Best Child Prodigies Who Became Actors

Many of the stars of Hollywood started the career as really lovable children. Vote your favorite here!
The Top Ten
1 Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biopics and period films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. As of 2019, his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors. ...read more.
2 Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age. Since 2009, she has issued an EP and eight albums, including a platinum and gold album, and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts. Evancho's latest album 'The Debut', was her eighth consecutive release to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart. In 2017, Evancho performed the U.S. national anthem at the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump and became the youngest person ever to perform a concert series at Café Carlyle.

A child prodigy in music, she even broke Michael Jackson's record as the youngest artist in US Billboard Chart history to have a top 2 and Platinum album at the age of 10. First acting job playing "Izzy" in Robert Redford's "The Company You Keep".

Robert Redford was looking for someone to play the role of his daughter in the movie "The Company You Keep." He caught one of Jackie's singing performances on T.V. and immediately said, "I want that girl." Jackie went on to play the role of Izzy.

I liked her in Meals on Wheels

3 Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, director and producer who has worked in films and on television. She has often been cited as one of the best actresses of her generation.
4 Elijah Wood Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor, voice actor, DJ, and producer. He is best known for his role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings.

He never did drugs or screwed up and still acts to this very day. Not to mention he was in one of the most succesful movie franchises of all time and had the lead role in it too. Did happen with any of the other child actors here with the expection of Leonardo Dicaprio? He's very good looking too. His eyes, who has those kind of eyes?

5 Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014... read more

Empire Of The Sun ftw! He was awesome back then and is even more awesome now xD

He is one of the best actors of this time.

6 Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films, including comedies from the Bill and Ted franchise.
7 Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company where, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s. ...read more.
8 Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore is an American actress, producer, director, author, model and entrepreneur. She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors, and the granddaughter of John Barrymore. She achieved fame as a child actress with her role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
9 Johnny Depp John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. His role in a movie is often rather big. His character is often on the "loopy side" and his character being in a darker state of mind, etc.
10 Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the ...read more.

Look where he is now, case closed.

The Contenders
11 Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Carson Culkin is an American actor, author, painter, podcaster, musician and president of Bunnyears. He became famous as a child actor for his role as Kevin McCallister in the family comedy Home Alone, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical ...read more.

He was always so good in Home Alone and Richie Rich! Gotta vote Macaulay Culkin, he is just gawjuss! Everyone vote him, he was great at acting from a really young age, vote vote vote! X

Yea he was good but takes drugs now

12 Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress, model, and singer. She made her film debut in North.

Johansson is considered one of Hollywood's modern sex symbols, and has frequently appeared in published lists of the sexiest women in the world. As of February 2017, she is the highest-grossing actress of all time in North America, with her films making over $3.6 billion.

She... read more

Scarlett was a great actress even as a child. With great child performances for "The Horse Whisperer" and "Ghost World".

13 Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks for the anthology film New York Stories.
14 Michael J Fox
15 The Olsen twins
16 Jessica Alba Jessica Marie Alba is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She has won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, and a Golden Globe nomination for her lead role in the television series Dark Angel.
17 Shia Labeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, performance artist, and director who became known among younger audiences as Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens.

HE WAS GREAT IN TRANSFORMER AND INDIANA JONES... A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THIS FORMER CHILD STAR.

18 Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan is an American actress. She is also a model, singer, songwriter, director, and producer.
19 Christina Ricci Christina Ricci is an American actress. She is known for playing unconventional characters with a dark edge.

She acts so well in Casper.

20 Hillary Duff
21 Tommy Kirk
22 Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for songs such as "Beautiful", "Genie In A Bottle", "Fighter", "Hurt", "Dirrty", "Your Body", "Lady Marmalade", "Reflection", "I Turn To You", "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" "What A Girl Wants", and ...read more.
23 Kevin Corcoran

Loved watching several of his movies-from Swiss Family Robinson to Old Yeller, back in those days Kevin was so cute. I'm proud to say I now have a son that looks a lot like he use to. We will continue to watch all of those old time favorites together.

Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran were great in many of the early Disney classics,heck just "Old Yeller" alone should allow them to make the cut.Thanks.

24 Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears, born on December 2, 1981, is an American former singer and actress. She was born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana. As a child, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows, such as "The Mickey Mouse Club," before signing with Jive Records in 1997... read more
25 Rick Schroder
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