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Ellen Pompeo: 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002)
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Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) : 'Scent of a Woman' (1992)
- In this film that won Al Pacino an Academy Award, Hoffman played George, a classmate of Charlie's (Chris O'Donnell) who tries to escape trouble by ratting out his friends.
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Amanda Seyfried: 'Mean Girls' (2004)
- 'Mean Girls' fans are well aware of Seyfried's iconic performance as the third Plastic, Karen. Remember the cringe weather report scene?
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- In the iconic Tarantino film, Buscemi has a cameo as a waiter at Jack Rabbit Slim's, Ms Mia Wallace(Uma Thurman)'s favorite milkshake spot.
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Ryan Gosling: 'Remember the Titans' (2000)
- Gosling (center) has a small role in 'Remember the Titans.' He played Alan Bosley, a good guy defensive back, and one of the few who embraces his new African-American teammates.
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Jake Gyllenhaal: 'City Slickers' (1991)
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Brad Pitt: 'True Romance' (1993)
- Pitt had a cameo in 'True Romance,' playing the world's laziest stoner, Floyd. Definitely a different role for him!
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Seth Rogen: 'Donnie Darko' (2001)
- Rogen's first feature role was as Ricky Danforth in Richard Kelly's cult classic 'Donnie Darko.' Who would have guess this guy could be so funny!
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Scarlett Johansson: 'The Horse Whisperer' (1998)
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Jonah Hill: 'I Heart Huckabees' (2004)
- Hill got his first role in David O. Russell's existential comedy, 'I Heart Huckabees,' as the adopted brother of Stephen (Ger Duany).
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- When he was only 10, Gordon-Levitt nabbed a small role in Robert Redford's period drama about a Montana fly-fishing family. He is the tallest kid in the picture.
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Jack Black: 'Dead Man Walking' (1995)
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Timothée Chalamet: 'Interstellar' (2014)
- Before his breakthrough role in 'Call Me by Your Name' (2017), Chalamet took on the role of young Tom in 'Interstellar.'
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Jude Law: 'The Aviator' (2004)
- Law portrayed devilish actor Errol Flynn in 'The Aviator,' which takes place in the roaring '20s in Hollywood.
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- Everyone knows Portman stole the show in 1994's 'Léon,' but the following year she was in a much higher profile movie, starring Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. There, she played Pacino's girlfriend's daughter.
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Ben Affleck: 'School Ties' (1992)
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Johnny Depp: 'Platoon' (1986)
- With Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, and Tom Berenger in the lead roles, it's easy to forget Depp in the war film 'Platoon.'
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Abigail Breslin: 'Signs' (2002)
- Breslin is best known for her Oscar-nominated role in 'Little Miss Sunshine' (2006), but she first appeared as Mel Gibson's daughter, Bo, in this alien thriller.
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Vince Vaughn: 'Rudy' (1993)
- In one of the most popular football movies ever made, Vaughn plays Jamie O'Hara, a selfish halfback who comes around by the end of the film.
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Christopher Walken: 'Annie Hall' (1977)
- Walken's small role as Annie's (Diane Keaton) brother features some hilarious scenes in this Woody Allen classic.
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Bill Paxton: 'The Terminator' (1984)
- Featuring a trademark face tattoo and blue spiky hair, Paxton had a small role as a punk leader in 'The Terminator.' Sources: (Insider) (BuzzFeed)
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Kristen Stewart: 'Into the Wild' (2007)
- Stewart was only 16 when she appeared in Sean Penn's 'Into the Wild,' starring Emile Hirsch as Chris McCandless.
© NL Beeld
1 / 30 Fotos
Michael Fassbender: '300' (2006)
- '300' was Fassbender's first feature film. He played Stelios on the Battle of Thermopylae during the Greco-Persian Wars in 480 BCE.
© Getty Images
2 / 30 Fotos
Amy Adams: 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002)
- Adams had a small role in Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can,' as one of Leonardo DiCaprio's love interests, nurse Brenda.
© NL Beeld
3 / 30 Fotos
Ellen Pompeo: 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002)
- The 'Grey's Anatomy' star played flight attendant Marci, also one of DiCaprio's love interests.
© Getty Images
4 / 30 Fotos
Matt Damon: 'School Ties' (1992)
- 'School Ties' was also some of Damon's earlier work. Damon and Affleck also met actor Cole Hauser on the movie, and they all reunited on the set of 'Good Will Hunting' five years later.
© NL Beeld
5 / 30 Fotos
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) : 'Scent of a Woman' (1992)
- In this film that won Al Pacino an Academy Award, Hoffman played George, a classmate of Charlie's (Chris O'Donnell) who tries to escape trouble by ratting out his friends.
© Getty Images
6 / 30 Fotos
Amanda Seyfried: 'Mean Girls' (2004)
- 'Mean Girls' fans are well aware of Seyfried's iconic performance as the third Plastic, Karen. Remember the cringe weather report scene?
© NL Beeld
7 / 30 Fotos
Steve Buscemi: 'Pulp Fiction' (1994)
- In the iconic Tarantino film, Buscemi has a cameo as a waiter at Jack Rabbit Slim's, Ms Mia Wallace(Uma Thurman)'s favorite milkshake spot.
© Getty Images
8 / 30 Fotos
Ryan Gosling: 'Remember the Titans' (2000)
- Gosling (center) has a small role in 'Remember the Titans.' He played Alan Bosley, a good guy defensive back, and one of the few who embraces his new African-American teammates.
