Like many, Michelle Dockery was surprised to see her Flight Risk co-star, Mark Wahlberg, with his bald look in the new Mel Gibson movie.

When Michelle Dockery first saw Mark Wahlberg's new look for their film Flight Risk she couldn't help but laugh because of how unexpected it was to see the action star with a toupee. The blockbuster,

Dockery spoke with ScreenRant to discuss how Flight Risk felt like a play and share anticipation for the upcoming Downton Abbey swan song.

Mark Wahlberg needed a lot of solo time on his latest movie set. The 53-year-old star portrays a hit man pretending to be a pilot whose targets are U.S. Marshal Madelyn (Michelle Dockery) and fugitive Winston (Topher Grace) in the new thriller “Flight Risk.” Wahlberg revealed he took a new approach to getting into character.

Mark Wahlberg s latest project, the Mel Gibson-directed Flight Risk, is an adrenaline-fueled thriller that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats behind the high-stakes action and intense

"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."

Wahlberg plays a pilot flying a federal agent (Michelle Dockery) and a fugitive (Topher Grace) across Alaska in the thrilling flick. Wahlberg and his wife Durham, who tied the knot in 2009, share four kids: Ella, 20, Michael, 18, Brendan, 15 and Grace, 14, who all found their dad’s new do rather funny.

"Flight Risk" stars Mark Wahlberg as a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (played by "Downton Abbey" star Michelle Dockery) and a fugitive (Topher Grace) — but over the course of a very tense 90 minutes, it becomes clear that Wahlberg’s pilot has a deadly ulterior motive.

The Mel Gibson-directed thriller “Flight Risk” opens in theaters Friday. The airplane drama takes thrills to new heights as Mark Wahlberg — who partially shaved his head for the role — stars as a pilot who’s transporting an Air Marshal and her fugitive but reveals his secret agenda mid-flight.

That was the flight plan for "Flight Risk" (in theaters Friday), director Mel Gibson's new thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace and ... that's pretty much it until the ...

Wahlberg portrays a hitman masquerading as a pilot in Mel Gibson's latest movie 'Flight Risk,' in theaters now

New in theaters, Flight Risk marks Gibson’s first turn as a director since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, which earned Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Directing for Gibson and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield. As such, Wahlberg knew going into the film that he was in great hands before the action thriller took flight.