The Ones to Watch
by TheSmartOne97 | created - 22 Apr 2014 | updated - 2 months ago | Public
1. Abbey Lee
Actress | Mad Max: Fury Road
Abbey Lee is known for her work as a model and actress. In 2015 Abbey made her feature film debut alongside Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron in George Miller's post-apocalyptic film "Mad Max: Fury Road". Abbey has since appeared in numerous feature films in both America and Australia. She has starred ...
2. Marque Richardson
Actor | Dear White People
Marque Richardson was born in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Dear White People (2014), Antebellum (2020) and True Blood (2008).
3. Victor Rasuk
Actor | Lords of Dogtown
Victor Rasuk was born on January 15, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Lords of Dogtown (2005), Godzilla (2014) and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
4. Antonia Thomas
Actress | The Good Doctor
Antonia Thomas is an English actress. She is best known for her work in the TV series Misfits, Lovesick and the The Good Doctor.
She studied for a Bachelor of Arts in acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009, and then joined the National Youth Theatre.
Her acting debut was in ...
5. J. Mallory McCree
Actor | Good Trouble
J. Mallory McCree was born on July 18, 1986 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Good Trouble (2019), Homeland (2011) and Quantico (2015).
6. Chris Rustin
Actor | The Long Short
Chris was born in Willingboro, New Jersey.
At the age of ten, he moved to New York City. Chris began acting at age thirteen after being cast in "Running Man"-- an Obie award-winning and a Pulitzer Prize nominated play. After the successful run of "Running Man", he received a scholarship to attend ...
7. Zaraah Abrahams
Actress | Payback Season
Zaraah Abrahams was born on January 7, 1987 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Payback Season (2012), Coronation Street (1960) and Waterloo Road (2006).
8. Kent Moran
Actor | The Challenger
Kent Moran is an award-winning actor, singer, screenwriter, and filmmaker.
As an Actor, Kent is best known for his starring roles in movies like the award-winning "The Challenger" (Michael Clarke Duncan, Kent Moran, S. Epatha Merkerson, Justin Hartley, Rob Morgan), "Redemption in Cherry Springs" (...
9. Addison Timlin
Actress | Odd Thomas
Addison Timlin began her career with the 2000-01 National Tour of "Annie". She performed every orphan role before taking over the role of Annie when she was 9 years old. Her love of stage continued to several productions of Annie including Papermill Playhouse and the Theater of The Stars Tour ...
10. 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 ...
11. Thom Green
Actor | Of an Age
Thom began his professional career at the age of 16 with his first role in the Network Ten telemovie "Emerald Falls" alongside actors Vince Colosimo, Georgie Parker and Catherine McClements. Through his early teen years he also starred in four Australian short films "Vafadar" and "The Ground ...
12. Kylie Bunbury
Actress | When They See Us
Bunbury was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to Kristi Novak and Alex Bunbury, a footballer. Her father is Guyanese-Canadian, and her mother is American, of Polish and Swedish descent. She spent her childhood in Europe (England for two years, and seven years on the island of Madeira, Portugal) ...
13. Dane DeHaan
Actor | Chronicle
Dane DeHaan recently wrapped production on Amazon Studio's international cocaine drama Zero Zero Zero, in which he stars.
On the silver screen DeHaan was last seen as Billy the Kid in The Kid opposite Ethan Hawke and Chris Pratt. He played the title character in Luc Besson's Valerian and The City of...
14. Toni Belafonte
Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Toni Belafonte is known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), 9-1-1 (2018) and FBI: International (2021).
15. Stephen Tyrone Williams
Actor | Person of Interest
Stephen Tyrone Williams is known for Person of Interest (2011), Tobacco Burn (2014) and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014).
16. Jessica Lucas
Actress | The Covenant
Jessica Lucas (born September 24th, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for her roles in television, such as Edgemont, Melrose Place (1992) and Cult, and in the films The Covenant (2006), Cloverfield (2008) and 2013's Evil Dead (2013). She also starred in the music video for ...
17. Julian Elijah Martinez
Actor | Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Julian Elijah Martinez is a New York and L.A.-based actor, teacher, and producer who holds an M.F.A from the Yale School of Drama. In addition to his work on screen, Elijah is also a prolific stage actor, having also performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally throughout the country. In his...
18. Amari Cheatom
Actor | Night Catches Us
Amari Cheatom is known for Night Catches Us (2010), Detroit (2017) and Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017).
