and adding fake tattoos on her neck for her mission, Wu would also admit that the whole experience was "not funny" despite Clarkson's comical response to the revelation.