Harry Styles turns 40's lad for Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk'

Former One Direction star Harry Styles was spotted with a clean-cut look on the sets of Christopher Nolan's World War II film Dunkirk. Styles, 22, had posted a photo featuring his cut-off ponytail earlier this month and said that the hair would go to a charity that provides wigs for young cancer patients.

 

A photo posted by @harrystyles on May 6, 2016 at 9:36am PDT

He was seen sporting the 1940's-esque hairstyle for Nolan's movie, reported Aceshowbiz.

| Another picture of Harry on set of Dunkirk. pic.twitter.com/bba4EGzJQw

— Harry Styles Updates (@BestDailyHarry) May 25, 2016

The film is based on the real life Dunkirk evacuation from the French coast, which was one of the biggest operations of the Second World War.

| Harry on set of Dunkirk. pic.twitter.com/1NL0hX838I

— Harry Styles Updates (@BestDailyHarry) May 24, 2016

While the name of Styles' character is yet to be revealed, he was seen wearing a brown military jacket atop an olive shirt and also sported a bloody bandage at one point, indicating he his character could be one of the 338,000 troops evacuated from Dunkirk.

Dunkirk is set to release next year.