Line #369 StarMakingRole/Film


1	Making it big in the film world isn't easy, but a stellar performance on the silver screen [[StarMakingRole can do wonders for one's career]].
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3	'''A Administrivia/{{No Recent Examples\|please}} rule applies to this trope'''. To avoid any knee-jerk reactions, examples shouldn't be added until '''six months''' after the work's released or the character first appears (whichever is later).
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5	!Actors
6	* Frankie Avalon was a rising star before ''Film/BeachParty'' came out, but that movie made him famous.
7	* Creator/DanAykroyd in ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''.
8	* Creator/JohnBelushi in ''Film/AnimalHouse''.
9	* Creator/CharlesBronson in ''Film/DeathWish''.
10	* Creator/GeorgeClooney in ''Film/OutOfSight'' (although Clooney was already known for ''Series/{{ER}}'' at the time).
11	* Creator/AbbottAndCostello in ''Buck Privates''.
12	* Creator/BillyCrystal in ''Film/RunningScared1986''.
13	* Creator/RobertDowneyJr in ''Film/{{Chaplin}}'' (his career [[CareerResurrection resurrected]] 16 years later with ''Film/IronMan'').
14	* Creator/JeremyRenner (coupled with ''Film/TheTown'') and Creator/AnthonyMackie in ''Film/TheHurtLocker''.
15	* Creator/BenAffleck in ''Film/Armageddon1998'', it was cemented when he starred in ''Film/ChasingAmy'' and ''Film/ShakespeareInLove'' in his own right after ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' but it was Creator/MichaelBay's SummerBlockbuster that provided his SMR.
16	* Creator/AlecBaldwin in ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober''.
17	* Creator/GaryBusey in ''Film/TheBuddyHollyStory''.
18	* Creator/ChrisFarley and Creator/DavidSpade in ''Film/TommyBoy''.
19	* This seems to be one of Creator/JuddApatow's specialties:
20	** Creator/SteveCarell in ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin'' (''Series/TheOfficeUS'' had yet to break out in popularity).
21	** Creator/SethRogen in ''Film/KnockedUp''. Yes, there was also ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' but that was nothing more than a cult classic.
22	** Creator/JasonSegel and Creator/KristenBell in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' (although many would argue that the latter's real star-making roles were on television with ''Series/VeronicaMars'' and in animated form with ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''; ditto with Segel and ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' - Creator/MilaKunis and Creator/RussellBrand seem to have benefitted a lot more from this one).
23	** Creator/MichaelCera, Creator/BillHader, Creator/JonahHill (as a leading man), Creator/ChristopherMintzPlasse, and Creator/EmmaStone (coupled with ''Film/EasyA'') in ''Film/{{Superbad}}''.
24	** Creator/JohnCReilly in ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'', ''Film/WalkHard'' (although a cult hit) and solidified with ''Film/StepBrothers''.
25	** Creator/WillFerrell and Creator/DavidKoechner in ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy''. While they both started their careers in ''SNL'', this is the film that helped these ''SNL'' alums break out into the film industry. It also helped Creator/PaulRudd gain a place in Judd Apatow"s production posse. See above for Creator/SteveCarell.
26	** Creator/AmySchumer in ''Film/{{Trainwreck}}''. It also helped establish Creator/BillHader as a leading man in comedy.
27	** Creator/MelissaMcCarthy, Creator/KristenWiig and Creator/RoseByrne (coupled with ''Series/{{Damages}}'' and ''Film/XMenFirstClass'') in ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}''.
28	** Creator/DannyMcBride in ''Film/PineappleExpress''.
29	** Creator/KumailNanjiani and Creator/ZoeKazan (coupled with ''Me And Orsen Welles'') in ''Film/TheBigSick''.
30	* Creator/AlanArkin in ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing''.
31	* Creator/RichardArmitage and Creator/LukeEvans in ''Film/TheHobbit''.
32	* ''Film/BatmanBegins''.
33	** While Creator/ChristianBale had been acting for a long time since he was a kid in films like ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/AmericanPsycho'' and ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'', it was the Batman reboot that gave him some major star power.
34	** For Creator/CillianMurphy, his star-making role would be a toss-up between this and ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'', as most of his roles before then had been in independent stage and screen productions in his native Ireland and England. Those two movies helped expose him to American audiences.
35	* Creator/AntonioBanderas in ''Film/{{Desperado}}''.
36	* Creator/ChrisTucker in ''Film/{{Friday}}''.
37	* Creator/JustinBartha in ''Film/NationalTreasure''.
38	* Creator/RyanGosling in ''Film/TheNotebook''.
39	* Creator/NicolasCage in ''Film/RaisingArizona''.
40	* Creator/HaleyJoelOsment in ''Film/TheSixthSense''.
41	* ''Film/LethalWeapon4'' is responsible for introducing American audiences to Creator/JetLi. In fact, it was one of the few things people seemed to universally enjoy about the widely-panned film. Prior to this, ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' made him a star in Hong Kong.
42	* Creator/ForestWhitaker and Stephen Rea in ''Film/TheCryingGame''.
43	* Creator/PaulBettany as either Creator/GeoffreyChaucer in ''Film/AKnightsTale'' or Silas in the ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'' movie
44	* Creator/JackBlack in ''Film/HighFidelity''.
45	* Creator/DirkBogarde as the sociopathic juvenile delinquent in ''Film/TheBlueLamp''.
46	* Creator/HumphreyBogart in 1941 with ''Film/HighSierra'' and ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon\|1941}}'', after having been a contract player/supporting actor at Creator/WarnerBros since the early 1930s.
47	* Creator/MarlonBrando in ''Film/AStreetcarNamedDesire''.
48	* Creator/JeffBridges in ''Film/TheLastPictureShow''.
49	* Creator/MatthewBroderick in ''Film/WarGames'' and ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff''.
50	* Creator/JoshBrolin had ''Film/TheGoonies'' in 1985. Following this, he continued to work steadily, getting roles in films such as ''Film/{{Mimic}}'' and ''Film/HollowMan'', but it wasn't until his starring role in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' that he shot to the top of the A-list.
51	* Creator/GerardButler and Creator/LenaHeadey in ''Film/ThreeHundred''. Headey continued to gain exposure through ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' and firmly solidified herself as a star through ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
52	* Creator/AsaButterfield in ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.
53	* Creator/DomhnallGleeson (coupled with a small role in ''Film/HarryPotter'' and ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]'') in ''Film/{{Frank}}'' and ''Film/ExMachina''.
54	* Creator/JamesCagney in ''Film/ThePublicEnemy1931''
55	* Creator/MichaelCaine in ''Film/{{Zulu}}''
56	* Creator/BruceCampbell in ''Film/TheEvilDead1981''
57	* Creator/JimCarrey in ''Film/AceVentura: Pet Detective'', ''Film/TheMask'' and ''Film/DumbAndDumber'', all of which were released the same year (1994).
58	* ''Film/RumbleInTheBronx'' made Creator/JackieChan an international star, while ''Film/RushHour'' made him a US movie star. He'd been huge in Asia for years, with ''Film/DrunkenMaster'' and ''Film/SnakeInTheEaglesShadow'' being his breakthrough.
59	* Creator/ChevyChase in ''Film/FoulPlay''.
60	* Creator/DonCheadle in ''Film/{{Volcano}}'' as a supporting actor and ''Film/HotelRwanda'' as a leading actor.
61	* Creator/JohnCho and Creator/KalPenn in ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle''.
62	* Creator/MontgomeryClift in ''Film/RedRiver''.
63	* Creator/SachaBaronCohen had ''Film/{{Borat}}'', a movie based on a character from his previous series, ''Series/DaAliGShow'', to international audiences. He was well-known in his native UK for a long time before ''Borat''.
64	* The ''Film/JamesBond'' film series.
65	** Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/GeorgeLazenby and Creator/DanielCraig. Creator/RogerMoore was well known with ''Series/TheSaint'' though one could argue Bond made him a superstar, and Creator/TimothyDalton already had fame in England for his roles in A-List movies and more in particular live theater but his time as 007 led him being more known internationally. Creator/PierceBrosnan's case is more of a CareerResurrection.
66	** Creator/MadsMikkelsen as the BigBad of ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006''.
67	* ''Film/TheHangover'' made stars out of Creator/BradleyCooper, Creator/EdHelms (coupled with ''Series/TheOfficeUS''), and Creator/ZachGalifianakis.
68	* Creator/KevinCostner in ''Film/TheUntouchables'' and ''Film/NoWayOut1987''.
