Rising Stars of 2012
by bethbeth072 | created - 02 Mar 2012 | updated - 20 Jun 2012 | PublicIn no particular order...these are names you will be hearing a lot of this year! UK and USA
1. Douglas Booth
Actor | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Douglas John Booth is an English actor. Booth was born in London, England, the son of Vivien (De Cala), an artist, and Simon Booth, who works in shipping for Citigroup. He has appeared on English television as (Christopher and His Kind (2011), Great Expectations (2011)), starred in the film Romeo &...
2. Jurnee Smollett
Actress | The Burial
Jurnee Smollett is an award-winning actress and activist of rare talent and conviction. In the fall of 2020, she starred in J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele and Misha Green's critically acclaimed drama for HBO, "Lovecraft Country." Smollett's performance was lauded by industry insiders and critics alike. ...
3. AnnaSophia Robb
Actress | Bridge to Terabithia
Actress AnnaSophia Robb most recently starred in two of Hulu's most critically acclaimed limited series. In 2019, she co-starred opposite Patricia Arquette in THE ACT. This spring, she portrayed the flashback version of Reese Witherspoon's "Elena Richardson" character in LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, ...
4. Hannah Ware
Actress | Hitman: Agent 47
Hannah Ware was born on December 8, 1982 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), Oldboy (2013) and Cop Out (2010). She was previously married to Jesse Jenkins.
5. Max Adler
Actor | Glee
Born in Queens, New York and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Adler moved to Los Angeles immediately after graduating high school to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Max Adler, a cast member of the Golden Globe Winner for Best Television Series - Comedy (Glee) and a Screen Actors Guild Award ...
6. Giles Matthey
Actor | Jobs
Giles Matthey was born on November 11, 1987 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for Jobs (2013), Ford v Ferrari (2019) and 24: Live Another Day (2014).
7. Jason Maza
Producer | The Little Princess
Jason Maza was born on April 24, 1987 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Little Princess (2018), Outside Bet (2012) and Welcome to the Punch (2013).
8. Kurt Finney
Camera_department | The Purge
Kurt Brian Finney was born in Fountain Valley, CA on October 23. His mother, Kathleen Finney, works as a real estate agent and day trades for the stock market. His father, Gary Finney, selflessly works as a firefighter, and has done so for more than 30 years. Kurt has a younger brother named Kyle ...
9. John Boyega
Actor | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
John Boyega is a British actor, known for playing Finn in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). Boyega rose to prominence in his native United Kingdom for his role of Moses in the 2011 sci-fi comedy film Attack the Block (2011), before attaining international recognition for his work ...
10. Dola Rashad
Actress | Sex and the City 2
Dola Rashad was born on December 11, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Sex and the City 2 (2010), Money Monster (2016) and Billions (2016).
11. Vanessa Kirby
Actress | The Crown
Vanessa Kirby is an English stage, TV, and film actress. From 2016 to 2018, Kirby portrayed Princess Margaret in Peter Morgan's Netflix series The Crown, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series in 2018. She starred as Estella in the BBC ...
12. Tamzin Merchant
Actress | Carnival Row
Tamzin Merchant is a British born actress, writer and director. She grew up in Dubai and was cast in her first professional role as Georgiana Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). She attended The University of Cambridge to read Education Studies and continued to develop her career as...
13. Angela Trimbur
Actress | Search Party
Angela Trimbur was born on July 19, 1981 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Search Party (2016), The Final Girls (2015) and The Good Place (2016).
14. Daniel Sharman
Actor | Medici
Daniel Sharman was born in London. He began working as an actor at The Royal Shakespeare Company before going on to train for three years at The London Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007. After which he performed in many theatrical productions in London and Europe. He lives in Los Angeles and London.
15. Gabrielle Ryan
Actress | Power Book IV: Force
Gabrielle Ryan is an Actor, Model & Producer. She earned an Academic Scholarship to the prestigious Brighton College in the UK before returning to NYC. She studied Method at The Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute New York and then privately under the close guidance of Toby Sandeman from early ...
16. Michael Socha
Actor | Papillon
Michael Robert Socha is an actor, known for his role as Tom in Being Human (2008).
