Top 10 Best Child Prodigies Who Became Actors

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's received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. As of 2019, his films have grossed over... read more

Jodie Foster

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, director, and producer who has worked in both film and television. She has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Foster began her career as a child and is often regarded as one of the finest actresses... read more

Elijah Wood

Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor, voice actor, producer, and DJ. He is best known for playing Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Wood has also appeared in a variety of other films and television series, including Sin City, Eternal Sunshine of the... read more

He never did drugs or messed up, and he still acts to this very day. Not to mention, he was in one of the most successful movie franchises of all time and had the lead role in it too. Did this happen with any other child actors here, except for Leonardo DiCaprio? He's very good looking too. His eyes - who else has eyes like that?

Christian Bale

Christian Charles Philip Bale (born January 30, 1974) is an English actor known for his versatility and physical transformations for roles. He has been a leading man in films across several genres and has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2014, Forbes... read more

He is one of the best actors of our time.

Empire of the Sun FTW! He was awesome back then and is even more awesome now.

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 legendary actor John Barrymore. She became widely known as a child actress for her role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Kurt Russell

Kurt Vogel Russell is an American actor. He began acting on television at age 12, starring in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company and became the studio's top star of the 1970s, according to film historian... read more

Ron Howard

Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor whose career spans more than six decades. He first gained prominence as a child actor, appearing in an episode of The Twilight Zone and later earning national attention as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to... read more

Look where he is now - case closed.

Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Carson Culkin is an American actor, author, painter, podcaster, musician, and president of Bunny Ears. 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 for Macaulay Culkin. He is just gorgeous! Everyone, vote for him. He was great at acting from a really young age. Vote, vote, vote!

He was good in the first two Home Alone movies. Those are the only movies I've watched with him.

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress, model, and singer. She made her film debut in North (1994).

Johansson is considered one of Hollywood's modern sex symbols and has frequently appeared on published lists of the sexiest women in the world.... read more

Scarlett was a great actress even as a child, with standout performances in The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World.

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress and model. She made her feature film debut in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks, part of the anthology New York Stories. She is well known for her roles in films such as Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Bring It On, and the Spider-Man... read more

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Emma Watson

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a British actress, model, and activist. Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire, Watson attended the Dragon School as a child and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts.... read more

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Tom Felton

Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor. Born in Surrey, Felton began appearing in commercials and made his screen debut as Peagreen Clock in The Borrowers (1997). He then portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in Anna and the King (1999) before being cast as Draco Malfoy in the film... read more

Michael J. Fox

Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, producer, and advocate. He is best known for his roles as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990) and Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties (1982-1989), winning... read more

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Jessica Alba

Jessica Marie Alba is an American actress, model, and businesswoman. She won the Teen Choice Award and the Saturn Award for her role in Dark Angel and received a Golden Globe nomination for that same series. In 2011, Alba co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods business that has grown into a... read more

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 gained wider recognition for roles in films such as Holes, Transformers, and Fury. LaBeouf is also known for his experimental... read more

He was great in Transformers and Indiana Jones. A bright future for this former child star.

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Dee Lohan is an American actress. In addition to acting, she is also a model, singer, songwriter, director, and producer. She has appeared in several notable films, including The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, which established her as a teen icon in the early 2000s.

Hilary Duff

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987, in Houston, Texas) is an American actress, singer, and author. She began her acting career as a child and became widely known for her starring role in the television series Lizzie McGuire. Duff also appeared in several films, including Cheaper by the Dozen... read more

Tommy Kirk

Kevin Corcoran

I 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 who looks a lot like he used 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.

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci is an American actress. She is known for portraying unconventional characters with a dark edge in films such as The Addams Family, Casper, That Darn Cat, Black Snake Moan, and Speed Racer. Ricci began her career as a child actress and has since taken on a range of independent and mainstream... read more

She acts so well in Casper.

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born July 23, 1989) is an English actor. He rose to prominence portraying the title character in the Harry Potter film series (2001-2011).

Since then, he has taken on a variety of roles in stage, film, and television, including The Woman in Black, Swiss Army Man, Kill Your... read more