Last night on Salvation, we thought they added a new older cast member to the show, but turns out the actor has been part of the CBS drama since day one.
The makeup department transformed the 40-year-old Santiago Cabrera into a much older man. The newly appointed president of the United States needed to go in disguise to save the world from a resist group, who wants to nuke NYC, and a meteor that is barreling towards them. In order to escape the White House undetected, he needed to put on a fat suit and prosthetics.
He could not do it alone, so he has the help of the makeup department. Cabrera recorded the transformation and CBS TV Studios shared their behind the scenes work. It is quite interesting to see him go from a middle-aged man to one that is a senior citizen in three time-lapse videos.
While I am sure his butt hurt from sitting their so long, it was well worth it because I never would have known it was him until he spoke his real voice.
To see him in full makeup on the episode, then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpHwYoFd34M
