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Memorable Acting Debuts (Part 2)
Djesika
Many actors start out with smaller roles before getting their movie breakthrough, but the following actors made a big impression on their very first onscreen acting job. Which of these memorable first roles do you like the most?
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Val Kilmer in Top Secret! (1984)
Val Kilmer
as Nick Rivers in
Top Secret! (1984)
Cooper Hoffman in Licorice Pizza (2021)
Cooper Hoffman
as Gary Valentine in
Licorice Pizza (2021)
Anna Paquin in The Piano (1993)
Anna Paquin
as Flora McGrath in
The Piano (1993)
Dominic Sessa in The Holdovers (2023)
Dominic Sessa
as Angus Tully in
The Holdovers (2023)
Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)
Jennifer Hudson
as Effie White in
Dreamgirls (2006)
Edward Furlong in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Edward Furlong
as John Connor in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Keisha Castle-Hughes in Whale Rider (2002)
Keisha Castle-Hughes
as Paikea in
Whale Rider (2002)
Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
Jerry O'Connell
as Vern Tessio in
Stand by Me (1986)
Rachel Zegler in West Side Story (2021)
Rachel Zegler
as María in
West Side Story (2021)
Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Ke Huy Quan
as Short Round in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
George Lazenby
as James Bond in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Geena Davis in Tootsie (1982)
Geena Davis
as April Page in
Tootsie (1982)
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in Sing Street (2016)
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
as Conor in
Sing Street (2016)
Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Mary Badham
as Scout Finch in
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Zain Al Rafeea in Capernaum (2018)
Zain Al Rafeea
as Zain in
Capernaum (2018)
Barkhad Abdi in Captain Phillips (2013)
Barkhad Abdi
as Muse in
Captain Phillips (2013)
Reese Witherspoon in The Man in the Moon (1991)
Reese Witherspoon
as Dani Trant in
The Man in the Moon (1991)
James Rolleston in Boy (2010)
James Rolleston
as Boy in
Boy (2010)
Yalitza Aparicio in Roma (2018)
Yalitza Aparicio
as Cleo in
Roma (2018)
Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Roman Griffin Davis
as Jojo in
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs. (1982)
Eddie Murphy
as Reggie Hammond in
48 Hrs. (1982)
Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Rupert Grint
as Ron Weasley in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Frances McDormand in Blood Simple (1984)
Frances McDormand
as Abby in
Blood Simple (1984)
Jared Gilman in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Jared Gilman
as Sam in
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Kara Hayward in Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Kara Hayward
as Suzy in
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Haing S. Ngor in The Killing Fields (1984)
Haing S. Ngor
as Dith Pran in
The Killing Fields (1984)
Tye Sheridan in The Tree of Life (2011)
Tye Sheridan
as Steve O'Brien in
The Tree of Life (2011)
Jason Schwartzman in Rushmore (1998)
Jason Schwartzman
as Max Fischer in
Rushmore (1998)
Thomas Horn in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Thomas Horn
as Oskar Schell in
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Ansel Elgort in Carrie (2013)
Ansel Elgort
as Tommy Ross in
Carrie (2013)
Miranda Cosgrove in School of Rock (2003)
Miranda Cosgrove
as Summer Hathaway in
School of Rock (2003)
Jamie Bell in Billy Elliot (2000)
Jamie Bell
as Billy Elliot in
Billy Elliot (2000)
Cameron Diaz in The Mask (1994)
Cameron Diaz
as Tina Carlyle in
The Mask (1994)
Kevin Bacon in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Kevin Bacon
as Chip Diller in
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Recent poll activity
MoMo_1979
voted for
Ke Huy Quan
in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Verse101
voted for
Haing S. Ngor
in
The Killing Fields (1984)
atlasmb
voted for
Reese Witherspoon
in
The Man in the Moon (1991)
CarrieDonato
voted for
Dominic Sessa
in
The Holdovers (2023)
nbdbpmb
voted for
Ke Huy Quan
in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
slayerfrensis
voted for
Edward Furlong
in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
sushpg
voted for
Thomas Horn
in
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
rossc95
voted for
Ke Huy Quan
in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
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Edward Furlong
in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
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Edward Furlong
in
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
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