30+ Celebrities With Hidden Talents

1. Margot Robbie- Secret Tattoo Artist

Margot Robbie's hidden talent is that she is a tattoo artist. Whilst she was on the set of film Suicide Squad, Margot tattooed her crewmates and has apparently completed over 100 tattoos and according to herself, she is getting worse at tattoos rather than improving. 

2. Mike Tyson- Pigeon Racer

Image source/ biographyMike Tyson's well-known talent is of course his boxing skills but his hidden talent is much different. Mike Tyson is a pigeon racer, which means that he would release a homing pigeon far away from its cage and time how long it takes them to return to their cage. 

3. Pierce Brosnan- Fire Eater

Image source/ catchplayPierce Brosnan, the bad boy from James Bond, has admitted to having some dangerous hobbies and one of them is one of his hidden talents and that is fire eating. He attended a fire eating clinic in 1969 and gave some public performances before retiring from it shortly after. 

4. Justin Bieber- Rubik's Cube Master

Image source/ dailymailTalented singer Justin Bieber, has a very impressive skill as his hidden talent which is being a master at completing Rubik's Cubes. He has been spotted plenty of times carrying around a Rubik's Cube with him as he enjoys solving them. Although his two minute record is far off the world record it is still pretty impressive how fast the singer can solve the cube. 

5. Geena Davies- Archery Pro

Image source/ vultureGeena Davies' hidden talent is that she is a pro at archery. After taking up the sport as a hobby for two years, Davies had a try out for the U.S Sydney 2000 Olympics team. She finished 24th out of 300 but did not manage to qualify but is still very impressive for something she did as a hobby. 

6. Ellen Page- Juggler

Image source/ cbsnewsEllen Page has a hidden talent of juggling which she has show cased in multiple performances. Although it may not seem like a really impressive hobby, the Juno star takes her juggling to the next level as she can alternate shapes and directions but she prefers to use fruit for this. 

7. Neil Patrick Harris- Magician

Image source/ tvlineJust like his How I Met Your Mother character, Neil Patrick Harris is actually a pretty good magician in real life. Harris began his magic before he was a famous actor and has carried his favourite hobby around with him his whole life and it is in fact his hidden talent that leads him to pick particular roles when acting. 

8. Taylor Swift- Jam And Jelly Maker

Image source/ twitterTalented singer Taylor Swift, has a very unique and warming hidden talent. Swift enjoys doing different acts of kindness for her friends. After watching her mother make jams and jellies every year for the holidays, it inspired her to create her own line of them and distribute them to her friends. 

9. Bob Barker- A Karate Black Belt

Image source/ redditBeloved talk show host Bob Barker, has a scary hidden talent. He is a black belt in karate and was trained by the master of karate, Chuck Norris. Barker admitted that he trained karate everyday up until a few years ago. Nobody should want to get on his bad side and get a taste of those lethal hands. 

10. Beyonce- Champion Of Connect 4

Inage source/ redditFamous singer Beyonce, has a very different hidden talent. This talent is that she is a connect 4 champion. When dealing with stress whilst on tour, Beyonce would play games of connect 4 to beat her stress. Apparently she had previously beaten Kanye West 9 times in a row. 

11. Harrison Ford- Pilot

Image source/ gqmagazineBefore his career as an actor, Harrison Ford's career took flight in another way. He was previously a pilot but decide to give up on that career as it proved to be too expensive. After his success as an actor, Ford picked up on his Piloting. Ford was a skilled pilot and received awards for his flying skills. 

12. Jason Lee- Skateboarder

 Image source/ stereosoundagencyFamous actor Jason Lee, was a professional skateboarder during the 80's and 90's before he decided to pursue a career in acting instead, which turned out to be successful as he is now a well-known actor around the world. Lee apparently still has the moves on a skateboard just like he did back in the day. 

13. Bob Dylan- Iron Sculptor

Image source/ newsartnetLegend Bob Dylan, is more than just a singer, he is in fact a very talented iron sculptor and has made many beautiful pieces during his time taking up the hobby. His work is has been shown in several galleries across New York and decided to take up this hobby as a way of taking scrap metal and turning it into something special. 

14. Kaley Cuoco- Equestrian

Image source/ holaKaley Cuoco has a long lasting obsession with horses and people who are unaware of this have not been looking at her Instagram feed over the past few years. She owns some and still even competes in jumping competitions. Also she enjoys to do horseback riding as a way of doing a workout. 

15. Susan Sarandon- Ping Pong Player

Image source/ nytimesFamous actress Susan Sarandon has a very impressive hidden talent and that is that she is a ping pong player. She loves the sport so much that she opened up her very own ping pong club called SPiN, in New York. Her love for the sport came after attending a Ping Pong party that her friends hosted. 

16. Steve Carell- Talented Hockey Player

Image source/ redditSteve Carell's hidden talent is that he is a very talented hockey player. In the US version of The Office, there is a scene in one of the episodes where Steve's character shows off some pretty impressive moves on the ice rink and turns out that the talent was real and Carell had won a national championship when he was younger. 