19. Jaclyn Betham
Actress | NCIS: New Orleans
Jaclyn Betham was born on July 4, 1986 in Long Beach, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for NCIS: New Orleans (2014), The Haves and the Have Nots (2013) and Dear White People (2017). She was previously married to Toran Caudell.
20. Jason Hurt
Actor | Cop Out
In 2010, Jason was cast alongside actor Tracey Morgan in Director Kevin Smith's comedy "Cop Out" also starring Bruce Willis and Guillermo Diaz. That same year, Jason booked a lead role in The Hallivis brothers and Lionsgate Entertainment distributed sports drama "Game Time" (Released in the U.K. as...
21. Melanie Chandra
Actress | Code Black
Melanie is an actress and producer passionate about bringing more empathy to this world through her work. In line with that mission, she uses her platforms both on-screen and behind the camera to share powerful and diverse stories about women and minorities. She is best known for her work as Malaya...
22. Adepero Oduye
Actress | 12 Years a Slave
Adepero Oduye hails from Brooklyn, New York City by way of Nigeria. She is a graduate of Cornell University; and has studied acting with Wynn Handman, Austin Pendleton, and Susan Batson. Her name is pronounced "Add-eh-pair-o Oh-due-yay."
Her theatre credits include Danai Gurira's play Eclipsed, at ...
23. Sean Boyce Johnson
Actor | For Life
Sean Boyce Johnson is an American actor and voice-over artist who holds an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. Sean is a recipient of the Lloyd Richards Scholarship. An only child of a single mother, he was born and raised in Queens, New York. Sean has performed Off-Broadway, regionally and ...
24. Nicoye Banks
Actor | Invincible
Nicoye Banks is known for Invincible (2006), Green Zone (2010) and Brooklyn's Finest (2009).
25. Tobias Truvillion
Actor | Brooklyn's Finest
Tobias Truvillion was born on October 1, 1975 in Flushing, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Brooklyn's Finest (2009), One Life to Live (1968) and Hitch (2005).
26. James Udom
Actor | The Sandman
James Udom is known for The Sandman (2022), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).
27. Bilal Bishop
Actor | August Rush
Bilal Bishop is known for August Rush (2007) and The Project (2008).
28. LaKeith Stanfield
Actor | Sorry to Bother You
LaKeith Lee Stanfield is an actor and rapper from Victorville, California. At the age of fifteen, LaKeith began attending the John Casablancas Modeling & Career Center in Orange County. A few years later, he auditioned for Destin Cretton's then college thesis film Short Term 12 (2008). Later, the ...
29. Brenton Thwaites
Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Brenton Thwaites is an Australian actor. He played Luke Gallagher on the Fox8 teen drama series SLiDE (2011) and Stu Henderson on the Australian soap opera hit Home and Away (1988). His films include Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012), Oculus (2013), Maleficent (2014), and The Giver (2014). He ...
30. Jessie T. Usher
Actor | The Boys
Jessie was born in a leap year on 2/29/92. He leap his way through school earning academic excellence from elementary to college as a top honor student. He graduated high school as class salutatorian before moving straight to the Dean's List in college, studying culinary arts and earning the honor ...
31. Teyonah Parris
Actress | Dear White People
Teyonah Parris was born on September 22, 1987 in Hopkins, South Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Dear White People (2014), Chi-Raq (2015) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She is married to James Parris.
32. Naomi Scott
Actress | Aladdin
Naomi Scott is a multi-talented actor, singer, and songwriter. She stars as "Jasmine" in Disney's blockbuster live-action remake Aladdin (2019), alongside Mena Massoud and Will Smith, directed by Guy Ritchie. Disney released the film in May 2019, and it became one of the biggest films of the year.
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33. Elyse Levesque
Actress | Ready or Not
Elyse Levesque (born Elyse Marie Levesque in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) began acting at the age of 11, when she became part of the repertory company for the acclaimed children's television series, Incredible Story Studio (1997). This was followed by commercial work for both television and radio ...
34. Patrick Duke Conboy
Actor | Ratched
Patrick Duke Conboy is an actor born in Atlanta,GA before he and his family of two sisters and one brother moved to Charlottesville,VA. At 19 he moved to New York City and shortly after began studying at Stella Adler Studio Of Acting. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Mickaela, and their two ...
