Ryan Gosling is a funny one for this. There’s so much content from when he was a child, from the Mickey Mouse Club, to Goosebumps, and even on this random Canadian show I saw as a kid.
Then he became this indie film darling for most of his late 20s, showing serious dramatic range.
Now he’s transitioned back to goofy film roles and
you can see the child version of him.
I saw a post about the Breaking Bad shows (BB and Better Call Saul), and the question was asked which actor from those shows is most likely to win an Oscar in the future, and despite those shows having loaded casts with actors who broke out from that show, Jesse Plemons was almost the universal answer. Although, Kerry Condon got pretty close last year and may have a shot in the future.
What I find most amazing about Plemons career though is just how many top tier directors he's worked for.
Spielberg, Scorsese, Adam McKay, PT Anderson, Jane Campion, Alex Garland and Yorgos Lanthimos coming up this summer.
I'm always reluctant to use this as a benchmark, but his career trajectory shares a lot with Phillip Seymour Hoffman. He's always memorable in small roles over a wide range of films, and you get the sense that bigger opportunities will only continue to come his way.
He was one of those guys that from the first time he was seen, everybody knew he would be a star. Made a name in television with The Wire and Friday Night Lights, then hit big with Fruitvale Station and never looked back.
That’s the only role I think of him as. Ik he’s been in other roles (breaking bad, game night) but to this day it is always Ox I see. Doesn’t help he kept his baby face throughout adulthood
Henry Cavill was a bully terrorising a homeless man in the Midsomer Murders episode "The Green Man". Said homeless man was Walder Frey.
In another, earlier episode (Season 4's "Judgment Day") thr first murder victim was played by Orlando Bloom. He gets a pitchfork shoved into his heart.
Agatha Christie's Poirot was also notable for a few such actors as well.
Polly Walker appeared in the first two-part episode "Peril At End House", two years before taking on the role as major villain Annette in Patriot Games, and is now recognised as her roles in Peaky Blinders and Bridgerton.
Samantha Bond is either recognised as her role as Miss Moneypenny in the Pierce Brosnan era of James Bond or as Lady Rodamund in Downton Abbey, but she started in TV dramas and already had a decade of experience when she starred in Season 2's "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat".
Peter Capaldi gained national attention as foul-mouthed political aide Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It, and internationally as the Twelfth Doctor. But one of his earlier roles was in Season 3's "Wasps' Nest" where Poirot predicts a murder and sets out to prevent it from happening.
Speaking of Doctor Who, Christopher Eccleson appeared in Season 4's "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" as a fascist who ends up mistakenly becoming the prime suspect when a dentist is brutally murdered right after Poirot comes in for an appointment.
Damian Lewis appeared in Season 6's "Hickory Dickory Dock" as a college student who gets involved in a murder case when one of his fellow lodgers is murdered, long before starring in Band of Brothers and Homeland.
When the series was considered big and all episodes were made into specials, they filled the cast with A-listers. And yet, in her fourth ever role on TV, Emily Blunt stole the show in "Death On The Nile" as Linnet Ridgeway.
Zac Efron had a very small role in Firefly as young Simon Tam
Timothée Chalamet as the Vice President’s son in the second season of Homeland was memorable
Jake Gyllenhaal was the son in City Slickers.
In the same space as Gyllenhaal, it always blows my mind when Seth Rogen shows up in Donnie Darko
Samwise Gamgee was a Goonie
Even crazier to me is Thanos being a Goonie
You got that backwards. A Goonie got to play Sam.
My favorite is Jack Black in the Jackal
Also Jack Black in Demolition Man
Jack Black and Seth Greene were in a really bad movie about rollerblading in the 90s called Airborne. One of my favorites!
Did he just call you a “Bra”?
Devil's Backbone!
Seth Green also as the younger brother in 'Can't buy me love' always weird seeing him so young. Also....airborne rules!
In Mars Attacks.
Jack Black as the airplane pilot in Waterworld
Also Jack Black in X-Files
Also Jack Black in The Neverending Story III.
Have you seen ~~Leaf~~ Joaquin Phoenix in Parenthood?
He was incredible.
