25 little-known and minor roles of actors who later became stars (26 photos)

In the history of cinema it is almost impossible to find an actress or an actor whose career did not include minor roles or participation in obscure films. After all, an acting career is like a cardiogram: it has its ups and downs, and the latter are no less than first. Even for internationally recognized movie stars.





Online database IMDb made a selection of little-known roles star actresses and actors whose names are heard all over the world today. Here a few notable examples from this list.

1. Jake Gyllenhaal in City Slickers (1991)



2. Kevin Bacon in The Menagerie (1978)





3. Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun (1987)



4. Jeremy Renner in The Big Journey (1995)



5. Meryl Streep in The Deer Hunter (1978)



6. Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker on Losers (1982)



7. Steve Guttenberg and Krysten Ritter in Veronica Mars (2004)



8. Jerry O'Connell and Ryan Reynolds in Pig in a Poke (2002)



9. Willem Dafoe in Streets on Fire (1984)



10. Matthew McConaughey and Rory Cochrane in Dazed and Confused (1993)



11. Reese Witherspoon in Man in the Moon (1991)



12. Hilary Swank in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)



13. Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Harry Basil and Glenn Whitrow in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)



14. Leslie Nielsen in Forbidden Planet (1956)



15. Nancy Allen and John Lithgow in Puncture (1981)



16. Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver (1976)



17. Ewan McGregor in Shallow Grave (1994)



18. Ben Affleck and Pam Potillo on ABC's After School Special (1986)



19. Anthony Hopkins in Magic (1978)



20. Hugh Grant in Maurice (1987)



21. Dakota Fanning on Friends (1994)



22. Monica Bellucci in Dracula (1992)



23. Jared Leto on My So-Called Life (1994)



24. Angelina Jolie in Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993)



25. David Hasselhoff and Caroline Munro in Star Collision (1978)