19 Actors Who Were Forgotten But Returned To The Screen With Great Success

The cinematic world is brilliant but illusory. We admire the work of movie and TV actors as they move into the spotlight and forget the faces of our idols once they disappear from the screens for a while. Some celebrities become attached to a character and find themselves unable to evoke the same strong emotions in viewers in subsequent works. Others, on the other hand, turn around and regain their popularity, even after years.

we, from awesome.club, we separate some stars who managed to win back the love of the public. Check out!

Most viewers remember the child actor for his first role — Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter’s mischievous cousin — which brought him fame and success. Over the course of his career, he took part in several interesting projects and even acted in a film by the Coen brothers. However, he gained special attention from the series’ viewers. The Queen’s Gambitreleased by Netflix in 2020.

The first big job of the actress was as the protagonist Ofelia, in the film Pan’s Labyrinth, by Guillermo del Toro. Afterwards, the actress had appearances in several other productions, but the last great successes of Ivana were the series The Shannara Chronicles and high seas (a Netflix production).

Actor Ben Barnes began his career in musical theater. Then came small appearances in British series, but it was the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian which brought him worldwide fame. Later, the actor moved away from the image of a good guy and currently prefers to portray complex antagonists, like his characters in the series. The Avenger and Gold Digger🇧🇷

The actress’ career took off after starring in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe🇧🇷 She also participated in the other films in the series, but it took her a few years to get her next breakout role. However, after so much waiting, it was even more pleasant to witness her return as the protagonist of the series. Reignshown between 2013 and 2017.

Thomas Brodie-Sangster became known as a child actor thanks to the movies Simply love and Nanny McPhee — The Enchanted Nanny🇧🇷 Already the next performances in the film series Maze Runner — Run or Die were not as successful. In 2020, he brought the talented chess player Benny Watts to life in The Queen’s Gambit🇧🇷 “My hero is the rock star of the chess world,” said Thomas.

The actress was a big star of the 90s. Many remember Alicia for the band’s music videos. aerosmith and for his leading roles in the films Love without limits and The Patricinhas of Beverly Hills🇧🇷 Subsequently, he made small appearances in several projects, but failed to repeat the success of previous years. However, in 2020, Alicia joined the cast of The Babysitters Cluba new Netflix series, which has received good reviews and has been renewed for a second season.

His career was boosted by the landmark horror film Panic, which not only spawned several sequels, but gained a number of parodies. After that, Skeet had a few more brilliant roles, but starting in 2000, he was out of media attention for a while. The actor returned to the big screen in 2017 as a member of the cast of the series riverdale🇧🇷

Haley Joel Osment, a talented boy with a piercing eye, started his career in big cinema with the movie Forrest Gump — The Storyteller🇧🇷 However, the big turning point in his professional life happened after acting in the movies. The sixth Sense and AI — Artificial Intelligence🇧🇷 Then he stayed away from the entertainment world and fell by the wayside. Everything changed after the series was released Sex Edin 2014. In 2019 and 2020, he had recurring participation in the series the boys and What We Do in the Shadows🇧🇷

Shia LaBeouf made his debut in 1998 but became really famous a few decades later when he appeared in Paranoia🇧🇷 transformers and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Due to his strong temper and tendency to scandal, Hollywood temporarily closed its doors to the actor. However, the situation has changed in recent years. Critics praised her performance in the film. The Price of Talent (2019), and his latest work, Pieces of a Woman (2020), became one of the standout productions of the Venice Film Festival.

Sean Astin appears in our memory as Samwise Gamgee, from the trilogy Lord of the Rings. Afterwards, Astin continued in the entertainment industry, but mainly dedicated himself to dubbing. Fans were pleasantly surprised when his icon was cast in the series. Stranger Things and The Big Bang Theory🇧🇷

Karl Urban has been acting in films since 1992, but began his career with appearances in series. He gained fame after playing Éomer in the trilogy Lord of the Rings🇧🇷 Then, the actor started to have frequent participations in the cinema, mainly as a supporting actor. The performance in the series the boys It was a real lever in his career. Some even hope that the role of Billy Butcher will give him the chance to be the new Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Elisabeth Shue played the role of Marty McFly’s girlfriend in two films: back to the future 2 and back to the future 3🇧🇷 However, a big step in his career was the film Farewell in Las Vegas🇧🇷 In the early 2000s, Elisabeth began to focus more on her family and returned to film productions only in 2011. Her roles did not experience notable success until the series was released. the boysin which she returned to show her talent as an actress.

Daniel Brühl became famous after the movie premiered Goodbye Lenin!, in 2003. After that, he became part of several European films. Daniel gained worldwide fame in 2009 when he appeared in Inglourious Basterds🇧🇷 The German actor continues to have appearances in different works of cinema, however, sporadically, he pleases his fans by starring in productions such as Rush — On the Edge of Emotion and Captain America: The First Avenger🇧🇷

Mayim Bialik immersed himself in the world of cinema from an early age. His performance in the series Blossom It was a great success. Afterwards, she preferred to stay behind the scenes, lending her voice to cartoon characters. Starting in 2009, the actress started appearing in TV shows and took off in 2010 when she joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory🇧🇷 It is worth noting that, outside the spotlight, Bialik is also a successful woman: she has a PhD in neuroscience.

One of Natasha Lyonne’s first serious works was the film Everyone Says I Love You, by Woody Allen. But it was participation in the film franchise American Pie that brought him fame. Victim of scandals and health problems, the actress had to step away from the film industry for a while. In 2013, she regained her popularity by joining the cast of Orange Is the New Black🇧🇷 Since 2019, he stars in the series Russian doll🇧🇷

First, Anna Torv gained recognition in her native Australia, and only then began to participate in projects abroad. His performance in the series Borders earned him fame and several awards. After that, she took a break from her acting career. In 2017, she appeared again in an interesting series titled mindhunterdirected by David Fincher.

Tye Sheridan debuted in the movie The life tree, which received the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and introduced him to the world of cinema. In 2013, he played one of the lead roles in the movie Bandit love🇧🇷 He then made episodic appearances in some blockbusters, but it was his participation in the film. Player No. 1 what did his a famous actor🇧🇷

Anna Paquin became one of the youngest Oscar-winning actresses after her performance in the film the piano🇧🇷 Another resounding success was his participation in the trilogy X-Men🇧🇷 A few years later, she was cast in a series for the first time in her career and again received good reviews. Anna acted as the protagonist in True Blood🇧🇷 One of her recent jobs was to play the daughter of the main character of the irishby Martin Scorsese.

Joseph Mazzello debuted at age seven. Three years later, he was lucky enough to star in Spielberg’s own feature: Joseph played Tim Murphey in Jurassic Park — Dinosaur Park🇧🇷 He never left the cinema, but followed his career oscillating between good films and failures. In 2018, he played the bassist of the band Queen, in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody🇧🇷

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