69	* Creator/CharlieCox (coupled with ''Series/Daredevil2015'') and Creator/MarkStrong in ''Film/{{Stardust}}''. Strong was in movies before, but after ''Film/{{Stardust}}'', his career of playing villains [[Film/SherlockHolmes2009 really]] [[Film/KickAss seemed]] [[Film/RobinHood2010 to]] [[Film/GreenLantern2011 take]] [[Film/JohnCarter off]].
70	* Creator/JamesCromwell in ''Film/{{Babe}}''.
71	* Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/DjimonHounsou (coupled with ''Film/BloodDiamond'') and Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.
72	* Creator/TomCruise in ''Film/RiskyBusiness'' and ''Film/TopGun''.
73	* Creator/TimCurry in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
74	* Creator/MattDamon in ''Film/GoodWillHunting''.
75	** ''Film/TheBourneSeries'' is an even better example. Creator/MattDamon has mentioned that despite getting wildly critical acclaim for previous movies, it wasn't until ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' proved to have enough Box Office clout that film offers really started to show up for him.
76	* Though ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'' made Creator/JohnnyDepp a bit of a cult/indie film favorite, it wasn't until ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' that he really became a big Hollywood 'star'.
77	** Creator/KeiraKnightley also experienced a career boost from this film, and from her earlier star turn in ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham''. Plus, it helped Creator/OrlandoBloom escape from Legolas's shadow.
78	* Creator/JamesDean in ''Film/EastOfEden'', the only one of the three movies he starred in to be released before his death.
79	* Creator/RobertDeNiro in ''Film/MeanStreets'', ''[[Film/TheGodfather The Godfather Part II]]'' and ''Film/TaxiDriver'' (the latter also counting for Creator/JodieFoster).
80	* Creator/VinDiesel in ''Film/PitchBlack'' and ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious''.
81	** Noteworthy that he was offered a tailored role in ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' by Creator/StevenSpielberg after he saw a short film of Diesel's conception.
82	* Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, had hits like ''Film/WhatsEatingGilbertGrape'' (which gave him an Oscar nomination) and ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'' on his resume, but ''Film/{{Titanic\|1997}}'' shot him to worldwide megastardom. Same deal with Creator/KateWinslet, who also had an Oscar nomination for ''Film/SenseAndSensibility'' but was arguably even less known than [=DiCaprio=] prior to ''Titanic.''
83	* Creator/VincentDOnofrio and Creator/RLeeErmey in ''Film/FullMetalJacket''.
84	* Creator/MichaelDouglas in ''Film/RomancingTheStone''.
85	* Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan and Creator/PatriciaClarkson in ''Film/TheGreenMile''.
86	* Creator/ZacEfron, Music/VanessaHudgens, Creator/LucasGrabeel and Monique Coleman in ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''.
87	* Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor and Creator/LupitaNyongo in ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (though the former was already reasonably well-known in his native Britain).
88	* Creator/ChrisEvans (coupled with ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'') and Creator/IoanGruffudd in ''Film/FantasticFour2005''.
89	* Creator/MichaelFassbender in ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' and ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
90	* Creator/ChowYunFat in ''Film/ABetterTomorrow''.
91	** In the US ''Film/TheReplacementKillers'' put him on the map. He never quite fleshed out as a star there, but it did lead to many of his older films gaining cult status there, particularly ''Film/HardBoiled''.
92	* Creator/ColinFirth in ''Film/TheKingsSpeech''. Firth was in movies prior (and was already a superstar in the U.K.), but ''The King's Speech'' was what really got him attention.
93	* Creator/ClintEastwood in ''Film/AFistfulOfDollars'', although Eastwood was already known as a TV star (''Series/{{Rawhide}}'') by that time.
94	* Creator/WarwickDavis in ''Film/{{Willow}}''
95	* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' saga has made stars out of many of its lead actors:
96	** Creator/MarkHamill (coupled with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' as a voice actor), Creator/CarrieFisher, and Creator/HarrisonFord (coupled with ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'') in ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope)]]''.
97	** Creator/IanMcDiarmid in ''[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]''.
98	** Creator/EwanMcGregor (coupled with ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'' from a few years before), Creator/NataliePortman, and Creator/RayPark (coupled with the first ''X-Men'' movie and the ''G.I. Joe'' movies) in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
99	** To a lesser extent, Creator/HaydenChristensen in ''[[Film/AttackOfTheClones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''.
100	** Creator/DaisyRidley as Rey in ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]''. Ridley was completely unknown prior to the film, only appearing in one independent horror film that never saw a major release and one-time parts in many little-known British shows.
101	** Creator/JohnBoyega (as Finn) was also this, combined with the cult hit ''Film/AttackTheBlock'' and initial exposure through ''Series/TwentyFourLiveAnotherDay''. Boyega has gone on to win a BAFTA and The Empire Award for "Rising Star/Best Newcomer" for his role as Finn.
102	** Episode VII was also this for Creator/AdamDriver (as Kylo Ren), combined with his role on [=HBO=]'s ''Series/{{Girls}}''.
103	%%** Kelly Marie Tran in ''Episode VIII''.
104	** Several other cast members rose to cult stardom, such as Creator/AnthonyDaniels, Creator/KennyBaker, Creator/PeterMayhew, Creator/AhmedBest, Creator/TemueraMorrison, Daniel Logan, Creator/JayLagaaia, and Creator/MatthewWood.
105	* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'':
106	** Creator/JamesFranco was a virtual unknown movie star before ''Film/SpiderMan1'', and while Creator/TobeyMaguire had had moderate success with roles before that, this was the film that propelled him to stardom. Some of the older supporting actors, such as Creator/WillemDafoe, Creator/RosemaryHarris, and Cliff Robertson, were established actors who were introduced to a whole new generation of fans by that film.
107	** Creator/BryceDallasHoward (coupled with ''Film/TheVillage2004'') in ''Film/SpiderMan3''. Creator/ThomasHadenChurch (coupled with ''Film/{{Sideways}}'') was more of a CareerResurrection, as he was well-known for ''Series/{{Wings}}'' beforehand.
108	** Creator/JKSimmons too, with ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'' providing a further boost.
109	* Creator/ErrolFlynn and Creator/OliviaDeHavilland in ''Film/CaptainBlood''.
110	* Creator/MichaelJFox in ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' (he was already known from ''Series/FamilyTies'' but even that didn't become the mega-hit it was until after the film was released). Also for Creator/LeaThompson, Creator/CrispinGlover, and Creator/ThomasFWilson.
111	* Creator/BrendanFraser, Creator/RachelWeisz, and to a lesser extent, Creator/ArnoldVosloo and Creator/OdedFehr in ''Film/TheMummy1999''.
112	* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse seems to have a knack for giving actors big breaks:
113	** Creator/ChrisHemsworth and Creator/TomHiddleston in ''Film/{{Thor}}''.
114	** Creator/HayleyAtwell, Creator/DominicCooper and Creator/SebastianStan in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', but moreso for Sebastian in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''.
115	** Creator/ClarkGregg as Agent Phil Coulson.
116	** [[Wrestling/{{Batista}} Dave Bautista]] (as an actor) and Creator/ChrisPratt in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''.
117	** Creator/ElizabethOlsen (already known among indie fans for ''Film/MarthaMarcyMayMarlene''; coupled with ''Film/Godzilla2014'') as Scarlet Witch in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''.
118	** Creator/TomHolland as Spider-Man in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.
119	* Creator/MorganFreeman in ''Film/DrivingMissDaisy'', ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'', and ''Film/{{Se7en}}''. 1987's ''Street Smart'' can be pointed to as being Freeman's first true breakthrough role (before that, he was likely still best known to most people as Easy Reader on ''Series/TheElectricCompany1971'') as it earned him his first Academy Award nomination.
120	* Creator/JamesEarlJones in ''Theatre/TheGreatWhiteHope''.
121	* Creator/BelaLugosi in ''Film/{{Dracula\|1931}}'' (1931).
122	* Creator/BorisKarloff in ''Film/{{Frankenstein\|1931}}'' (1931).
123	* Creator/RobertMitchum in ''The Story of G.I. Joe''.
124	* ''Franchise/TheMatrix trilogy'':
125	** Although Creator/KeanuReeves was somewhat well-known for roles such as ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'' and ''Film/{{Speed}}'', the Matrix made him a household name overnight.
126	** Creator/HugoWeaving is now one of the highest-grossing actors of all time thanks to ''three'' blockbuster trilogies (This one, ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'') plus ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.
127	** Although Creator/LaurenceFishburne has been acting since childhood and appeared in some [[Film/ApocalypseNow great]] [[Film/BoyzNTheHood films]], and even earned an Oscar nomination for ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993'', it wasn't until his mentor role as Morpheus in ''Film/TheMatrix'' where he achieved superstar status.