17. Mark Ruffalo- Unicycle Rider

Image source/ entertainmentieThis avenger has a pretty impressive hidden talent, he can ride a unicycle. Ruffalo revealed that he learnt this trick when he was aged 12 when he learnt many different circus skills and the actor proved that he still has his skills when he performed the trick on The Graham Norton Show. 

18. Nichole Richie- Figure Skater

Image source/ goodmorningamericaTV personality star Nichole Richie, is a talented figure skater and she said that when she was younger, she spent years competing in figure skating competitions. After Richie had graduated from high school, her parents gave her the choice of competing professionally or to go to college and she chose to go to college. 

19. Chris Evans- Piano Player

Image source/ dailymailChris Evans also known as Captain America showed his hidden talent on his Instagram story where he posted a video of him playing the piano. He captioned the video saying that he was learning one of his favourites by Fabrizio Paterlini. As well as saving the world he managed to find time to learn the piano. 

20. Terry Crews- Plays The Flute

Image source/ cinemablendDuring his childhood, Terry Crews took lessons for around seven years on how to play the flute after his great-great-grandmother gave him a flute for Christmas and his mother who insisted that the money would not go to waste so Crews took the time to learn the flute. 

21. Andrew Garfield- Gymnast

Image source/ youtubeAndrew Garfield has a great hidden talent. He was an accomplished gymnast before he became the famous actor he is today. He remembers some of his old tricks as he was very capable of performing a backflip on Ellen and he did this in loafers and tight pants and he managed to raise money for breast cancer. 

22. Jason Statham- Diver

Image source/ sportskeedaFamous actor Jason Statham, was a very good diver back in the day; he was so good that he competed in the 1990 Commonwealth games but he did not make it to the Olympics which very much disappointed him. He believed he should have done a different sport but life didn't turn out so bad for him. 

23. Will Smith- Rubik's Cube Master

Image source/ puzzlecrateAnother master of the Rubik's cube. Will Smith's hidden talent is that he is very good at solving the Rubik's cube and can complete quite quickly as well. In The Pursuit Of Happyness, Smith's character solved the Rubik's cube in order to impress the stockbroker. 

24. Larry Wilmore- Magician

Image source/ youtubeAs well as being a very talented comedian, actor and writer, Larry Wilmore is also a very talented magician; the second in this list. He began his magic tricks during his childhood and is now a member of the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, where he has performed some magic shows. 

25. Angelina Jolie- Skilled With Knives

Image source/ nypostAngeline Jolie has a hidden talent of being a knife enthusiast and has been collecting various weapons since her childhood, so it's only normal that she is very skilled at using them. During her interview with Conan O'Brien, she showed off her skills with a butterfly knife. 

26. Conan O'Brien- Tap Dancer

Image source/ irishcentralSpeaking of Conan O'Brien, lets talk about his hidden talent. O'Brien is a talented and trained tap dance. During his childhood, he told his parents that he wanted to be an entertainer and therefore needed to learn how to tap dance. His parents agreed and hired a trainer to teach him how to tap dance. 

27. Mike Rowe- Opera Singer

Image source/ mikeroweMike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, has a very good hidden talent, he can perform opera singing. In, 1984 he could not get into the actors unions so therefore decided to explore the option of music and learnt opera in order to gain entry into the American Gild of Musical Artists. 

28. Gene Wilder- Fencer

Image source/ historybydayActor Gene Wilder, was a very skilful fencer and whilst he was a student there, he won Old Vic Theatre School's fencing championship and when he returned to the United States from England, he became a fencing instructor before his successful career in acting. 

29. Vera Wang- Skater

Image source/ askAmerican fashion designer Vera Wang, was a very talented skater during her childhood. She became so skilled at skating that her and her partner competed in the 1968 US championships. They never made it to the Olympics which really upset Wang and led her to go and study fashion abroad. 

30. Christina Hendricks- Accordion Player

Image source/ entertainmenttimeAmerican Actress Christina Hendricks, has a impressive hidden talent. She is a very skilful accordion player and she picked up the accordion a decade ago and began to practice how to play it as she4 believes the instrument is a very romantic instrument and it channels all of the things that she loves.

31. Jack White - Upholsterer

Image Source / GQThe front man of band The White Stripes was actually making stripes of an entirely different nature - if striped fabric is concerned, that is! Because he has an upholstery hobby, and actually used to have a full-time job as the founder of Third Man Upholstery.

32. Vanilla Ice - Jet Ski Pro

Image Source / MOTOR ACTION MEDIAThe rapper Ice Ice Baby is actually a master at watersports - well, jet skiing specifically. He's even taken part in an international competition for jet skiing back in 1993, where he placed 6th in the world. He's also a great fan of motocross sports.

33. Steve Martin - Banjo Player

Image Source / NMEThe legend of many talents, Steve Martin can actually also play the banjo - and quite well, at that. During his career, he has performed comedy songs with the aid of the banjo, and even has a band called Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers where he makes banjo music!

