15+ Roles of famous actors and actresses that only true fans know

Even the most die-hard fans aren’t always aware of all the cameos and roles that have been played by their favorite actors. Eva Longoria, for example, debuted as an actress in the series Barrados no Baile. And Brad Pitt appeared briefly in the comedy Anjos da Lei (2012), which is a remake of the series of the same name, in which the actor participated in his youth.

We, from awesome.club, we love discovering new facts about popular movies and actors. That’s why we decided to show the little-known roles of some celebrities. And, as a bonus, we’ve prepared unrecognizable images of two movie stars that even fans wouldn’t recognize. Check out!

In the movie Wrath of the Dragon (1972), Jackie Chan was one of many stunt doubles portraying Bruce Lee’s enemies. While filming a fight, Bruce accidentally hit Chan in the head with a piece of wood. At the end of the recording of the scene, he came to apologize and the actor pretended that he was feeling more pain than he really felt. The fact is, Bruce Lee was his idol and Chan was glad to have his attention. After that, Bruce began to distinguish him from other actors and even took him as a stunt double in the action film Enter the Dragon.

One of the little known works of the actress was her special participation playing an undercover belly dancer, called Maya, in the series The Young Indiana Jones. This and other similar roles summed up Catherine in the UK as just a pretty girl, unlikely to achieve success. Fortunately, the actress wasn’t afraid to start over in Hollywood, where she was noticed by filmmaker Steven Spielberg and recommended for the female lead role in director Martin Campbell’s Mask of Zorro, which became a milestone in her career.

In the tenth episode of the third season of the Friends series, Mae Whitman played a girl scout who broke her leg because of Ross, who after the incident tried to sell her boxes of cookies. As an adult, the actress gained popularity for her roles in the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower and the series Good Girls.

Actor Jeff Goldblum is best known for playing Dr. Ian Malcolm from the Jurassic Park franchise and for starring in the horror film The Fly. In the comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel it was difficult to recognize him in the somewhat unexpected role of lawyer Deputy Kovacs.

The actor, whom we remember for his role as Rose’s fiance in Titanic, first appeared on film in the first and second parts of the Back to the Future trilogy. Young Billy Zane played one of bully Biff Tannen’s friends from school.

Eva Longoria’s career in cinema began with a special participation as a flight attendant in the series Barrados no Baile in 2000. After four years, the actress hit the jackpot by playing Gabrielle Solis in the series Desperate Housewives and gained a lot of popularity.

The actress, known for her performance as Molly Brown in Titanic, as well as in the films Total Eclipse and Mad Obsession, played a minor role in the comedy Tá Todo Mundo Louco! — A Million$ Race. Her character, a good-natured but strange squirrel trader, perfectly matched the atmosphere of the scene.

Before playing Draco Malfoy as a child, Tom Felton appeared in Anna and the King (1999). In this historical drama, he played the son of the main character Anna, played by Jodie Foster.

Comedian and musician Jack Black, who starred in Love Doesn’t Take A Vacation (2006) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), began his film career in the third season of The X-Files. In the same series he starred Giovanni Ribisi, also known as Phoebe’s brother on Friends.

Sam Neill played a small role acting as Odin in the action film Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Behind the makeup and gray beard, it’s not easy to recognize the star of Jurassic Park and The Tudors. The funniest thing is that the actor himself, watching Thor: Ragnarok with his participation, admitted that he really did not know anything about its plot.

Popularity came to Natalie Dormer through the series Game of Thrones and The Tudors. But few people remember that in Captain America: The First Avenger it was she who played the role of soldier Lorraine.

Christoph Waltz was over 50 when director Quentin Tarantino offered him a role in the film Inglourious Basterds, which immediately won him an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Before that, he managed to star in several film projects, including the series Commissioner Rex (1996) and the feature film A Decent Criminal with Kevin Spacey.

In the comedy Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Powerful, in the scene where Sandra Bullock’s character pursues a woman similar to Dolly Parton, the singer and actress played herself. To convince Dolly to participate in the scene where an FBI agent would throw her to the ground during a chase, Sandra wrote the actress a personal letter, which contained the word “please”.

In the comedy The Nutty Professor, in addition to Sherman Klump and the trickster Buddy Love, Eddie Murphy played the entire Klump family, including his mother and grandmother, as well as Lance Perkins.

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