128	** Ditto for Creator/CarrieAnneMoss, who gained significant recognition for playing Neo's ActionGirlfriend, Trinity.
129	* Creator/PaulGiamatti (as a leading actor) in ''Film/{{Sideways}}''.
130	* Creator/JosephGordonLevitt in ''Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer''.
131	* Creator/HughGrant and Creator/JohnHannah (coupled with ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'') in ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral''.
132	* Creator/GeneHackman in ''Film/TheFrenchConnection''.
133	* Creator/ColinHanks in ''Film/OrangeCounty''.
134	* Creator/TomHanks and Creator/DarylHannah in ''Film/{{Splash}}''. ''Film/{{Big}}'' would solidify Tom Hanks as it earned him his first Oscar nomination.
135	* Creator/WoodyHarrelson (coupled with ''Series/{{Cheers}}'') and Creator/RosiePerez in ''Film/WhiteMenCantJump''.
136	* Creator/RichardHarris in ''This Sporting Life''.
137	* Creator/TaylorHickson's minor role in ''Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}}'' gained her recognition.
138	* Creator/WilliamHolden in ''Film/SunsetBoulevard''. Contrary to popular belief, it is not an SMR for Creator/GloriaSwanson but a CareerResurrection, as she, like her character, was a successful silent film actress.
139	* Creator/AndrewGarfield in ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.
140	** Creator/JesseEisenberg and Creator/ArmieHammer in ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'', especially for the former as prior to this film, he was perceived as the PoorMansSubstitute to Creator/MichaelCera. Eisenberg's MediaNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Actor for playing the lead role of Website/{{Facebook}} head honcho Mark Zuckerberg officially cemented his credibility as an actor.
141	* Both Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/DanielBruhl to non-German speaking audiences, and Creator/MelanieLaurent to non-French speaking audiences in ''Film/InglouriousBasterds''.
142	* Creator/RichardGere in ''Film/AmericanGigolo'' and ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman''.
143	* Creator/MelGibson in ''Film/MadMax1''.
144	* Creator/DannyGlover in ''Film/LethalWeapon''.
145	* Creator/DustinHoffman in ''Film/TheGraduate''.
146	* Creator/AnthonyHopkins outside the U.K. in ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''.
147	* Terrance Howard in ''Literature/{{Crash}}'' and ''Film/HustleAndFlow''.
148	* Creator/TomHardy (coupled with ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'') in ''Film/{{Inception}}''. Since his original intended SMR, ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' failed badly, this essentially doubles as a CareerResurrection.
149	* Music/IceCube (as an actor) and Creator/CubaGoodingJr in ''Film/BoyzNTheHood''.
150	* Nick Robinson in ''Film/JurassicWorld''.
151	* Justice Smith In ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' and ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu''.
152	* Creator/HarveyKeitel in ''Film/MeanStreets''.
153	* Creator/GeneKelly in ''Film/ForMeAndMyGal''.
154	* Creator/BobHoskins in ''Film/TheLongGoodFriday''.
155	* Creator/RobertEnglund in ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984''.
156	* Creator/JeffGoldblum in ''Film/TheFly1986'' and ''Film/JurassicPark''. The former proved just how talented a performer who, up to that point, had mostly done ensemble pieces and secondary roles really was; the latter was a massive international blockbuster. It should be noted that both characters are GibberingGenius scientists, albeit with very different personalities (Seth Brundle is awkward and dorky -- at least pre-metamorphosis -- while Ian Malcolm is a DeadpanSnarker).
157	* Creator/HughJackman, Creator/RebeccaRomijn, and Creator/JamesMarsden in ''Film/XMen1''.
158	* Creator/SamuelLJackson (coupled with ''Film/JungleFever'') and Creator/UmaThurman in ''Film/PulpFiction''. It also revived Creator/JohnTravolta's career.
159	* Wrestling/DwayneJohnson in ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' coupled with ''Film/TheScorpionKing'' as a film actor. He was, however, a very well-established star in Wrestling/{{WWE}} at the time. To be specific, the former was the first film in which he got attention while the latter (which is a prequel taking place in the same universe) was the first starring role that propelled him into a real acting career. ''The Scorpion King'' also served as this for Creator/KellyHu.
160	* Creator/MichaelBJordan in ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'' and ''Film/FruitvaleStation''. His true rise to fame is ''Film/{{Creed\|2015}}'', especially after the horrible stumbling block that was ''Film/FantasticFour2015''.
161	* Creator/MichaelKeaton in ''Film/{{Night Shift\|1982}}'', ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' and ''Film/Batman1989''.
162	* Creator/ValKilmer in ''Film/TopSecret''.
163	* Creator/GregKinnear in ''Film/AsGoodAsItGets''.
164	* Vladimir Kulich in ''Film/TheThirteenthWarrior''.
165	* Creator/BurtLancaster and Creator/AvaGardner in ''Film/TheKillers''.
166	* Creator/MartinLawrence and Creator/TeaLeoni in ''Film/BadBoys1995''. The film is also Creator/WillSmith's very first hit on the big screen, though his major breakthrough would be ''Film/IndependenceDay''.
167	* Creator/HeathLedger got plenty of attention in ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' and ''Film/BrokebackMountain,'' (and to a lesser extent ''Film/AKnightsTale'') but the role that truly immortalized him was that of The Joker in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (despite that it was the last role that he played before his untimely death due to accidental overdose).
168	* Creator/BruceLee in ''Film/EnterTheDragon'', the last film which would be fully completed before his untimely death. ''Film/TheBigBoss'' made him a national hero in Hong Kong.
169	** His son, [[Creator/BrandonLee Brandon]], died filming [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what would have been]] his own SMR in ''Film/TheCrow1994''.
170	* ''Film/TheKarateKid''
171	** Creator/RalphMacchio, Creator/PatMorita, Creator/WilliamZabka, and Creator/MartinKove in ''Film/TheKarateKid1984''.
172	** Yuki Okumoto in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''.
173	** Thomas Ian Griffith in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII''.
174	* Creator/MatthewLillard in either ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}'' or ''Film/ScoobyDoo''.
175	* Creator/KyleMacLachlan in ''Film/Dune1984''.
176	* Creator/MichaelMadsen and Creator/SteveBuscemi in ''Film/ReservoirDogs''.
177	* Creator/SteveMartin in ''Film/TheJerk''.
178	* Creator/JamesMcAvoy's career has had a much more gradual climb than most established actors. He first got noticed by international audiences with ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'', received critical acclaim for his performances in ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland'' and ''Film/{{Atonement}}'', and mainstream audiences recognize him as the younger Professor X after the release of ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.
179	* Creator/MatthewMcConaughey in ''Film/ATimeToKill''.
180	* Creator/MalcolmMcDowell in ''Film/{{If\|1968}}''.
181	* Creator/EzraMiller in ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''.
182	* Creator/JonnyLeeMiller, Creator/KevinMcKidd and Creator/KellyMacdonald in ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''.
183	* Creator/JulietMills in ''Film/CarryOnJack''.
184	* Creator/RickMoranis in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''.
185	* Kenneth More in both ''Genevieve'' and ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954''.
186	* Creator/WilliamMoseley, Creator/AnnaPopplewell, Creator/SkandarKeynes, Creator/GeorgieHenley, and Creator/BenBarnes in ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.
187	* Creator/EddieMurphy in ''Film/FortyEightHrs'' and firmly solidified by ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''.
188	* Creator/BillMurray in ''Film/{{Meatballs}}''.
189	* Creator/LiamNeeson (coupled with ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''), Creator/EmbethDavidtz, and Creator/RalphFiennes in ''Film/SchindlersList''.
190	** Ralph would also gain more notability for his role as Voldemort in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' film adaptations.
191	* Creator/PaulNewman in ''Film/SomebodyUpThereLikesMe''.
192	* Creator/JackNicholson in ''Film/EasyRider''. Creator/DennisHopper and Creator/PeterFonda also did very well out of it.
193	* Creator/ChuckNorris in ''Good Guys Wear Black''.
194	* Creator/ChrisODonnell in ''Film/ScentOfAWoman''.
195	* Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos and Creator/RutgerHauer (outside of the Netherlands) in ''Film/BladeRunner''.
196	* Creator/PeterOToole in ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia''.
197	* Ed Oxenbould, Kerris Dorsey (coupled with ''Series/RayDonovan''), and Dylan Minette (tied with ''Film/Goosebumps2015'' and ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'') in ''Film/AlexanderAndTheTerribleHorribleNoGoodVeryBadDay''.
