Russell Brand Getting A Haircut To Get More Acting Roles

November 5, 2009 7:03 a.m. EST

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London, England (BANG) - Russell Brand is getting a haircut to save his career. The British funnyman - who is known for his long, dark, backcombed locks - has vowed to have his curls chopped off so he can work on a wider range of movies.

He said: "I can't keep always playing long-haired, scruffy men, otherwise my career would be limited."

The 34-year-old actor - whose movie roles have previously included outspoken rocker Aldous Snow in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and drug producer Flash Harry in "St Trinian's" - has decided to have a style change to help him fulfill his dream role, as France's post-revolutionary military dictator Napoleon Bonaparte.

He quipped: "I was hoping one day to play Napoleon, but I can't play Napoleon as this shaggy-haired, bearded raconteur."

"But I did also want to play Rasputin, the monk, so that'll be good, I can look like this."

Russell recently admitted he would be paying his hairdresser a visit ahead for his new movie "Arthur," a remake of the famous Dudley Moore movie, and says he is "ready" for a different look.

He said: "Arthur is still an alcoholic billionaire playboy and I'll be getting a bit of a haircut for that. You have to move on. I have dreams of my hair being short and I wake up in a Samson-like panic, but I think I'm ready for transformation."