We Have Compared What 15+ Movie Stars Looked Like in Their First, Most Iconic and Recent Roles

Before getting their iconic or life-changing roles, beginner actors have to grab any opportunity to appear on the screen and become even a little famous. Some actors are lucky: they get good projects at the start of their careers and become famous after such movies. But for others, success comes only when they get older.

We at CHEERY decided to take a look at how our idols have changed since their debut in movies to their most iconic roles and their most recent works.

1. Nicole Kidman

© Bush Christmas / Barron Entertainment and co-producers, © Moulin Rouge! / 20th Century Fox and co-producers, © Roar / Endeavor Content and co-producers

Bush Christmas
Moulin Rouge!
Roar

2. Colin Firth

© Another Country / Goldcrest Films International and co-producers, © Pride and Prejudice / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and co-producers, © The Staircase / HBO Max and co-producers

Another Country
Pride and Prejudice
The Staircase

3. Emilia Clarke

© Doctors / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and co-producers, © Game of Thrones / HBO and co-producers, © Last Christmas / Universal Pictures and co-producers

Doctors
Game of Thrones
Last Christmas

4. James McAvoy

© The Near Room / British Screen Presentation and co-producers, © Split / Blumhouse Productions and co-producers, © The Bubble / Netflix and co-producers

The Near Room
Split
The Bubble

5. Reese Witherspoon

© The Man in the Moon / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and co-producers, © Legally Blonde / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and co-producers, © The Morning Show / Hello Sunshine and co-producers

The Man in the Moon
Legally Blonde
The Morning Show

6. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

© Family Ties / Paramount Television and co-producers, © 50/50 / Summit Entertainment and co-producers, © Super Pumped / Showtime Networks and co-producers

Family Ties
50/50
Super Pumped

7. Tilda Swinton

© Caravaggio / British Film Institute (BFI) and co-producers, © The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers, © Memoria / Anna Sanders Films and co-producers

Caravaggio
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Memoria

8. Matthew McConaughey

© Unsolved Mysteries / National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and co-producers, © True Detective / HBO Entertainment and co-producers, © The Gentlemen / Miramax and co-producers

Unsolved Mysteries
True Detective
The Gentlemen

9. Jennifer Lopez

© My Little Girl / Merchant Ivory Productions and co-producers, © Selena / Q Productions and co-producers, © Marry Me / Universal Pictures and co-producers

My Little Girl
Selena
Marry Me

10. Brendan Fraser

© Dogfight / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © The Mummy / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © No Sudden Move / Warner Bros. Pictures and co-producers

Dogfight
The Mummy
No Sudden Move

11. Jodie Foster

© Mayberry R.F.D. / RFD Productions and co-producers, © The Silence of the Lambs / Orion Pictures and co-producers, © The Mauritanian / BBC Films and co-producers

Mayberry R.F.D.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Mauritanian

12. Antonio Banderas

© Pestañas postizas / Q.B. Films and co-producers, © The Mask of Zorro / Amblin Entertainment and co-producers, © Uncharted / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

Pestañas postizas
The Mask of Zorro
Uncharted

13. Halle Berry

© Living Dolls / Embassy Television and co-producers, © Die Another Day / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and co-producers, © Moonfall / Lionsgate and co-producers

Living Dolls
Die Another Day
Moonfall

14. Benedict Cumberbatch

© Silent Witness / BBC and co-producers, © Sherlock / BBC and co-producers, © Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness / Marvel Studios and co-producers

Silent Witness
Sherlock
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

15. Renée Zellweger

© A Taste for Killing / Bodega Bay Productions and co-producers, © Bridget Jones's Diary / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © The Thing About Pam / Blumhouse Television and co-producers

A Taste for Killing
Bridget Jones’s Diary
The Thing About Pam

16. Rami Malek

© Gilmore Girls / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Bohemian Rhapsody / 20th Century Fox and co-producers, © No Time to Die / Universal Pictures and co-producers

Gilmore Girls
Bohemian Rhapsody
No Time to Die

Have you watched the movies or series your favorite actors first appeared in? Have they changed a lot since then?

Preview photo credit A Taste for Killing / Bodega Bay Productions and co-producers, Bridget Jones's Diary / Universal Pictures and co-producers, The Thing About Pam / Blumhouse Television and co-producers

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