198	* Creator/AlPacino, Creator/JamesCaan, Creator/DianeKeaton, Creator/RobertDuvall, John Cazale, and Talia Shire (coupled with ''Film/{{Rocky}}'') in ''Film/TheGodfather''.
199	* Creator/RobertPatrick, and to a lesser extent Creator/EdwardFurlong, in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
200	* Creator/ChrisPine, Creator/ZoeSaldana (Tied with ''{{Film/Avatar}}'', which came out the same year) and Creator/KarlUrban (tied with ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'') in ''Film/StarTrek2009''.
201	* Creator/BradPitt in ''Film/LegendsOfTheFall''.
202	* Creator/GuyPearce in ''Film/LAConfidential'' and ''Film/{{Memento}}''.
203	* Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost [[ProductionPosse along with]] director Creator/EdgarWright would later gain fame outside of the U.K. with the films ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' and ''Film/HotFuzz''.
204	* Creator/RichardPryor in ''Film/SilverStreak''.
205	* Creator/RandyQuaid in ''Film/TheLastDetail''.
206	* Creator/DanielRadcliffe, Creator/RupertGrint, Creator/EmmaWatson, Creator/TomFelton, and Creator/EvannaLynch (and pretty much all the child actors) in ''Film/HarryPotter,'' although in Creator/RobertPattinson's case ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' fits this better.
207	%%* Creator/KatherineWaterson, Dan Fogler, and [[Music/AFineFrenzy Alison Sudol]] (as an actress) in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem''.
208	* Creator/ClaudeRains in ''Film/TheInvisibleMan1933''.
209	* Basically, anyone who dons the legendary cape of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' on the big screen.
210	** Creator/ChristopherReeve in ''Film/{{Superman\|TheMovie}}'' and sequels.
211	** Creator/BrandonRouth in ''Film/SupermanReturns''.
212	** Creator/HenryCavill in ''Film/ManOfSteel''. Though he did have lead roles in ''Series/TheTudors'' and ''Film/{{Immortals}}'', the Superman reboot provided the biggest boost to his career.
213	* Creator/RobertRedford in ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid''.
214	* Sir Creator/MichaelRedgrave shot to fame and became a matinée idol on the release of his debut film, Alfred Hitchcock's ''Film/TheLadyVanishes'' (1938), through his pitch-perfect performance of the male lead, Gilbert Redman.
215	* ''Film/HotTubTimeMachine'' made Creator/CraigRobinson (coupled with ''Series/{{The Office\|US}}'') Creator/RobCorddry and Clark Duke into moviestars.
216	* Creator/KeanuReeves in ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure''.
217	* Creator/EdwardGRobinson in ''Film/LittleCaesar''.
218	* Creator/MickeyRooney and Creator/JudyGarland in ''Film/LoveFindsAndyHardy'', though Garland as an individual player would not become internationally recognized until ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
219	* Creator/AdamSandler in ''Film/BillyMadison''.
220	* Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger in ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'', solidified considerably by ''Film/TheTerminator'', easily his signature role.
221	* Creator/StevenSeagal in ''Film/AboveTheLaw1988'' and firmly solidified by ''Film/UnderSiege''.
222	* Creator/DonaldSutherland, Creator/ElliottGould, Creator/TomSkerritt and Sally Kellerman in ''Film/{{MASH}}''.
223	* Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme in ''Film/{{Bloodsport}}''.
224	* Creator/RichardDreyfuss in ''Film/AmericanGraffiti''.
225	* Creator/GeorgeSegal in ''Theatre/WhosAfraidOfVirginiaWoolf''.
226	* Creator/PeterSellers (outside the UK) in ''Film/ThePinkPanther1963'' and ''Film/DrStrangelove''.
227	* Creator/WesleySnipes in ''Film/NewJackCity'' and ''Film/Passenger57''; even more so with ''Film/{{Blade}}''.
228	* Creator/KevinSpacey (coupled with ''Film/{{Se7en}}'') and Creator/BenicioDelToro in ''Film/TheUsualSuspects''.
229	* Creator/JasonStatham in ''Film/TheTransporter''.
230	* Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/CarlWeathers in ''Film/{{Rocky}}''.
231	** Creator/MrT in ''Film/RockyIII'' (coupled with ''Series/TheATeam'').
232	** Wrestling/HulkHogan in '''Rocky III''' as well. This movie is what made him popular enough to headline the WWF's Golden era.
233	** Creator/DolphLundgren in ''Film/RockyIV''.
234	* Creator/PatrickSwayze in ''Film/DirtyDancing''.
235	* Creator/RobertTownsend in ''Hollywood Shuffle''.
236	* Creator/JohnTravolta in ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' and ''Film/{{Grease}}''.
237	* Creator/MichaelVartan in ''Film/NeverBeenKissed''.
238	* Creator/VinceVaughn in ''Film/{{Swingers}}''. He would later be famous for Creator/ToddPhillips movies in ''Film/OldSchool'' and ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'' and become a marketable leading man in Creator/FratPack films like ''Film/DodgeBallATrueUnderDogStory'' and ''Film/WeddingCrashers''.
239	* Creator/MaxVonSydow in ''Film/TheSeventhSeal''.
240	* Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/HeatherGraham (coupled with ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe''), Creator/ThomasJane, and Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman in ''Film/BoogieNights''.
241	* Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and his sister Creator/{{Maggie\|Gyllenhaal}} in ''Film/DonnieDarko''.
242	* Creator/ChanningTatum in ''Film/StepUp'' (coupled with ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', even though ironically, he has considered it extreme OldShame to him despite providing a boost to his acting career and star power that would follow).
243	* Creator/IanMcKellen (as a film actor) in ''Film/RichardIII''.
244	* Creator/ChristopherWalken in ''Film/TheDeerHunter''. Though he actually played a supporting part, it won him more recognition than the high-profile starring roles he took in the following years.
245	* Creator/DenzelWashington in ''Film/{{Glory}}'', where he also won an Academy Award for best supporting actor. ''Film/MalcolmX'', released in 1992, later established Washington as a leading man.
246	* Creator/KenWatanabe (outside of Japan) in ''Film/TheLastSamurai''.
247	* Creator/JohnWayne in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''.
248	* Creator/BillyDeeWilliams (coupled with ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'') in ''Lady Sings The Blues''. The film also showed what a powerful actress music icon Diana Ross could be, as she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
249	* Creator/RobinWilliams (as a film actor) in ''Film/GoodMorningVietnam'' as it earned him an Oscar nod.
250	* Creator/BruceWillis and Creator/AlanRickman in ''Film/DieHard''. Rickman would later gain further fame as Snape in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' adaptations.
251	* Creator/OwenWilson in ''Film/ShanghaiNoon''.
252	* Creator/ElijahWood, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/OrlandoBloom, Creator/DominicMonaghan and Billy Boyd in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
253	* Creator/JackOConnell in ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire'' and ''Film/{{Unbroken}}''.
254	* Creator/FreddieHighmore in ''Film/FindingNeverland'' (coupled with ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', in part because Creator/JohnnyDepp, after working with him on the former, recommended him for the latter).
255	* Creator/PeterWeller and Creator/KurtwoodSmith in ''Film/RoboCop1987''.
256	* Creator/JohnCusack in ''Film/SayAnything''.
257	* Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, and Devon Bostick in ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKid''.
258	* Creator/RyanReynolds in ''Film/VanWilder''.
259	* Music/IceT and Creator/ChrisRock in ''Film/NewJackCity''.
260	* Creator/DudleyMoore and Creator/BoDerek in ''Film/Ten1979''
261	* Creator/KevinBacon in ''Film/{{Footloose}}''.
262	* Creator/SeanPenn and Creator/JenniferJasonLeigh in ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.
263	* Creator/EdwardNorton in ''Film/PrimalFear''.
264	* Creator/EricBana in ''Film/{{Chopper}}''.
265	* Creator/BillNighy, Creator/AndrewLincoln (coupled with ''Series/TheWalkingDead'') and Creator/ThomasBrodieSangster in ''Film/LoveActually''.
266	* Creator/JoelEdgerton and Creator/FrankGrillo in ''Film/{{Warrior}}''. The film also solidified both Creator/NickNolte and Creator/TomHardy's {{Career Resurrection}}s (the latter's CR starting with ''Film/{{Bronson}}'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}'').
267	* Creator/PeterSarsgaard in ''Film/GardenState''.
268	* Creator/KurtRussell in ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork''.
269	* Creator/CaryElwes, and Creator/MandyPatinkin in ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.
270	* Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/RachaelLeighCook in ''Film/ShesAllThat''.
271	* Creator/OscarIsaac (coupled with ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]'') in ''Film/InsideLlewynDavis''.
