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Here’s How 30 Well-Known Actors Looked In Their First And Latest Movie Roles
It's quite rare to see a wannabe actor starting their career with a big feature film role. With their first jobs in modeling, commercials, and small roles in TV series, most world-renowned actors had a long way to go until they became successful. We here at Bored Panda decided to take a trip down memory lane to see where world-renowned actors started their careers. We compared the actors' first movie role to their latest role to see not only how much they've changed through the years but also how far they've gone in their careers.
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#1
Jason Momoa: Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) - Aquaman (2018)
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#2
Alan Rickman: Die Hard (1988) — Eye In The Sky (2015)
#3
Robert Downey Jr.: Pound (1970) — Dolittle (2020)
#4
Robin Williams: Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses? (1977) — Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb (2014)
#5
Meryl Streep: Julia (1977) — Little Women (2019)
#6
Keanu Reeves: Youngblood (1986) — Always Be My Maybe (2019)
#7
Tom Hanks: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (2019) — He Knows You're Alone (1980)
#8
Carrie Fisher: Shampoo (1975) - Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
#9
Rene Russo: Major League (1989) — Avengers: Endgame (2019)
#10
Jamie Lee Curtis: Halloween (1978) — Knives Out (2019)
#11
Liam Neeson: Pilgrim's Progress (1978) — Ordinary Love (2019)
#12
Leonardo Dicaprio: Critters 3 (1991) — Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood (2019)
#13
Harrison Ford: A Time For Killing (1967) — Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Bonny Saxon 5 years ago
He looks good for being as old as Methuselah. I still love him though!
#14
Clint Eastwood: Francis In The Navy (1955) — The Mule (2018)
#15
Anthony Hopkins: The Lion In Winter (1968) — Now Is Everything (2019)
#16
Natalie Portman: Léon: The Professional (1994) — Lucy In The Sky (2019)
#17
Ryan Reynolds: Ordinary Magic(1993) - Free Guy (2020)
Stephanie Chapman 5 years ago
Watch the trailer for "Ordinary Magic". He plays a white boy who has been raised in India and has an Indian accent. It looks like a sincere and sweet movie, but feels so weird seeing that accent on him.
#18
Gillian Anderson: Class Of '96 (1993) - Sex Education (2020)
#19
Daniel Radcliffe: The Tailor Of Panama (2001) - Guns Akimbo (2019)
#20
Will Smith: Where The Day Takes You (1992) — Bad Boys For Life (2020)
#21
Johnny Depp: A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) — Waiting For The Barbarians (2019)
#22
Scarlett Johansson: North (1994)-Jojo Rabbit(2019)
#23
Kate Winslet: Heavenly Creatures (1994) — Wonder Wheel (2017)
#24
Robert De Niro: Three Rooms In Manhattan (1965) — The Irishman (2019)
#25
Hugh Jackman: Paperback Hero (1999) — Bad Education (2019)
#26
Milla Jovovich: Two Moon Junction (1988) — The Rookies (2019)
#27
Kathy Bates: Taking Off (1971) — Richard Jewell (2019)
#28
Matthew Mcconaughey: Dazed And Confused (1993) — The Gentlemen (2020)
#29
Dustin Hoffman: The Tiger Makes Out (1967) — Into The Labyrinth (2019)
#30
Nicole Kidman: Bush Christmas (1983) — Bombshell (2019)
#31
Geena Davis: Tootsie (1982) — Marjorie Prime (2017)
#32
Denzel Washington: Carbon Copy (1981) — The Equalizer 2 (2018)
#33
Helen Mirren: Herostratus (1967) — The Good Liar (2019)
#34
Christopher Walken: Me And My Brother (1969) — The Jesus Rolls (2019)
#35
Samuel L. Jackson: Together For Days (1973) — Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
#36
Dwayne Johnson: The Mummy Returns (2001) — Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
#37
Christian Bale: Mio, Mano Mio (1987) — Ford V Ferrari (2019)
sorlag110 5 years ago
That movie, Mio in the land of Faraway, is the weirdest production ever. It's a Soviet-Swedish-Norwegian film, starring both Christian Bale and fricking Christopher Lee (Saruman). The soundtrack was made by ABBA members and is basically an ABBA song. And get this: They recorded in Ukraine near Chernobyl when the incident happened and had to relocate! Christopher Lee apperently hated the time he spent with the production. "The food was uneatable and sanitation unspeakable" and he's not known to be a diva so you know it must have been bad 😂
#38
Angelina Jolie: Lookin' To Get Out (1982) — Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019)
#39
Anne Hathaway: The Princess Diaries (2001) - Dark Waters (2019)
#40
Anjelica Huston: A Walk With Love And Death (1969) - Waiting For Anya (2020)
#41
Jessica Lange: King Kong (1976) — Wild Oats (2016)
#42
Tom Hiddleston: The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby (2001) — Avengers: Endgame (2019)
#43
Jack Nicholson: The Cry Baby Killer (1958) — How Do You Know (2010)
#44
Cate Blanchett: Police Rescue(1994) — Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
#45
Liv Tyler: Silent Fall (1994) — Ad Astra (2019)
#46
Jodie Foster: Napoleon And Samantha (1972) — Hotel Artemis (2018)
#47
Bill Murray: Meatballs (1979) — Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Brandi VanSteenwyk 5 years ago
I love the pics chosen for this post!! Not only does it demonstrate Bill's physical beauty but also his comic beauty!!
