Christopher Nolan wasn’t messing around when it came to sporting a beard odyssey. In an interview with USA TodayMatt Damon revealed that he spent a year developing for the role of Odysseus. Meanwhile, Jon Bernthal’s Menelaus turned to a thick, unruly song that was every bit as fiery as the Spartan king. Add in a cast filled with weather-beaten sailors, battle-hardened warriors, and permanently windswept Greeks, and there are plenty of contenders for film’s most legendary fuzz. But the winner isn’t Damon or Bernthal. Its Himesh Patel.
Real people will remember Patel by this name Tamwar Masood In eastenders. When he first arrived at Albert Square in 2007, he was a fresh-faced 16-year-old who couldn’t grow stubble even if his life depended on it. He finally left Walford in 2016, and if anyone had predicted that, a decade later, he would be playing Eurylochus odyssey With the biggest beard in the movie, he might have been mocked at the Queen Vic.
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It doesn’t mean that he has the biggest Beard in the movie – not even close. Unlike Odysseus or Menelaus, Eurylochus sat somewhere in the middle. It was compact without being huge. Smaller in appearance without being trimmed to within an inch of its life. the cheeks were pack Along with the coverage, the mustache grew straight into a beard, and the neckline was shaped just enough to pucker his jaw without yelling, “Look! I had a barber’s appointment yesterday!”
Most importantly, it looked believable. Nolan’s version odyssey Polished Hollywood isn’t particularly interested in perfection, and Patel’s beard fits into that environment very well. It looked dry, windswept and a little dusty, as if it had spent several months collecting sea salt, smoke and everything else that comes with sailing in ancient Greece, rather than expensive beard oils and sandalwood balms.
Due to this, Patel’s face also changed completely. Tanwar always had soft features. Eurylochus still did it, but the beard added enough weight and definition to make him feel a little bigger and a little tougher.
The good news is that this is one of the more achievable beards in the film. Assuming your genetics are there, the trick here is not to let it grow for as long as humanly possible. Around the 10 to 15 millimeter mark is the sweet spot. Keep plenty of density on the cheeks, keep the mustache attached, avoid creating sharp lines around the neck and don’t dip it in product. This isn’t the kind of beard that should look freshly detailed – it looks like it’s too busy avoiding cyclops to care.
Of course, there will be plenty of talk about monsters and battles and demonstrations. But there must be more to Himesh Patel’s epic beard.
A version of this story originally appeared British GQ.