272	* Creator/CThomasHowell, Creator/EmilioEstevez and Creator/RobLowe in ''Film/TheOutsiders''.
273	* Creator/DevPatel and Freida Pinto in ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire''.
274	* Creator/ChadwickBoseman in ''Film/FortyTwo'' and ''Film/GetOnUp''. Cemented in ''Film/BlackPanther2018''.
275	* Creator/AnselElgort in ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars''. ''Film/{{Divergent}}'' also got him attention, but this is the film that shot him to the stratosphere.
276	** Creator/MilesTeller, also known from ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'', got the attention of everyone with ''Film/{{Whiplash}}''.
277	* Creator/MichaelShannon in ''Film/RevolutionaryRoad''.
278	* Creator/BillSkarsgard in ''Film/It2017''. And to a lesser extent, the entire cast of child actors with the exception of Creator/FinnWolfhard, who was already famous for ''Series/StrangerThings''.
279	* Creator/DaneDehaan in ''Film/{{Chronicle}}''.
280	* Neel Sethi in ''Film/TheJungleBook2016''.
281	* Creator/TyeSheridan in ''Film/{{Mud}}''.
282	* Creator/BurtReynolds in ''Film/{{Deliverance}}''.
283	* Creator/MarkRuffalo first got noticed by critics in ''You Can Count on Me'' (2000), but it was the one-two punch of ''Film/TheKidsAreAllRight'' (2010) and ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' (2012) which made him a true star.
284	* Creator/OSheaJacksonJr., Creator/CoreyHawkins, and Jason Mitchell in ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton''.
285	* Creator/GeoffreyRush in ''Film/{{Shine}}''.
286	* Creator/WilliamHurt in ''Film/AlteredStates''.
287	* Creator/EddieRedmayne (coupled with ''Film/MyWeekWithMarilyn'' and ''Film/LesMiserables2012'') and Creator/FelicityJones in ''Film/TheTheoryOfEverything''.
288	* Creator/DavidOyelowo in ''Film/{{Selma}}''. Oyelowo was somewhat [[Film/TheHelp known]] [[Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes before]], but ''Selma'' raised his profile significantly.
289	** He would also get some recognition as the voice of Agent Kallus in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
290	* Creator/TaronEgerton, Creator/SofiaBoutella, and Sophie Cookson in ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''.
291	* Creator/TobyKebbell in ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''.
292	* Creator/PaulWalker, Creator/TyreseGibson, Music/{{Ludacris}}, Creator/LucasBlack, and Creator/BrianTee in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious''.
293	** While Creator/GalGadot first gained recognition outside of Israel through her role in these films, most people will point to her role as ComicBook/WonderWoman (either in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' or [[Film/WonderWoman2017 her first solo outing]]) as her true ascension to superstardom.
294	* Creator/StefanKapicic in ''Film/Deadpool2016''.
295	* Creator/DamonWayans in ''Film/TheLastBoyScout'' (coupled with ''Series/InLivingColor'').
296	* Creator/JohnnyWeissmuller was well known as the fastest Olympic swimmer of his era, but the role of Franchise/{{Tarzan}}, starting with ''Film/TarzanTheApeMan1932'', made him a film icon.
297	* Creator/RobertPattinson and Creator/TaylorLautner in ''Film/{{Twilight}}''.
298	* Creator/BlakeMichael in ''Film/LemonadeMouth''.
299	* Creator/GaspardUlliel in ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement''.
300	* Creator/MattLetscher in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro''.
301	* Creator/TimotheeChalamet in ''Film/CallMeByYourName''.
302	* Creator/TobinBell already had a decade-long character acting career, but the role of John "Jigsaw" Kramer in the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films established him as a horror icon.
303
304	!Actresses
305	* Creator/AmyAdams in ''Film/{{Enchanted}}''. She had already received an Academy Award nomination for her role in ''Film/{{Junebug}}'', but it was the live-action Disney princess film that put her on the map.
306	* Creator/JessicaAlba in ''Film/{{Honey}}''.
307	* Creator/KarenAllen in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
308	* Creator/JulieAndrews in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.
309	* Creator/{{Awkwafina}} in ''Film/CrazyRichAsians''.
310	* Creator/LaurenBacall in her debut film, ''Film/ToHaveAndHaveNot''.
311	* Creator/DrewBarrymore in ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' (as a child actress) and ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'' (as an adult actress).
312	* Creator/KimBasinger in ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks'' and cemented by ''Film/{{Batman\|1989}}''.
313	* Creator/KathyBates in ''Film/{{Misery}}''.
314	* Creator/JenniferBeals in ''Film/{{Flashdance}}''.
315	* Creator/AnnetteBening in ''Film/TheGrifters''.
316	* Creator/IngridBergman in ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' internationally, though she was already famous in Europe for a few years.
317	* Creator/HalleBerry in ''Film/Boomerang1992''.
318	* Creator/CateBlanchett in ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}''.
319	* Creator/KateBosworth in ''Film/BlueCrush''
320	* Creator/LorraineBracco in ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''.
321	* Creator/SandraBullock in ''Film/{{Speed}}''.
322	* Creator/JulieChristie in ''Film/{{Darling}}'' and ''Film/DoctorZhivago''. Her supporting role in ''Film/BillyLiar'' also helped get her noticed.
323	* Jill Clayburgh in ''Film/AnUnmarriedWoman''.
324	* Creator/ToniCollette in ''Film/MurielsWedding''.
325	* Creator/LilyCollins in ''Film/MirrorMirror''.
326	* Creator/LauraDern in ''Film/JurassicPark''.
327	* Creator/CameronDiaz and Creator/BenStiller in ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary''.
328	* Creator/KirstenDunst in ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'' as a child star. She later established her adult career with ''Film/SpiderMan1''. ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'' and ''Film/BringItOn'' bridged the gap in her teen years.
329	* Creator/AnnaFaris and Creator/ReginaHall in ''Film/ScaryMovie''.
330	* Creator/DakotaFanning in ''Film/IAmSam''.
331	* Creator/ElleFanning in ''Film/{{Super 8}}'' and ''Film/{{Maleficent}}''.
332	* Creator/MiaFarrow in ''Film/RosemarysBaby''.
333	* Creator/RebeccaFerguson in ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation''.
334	* Creator/IsabelleFuhrman in ''Film/{{Orphan}}'' and ''Film/TheHungerGames''.
335	* Creator/JaneFonda in ''Film/CatBallou''.
336	* Though she did get attention for the aforementioned ''Taxi Driver'' and ''Film/TheAccused'' being nominated for the MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInASupportingRole in the former and winning the MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInALeadingRole in the latter, Creator/JodieFoster did not become a superstar until ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''.
337	* Creator/JenniferGarner in ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty''.
338	* Creator/MiaGoth in ''Film/{{X\|2022}}''.
339	* Creator/MelanieGriffith in ''Film/WorkingGirl''.
340	* Creator/TiffanyHaddish in ''Film/GirlsTrip''.
341	* Creator/LindaHamilton, Creator/MichaelBiehn and Creator/LanceHenriksen in ''Film/TheTerminator''. ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' further boosted the latter two, especially Henriksen.
342	* Creator/MarciaGayHarden in ''Film/MillersCrossing''.
343	* Creator/AnneHathaway in ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries''.
344	* Creator/SalmaHayek, whose role in ''Film/{{Desperado}}'' and striking turn as the vampire stripper in ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' - and her striking bikini - instantly catapulted her to stardom.
345	* Creator/AudreyHepburn in ''Film/RomanHoliday''.
346	* Creator/KateHudson, Creator/ZooeyDeschanel, Creator/PatrickFugit, and Creator/BillyCrudup in ''Film/AlmostFamous''.
347	* Creator/OliviaHussey and Creator/MichaelYork in ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968''.
348	* Creator/KristannaLoken and Creator/NickStahl in ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''.
349	* Creator/JessicaLange in ''Film/{{Tootsie}}''.
350	* Creator/LucyLiu in ''Film/CharliesAngels2000''.
351	* Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt in ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''.
352	* Creator/ScarlettJohansson in ''Film/LostInTranslation'' (''Film/GirlWithAPearlEarring'' can count too, but as ''Lost in Translation'' was released first and was the much bigger hit of the two, and got the Oscar nomination, it is much more likely to be cited as her SMR.) It also served as a CareerResurrection for Creator/BillMurray.
353	* Creator/NataliePortman in ''Film/TheProfessional'' and ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
354	* Creator/AngelinaJolie in ''Film/GirlInterrupted'' and ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider''.
