Famous actors and their children in their first film roles (10 photos)

It’s a family business, and that’s why it’s a family business, because parents are replaced by their children. This also applies to actors. Some families even become entire acting dynasties. But don’t think that it’s easier for kids to get to the top. Like, a famous dad or mom will arrange everything. They also undergo auditions and receive refusals, and do not refuse even the most modest roles. Living and working in the shadow of famous parents is also very difficult. Success - mom and dad were still better, failure - there was no point in starting. They say that nature rests on the children of talented people. Of course, this is nonsense. After all, everyone started small. The legendary Meryl Streep, who broke all Oscar records, also heard a lot of nasty things addressed to her. The bigwigs of the film business believed that with such a “nondescript” appearance there was nothing to do in the movies, and she was a so-so actress... Today their words sound like complete nonsense. And many of the artists we love have stories like this. So, we suggest taking a look at famous actors and their children in their first film roles.

Meryl Streep (28 years old) and Mamie Gummer (24 years old)





The actress began her career not at a very early age, starring in the film “Julia” (1977), which was nominated for an Oscar. Her daughter Gummer first appeared on screen with her mother at the age of three in the film Jealousy (1986). She also got her first adult role in the same film with her mother - “Evening” (2007).

Stellan (22 years old) and Bill Skarsgard (18 years old)



Skarsgård's first known role as a father was as a student in the erotic thriller Anita: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (1973), and his first role as an adult, Bill, one of the actor's sons, was in Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road (2008).

Andie MacDowell (26) and Margaret Qualley (22)





Andy's debut role in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) brought her instant fame. And her daughter Margaret first played a minor role in the thriller Palo Alto (2013), but the second film brought her to the big screen - Goodfellas (2016).

Clint (35 years old) and Scott Eastwood (25 years old)



Clint Eastwood's first roles were so small that they weren't even credited, but A Fistful of Dollars (1964) became his legendary debut in the prominent role of the Man with No Name. One of the actor’s sons first starred in Eastwood Sr.’s film “Flags of Our Fathers” (2006), but in a minor role, and played the main role only in the thriller “Entrance to Nowhere” (2011).

Uma Thurman (18 years old), Ethan (19 years old) and Maya Hawke (20 years old)



Uma Thurman played one of her first roles at the age of 18 in the film “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988), which earned her fame. Ethan Hawke became famous thanks to one of the main roles in the film Dead Poets Society (1989). Their daughter played her debut role in the thriller A Woman's World (2018).

Eric (22 years old) and Emma Roberts (19 years old)



His debut role in the film “The King of the Gypsies” (1978) made the 22-year-old actor famous. His daughter Emma played in children's films from the age of 10, changing genre only at the age of 19, starring in the thriller “Twelve” (2010). She later built an excellent career on thrillers and horror.

Kurt (18 years old) and Wyatt Russell (27 years old)



Thanks to his famous actor father Bing Russell, Kurt began acting in 1963, but one of his first adult roles was in the comedy The Computer in Sneakers (1969). Wyatt continued his father's line, first appearing in a film at the age of one. Then there was a series of very insignificant roles, and only the film “We Are Who We Are” (2013) brought the 27-year-old actor to the big screen.

David (27 years old) and Ty Tennant (19 years old)



The Scottish actor's first appearance on the big screen was the comedy Los Angeles Without a Map (1998). Although many people know the actor’s son for his role as young Aegon Targaryen II from the House of the Dragon series, his first notable role as an adult actor was Edwin Payne in the Doom Patrol series (2019-2023).

Will (25 years old) and Jaden Smith (22 years old)



Will played his first notable role in the film American Made with Whoopi Goldberg (1993). His son played his first adult role in the drama film Life in a Year (2020) at the age of 22.

Vanessa Paradis (23 years old), Johnny Depp (21 years old) and Lily-Rose Depp (19 years old)



Vanessa's first adult role took place in the film Eliza (1995), Depp played his first role in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and their daughter acted in films from the age of 15, but only at 19 she played one of the main roles in the film “An Honest Man” (2018).