He was born December 13, 1987, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, to Kathleen (Lyons) and Robert Socha, and has Polish, English, Irish, and Italian ancestry. Socha was a rebellious pupil who often skipped school. At the ...
17. Wunmi Mosaku
Actress | His House
Wunmi Mosaku was born on July 31, 1986 in Zaria, Nigeria. She is an actress, known for His House (2020), Lovecraft Country (2020) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).
18. Christian Cooke
Actor | Love, Rosie
Christian Louis Cooke was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He began his acting career at the age of 10 when he appeared in a production of Bedazzled at the Bingley Arts Centre. His first television appearance was in a commercial for Birds Eye beef burgers. His career has progressed from ...
19. Richie Campbell
Actor | Grace
Richie Campbell is known for Grace (2021), Top Boy (2011) and Anuvahood (2011).
20. Sasha Spielberg
Actress | The Terminal
Sasha Spielberg was born on May 14, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Terminal (2004), The Art of Getting By (2011) and Munich (2005). She has been married to Harry McNally since May 21, 2022.
21. Julito McCullum
Actor | Akeelah and the Bee
Uriel McCullum was born on December 16, 1990 in Brooklyn, New York. Before his debut into the cinematic world Julito was a dancer for the New York Knicks and Liberty. Born to Colombian and American parents Glynis and Uriel Almanza his mom decided after his fathers murder in a robbery gone bad, to ...
22. Rose Leslie
Actress | Honeymoon
Rose Leslie is a Scottish actress. Her leading on screen debut was at age 21 in the television film New Town (2009). She is famous for playing Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011). Leslie also appeared in the films Now Is Good (2012) and The Last Witch Hunter (2015).
Leslie was ...
23. Spencer Rocco Lofranco
Actor | At Middleton
Spencer Rocco Lofranco was born on October 18, 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His father, Rocco C. Lofranco is a lawyer practicing in Toronto, Ontario. Spencer's mother is a model and actress and has a passion for dancing, and singing. Spencer's parents divorced when he was a young child. His ...
24. Malachi Kirby
Actor | Curfew
Malachi Kirby was born on September 20, 1989 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for Curfew (2019), Devils (2020) and Roots (2016).
25. Freddie Fox
Actor | The Three Musketeers
Frederick Samson Robert Morice Fox is an English actor, director, and producer. His is known for the roles as singer Marilyn in the BBC's Boy George biopic Worried About the Boy (2010), James Leighton-Masters in The Riot Club (2014), Freddie Baxter in Channel 4 hit series Cucumber (2015) and Banana...
26. Solomon Glave
Actor | Wuthering Heights
Solomon Glave was born in 1997 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Wuthering Heights (2011).
27. Jennie Jacques
Actress | Shank
Jennie Jacques is an English actress. Her first major role was as Annie Miller in Desperate Romantics (2009), a six-part BBC Two television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that was broadcast in July and August 2009. From 2013-2014 she played the lead role of WPC Gina Dawson on the...
28. James Howson
Actor | Wuthering Heights
James Howson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is known for Wuthering Heights (2011).
29. Sami Gayle
Actress | Vampire Academy
Actress Sami Gayle stars as "Nicky Reagan-Boyle" on CBS' cop drama Blue Bloods.
Gayle began her acting career as Baby June in the off-Broadway production of "Gypsy," starring Patti LuPone. She then reprised her role when the production transferred to Broadway shortly thereafter. Gayle later ...
30. Ashley Chin
Actor | Starred Up
Ashley Chin grew up in south London with his Jamaican mother and spent his youth mixed up in gang culture. He converted to Islam in 2002. The former rapper has spent the past year touring the country delivering his story "From The Streets 2 Islam" In a unique poetic style, which will leave you ...
31. Sophie Berenice
Actress | The Callback Queen
Sophie Berenice is known for The Callback Queen (2013), Stolen (2009) and Rearview (2017).
32. Natasha Jean Sparkes
Actress | The Tapes
Natasha Jean Sparkes was born on April 21, 1987. She is an actress and writer, known for The Tapes (2011), Powder Room (2013) and Victim (2011).
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