355	* Creator/MillaJovovich in ''Film/TheFifthElement''.
356	* Creator/NicoleKidman in ''Film/MoulinRouge'' and ''Film/TheOthers2001''. While she first gained notice with ''Film/DeadCalm'' and enjoyed reasonable success throughout TheNineties, for most of that decade she was best known as "Mrs. Creator/TomCruise", and many people believed that [[NeverASelfMadeWoman she owed her career to her husband]]. Her headlining two hit movies in 2001, just months after her divorce from Cruise, demonstrated that she was a genuine talent and A-lister in her own right without any help from Cruise.
357	* Creator/NastassjaKinski in ''Film/{{Tess}}''.
358	* Though she did get attention for ''Film/WintersBone'' and ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' (even getting an Oscar nomination for the former), Creator/JenniferLawrence never became a superstar until ''Film/TheHungerGames''.
359	** ''Film/TheHungerGames'' also applies to Creator/JoshHutcherson, Creator/AlexanderLudwig, Music/LennyKravitz (as an actor) Creator/AmandlaStenberg, Willow Shields, Creator/DayoOkeniyi, Creator/SamClaflin, and Creator/LiamHemsworth.
360	*** Though Creator/JoshHutcherson was pretty well-known from his childhood roles in ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'' and ''Journey to the Center of the Earth''. Ditto for Alex in ''Film/RaceToWitchMountain''. Liam Hemsworth was mostly known for his relationship with Miley Cyrus before ''The Hunger Games''.
361	* Creator/LisaKudrow in ''Film/RomyAndMichelesHighSchoolReunion'' (coupled with ''Series/{{Friends}}'').
362	* Creator/VivienLeigh in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' on the international scene. She already had some renown for native British films and in theater prior Creator/ClarkGable, who many incorrectly assume also broke out with this film, was already established at that point.
363	* Music/JenniferLopez in ''Film/{{Selena}}''. This was before her music career began, by the way.
364	* Creator/RooneyMara and Creator/NoomiRapace as Lisbeth Salander in ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo2011'' and ''Film/TheMillenniumTrilogy'' respectively.
365	* Creator/SophieMarceau internationally (who was already a big star in France) in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.
366	* Creator/MarilynMonroe in ''Film/{{Niagara}}''.
367	* Creator/DemiMoore in ''Film/Ghost1990''.
368	* Creator/JulianneMoore in ''Film/ShortCuts''.
369	* Music/MandyMoore in ''Film/AWalkToRemember''.
370	* Creator/ElliotPage in ''Film/{{Juno}}'', which continued to boost Creator/MichaelCera's popularity.
371	* Creator/MollyRingwald in ''Film/SixteenCandles''.
372	* Creator/JuliaRoberts in ''Film/PrettyWoman''.
373	* Creator/SaoirseRonan in ''Literature/{{Atonement}}'', which got her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination at the age of 13.
374	* Creator/ReneRusso in ''Film/LethalWeapon3''.
375	* Creator/SusanSarandon in ''Film/AtlanticCity''
376	* Creator/ElisabethShue in ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting''.
377	* Creator/JeanSimmons was first noticed for her portrayal of teenage Estella in Creator/DavidLean's adaptation of Creator/CharlesDickens' ''Film/GreatExpectations1946'', and as Kanchi in ''Film/BlackNarcissus'' (1947). However, her breakthrough came when she played Ophelia in Creator/LaurenceOlivier's's rendition of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Film/Hamlet1948'', which led to her first Academy Award nomination. Her first significant achievement in a leading role was in ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1949'', which also launched co-star Creator/DonaldHouston's career. In Hollywood, she was first noticed in ''Film/AngelFace'' but her breakthrough as a leading lady came with ''Film/TheRobe''.
378	* Creator/MaggieSmith in ''Film/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie'' established herself as a leading film actress and won her first Academy Award.
379	* Creator/KristenStewart in ''Film/{{Twilight}}''
380	* Creator/JuliaStiles in ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou''.
381	* Creator/EmmaStone as a leading lady in ''Film/EasyA'' though ''Film/{{Superbad}}'' and ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' made huge blips on the radar.
382	* Creator/SharonStone in ''Film/BasicInstinct''.
383	* Creator/MerylStreep in ''Film/KramerVsKramer''.
384	* Creator/HilarySwank and Creator/ChloeSevigny in ''Film/BoysDontCry''.
385	* Creator/CharlizeTheron in ''Film/TwoDaysInTheValley'' and ''Film/TheDevilsAdvocate'' as a supporting actress and ''Film/{{Monster}}'' as a leading actress.
386	* Creator/KathleenTurner in ''Film/BodyHeat''.
387	* Creator/LivTyler in ''Film/StealingBeauty'' and ''Film/Armageddon1998''.
388	* Creator/NaomiWatts in ''Film/MulhollandDrive''.
389	* Creator/SigourneyWeaver in ''Film/{{Alien}}''.
390	* Creator/RachelWeisz in ''Film/TheMummy1999''
391	* Creator/OliviaWilde in ''Film/TRONLegacy'' (although some may argue that her role in ''Series/{{House}}'' helped her quite a bit as well).
392	* Creator/CatherineZetaJones in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro''.
393	* Creator/BrigitteBardot and Jean-Louis Trintignant in ''Film/AndGodCreatedWoman''.
394	* Creator/ShirleyTemple in ''Film/BrightEyes''.
395	* Creator/BettyGrable and Creator/CarmenMiranda in ''Film/DownArgentineWay''.
396	* Creator/SissySpacek, Creator/AmyIrving and Creator/NancyAllen in ''Film/{{Carrie 1976}}''.
397	* Creator/DianeKruger outside of Germany in ''Film/{{Troy}}''
398	* Creator/RachelGriffiths and Creator/ToniCollette in ''Film/MurielsWedding''.
399	* Creator/AngelaBassett for ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993''.
400	* Creator/LindaCardellini in the ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' franchise (''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' was never a mainstream hit).
401	* Creator/CarlaGugino, Creator/DarylSabara, and Creator/AlexaVega in ''Film/SpyKids''.
402	* Creator/WhoopiGoldberg in ''Film/TheColorPurple1985''.
403	* Creator/AliciaSilverstone, Creator/StaceyDash, Creator/BrittanyMurphy, Creator/BreckinMeyer and Creator/PaulRudd (coupled with ''Film/ILoveYouMan'') in ''Film/{{Clueless}}''.
404	* Creator/MiraSorvino in ''Film/MightyAphrodite''.
405	* Creator/AnnaKendrick in ''Film/UpInTheAir'' and ''Film/PitchPerfect''.
406	* Creator/RebelWilson and Creator/AdamDevine in ''Film/PitchPerfect.''
407	* Music/DemiLovato and the Music/JonasBrothers (as actors) in ''Film/CampRock''.
408	* Creator/DaniellePanabaker (coupled with ''Film/FridayThe13th2009'') and Creator/MichaelAngarano in ''Film/SkyHigh2005''.
409	* Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz and Creator/AaronJohnson in ''Film/KickAss''.
410	* Creator/MarisaTomei in ''Film/MyCousinVinny'', which won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
411	* Creator/AnnaPaquin in ''Film/ThePiano''. She won the 1993 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role at the age of eleven, becoming the second-youngest winner in Oscar history after...
412	* Tatum O'Neal in ''Film/PaperMoon''.
413	* Creator/AbigailBreslin and Creator/PaulDano in ''Film/LittleMissSunshine''. It also served as a CareerResurrection for Creator/AlanArkin.
414	* Creator/JamieLeeCurtis in ''Film/Halloween1978''.
415	* Creator/WinonaRyder (coupled with ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'') and Creator/ChristianSlater in ''Film/{{Heathers}}''.
416	* Creator/PiperPerabo in ''Film/CoyoteUgly''. Creator/MariaBello was already known from ''Series/{{ER}}'', but got a significant boost from this film as well.
417	* Creator/MonicaKeena in ''Film/FreddyVsJason''.
418	* Creator/ReeseWitherspoon in ''Film/{{Election}}'' and ''Film/LegallyBlonde''.
419	* Creator/GwynethPaltrow (coupled with ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' and ''Film/{{Emma}}'') in ''Film/ShakespeareInLove''.
420	* ''Franchise/FinalDestination film series'':
421	** Creator/AliLarter (coupled with ''Series/{{Heroes}}'') and Creator/DevonSawa in ''Film/FinalDestination1''.
422	** Creator/AJCook (coupled with ''Series/CriminalMinds'') in ''Film/FinalDestination2''.
423	** Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead (coupled with ''Film/{{Sky High\|2005}}'') in ''Film/FinalDestination3''.
