10 People You May Not Know...YET
An avid film buff's pick of 10 young actors/actresses who should hit it big because of talent. This is not a popularity contest, nor is it a beauty pageant.
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Lorelei Linklater was born on 29 May 1994 in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. She is an actress, known for American Trash (2024), Bomb City (2017) and Boyhood (2014).Lorelei Linklater is an energetic actress with so much soul in her performances. I cannot wait to see where she goes from here.- Kaya Rose Scodelario was born in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, to Katia (Scodelario) and Roger Humphrey. Her father was English and her mother is Brazilian, of Italian and Portuguese descent. Her surname comes from her mother's Italian grandfather. Thanks to her mother, Kaya grew up fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, as well as English. At the age of fourteen, she auditioned for Skins (2007), the debut series for new channel E4 that would become known for casting real teenagers like her, who had no professional acting experience, rather than experienced adult actors. She won the role of "Effy Stonem" and joined the show in January 2007. After an challenging debut in which she never spoke, Scodelario and Effy made quite an impression on viewers. At the forefront of many disasters, including stalkers, death, and sexual pressures, Effy became a fan favorite for her ability to resolve testing life situations while keeping her head above water. As the character and the role grew, Scodelario enjoyed depicting what she described as the realistic trials and challenges Effy faced with friendships, relationships, and adolescence. After two seasons of Skins (2007), the series endured an overhaul at the end of 2007. Feeling that most of the characters had run their course, the writers wrote out every character except Effy. This put significantly more pressure on Scodelario because it meant that she would be the most recognizable face for season three. As she waited for the new season of Skins (2007) to begin, she took advantage of her recent clout to seek out additional career opportunities. She joined the elite agency Models 1 and soon was featured as the cover model for SuperSuper Magazine. She made her feature film debut with a role in Moon (2009), starring Sam Rockwell as an astronaut suffering from surreal encounters while on the moon. With a blossoming film career and her successful TV series to fall back on, Kaya Scodelario is certainly someone to watch.Known mostly for the TV show, Skins, Kaya Scodelario is on her way UP! You'll see her soon in the Maze Runner sequel and in 2017 with Johnny Depp in the 5th Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Oh, my!
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Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born in London, England, to American parents, Kathleen (Balgley), a professor, and John David Ratajkowski, a painter. She is of British Isles, German, Polish, and Jewish ancestry. Emily was raised in Encinitas, California, near San Diego. She traveled a lot, and also spent some of her childhood in Ireland and Mallorca. She started modeling at fourteen-years-old and was signed by "Ford Models". She continued to attend school but, after one year at UCLA, majoring in Fine Art, she decided to concentrate on becoming a model. After shootings with Tony Duran, she became recognized as a fashion model. Later, she was on the cover of "GQ Turkey" and appeared in Robin Thicke's music video, "Blurred Lines". As an actress, she played "Tasha" on the "Nickelodeon" series, iCarly (2007), and the mistress of Ben Affleck's character in the thriller Gone Girl (2014). She also appeared in the film version of Entourage (2015), and co-starred with Zac Efron in the musical drama We Are Your Friends (2015).With almost no feature film credits on her resumé, Emily Ratajkowski is both beautiful AND talented! I eagerly anticipate some savvy director/producer giving her her first big break. Pete, Stephen, Roland... are you listening?- Liana Liberato is an actress born in Galveston, Texas. She's been working professionally since she was 9 years old, and is most notably known for her roles in Trust, Best of Me, If I Stay, and To the Bone. At 14 she won the Silver Hugo Award Best Actress at the Chicago International Film Festival for her role in Trust. She also received performance praise from Roget Ebert in the film. Liberato was named one of the best actors under the age of 20 by IndieWire.With only 19 credits to her name [mostly television], Liana Liberato has that certain aura of class and grace about her, which will no doubt one day land her in the same neighborhood as Goldie Hawn. In fact, she has that same airy-while-intelligent persona going on. I hope she gets a really solid shot at something really good, and soon.
