American television presenter Ashley Roberts attends day one of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 03, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by CarverPR)

Photographer Howard Schatz had an idea: place actors in a series of roles and dramatic situations to reveal the essence of their characters. Such was the premise behind his book, In Character: Actors Acting, which captures some of Hollywood’s most emotive stars in the act of, well, making faces. Luckily for us, he continued the tradition for Vanity Fair. Here are some of the best.

Annika Robbins from Georgia carries firearms on her belt during the NRA annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. April 27, 2025. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Reuters)

Model Ashley Graham shows off her curves in the second decade of June 2022 while rocking a colorful corset just four months postpartum. (Photo by ashleygraham/Instagram)

American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish in the last decade of October 2023 partners with Gucci to advocate for animals and gives us something to contemplate. (Photo by Instagram)

American actress and singer Lucy Hale in the second decade of March 2023 primps on the floor. (Photo by lucyhale/Instagram)

In this image released on December 9, 2021, evian today announced that British tennis star Emma Raducanu will be the brand’s new Global Ambassador. Emma is the latest tennis icon to join the evian family. Emma has been hailed as an inspiration to young tennis players across the globe and a rising star both on and off court. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images for evian)

A woman walks behind the installation “Wandering boy is forever attractive” (1985) by Tetsumi Kudo during the press preview at the exhibition “Tetsumi Kudo – Retrospective” in the Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany, Friday, September 23, 2016. The exhibition offers an in-depth, comprehensive view of works by the Japanese artist Kudo. It starts on Sept. 25, 2016 and lasts until Jan. 1, 2017. (Photo by Jens Meyer/AP Photo)