424	** Creator/ShantelVanSanten in ''Film/FinalDestination4''.
425	** Creator/NicholasDAgosto, Creator/EmmaBell and Jacqueline Maclnnes Wood (coupled with ''Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful'') in ''Film/FinalDestination5''.
426	* Creator/AnnaSophiaRobb (coupled with ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'') in ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory''.
427	* Creator/RachelMcAdams (coupled with ''Film/TheNotebook'') in ''Film/MeanGirls''. Creator/AmandaSeyfried may also count, but ''Film/MammaMia'' gave her more boost than this film.
428	* Creator/MiaWasikowska (coupled with ''Series/InTreatment'') in Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010''.
429	* Creator/EmilyBrowning in ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents''.
430	* Creator/MaggieGrace (at the time, already well known for her role on ''Series/{{Lost}}'') and Creator/KatieCassidy in ''Film/{{Taken}}''. The film also redefined Creator/LiamNeeson's career.
431	* Creator/GeenaDavis in ''Film/TheFly1986''. Up to that point she'd only had secondary/tertiary roles in three movies and was best known if at all for her work on television, mostly in sitcoms; this proved she could handle much meatier roles on a larger canvas.
432	* Creator/AndieMacDowell and Creator/JamesSpader in ''Film/SexLiesAndVideotape''.
433	* Creator/GoldieHawn in ''Theatre/CactusFlower'', which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (since the better-known Creator/IngridBergman was billed above her).
434	* Creator/ElizabethBanks in the one-two punch of ''Film/SpiderMan1'' and ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}'', both released one year after the other. She would also find fame later with ''Invincible''.
435	* Creator/MegRyan in ''Film/WhenHarryMetSally''.
436	* Creator/AyeletZurer (outside of Israel) in ''Film/{{Munich}}''.
437	* Creator/NeveCampbell (coupled with ''Series/PartyOfFive'') in ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}''.
438	* Creator/VeraFarmiga in ''Film/TheDeparted''.
439	* Creator/IslaFisher in ''Film/WeddingCrashers''.
440	* Creator/RobinWright in either ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and ''Film/ForrestGump''.
441	* Creator/KateBeckinsale in ''Film/Underworld2003''.
442	* Creator/CareyMulligan (coupled with the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Blink") in ''Film/AnEducation''.
443	* Creator/EmmaThompson and Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter in ''Film/HowardsEnd''.
444	* Creator/LindsayLohan as twins in ''Film/{{The Parent Trap\|1998}}''. The fireworks fly in the opening credits when "Introducing Lindsay Lohan" appears.
445	* Creator/ViolaDavis, Creator/OctaviaSpencer and Creator/JessicaChastain in ''Film/TheHelp''. ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'' also earned Chastain acclaim the same year.
446	* Creator/EmilyBlunt in ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada''.
447	* Creator/ChristinaRicci in ''Film/TheAddamsFamily''.
448	* Creator/ShaileneWoodley was somewhat well-known [[Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager before]] ''Divergent'' and ''The Fault in Our Stars'' but it is generally agreed that these two movies were her true Star Making Roles.
449	** More straightforward examples from ''Divergent'' include Creator/TheoJames, Creator/ZoeKravitz, and Creator/JaiCourtney.
450	* Creator/MargotRobbie outside of Australia in ''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet'' and firmly solidified by ''Film/SuicideSquad2016''.
451	* Creator/CharlotteRampling in ''Film/TheNightPorter''.
452	* Creator/RilaFukushima and Creator/TaoOkamoto in ''Film/TheWolverine''.
453	* Creator/TarajiPHenson in ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton''.
454	* Creator/DakotaJohnson and Creator/JamieDornan in ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey''.
455	* Creator/BetteMidler in ''Film/TheRose''.
456	* Creator/SiennaMiller became a star in her home country, Great Britain, with her very first two roles in ''Film/LayerCake'' and ''Film/{{Alfie}}'', and (coupled with ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'') to American audiences in ''Film/{{Foxcatcher}}'' and ''Film/AmericanSniper''.
457	* Creator/MichellePfeiffer in ''Film/Scarface1983''.
458	* Creator/MaggieQ in ''Film/NakedWeapon''.
459	* Creator/HaileeSteinfeld achieved cult stardom thanks to the 2010 remake of ''Film/TrueGrit'', which was ''literally'' her first-ever acting role. Her ascension to the mainstream came five years later with ''Film/PitchPerfect 2''. And that's all without bringing up her music career, which only brought her ''further'' into superstardom.
460	* Creator/GabrielleUnion in ''Film/BringItOn''.
461	* Creator/AliciaVikander in ''Film/TestamentOfYouth'', ''Film/ExMachina'' and ''Film/TheDanishGirl''.
462	* Creator/FrancesMcDormand, Creator/PeterStormare and Creator/JohnCarrollLynch (coupled with ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'') in ''Film/{{Fargo}}''.
463	* Creator/MarionCotillard became a star in Francophone countries with ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement'' and worldwide with her Oscar-winning ''Film/LaVieEnRose.''
464	* Creator/GlennClose in ''Film/TheWorldAccordingToGarp''.
465	* Creator/BrieLarson in ''Film/{{Room}}''. Larson's been acting for years beforehand, appearing in hits like ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'', ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', and ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and has had a following in the indie circuit thanks to ''Short Term 12''. However, her performance as "Ma" in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue's popular novel earned her a Best Actress Oscar, leading her to land the role of ComicBook/CarolDanvers in ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''[='=]s ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019''. ''Room'' is also the breakout for Creator/JacobTremblay.
466	* Creator/DebraWinger in ''Film/UrbanCowboy''.
467	* Creator/LeaSeydoux has appeared in several hit films prior to ''Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor'', such as ''Film/IngloriousBasterds'' and ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'', but it was her role in the French drama that truly got her name out there. Since then, she's appeared in several hit films like the Creator/WesAnderson film ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' and the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Spectre}}''. It's played perfectly straight, however, for Adele Exarchopoulos, who was almost completely unknown prior to the film.
468	* Creator/AmandaSeyfried in ''Theatre/MammaMia''. She had some prior recognition with ''Series/BigLove'' and, especially, ''Film/MeanGirls''.
469	* Creator/SeanYoung in ''Film/BladeRunner''.
470	* Creator/ReneeZellweger in ''Film/JerryMaguire''.
471	* Creator/AudreyTautou in ''Film/{{Amelie}}''
472	* Creator/BriannaHildebrand in ''Film/Deadpool2016''.
473	* Creator/IreneDunne in ''Film/{{Cimarron}}''.
474	* Creator/OdeyaRush in ''Film/TheOddLifeOfTimothyGreen'' and ''Film/TheGiver''
475	* Creator/DafneKeen in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.
476	* Creator/LilyJames in ''Film/Cinderella2015''
477	* Creator/JoanChen in ''Film/TheLastEmperor''.
478	* While well-established actors in China, ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' boosted the careers of Creator/ChowYunFat, Creator/ZhangZiYi, Creator/ChengPeiPei, and Creator/MichelleYeoh (coupled with ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'') internationally.
479	* Creator/ConnieNielsen in ''Film/TheDevilsAdvocate''.
480	* Creator/KatharineIsabelle in ''Film/GingerSnaps''.
481	* Creator/AlexandraDaddario and Creator/LoganLerman in ''[[Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief]]''.
482	* Creator/EvanRachelWood in ''Film/Thirteen2003''.
483	* Creator/JenaMalone in ''Film/BastardOutOfCarolina''.
484	* Creator/VirginiaMadsen and Creator/TonyTodd in ''Film/{{Candyman}}''.
485	* Creator/TippiHedren in ''Film/TheBirds''.
486	* Creator/MarthaHigareda's first major role in ''Film/AmarTeDuele'' made her famous in native Mexico.
487	* Creator/SophiaLillis in ''Film/It2017''.
488	* Creator/MadisonIseman in ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle''.
489	* Creator/OliviaCooke in ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''.
490	* Creator/KathrynNewton in ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'' even though her first lead role was in the fourth ''Film/ParanormalActivity''.
491	* Creator/RosaSalazar as the eponymous ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel''.
492	* Creator/JordanaBrewster, Creator/ElsaPataky and Creator/MichelleRodriguez (coupled with her cult hit ''Film/{{Girlfight}}'') in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious''.
493	* Music/SofiaCarson in ''Film/{{Descendants}}''.
494	* Music/HayleyKiyoko and Creator/NaomiScott in ''Film/LemonadeMouth''.
495	* Creator/GeraldineViswanathan in ''Film/{{Blockers}}''.