34. Bruce Willis - Harmonica Player

Image Source / Daily MailOf all the instruments you might have expected action star Bruce Willis to play, we expect the harmonica wasn't one of them! Willis is a gifted harmonica players, and has even worked with The Allman Brothers to show off his musical talents.

35. Aaron Paul - The Dog Whisperer

Image Source / PinterestSo what has Jesse been up to since Breaking Bad, you wonder? Well, apparently he's an avid dog whisperer - or at least his actor Aaron Paul is. Apparently Paul can tell the sex of a dog simply by patting on its back. That's a talent right there.

36. Jennifer Garner - Clogging

Image Source / PinterestYou might not have heard of clogging - it's actually a genre of dance created by the Appalachians, and it involves wearing wooden clogs to dance. Well, turns out actress Jennifer Garner is a pro at clogging, as well as being able to play the spoons - and the saxophone!

37. Christopher Walken - Lion Tamer

Image Source / LooperIf there's anyone you could believe would be a secret lion tamer, it's acting legend Christopher Walken. I'd believe he could do anything, quite frankly. No doubt lions would turn to butter under that accent and voice of his. Although he did claim the lion he tamed was more like a house cat. Still counts!

38. Emma Roberts - Cries Like A Baby

Image Source / Digital SpyAnd no, this doesn't mean that's she's an actress who can easily cry on cue - it actually means she can mimic the sounds of a crying baby. Why anyone would want to do that, I don't know, but it's actually quite a talent (and a creepy one at that).

39. Demi Lovato - Flexible Enough To Be In The Circus!

Image Source / POPSUGARFor those of us who creak just getting out of bed in the morning, this is bound to make you feel respect for the singer who apparently can twist her arms all the way around herself thanks to her natural double-jointedness. She'd be at home as a contortionist in a circus, no doubt.

40. Johnny Cash - Code-Breaker

Image Source / Saving Country MusicThis is a serious talent! Singing legend Johnny Cash served in the army during the Korean War and it's here where he learned his code-breaking skills. Apparently he was the first American to find out about the death of Joseph Stalin. While a serious talent rather than a casual hobby, this is definitely impressive alongside his music prowess.

41. Kesha - Creating Things Out Of Teeth

Image Source / YouTubeYep, you read that right. Kesha, who was being sent human teeth by a fan through the mail - no idea why - Kesha used this for a new creative hobby and decided to make accessories and clothing out of human teeth. She apparently got told off by the treatment center she was staying at at the time, though.

42. Hilary Swank - Swimmer

Image Source / Vanity FairActors have to find ways to keep fit, after all, but for Hilary Swank, her swimming talents are more than simply staying in shape. When she was younger, Hilary actually competed in the Junior Olympics as a swimmer - so anything but a casual hobby!

43. Elvis - Trucker

Image Source / Napier Truck Driver TrainingBefore he became a crooning rock and roll legend, Elvis Presley actually worked a steady job at a trucking company. It's nothing new to learn some of the biggest celeb legends had ordinary jobs before they became famous, though - but can you imagine Elvis driving a truck?

44. Brad Pitt - Sculptor

Image Source / The GuardianA lot of people might think Brad Pitt looks like a sculpture in himself, but the actor has also turned his hand to creating works of art. That's right - he's taken up sculpting. He even made his debut for his work at a show in Finland for an exhibition!

45. Kendall Jenner - Bird Calls

Image Source / StarCentral MagazineKendall Jenner has a very random party trick, but an impressive one at that. The model and socialite can actually make very convincing bird calls, and has proven that fact on various talk shows. Just in case that's a talent you want to have.

46. Ed O'Neill - Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Image Source / BjjTribesThe acting legend and Modern Family star actually has a pretty cool talent - he's a fighter, and he's darn good at it. O'Neill has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and he's also pretty proud of that fact (as he should be!) and ranks it as one of his proudest moments (apart from his children, of course!).

47. Kristen Wiig - Drawing

Image Source / bio. Biography.comThe comedienne and actress actually has a talent with picking up a pencil and paper - and by this, we mean sketching! She actually majored in fine arts at university, and still practices her drawing skills when she's not shooting movies.

48. Reese Witherspoon - Gymnastics

Image Source / PinterestNow you're trying to think of the movies Reese has been in where she's shown off her gymnast skills, aren't you? Well Water for Elephants is a great example when the actress played a circus performer. She's had serious talents in gymnastics but ultimately chose acting instead!

49. Adam Levine - Balancing Things

Image Source / iHeartRadioYou may be wondering why this is impressive of the Maroon 5 frontman - but it actually is. The extent of his balancing skills might know no doubts, because he can balance things like a traffic cone on his face. He even balanced a cardboard cut-out of James Corden on his face, too. Because why not.

50. Colin Farrell - Line Dancing

Image Source / RTEThe Irish film star actually has a hidden talent for line dancing. His talent is so good, in fact, he not only line danced, but he actually taught it as an instructor! A lot of talk shows have made sure to bring this fact up, but so far no one has succeeded in making Farrell dance on TV (but watch this space!).