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Ansel Elgort is an American actor, known for playing Augustus Waters in the romance The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and the title character in the action thriller Baby Driver (2017). He was born in New York City to photographer Arthur Elgort and opera director Grethe Holby. His father is of Russian-Jewish heritage, while his mother has Norwegian and British Isles ancestry.
As a child, Ansel tried out for the School of American Ballet, and attended Stagedoor Manor summer camp and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. He began his professional acting career on stage, appearing in Matt Charman's play "Regrets," which was performed off-Broadway. Ansel made his film debut in the horror remake Carrie (2013), and co-starred with Shailene Woodley in both the science-fiction tale Divergent (2014) (playing her character's brother) and the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014) (playing male lead Augustus Waters, who is Woodley's character's love interest). The film was based on the book by 'John Green' (XII). Ansel also had a role in Jason Reitman's drama film Men, Women & Children (2014), and returned for the sequels to Divergent, The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016). He had a cameo in Paper Towns (2015), also based on a teen drama book by author Green.
Ansel played the title role in Baby Driver (2017), director Edgar Wright's action film, starring opposite Lily James and Kevin Spacey. Baby Driver was critically acclaimed, and emerged as a box office hit in the summer of 2017. Ansel also starred in the 2017 book adaptation November Criminals (2017), a crime thriller. His upcoming roles include the indie films Jonathan, Billionaire Boys Club (2018), and The Goldfinch (2019).While this young man has hit it big for a minute with the Divergent movie series, I'm hoping his career goes much further than that! Maybe Daniel Radcliffe could offer him some advice on longevity in his career after a big series. Ansel plays Caleb in the Divergent movies, and he does so very well. But just because you love the books/movie[s], doesn't mean you know Ansel Elgort. Here he is, ladies! Drink him in!- Actor
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Booboo Stewart was thrust into the spotlight with his winning the coveted role of Seth Clearwater in the The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and reprising the role in both The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012). At age 10 Booboo began his career as a model, participating in numerous campaigns. He received a record deal at the age of 12 with Walt Disney records-touring with acts such as Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and The Cheetah Girls. Booboo first worked on camera as a stunt person in films like Beowulf (2007) and then was captured by the acting bug after watching Heath Ledger's performance as the 'Joker' . Booboo strives to play interesting roles and he can soon be seen in White Frog (2012), The Last Survivors (2014), Space Warriors (2013) and An Evergreen Christmas (2014). Booboo is an accomplished martial artist - winning two World Championships and being inducted into the Jr Blackbelt Hall of Fame. He is sponsored by Gibson Guitars and resides in Los Angeles with his family.You may recognize Booboo Stewart as Seth Clearwater of the Twilight franchise, or you may have seen him in the latest X-Men: Days of Future Past as Warpath, but either way, there is simply no stopping this man! He has, at the time of this writing, 36 film credits, 8 titles in production, and 7 more in development. You go, boy!- Actor
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Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Blake Michael is best known for his leading roles in Disney's Dog With a Blog and Lemonade Mouth. He began his career at the age of 3 booking numerous print jobs. When Blake was 5, he enrolled in acting classes with Lisina (Longo) Stoneburner at the Company Acting Studio in Atlanta. It was with Lisina and her staff that Blake's serious love for acting was nurtured and developed.
When Blake was 6 he was signed by Atlanta talent agent Joy Pervis, with whom he remained until moving to L.A.
Blake's first principal role in a commercial was for Bojangles' Chicken in which he shared the spotlight with NC quarterback Jake Delhomme. He also appeared in the U.S. Army sponsored Mark Schultz music video "Letters From War." Blake's first worldwide exposure came in 2006 when his commercial for the game of the movie Zathura saturated the globe. Blake worked frequently as a model for Macy's for 2 years and in 3rd grade he told his mom that he needed to be home schooled because acting is what he wanted to do.
When Blake was 10, he was chosen to be the host of a series of four collaborative commercials for Hasbro Toys and Cartoon Network. This piqued Cartoon Network's interest in him and soon after, they hired him to host his own show for Cartoon Network. Aimed toward an audience of 6-11 year old boys, Blake named the Friday show "Fried Dynamite" while the Saturday morning show was called "Dynamite Action Squad." His stint with the network lasted 3 years.
