Even the longest journey has to start somewhere. Hollywood actors are not an exception to this. No matter how many Oscar nomination you have, each and every one of these superstars started off with a tiny role, somewhere in the background. The movies weren’t the best, the conditions could have been much better but in the end those roles helped those kids reach stardom. As a bonus, let’s also see how far they’ve come!
Here are 24 first/latest roles of the Hollywood superstars!
1. Elijah Wood
“Back to the Future 2” (1989) – “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” (2016-2017)
2. Angelina Jolie
“In Search of an Exit” (1982) – “Maleficent” (2014)
3. Jake Gyllenhaal
“City dudes” (1991) – “The Sisters Brothers” (2018)
4. Robert Downey Jr.
“Pound” (1970) – “Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War” (2018)
5. Dev Patel
“Skins” (2007) – “The Wedding Guest” (2018)
6. Scarlett Johansson
“North” (1994) – “Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War” (2018)
7. Keira Knightley
“Purely English Murder” (1995) – “Colette” (2018)
8. Kristen Stewart
“Room of Fear” (2002) – “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy” (2018)
9. Daniel Radcliffe
“Young David in David Copperfield” (1999) – “Jungle” (2017)
10. Brad Pitt
“Dallas” (1987) – “Deadpool 2” (2018)
11. Reese Witherspoon
“The Man on the Moon” (1991) – “A Wrinkle In Time” (2018)
12. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Where the River Flows” (1992) – “Snowden” (2016)
13. Leonardo DiCaprio
“Critters 3” (1991) – “The Revenant” (2015)
14. Natalie Portman
“Léon: The Professional” (1994) – “Vox Lux” (2018)
15. Mila Kunis
“Piranha” (1995) – “The Spy Who Dumped Me” (2018)
16. Johnny Depp
“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984) – “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018)
17. Drew Barrymore
“Altered States” (1980) – “Miss You Already” (2015)
18. Jodie Foster
“Napoleon and Samantha” (1972) – “Hotel Artemis” (2018)
19. Ryan Reynolds
“Fifteen” (1991) – “Deadpool 2” (2018)
20. Alexis Bledel
“Gilmore Girls” (2000) – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (2017)
21. Hilary Duff
“Casper Meets Wendy” (1998) – “Younger” (2015-present)
22. Christian Bale
“Anastasia: The Secret of Anna” (1986) – “Hostiles” (2017)
23. Jennifer Connelly
“Once Upon a Time in America” (1984) – “Only the Brave” (2017)
24. Eddie Redmayne
“Animal Ark” (1998) – “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (2016)