Famous actors who were able to restart their careers and re-enter the TOP (10 photos)

Not all actors can stay at the top of fame and success for a long time. throughout his career. Just a couple of bad roles and a super movie star gradually becomes second-rate. Sounds cynical and even tough but The movie business is a tough place. Take Keanu Reeves for example. He has on the account has a lot of cool (albeit monotonous) roles, and thanks to "Matrix" he forever remained in the memory of the audience "Chosen Neo". However later a whole series followed ... to put it mildly, not the most successful films. The actor was nominated for "Golden Raspberry" as many as 8 times. Eventually even fans began to wonder if Keanu is really good actor? And then in 2014 John Wick came out and all Reeves' failures were forgotten in one moment. We can say that now for the younger generation he is associated just not with Neo, but with a cool killer in a stylish and armored suit. But Keanu was lucky and didn't have to change too much. his usual image of the "action hero". And many actors with a fading fame and reputation had to be even more difficult, because they had to radically change role. Let's see which famous actors managed "restart" your career and again reach the TOPs.

John Krasinski is suddenly good at horror





From a comedic character on a cult TV show, he turned into a creator of one of the most successful horror films of recent years. In "Quiet place" he acted as an actor, director and screenwriter.

Mark Hamill - suddenly turned out to be a brilliant voice actor



From Luke Skywalker to the Joker. As it turned out, this cute boy can generate the canonical voice of the most famous comic book villain, voicing him in cartoons and video games.

Leslie Nielsen - suddenly stopped being serious (and already forever)





From a serious hero turned into a symbol of the comedy of the absurd.

Keanu Reeves - suddenly stopped being "Neo", becoming "John"



From Neo to John Wick. Now the actor is associated with one or the other character, depending on the generation of viewers, and The Matrix and John Wick film series have both become iconic.

Brendan Fraser - suddenly became a dramatic actor



From the hero of comedy-adventure films, he turned into a premium dramatic actor.

Matt Smith is suddenly the perfect villain



From the Eleventh Doctor, he turned into an actor who is constantly called for the role of some kind of villain.

Daniel Radcliffe - managed to wash away the curse of the "hero of one role"



From Harry Potter he turned into a master of art-house cinema for every taste.

Bryan Cranston - suddenly stopped being funny, so much so that it became scary



From a character in family sitcoms, he turned into one of the most famous villains and anti-heroes of television heroes.

Clint Eastwood - suddenly he was able to become magnificent not only in the frame, but also behind the scenes



From the actor-symbol of westerns turned into the one who these westerns directs, and then into a premium drama director, who after 60 years he was churning out masterpiece after masterpiece.

Hugh Grant - suddenly stopped being a romantic, but the roles of cynics suit him no less



From the hero of British melodramas, he turned into a charismatic swindler from Guy Ritchie's crime films and not only.