Russell Crowe is unrecognizable in a fat suit as the actor transforms into Fox CEO Roger Ailes

He’s been nominated for three Best Actor Oscars for his various transformative film performances. 

But on Friday, Russell Crowe showed off his most dramatic makeover yet, appearing unrecognizable as disgraced Fox News chief Roger Ailes while on the New York City set of his forthcoming TV series The Loudest Voice.

The 54-year-old tucked his prosthetic belly beneath a tuxedo for the street scene.  

Crowe wandered the street unnoticed as he prepared for his scene.

The normally grizzled actor had shaved off his beard for the role, and his salt and pepper tresses were hidden beneath a bald cap. 

The New Zealand born actor held a script in one hand and a cigarette in the other as he paced about. 

Fat suit: The 54-year-old tucked his prosthetic belly beneath a tuxedo for the street scene

Performer and subject: The normally grizzled actor [L] had shaved off his beard for the role, and his salt and pepper tresses were hidden beneath a bald cap. Ailes seen here [R] in 2015

Production on the project, based on the book The Loudest Voice in the Room, began in New York City a few weeks ago.

The show will also star Naomi Watts as Gretchen Carlson, Sienna Miller as Ailes’ wife Beth, and Simon McBurney as Rupert Murdoch.

Showtime’s new limited series will mainly focus on the last decade of Ailes’ life, including his fall from Fox after a slew of women accused him of sexual harassment. 

It will also include flashbacks to defining events in Ailes’ life and will be told through multiple points of view.

‘In many ways, the collision between the media and politics has come to define the world we live in today,’ Showtime Networks president and CEO David Nevins told Variety. 

Thespian: Crowe [seen here last month] has been nominated for three Best Actor Oscars for his various transformative film performances