496	* Creator/GinaCarano in ''Film/{{Haywire}}''.
497	* Creator/TamlynTomita in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''.
498	* The [[GirlOfTheWeek Bond Girls]] in ''Film/JamesBond'' film series. Specifically, Creator/UrsulaAndress, Creator/JaneSeymourActress, Creator/BarbaraBach, Creator/KimBasinger (though it was an "unofficial" [[Film/NeverSayNeverAgain Bond film]]), Creator/BarbaraCarrera (same case and film as Basinger), Creator/MaryamDabo, Creator/CareyLowell (although some will argue ''Series/LawAndOrder''), Creator/TalisaSoto, Creator/FamkeJanssen, Creator/RosamundPike (although some will argue ''Film/GoneGirl''), Creator/EvaGreen, Creator/GemmaArterton and Creator/OlgaKurylenko.
499	* Creator/JenniferConnelly in ''Film/RequiemForADream''. She's already known before this, but this is the film attributed to her being a credible actress.
500	* Creator/AnaDeArmas in ''Film/KnivesOut''. She's already known for ''Film/KnockKnock2015'' and ''Film/BladeRunner2049'', but this was the film that cemented her standing.
501	* Creator/RachelZegler and Creator/ArianaDebose in ''Film/WestSideStory2021''. While the film underperformed, the critical acclaim the two received, Zegler won a Golden Globe and Debose won an Oscar, skyrocketed their careers.
502	* Creator/JoannaPacula first gained prominence through her work with the Warsaw Dramatic Theatre, but it was her role as Irina Asanova in the film adaptation of ''Literature/GorkyPark'' that gained her international attention.
503	* The 1969 film ''Baby Love'' first put Creator/LindaHayden on the map, but it was her creepy, charismatic performance as Angel Blake in ''Film/TheBloodOnSatansClaw'' that truly propelled her into cult stardom.
504
505	!Japanese voice actors (dubbing only)
506	* Creator/KenshoOno as the titular Film/HarryPotter, along with [[Manga/KurokosBasketball Tetsuya Kuroko]] & [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Giorno Giovanna]].
507	* Creator/MiyuIrino as Haku in ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', along with [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora]].
508	* Chiaki Nagatomi in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' new trilogy as Rey.
509	* Makoto Tamura and Creator/JunyaEnoki Alongside with [[Anime/CardfightVanguardG Shion Kiba]],[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Pannacotta Fugo]], and [[Manga/JujutsuKaisen Yuji Itadori]] in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' as ComicBook/BlackPanther and ComicBook/SpiderMan.
510
511	!Mexican voice actors (dubbing only)
512	* Sergio Gutiérrez Coto in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' as Batman.
513	* Salvador Nájar in the original edition of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' original trilogy as Luke Skywalker, along with [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone Arthur]].
514	* Livier Zuñiga and Abraham Vega in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' new trilogy as Rey and Finn respectively.
515	* Jessica Ángeles in ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' as Katniss Everdeen, along with [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Princess Zelda]].
516	* Martín Soto in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'' as Egon Spengler, whom he'd also dub in [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters the animated series]]
517	* Creator/JoseLavat as either Captain Georg von Trapp in ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' (and the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' version, ''Anime/TrappFamilyStory'') or Gandalf in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit''.
518	* Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza in ''Film/TheKarateKid'' as Daniel "Daniel-san" Larusso
519
520	!Spaniard voice actors (dubbing only)
521	* Axel Amigo as Creator/DanielRadcliffe's ''Film/HarryPotter''.
522	* Nacho Aldeguer as Creator/HaleyJoelOsment's immortal performance in ''Film/TheSixthSense''.
523	* Jordi Boixaderas as Creator/RussellCrowe's Maximus in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.
524	* Jordi Brau voicing Creator/RobinWilliams' John Keating in ''Film/GoodMorningVietnam''.
525	* Camilo García as Creator/AnthonyHopkins (Hannibal Lecter) in ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' and Creator/HarrisonFord (Han Solo) in the first ''Franchise/StarWars'' film.
526	* Mario Gas as Creator/BenKingsley's ''Film/{{Gandhi}}''.
527	* Miguel Ángel Jenner as Creator/SamuelLJackson's Jules Winnfield in ''Film/PulpFiction''.
528	** Daughter Michelle Jenner became known when voicing Creator/EmmaWatson Hermione Granger in ''Film/HarryPotter''. As a live-action actress she became known for the comedy TV series ''Los Hombres de Paco''.
529	** Son David Jenner as Sean Astin's Samwise Gamgee in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
530	* Gabriel Jiménez as Creator/HughJackman (Wolverine) in ''Film/XMen1''.
531	* Ramón Langa for voicing Creator/BruceWillis' John [=McClane=] in the first ''Film/DieHard'' film, though he voiced Willis before in ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}''.
532	* Pepe Mediavilla had a career that began between the late '60s and early '70s but his biggest and most famous role, aside from almost religiously voicing many of Creator/MorganFreeman's roles, came in 2001 as Creator/IanMcKellen's Gandalf in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
533	* Laura Pastor as TheOtherDarrin for Hermione Granger in ''Film/HarryPotter''.
534	* Luis Posada as Creator/JimCarrey's characters in ''Film/TheMask'' and ''Film/DumbAndDumber'' as well as Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio's Jack Dawson in ''Film/{{Titanic\|1997}}''. Though Capt. Jack Sparrow (Creator/JohnnyDepp) in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' is probably the most famous to date.
535	* The late Creator/ConstantinoRomero in the original trilogy of ''Franchise/StarWars'' as Darth Vader.
536	* Creator/ClaudioSerrano as Creator/ChristianBale's ComicBook/{{Batman}} in ''Film/BatmanBegins'' was his start as the official voice for the Cape Crusader in various related media.
537	* Creator/RicardoSolans had a career dating back to the '60s, including being the official voice of Creator/DustinHoffman and Creator/RobertDeNiro, but his true breakout as de Niro was the 1991 remake of ''Film/CapeFear'', which became a MemeticMutation with the "Counselor!" (translated as "¡Abogado!" in Spanish) [[TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn catch phrase]].
538	* Marta Tamarit as Creator/MegRyan's Sally in ''Film/WhenHarryMetSally''.
539	* Salvador Vidal as Creator/MarkHamill (Luke Skywalker) in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' original trilogy.
540
541	!European French voice actors (dubbing only)
542	* Creator/AdrienAntoine as Jake Sully in ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.
543	* Hervé Bellon as Roy Batty (Creator/RutgerHauer) in ''Film/BladeRunner''.
544	* Creator/DanielBeretta as the official voice actor for Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger since Ivan Danko in ''Film/RedHeat''.
545	* Creator/DominiqueCollignonMaurin as Luke Skywalker (Creator/MarkHamill) in the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy.
546	* Creator/EmmanuelCurtil as the main voice of Creator/JimCarrey starting with Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask in ''Film/TheMask'' and Film/AceVentura.
547	* Creator/RichardDarbois as Biff Tannen in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' and the main voice of Harrison Ford with ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' as Franchise/IndianaJones (he had voiced him before in ''Film/BladeRunner'').
548	* Creator/AlainDorval as Creator/SylvesterStallone's voice since ''Film/{{Rocky}}''.
549	* Creator/BernardGabay as Aragorn (Creator/ViggoMortensen) in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and Detective Mac Taylor in ''Series/{{CSINY}}''. Skyrocketed even further with Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
550	* Luq Hamet as Marty [=McFly=] (Creator/MichaelJFox) in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
551	* Creator/PierreHatet as Doc Emmett Brown (Creator/ChristopherLloyd) in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
552	* Creator/BernardLanneau as the voice of Creator/KevinCostner since ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''.
553	* Creator/FrancisLax as the early voice of Creator/HarrisonFord as Han Solo in the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy and Indiana Jones in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' (though he was also fairly well known as the voice of Shaggy Rogers in ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' a few years before ''Film/ANewHope'').
554	* Creator/CelineMonsarrat as the main voice of Creator/JuliaRoberts with Vivian Ward in ''Film/PrettyWoman''.
555	* Creator/MichelPapineschi as the main dubbing voice of Creator/RobinWilliams. He started dubbing Williams in 1990 with ''Film/{{Awakenings}}'', but it really took off with Peter Banning/Peter Pan in ''Film/{{Hook}}''.
556	* Creator/PatrickPoivey as the main voice of Creator/BruceWillis since John [=McClane=] in ''Film/DieHard''.
557
558	!Canadian French voice actors (dubbing only)
559	* Émile Mailhiot, Creator/XavierDolan (as a voice actor), and Stéfanie Dolan as Film/HarryPotter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger respectively.

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