iPhone face

The opposite of this is "iPhone face," or "smartphone face," aka actors whose faces just seem too "modern" to fit believably in period pieces. Basically, it's someone who looks like they know what an iPhone is. { "id": 137650617 }

Tell Me If You Think These Popular Actors Would Look Out Of Place In A Historical Film Kristen HarrisBuzzFeed Staff 2024

Almost every person said to have an iPhone face is a woman who has either had plastic surgery or simply was given more modern makeup than she should have for a non-modern film.

Examining “iPhone Face” and the Art of Timeless Beauty — Align Magazine Sophia Butsch 2025

If you haven’t previously heard of what “iPhone face” is in media, it’s a sort of phenomenon where an actor has something indiscernible about their face that makes them stand out in a cast as looking…different, maybe just a touch too modern to seriously not fitting the time period.

The “iPhone Face” phenomenon: Aelswith vs Aelflæd stc207 2025

If you haven’t previously heard of what “iPhone face” is in media, it’s a sort of phenomenon where an actor has something indiscernible about their face that makes them stand out in a cast as looking…different, maybe just a touch too modern to seriously not fitting the time period.

The “iPhone Face” phenomenon: Aelswith vs Aelflæd stc207 2025

Almost every person said to have an iPhone face is a woman who has either had plastic surgery or simply was given more modern makeup than she should have for a non-modern film.

Examining “iPhone Face” and the Art of Timeless Beauty — Align Magazine Sophia Butsch 2025

The opposite of this is "iPhone face," or "smartphone face," aka actors whose faces just seem too "modern" to fit believably in period pieces. Basically, it's someone who looks like they know what an iPhone is. { "id": 137650617 }

Tell Me If You Think These Popular Actors Would Look Out Of Place In A Historical Film Kristen HarrisBuzzFeed Staff 2024