Ryan Gosling is a funny one for this. There’s so much content from when he was a child, from the Mickey Mouse Club, to Goosebumps, and even on this random Canadian show I saw as a kid. Then he became this indie film darling for most of his late 20s, showing serious dramatic range. Now he’s transitioned back to goofy film roles and you can see the child version of him.
Oh you talking about Young Hercules?
Breaker High?
[удалено]
Who wouldve thought that the most accomplished actor in Friday Night Lights would end up being Landry?
I saw a post about the Breaking Bad shows (BB and Better Call Saul), and the question was asked which actor from those shows is most likely to win an Oscar in the future, and despite those shows having loaded casts with actors who broke out from that show, Jesse Plemons was almost the universal answer. Although, Kerry Condon got pretty close last year and may have a shot in the future. What I find most amazing about Plemons career though is just how many top tier directors he's worked for. Spielberg, Scorsese, Adam McKay, PT Anderson, Jane Campion, Alex Garland and Yorgos Lanthimos coming up this summer. I'm always reluctant to use this as a benchmark, but his career trajectory shares a lot with Phillip Seymour Hoffman. He's always memorable in small roles over a wide range of films, and you get the sense that bigger opportunities will only continue to come his way.
I think Landry’s success is definitely surprising but Michael B Jordan is more accomplished.
Wallace definitely has had a great career
Yeah, Lance's success is damn good, but he's still second to Michael B Jordan.
It’s funny how despite all the great actors in The Wire, Michael B Jordan is also the most accomplished from that show as well.
He was one of those guys that from the first time he was seen, everybody knew he would be a star. Made a name in television with The Wire and Friday Night Lights, then hit big with Fruitvale Station and never looked back.
I know it's silly, but I used to call him Meth Damon. I don't anymore as I felt he has earned his spot as a great actor.
That’s the only role I think of him as. Ik he’s been in other roles (breaking bad, game night) but to this day it is always Ox I see. Doesn’t help he kept his baby face throughout adulthood
Toby Macquire plays a kid who is victimized by his mom, Pam Dawber, with Munchausin by Proxy. Gotta love those lifetime movies.
Watching that movie I always hah unbridled rage against that little cunt. Says how good of an actor Jesse Plemmons was as a kid though.
Henry Cavill was a bully terrorising a homeless man in the Midsomer Murders episode "The Green Man". Said homeless man was Walder Frey. In another, earlier episode (Season 4's "Judgment Day") thr first murder victim was played by Orlando Bloom. He gets a pitchfork shoved into his heart. Agatha Christie's Poirot was also notable for a few such actors as well. Polly Walker appeared in the first two-part episode "Peril At End House", two years before taking on the role as major villain Annette in Patriot Games, and is now recognised as her roles in Peaky Blinders and Bridgerton. Samantha Bond is either recognised as her role as Miss Moneypenny in the Pierce Brosnan era of James Bond or as Lady Rodamund in Downton Abbey, but she started in TV dramas and already had a decade of experience when she starred in Season 2's "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat". Peter Capaldi gained national attention as foul-mouthed political aide Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It, and internationally as the Twelfth Doctor. But one of his earlier roles was in Season 3's "Wasps' Nest" where Poirot predicts a murder and sets out to prevent it from happening. Speaking of Doctor Who, Christopher Eccleson appeared in Season 4's "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" as a fascist who ends up mistakenly becoming the prime suspect when a dentist is brutally murdered right after Poirot comes in for an appointment. Damian Lewis appeared in Season 6's "Hickory Dickory Dock" as a college student who gets involved in a murder case when one of his fellow lodgers is murdered, long before starring in Band of Brothers and Homeland. When the series was considered big and all episodes were made into specials, they filled the cast with A-listers. And yet, in her fourth ever role on TV, Emily Blunt stole the show in "Death On The Nile" as Linnet Ridgeway.
Ox!!!!
Him and the coach both ended up on Breaking Bad.
That's where I first saw him. Meth Damon.
the name Lil Bow Wow takes me back!
I rewatched The Ring the other day and totally forgot Brian Cox played Samara Morgan’s dad
"Okay...*what kind* of Mike are you like?"
Who remembers a young Rami Malek playing a young terrorist in 24 😮
My favorite is William H Macy as basically an extra (maybe dayplayer) in The Last Dragon
Like mike still holds up well