Hollywood's most promising young actors

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

On October 12, American actor Josh Hutcherson celebrates his birthday. He is only 21 years old, and he has already gained wide popularity. He starred in such major projects as The Hunger Games, The Kids Are Alright, The Bridge to Terabithia, and is now becoming more and more in demand among directors. Now the sequel to The Hunger Games is being prepared for release, as well as the thriller Paradise Lost with his participation.

We decided to recall even the brightest actors who are not yet 30, but who can already be called promising in Hollywood.

Liam Hemsworth, 23

Hutcherson's colleague on the Hunger Games site, a young Australian Liam Hemsworth, is in Hollywood just as much in demand as his older brother Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Snow White and the Huntsman) - both brothers are at their peak of popularity today. He made his debut in the Australian TV series Neighbors. Today, he has about 20 roles, among which are quite significant - in the films "The Sign" with Nicholas Cage, "The Expendables-2" with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and "Paranoia" with Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford - - in the latter, Liam got the main role for the first time.

Alex Pettyfer, 23

Briton Alex Pettyfer is still very young, but he is not a newcomer to the cinema. In early childhood he was a model, and in his teens he switched to cinema, immediately starring in the film "The School Years of Thomas Brown." Further in his career, successive projects followed one after another - the action games "Thunderbolt" and "I am the fourth", the modern fairy tale "Terribly handsome", the fantasy "Time", the drama about strippers "Super Mike". Several more films with Pettyfer are currently being prepared for release.

Shia LaBeouf, 27

American actor Shia LaBeouf boasts a very solid filmography. He started with serials, and moved on to large-budget projects. Shaya starred in the films "I, Robot" with Will Smith, "Constantine: Lord of Darkness" with Keanu Reeves, in three parts of "Transformers", where his partners were Megan Fox and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, together with Michael Douglas played in the tape " Wall Street: Money Doesn't Sleep, "played the role of Indiana Jones' son in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. One of the most anticipated new projects with his participation is the film "Nymphomaniac" by Lars von Trier.

Zac Efron, 25

Like many actors, Zac Efron started out with roles in TV shows. What made him a star was his ability to sing and dance, which he fully revealed in High School Musical. After Zach expected roles in the youth tapes "Hairspray" and "Dad is 17 again". Well, then the matured Efron switched to serious pictures. He played a role in the films "The Double Life of Charlie Sun Cloud", "Lucky", "The Newspaper", "At Any Cost" and, of course, continues to actively act in films.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 23

Briton Aaron Taylor-Johnson is not only a talented but also a very versatile actor. To the general public, he is known primarily for the youth action "Kick-Ass", but in his filmography there are much more serious roles - for example, in the films "Chat", "The Illusionist", "Wanted", "Mysterious Albert Nobbs". Aaron played the young John Lennon in Become John Lennon. The last big success of Taylor-Johnson - participation in the film adaptation of "Anna Karenina". Next year we will have another large-scale film with the actor - “Godzilla”.

Robert Pattinson, 27

Another native of Great Britain is Robert Pattinson, who gained fame after portraying a vampire in love in the Twilight movie saga. 5 films of the saga have made Robert the idols of millions. However, the actor is not very happy with the fate of the idol of adolescents, so now he is actively acting in films in completely different roles. On account of his costume dramas "Water for Elephants" and "Dear Friend", the thriller "Cosmopolis", and the following films with his participation also promise to be serious and attention-grabbing.

Taylor Lautner, 21

The rival of the hero Robert Pattinson in "Twilight" and in real life tries to match him in fame. Taylor Lautner began acting as a child, remembered by the viewer in the film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava". After the twilight saga, he became practically a sex symbol and confidently holds this status after participating in the films "Valentine's Day" and "The Pursuit". Lautner looks especially impressive in action films, where they began to invite him. Next year there will be another one - "Tracers".

Daniel Radcliffe, 24

Englishman Daniel Radcliffe's career began in early childhood. His first notable role was in the film "David Copperfield", but it was overshadowed by the incredibly popular character - the young wizard Harry Potter, for the role of which he was approved at the age of 14. Over the years, the young actor starred in 9 Potter films. In order not to be associated only with the image of Harry, he began to try himself in a variety of genres and characters - he played in horror "The Woman in Black", in the TV series "Notes of a Young Doctor" based on Bulgakov, the drama "Kill Your Loved Ones". In 2009, Daniel even got into the Guinness Book of Records as the highest paid actor of the decade.

Radcliffe's career is just picking up steam. Only this year will be released two more films with his participation - “Friendship. And no sex”and“Horns”.