In June 2010, Blake's talent was recognized by Disney and he was cast in a lead role, 'Charlie', for the 2011 Disney made for TV movie musical, "Lemonade Mouth." Later in 2010 Blake jumped to the other side of the camera when he wrote and directed a short film, "Anonymous" which debuted at teen festivals in April 2011. Then in November Blake snagged a lead in the Disney Channel show Dog with a Blog, featuring a talking dog. Dog With a Blog earned four Emmy nominations.
While still filming the show, Blake wrote, directed, and composed the music for another of his original short films, which went on to win an award at the Red Rock Film Festival.
As a young boy Blake followed in his big brother's footsteps, pursuing swimming and acquiring many state champion titles as well as a few state records. He also became one of the youngest people to acquire a You Tube partnership at the age of 12.
Blake enjoys being active, swimming, traveling, and is an avid car enthusiast and driver. In 2016 he raced a late model race car in a charity event at Irwindale Speedway. He also travels to France when possible to maintain his French proficiency and loves all things french. Blake's older only sibling, Zack, is an aeronautical engineer.You might recognize Blake Michael from Disney's Dog with a Blog, or maybe you don't. I can see this young man in something meaningful in the near future. While his current gig may pay the bills, there is much more to this guy than the cheese Disney churns out of him in his current role. I'd like to see what he can really do with a whole script, and a multi-million-dollar production film. Keep your eyes open. I may get what I want. May.- Actress
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Niamh (pronounced "Neve") Wilson is a veteran film and television actor, known for her craft-driven approach to acting, believing in the integral role of all to the final outcome of a project. She brings intuition, empathy, curiosity and humor to her work. Having trained as a dancer, she also infuses her roles with physically and body knowledge, a prime example being her depiction of the gender-fluid "Mouse" in Giant Little Ones. She has worked with many notable directors, including Jean Pierre Jeunet, (The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet) and David Cronenberg (Map to the Stars) as well as having been nominated for, and won numerous awards. As a child her maturity and emotive face made her a favorite in horror and supernatural projects. By the time she was in middle school she'd portrayed a ghost and an alien, been haunted, possessed, kidnapped and blown up. Comedic roles eluded Niamh until she landed the title role in a tween-oriented sitcom Debra! (for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress and Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series.) Niamh also spent two seasons on the teen soap Degrassi, as Jack Jones. She is known for her sarcastic wit, long winded anecdotes and hard work, body positivity and devotion to her Chihuahua-Lab rescue hound "Juice". She studied Anthropology at the University of Toronto. The daughter of an art director and a writer, she has two older brothers. She attended french immersion school and studied the violin. Niamh divides her time between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Toronto, Ontario.You may know her from a couple of the cult classic Saw movies, or the MTV series Degrassi: The Next Generation [I didn't know there was a previous one!], but if you are among the millions and millions who have never heard of this young lady, her career is off to a nice start. With 29 project credits under her belt, all she needs now is a really good Hollywood publicist, because she's GOT the talent! [Maybe she could find a publicist who would work with the Canadian one she has now? But that girl has GOT to get to Hollywood!] Hang in there, Niamh! Your big day is coming!- Actor
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Louis Greatorex was born on 30 December 1996 in Derby, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Masters of the Air (2024), Last Tango in Halifax (2012) and Layla (2024).Currently working in the mildly successful television series Last Tango in Halifax, Louis Greatorex will do great things. I believe this young person will go on to become a great actor in terms of reputation. I think he already is a great actor in terms of skill, delivery, and execution. I have great hopes for him, and would very much like to see him doing something meaningful in Peter Jackson's upcoming Temeraire franchise.- Actor
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Laurie Paul Calvert was born on 9 May 1990 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Ludes, Untitled Biopic and The Quiet Ones (2014).With only 5 credits to his career, Laurie Calvert may be off to a slow start, but once he gets going, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise may need to take heed. Laurie has my attention! And my best wishes! This leftie is dedicated to his profession! He's lost 20# to star in his upcoming Zombie flick. How serious is THAT?! This guy is going places! Someone make it happen for him!