© NL Beeld
9 / 30 Fotos
Jake Gyllenhaal: 'City Slickers' (1991)
- A 10-year-old Gyllenhaal had his first role as Billy Crystal's son in 'City Slickers'. There, he has a great scene where he's mortified by his father's performance at his school's career day.
© Getty Images
10 / 30 Fotos
Brad Pitt: 'True Romance' (1993)
- Pitt had a cameo in 'True Romance,' playing the world's laziest stoner, Floyd. Definitely a different role for him!
© NL Beeld
11 / 30 Fotos
Seth Rogen: 'Donnie Darko' (2001)
- Rogen's first feature role was as Ricky Danforth in Richard Kelly's cult classic 'Donnie Darko.' Who would have guess this guy could be so funny!
© Getty Images
12 / 30 Fotos
Scarlett Johansson: 'The Horse Whisperer' (1998)
- Johansson had her first major role in The 'Horse Whisperer,' playing a damaged young girl who lost her leg in an accident, and then, gets back up on a horse.
© NL Beeld
13 / 30 Fotos
Vanessa Hudgens: 'Thirteen' (2003)
- Before 'High School Musical,' Hudgens got her first speaking movie role in Catherine Hardwicke's coming of age drama, 'Thirteen.'
© Getty Images
14 / 30 Fotos
Adam Scott: 'The Aviator' (2004)
- Also appearing a few scenes in 'The Aviator' is Scott, who played Howard Hughes' flamboyant press agent, Johnny Meyer.
© NL Beeld
15 / 30 Fotos
Jonah Hill: 'I Heart Huckabees' (2004)
- Hill got his first role in David O. Russell's existential comedy, 'I Heart Huckabees,' as the adopted brother of Stephen (Ger Duany).
© Getty Images
16 / 30 Fotos
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'A River Runs Through It' (1992)
- When he was only 10, Gordon-Levitt nabbed a small role in Robert Redford's period drama about a Montana fly-fishing family. He is the tallest kid in the picture.
© Getty Images
17 / 30 Fotos
Carey Mulligan: 'Pride & Prejudice' (2005)
- In her first role, Mulligan was cast as the second-youngest Bennet sister in Joe Wright's adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice.'
© Getty Images
18 / 30 Fotos
Jack Black: 'Dead Man Walking' (1995)
- Black made an appearance in the somber 'Dead Man Walking,' where he played one of Matthew Poncelet's (Sean Penn) three little brothers.
© Getty Images
19 / 30 Fotos
Timothée Chalamet: 'Interstellar' (2014)
- Before his breakthrough role in 'Call Me by Your Name' (2017), Chalamet took on the role of young Tom in 'Interstellar.'
© Getty Images
20 / 30 Fotos
Jude Law: 'The Aviator' (2004)
- Law portrayed devilish actor Errol Flynn in 'The Aviator,' which takes place in the roaring '20s in Hollywood.
© NL Beeld
21 / 30 Fotos
Natalie Portman: 'Heat' (1995)
- Everyone knows Portman stole the show in 1994's 'Léon,' but the following year she was in a much higher profile movie, starring Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. There, she played Pacino's girlfriend's daughter.
© Getty Images
22 / 30 Fotos
Ben Affleck: 'School Ties' (1992)
- Starring Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, 'School Ties' is Affleck's third movie, and first one with Damon.
© NL Beeld
23 / 30 Fotos
Johnny Depp: 'Platoon' (1986)
- With Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, and Tom Berenger in the lead roles, it's easy to forget Depp in the war film 'Platoon.'
© Getty Images
24 / 30 Fotos
Abigail Breslin: 'Signs' (2002)
- Breslin is best known for her Oscar-nominated role in 'Little Miss Sunshine' (2006), but she first appeared as Mel Gibson's daughter, Bo, in this alien thriller.
© NL Beeld
25 / 30 Fotos
Vince Vaughn: 'Rudy' (1993)
- In one of the most popular football movies ever made, Vaughn plays Jamie O'Hara, a selfish halfback who comes around by the end of the film.
© Getty Images
26 / 30 Fotos
Jada Pinkett Smith: 'Menace II Society' (1993)
- Pinkett Smith's first role came in the classic 'Menace II Society.' She played Ronnie, who tries to get Caine, the film's protagonist, to look for a better life with her in Atlanta.
© Getty Images
27 / 30 Fotos
Christopher Walken: 'Annie Hall' (1977)
- Walken's small role as Annie's (Diane Keaton) brother features some hilarious scenes in this Woody Allen classic.
© Getty Images
28 / 30 Fotos
Bill Paxton: 'The Terminator' (1984)
- Featuring a trademark face tattoo and blue spiky hair, Paxton had a small role as a punk leader in 'The Terminator.' Sources: (Insider) (BuzzFeed)
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Famous actors you didn’t notice (or forgot) were in these iconic movies
These stars had early roles in big movies
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It's funny to think how some famous faces go unnoticed in some of the biggest and most successful movies in the world. You may rewatch a certain flick years later and spot a supporting character who's since become a big star. After all, they had to start somewhere, and these movies turned out to have been a great opportunity; even if it was just a small cameo.
So, check out this gallery for some of the biggest stars in famous movies, before they became a household name.
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