Here are some young shoots who undoubtedly have a great career ahead of them. If they are still relatively unknown today, you will surely hear about them in the years to come…
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet, 22 years old, is the revelation of the moment for his role as Elio in the film ‘ Call Me by Your Name ‘. There’s a good chance that Timothée Chalamet will become the youngest winner in Oscar history in the Best Actor category. He has already won no less than three prizes at the end of 2017 and certainly many more will follow. This year he will also star in ‘ Lady Bird ‘, ‘ A Rainy Day in New York ‘ (which may be Woody Allen’s last film) and ‘ Beautiful Boy ‘ by our compatriot Felix Van Groeningen! ‘ Call Me By your Name ‘ is currently on view in our cinemas.
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan has won a lot of praise for her role in the film ‘ Atonement ‘ (2007) in which she co-starred with James McAvoy and Keira Knightley. A memorable character that earned her a BAFTA, Golden Globes and Academy Award nomination. Her role in ‘ Brooklyn ‘ also earned her an Oscar nomination. ‘ The Lovely Bones ‘ (2009) and ‘ The Grand Budapest Hotel ‘ (2014) would cement her popularity before she took on the role of Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter series . Last year she got the lead role in ‘ On Chesil Beach ‘ and her performance in ‘ Lady Bird‘ (2017) won him a Golden Globe on January 8. The actress is also nominated for the third time at the Oscars for her role in this last film. In 2018, she will be seen alongside Margot Robbie in the historical drama ‘ Mary Queen of Scots ‘.
Freddie Highmore
Freddie Highmore is only 26 years old but already has some great references. An actor since the age of 5, he made his real breakthrough with ‘ Neverland ‘ (2004) and ‘ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ‘ (2005), two films he shot alongside Johnny Depp. Other highlights of his filmography ‘August Rush ‘ (2007) and ‘ The Spiderwick Chronicles ‘ (2008). Since then, he has become famous in the role of Norman Bates in the series ‘ Bates Motel ‘ (2013-2017) or that of Doctor Shaun Murphy in ‘ The Good Doctor ‘ (2017-2018). He won a Broadcast Film Critics Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Maika Monroe
Maika Monroe made her acting debut in 2012 in the movie ‘ At Any Price ‘, starring Dennis Quaid in the lead role. She then starred in a whole series of horror films, earning her a reputation as a ‘scream queen’. In 2014, ‘ It Follows ‘ will be the first film where she will get the leading role. Another horror movie, yes, but this one doesn’t lack depth. In 2016, we find her alongside Liam Hemsworth in ‘ Independence Day 2 ‘. She would then make her way into more respected films like ‘ Bokeh ‘, ‘ The Scent of Rain & Lightning ‘, ‘I’m Not Here ‘ and ” (all released in 2017). Apart from her acting skills, Maika Monroe is also a professional kitesurfer.
Tye Sheridan
Tye Sheridan has already demonstrated very precocious acting skills alongside Nicolas Cage in ‘ Joe ‘ (2013) and Matthew McConaughey in the adventure thriller ‘ Mud ‘ (2012). In ‘X-Men: Apocalypse ‘ (2016), he plays young Scott Summers (aka Cyclops), who wears a visor or sunglasses to stabilize his destructive eye rays. In 2017, he was seen at work in ‘ Grass Stains ‘ and ‘ The Yellow Birds ‘. This year, he is expected in four films, including ‘ X-Men: Dark Phoenix ‘ and Steven Spielberg’s ‘ Ready Player One ‘.
Maisie Williams
Maisie Williams is now famous for her portrayal of Arya Stark in ‘ Game of Thrones ‘, a character who has come a long way since the start of the series and proven the full extent of her acting skills. She was also stunning in ‘ Gold ‘ (2014), where she shone alongside James Nesbitt. ‘ The Falling ‘, released in 2014, went more unnoticed, but his performance in the film is still worth watching.
Shameik Moore
Shameik Moore is an actor, singer and dancer all rolled into one. He was especially noticed for his role in ‘ Dope ‘, an award-winning film in 2015 at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Shameik Moore was then scouted by Baz Luhrmann to play one of the main roles in the Netflix original series ‘ The Get Down ‘ which evokes the birth of hip hop in New York in the 1970s. We should see him in action this year in ‘ The Pretenders ‘ and ‘ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ‘. Definitely, Shameik will have come a long way since his debut in a sketch broadcast on Cartoon Network…
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy starred in multi-award winning horror film ‘ The Witch ‘ before doubling down in M. Night Shyamalans’ ‘ Split ‘. Anya doesn’t need long dialogues to convey the strength of her emotions, the power of her dark gaze being more than enough. We should still talk a lot about her in the years to come…
Cody Smith-McPhee
At 16, Kodi Smit-McPhee (21 today) already had more films behind him than an average actor in Hollywood. This Australian fell into the acting profession from the cradle, or almost. His father, Andy, has been playing for years in successful Australian series like ‘Neighbours’ or ‘Home And Away’. And his sister, damn it, is also an actress. Kodi Smit-McPhee’s best known films are ‘ Let Me In ‘, ‘ A Birder’s Guide to Everything ‘, ‘ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ‘, ‘Slow West ‘ and ‘X-Men: Apocalypse ‘. In 2018, ‘ Alpha ‘ and ‘ X-Men: Dark Phoenix ‘
Mya Taylor
American actress and singer Mya Taylor (26) made history in 2016 when she became the first ‘transgender’ actress to win an Independent Spirit Award for her role in ‘ Tangerine ‘, which features also lesbian activist Cynthia Nixon. In 2015, she won the Gotham Independent Award for best emerging actress. In this list, we also find the transgender actress Kitana Kiki Rodriguez who played the main role in this same film, but did not win an award.
Hailee Steinfeld
Singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld (21) was just 14 when she made her first Oscar appearance in 2010. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the film ‘ True Grit ‘, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. A performance that ultimately earned him the trifle of 13 awards and various awards around the world. She was then nominated for the Golden Globes for her role in ‘ The Edge of Seventeen ‘. Hailee Steinfeld had already made a big impression in the musicals ‘ Begin Again ‘, ‘ Pitch Perfect 2 ‘ and ‘ Pitch Perfect 3 ‘. She then focused on her music career. It was in 2015 that came out ‘