Tom Cruise is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @tom__cruise__)
Al Pacino is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @filmaddictdaily)
Daniel Radcliffe is only 5’4” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @danielradcliffes)
Dustin Hoffman is only 5’5” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @dustinhoffman)
Michael J. Fox is only 5’4” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @michael_j._fox)
Danny DeVito is only 4’11” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @dannydevito9)
Martin Sheen is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @lemon.lyman)
Joe Pesci is only 5’4” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @ahmed.deib)
Danny Trejo is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @thisisfusion)
Tim Roth is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @johnrussophoto)
James McAvoy is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @jamesmcavoy)
Elijah Wood is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @elijah_elwood)
Ben Stiller is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @zoolander)
Woody Allen is only 5’4” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @immortalkristen)
Emile Hirsch is only 5’6” tall. (Photo: Instagram, @thehirsch)
Some of the fine, low altitude actors on this list possess the talent to make them stand out head and shoulders above the rest, but others are merely standing on the shoulders of giants. Here is a list 15 famous actors who are shorter than they appear onscreen.