The 53-year-old actor did so by actually shaving his head rather than wearing a bald cap in director Mel ... because we didn't have any stubble or anything. So, I just hid it with a hat.

Actor Mark Wahlberg has revealed how he was required ... set thriller – leaving audiences shocked by hiding a completely bald head beneath the baseball cap his character initially wears.

Mark Wahlberg shared how his wife Rhea Durham reacted after he shaved his head to play his balding character in Mel Gibson's new movie "Flight Risk." ...

During a recent interview with "Extra," the 53-year-old actor explained that he opted to go partially hairless rather than wear a bald cap for ... morning because the stubble grows through ...

The actor, 53, decided to shave his head instead of wearing a bald cap for the new Mel Gibson ... because we didn’t have any stubble or anything. So I just hid it with a hat.” ...

"If we weren't shooting, I was like either off in the corner by myself, or I just would kind of go back to my little dressing room and just sit there." ...

The 53-year-old's lush brown hair was missing as his character is a pilot who has a partially bald head ... because we didn't have any stubble or anything. So I just hid it with a hat.' ...

Related: Mark Wahlberg surprises his wife by going bald for Flight Risk ... because we didn't have any stubble or anything. So I just hid it with a hat. But the most priceless thing was seeing ...

The actor opted to shave his head rather than wear a bald cap while filming the movie ... appearing to have a slight stubble, were also included in the stream of posts before Wahlberg showed ...

Directed by Mel Gibson, Flight Risk stars Wahlberg as a pilot transporting a U.S. Marshal ( Michelle Dockery) and a prisoner ( Topher Grace) on a small flight across Alaska. Traveling to New York City ...

"There was no bald cap. I shaved the middle and left the ... because we didn't have any stubble or anything. So I just hid it with a hat." His character can be seen throughout the trailer wearing ...