#48
Benedict Cumberbatch: Fields Of Gold (2002) - 1917 (2019)
Ren Duvall 5 years ago
Couldn't they have got a photo for the left side that wasn't terribly blurry?
#49
Joaquin Phoenix: Spacecamp (1986) — Joker (2019)
#50
Jake Gyllenhaal: City Slickers (1991) - Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
#51
Jim Carrey: Rubberface (1981) — Dark Crimes (2016)
#52
Uma Thurman: Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987) — Down A Dark Hall (2018)
#53
Jennifer Connelly: Once Upon A Time In America (1984)- Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
#54
Matt Damon: Mystic Pizza (1988)-Jay And Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
#55
Macaulay Culkin: Rocket Gibraltar (1988) — Changeland (2019)
#56
Chris Hemsworth: Star Trek (2009) - Men In Black: International (2019)
#57
Martin Freeman: The Low Down (2000) - Ode To Joy (2019)
#58
Jennifer Aniston: Camp Cucamonga (1990) - Murder Mystery (2019)
#59
Brad Pitt: The Dark Side Of The Sun (1988) — Ad Astra (2019)
#60
Ryan Gosling: Frankenstein And Me (1996) — First Man (2018)
#61
Charlize Theron: Children Of The Corn III (1995) — Bombshell (2019)
#62
Lisa Kudrow: Married To The Mob (1989)-Booksmart (2019)
#63
Monica Bellucci: Vita Coi Figli (1990)- Spider In The Web (2019)
#64
Edward Norton: Primal Fear (1996)-Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
#65
Russell Crowe: Prisoners Of The Sun (1990) — True History Of The Kelly Gang (2019)
#66
Ben Kingsley: Fear Is The Key (1972) — Spider In The Web (2019)
#67
Sandra Oh: Double Happiness (1994) — Meditation Park (2017)
#68
Zoe Saldana: Center Stage (2000) — Avengers: Endgame (2019)
#69
Penélope Cruz: Jamón, Jamón (1992) — Wasp Network (2019)
#70
Christoph Waltz: Tristan And Isolde (1981) — Georgetown (2019)
Laura Roberts 5 years ago
Ah, Tristan and Isolde. Myths and legends are so very complicated. I took a lot of Latin so I was intrigued by the story and its inspiration of many others to follow it. Affairs are hard for me to stomach though.
#71
Tom Holland: The Impossible (2012) — Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
#72
Salma Hayek: Mi Vida Loca (1993) — Like A Boss (2020)
#73
Daniel Day-Lewis: The Bounty (1984) — Phantom Thread (2017)
Susanne Carvin 5 years ago
He was in Gandhi - 1982 small role but well done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8mfOyCySKg
#74
Adam Sandler: Going Overboard (1989) — Uncut Gems (2019)
#75
Mel Gibson: Summer City (1977) — The Professor And The Madman (2019)
#76
Elizabeth Hurley: Rowing With The Wind (1988) — An Elephant's Journey (2017)
Laura Roberts 5 years ago
I wish they’d allow softer (less made up) faces in roles. Can still portray strength without heavily lined up eyes and bold shadows. I adore the left photo of her. Natural brows need to come back too. Healthy skin should be the goal, not “perfect/ideal.”
#77
Patricia Clarkson: The Untouchables (1987) — Sell By (2019)
#78
Keira Knightley: Innocent Lies (1995) — The Aftermath (2019)
#79
Mila Kunis: Make A Wish, Molly (1995) - Breaking News In Yuba County (2020)
#80
Regina Tylor: Clockers (1995) - The Good Fight (2017)
#81
Al Pacino: Me, Natalie (1969) — The Irishman (2019)
#82
Naomi Watts: Flirting (1991) — Luce (2019)
#83
Renée Zellweger: Reality Bites (1994) — Judy (2019)
#84
Ashley Judd: Kuffs (1992) - A Dog's Way Home (2019)
#85
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Troll (1986) — Stars In Shorts: No Ordinary Love (2016)
#86
Demi Moore: Choices (1981) — Corporate Animals (2019)
#87
Jim Belushi: Thief (1981) — Wonder Wheel (2017)
#88
Jared Leto: Cool And The Crazy (1994) — The Outsider (2018)
#89
Margot Robbie: Vigilante (2008) - Birds Of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn ( 2020)
#90
Tom Cruise: Endless Love (1981)-Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
#91
Kevin Spacey: Heartburn (1986) — Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
#92
Michelle Williams: Lassie (1994) — After The Wedding (2019)
#93
Elisabeth Moss: Lucky Chances (1990) - The Handmaid's Tale (2019)
#94
Edward Norton: Primal Fear (1996) - Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
#95
Marion Cotillard: L'histoire Du Garçon Qui Voulait Qu'on L'embrasse (1994) - Little White Lies 2 (2019)
#96
Gwyneth Paltrow: High )1989)- A Story Takes Flight (2019)
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What do you think ?
Marek Yanchurak 5 years ago
RTFA people! "We compared the actors' first movie role..." FIRST MOVIE ROLE
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Christopher walken was on here twice with different movies...
Martti Laurson 5 years ago (edited)
Walken is only once. Edward Norton was twice
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Marek Yanchurak 5 years ago
RTFA people! "We compared the actors' first movie role..." FIRST MOVIE ROLE
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
Christopher walken was on here twice with different movies...
Martti Laurson 5 years ago (edited)
Walken is only once. Edward Norton was twice
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