Famous serial actors in their first roles (17 photos)

Modern serials are no longer inferior to the full meter. Budgets current series almost equaled the Hollywood blockbusters. For example, for only the first season of "Rings of Power" from Amazon, they allocated 450 million dollars. Also, TV series have become a factory of new superstars, and already held famous actors have become much more willing to act in multi-series projects. In this collection, we offer a look at famous "serial" actors and their earliest roles.

Lena Headey - Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones





Earlier role in the historical series The Way We Used to Live, 1968–1996.

Lee Jong Jae as Song Ki Hoon ("The Squid Game")



Earlier role in the action movie "Typhoon", 2005.

Laura Linney - Wendy Bird (Ozark)





Earlier role in the drama Weak Point, 1993.

Jason Bateman - Martin "Marty" Bird ("Ozark")



An earlier role in the fantasy comedy Teen Wolf 2, 1987.

Elizabeth McGovern - Cora Crawley ("Downton Abbey")



Earlier role in the crime drama Once Upon a Time in America, 1984.

Phyllis Logan - Elsie Carson ("Downton Abbey")



Earlier role in the drama The Case of the Nazarene, 1987.

Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen ("Dragon House")



Earlier role in the drama series Wanderlust, 2018.

Matt Smith as Damon Targaryen ("Dragon House")



Earlier role in the drama series Wild Party, 2007.

Sandra Oh as Eva Polastri ("Killing Eve")



An earlier role in the drama television movie The Diary of Evelyn Lau, 1994.

Bryan Cranston - Walter White ("Breaking Bad")



Earlier role in the drama series Chicago Hope, 1994.

Aaron Paul - Jesse Pinkman ("Breaking Bad")



An earlier role in the comedy "Any Price", 2000.

Hugh Laurie - Gregory House ("House M.D.")



An earlier role in the comedy series Jeeves and Wooster, 1990.

Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy ("House M.D.")



Anjoa Ando as Lady Danbury ("The Bridgertons")



Earlier role on the sitcom Health and Performance, 1993.

Ursula Corbero as Silena Oliveira / Tokyo ("Paper House")



Earlier role in the drama series "Physics or Chemistry", 2008.

Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")



Earlier role in the drama "Striving for the Best", 2011.

Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Gray ("Grey's Anatomy")



Earlier role in the comedy Coming Soon, 1999.