35. Dacre Montgomery
Actor | Stranger Things
Dacre was born in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. His mother is Australian-Canadian and his father is a New Zealander. At the time of his birth both of his parents were working in the film industry and he spent many hours during his childhood on film sets where he developed a love of acting. ...
36. Logan Browning
Actress | The Perfection
Logan Browning was born on June 9, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Perfection (2018), Bratz (2007) and Powers (2015).
37. Tatiana Maslany
Actress | Orphan Black
Tatiana Gabrielle Maslany was born September 22, 1985 in Regina, Saskatchewan, to Renate, a translator, and Dan, a woodworker. She graduated from Dr. Martin LeBoldus High school in 2003. She was a well respected student, and participated as often as possible in school productions. She is well known...
38. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Actor | Aquaman
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He portrayed David Kane, the Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe Aquaman films and Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7. For his portrayal of Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen, he won a Primetime Emmy ...
39. Betty Gabriel
Actress | Get Out
Betty Gabriel was born in Washington D.C. and raised in both Pittsburgh and Hyattsville, MD. After graduating from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science/Pre-Vet, she moved to Chicago to become a modern dancer. She also studied acting. After years of performing as a dancer...
40. Rotimi
Actor | Divergent
Rotimi was born on November 30, 1988 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Divergent (2014), Power (2014) and Coming 2 America (2021).
41. Daniel Wu
Actor | San ging chaat goo si
Daniel Wu, is a renowned Hong Kong- American actor, director, and producer. With a career spanning over twenty five years, Wu has made significant contributions to the Asian film industry, and gained recognition for his roles in martial arts and action films as well as drama, showcasing both his ...
42. Lucy Boynton
Actress | Sing Street
Lucy Boynton (born 17 January 1994) is an American-English actress. She made her film debut with a leading role in Miss Potter (2006). Boynton's credits include Copperhead (2013), Sing Street (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Boynton was born in New York City ...
43. Elliot Villar
Actor | Mr. Robot
Elliot Villar was born on June 6, 1980 in Bronx, New York, USA. Elliot is an actor, known for Mr. Robot (2015), Sneaky Pete (2015) and The Son (2017). Elliot has been married to Emily Dorsch since August 22, 2009.
44. Cassandra Freeman
Actress | Inside Man
Cassandra Freeman was born on October 1, 1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Inside Man (2006), Luke Cage (2016) and Atlanta (2016). She is married to Tom Paul. They have one child.
45. Hannah John-Kamen
Actress | Ant-Man and the Wasp
Hannah Dominique E. John-Kamen is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Dutch in the Syfy television series Killjoys, Ornela in the HBO series Game of Thrones, F'Nale Zandor in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, and Ghost in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Hannah was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, ...
46. Jonas Bloquet
Actor | Elle
Jonas Bloquet was born on July 10, 1992 in Brussels, Belgium. He is an actor and director, known for Elle (2016), The Nun (2018) and 3 Days to Kill (2014).
47. John David Washington
Actor | Tenet
John David Washington is an American actor, producer, and former professional football player. He played college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an Undrafted free agent in 2006. Professionally, Washington spent four years as the running back for the United ...
48. Awkwafina
Actress | Ocean's Eight
Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress and rapper. She has played supporting roles in the comedy films Ocean's 8 and Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and her leading role in the comedy-drama The Farewell (2019) earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination.
She ...
49. Nedra Marie Taylor
Actress | Orange Is the New Black
Nedra Marie Taylor, formerly known as Nidra Sous la Terre and Nedra McClyde, was raised in Mitchellville, Maryland by James and Rose McClyde. A former biology major, she studied theater and dance at the University of Richmond and earned an MFA in Acting at the Actors Studio Drama School. As of 2022...
50. Jharrel Jerome
Actor | Moonlight
Jharrel Jerome was born on October 9, 1997 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Moonlight (2016), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and When They See Us (2019).
51. Michael James Shaw
Actor | Avengers: Endgame
Michael James Shaw is an American actor and writer from New York City. He is best known for his recurring role as FBI Agent Daryl/"Mike" in the TV series Limitless. Shaw has also had a recurring role in Constantine as Papa Midnite and had a role in several shorts like Don-o-mite and Today. He also ...
52. Jonathan Majors
Actor | The Harder They Fall
Jonathan graduated from the Yale School of Drama with an MFA in acting. Jonathan is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) National Drama Competition. Jonathan made his screen debut starring in the ABC miniseries "When We Rise" and has since landed strong roles, cementing ...
53. Anna Diop
Actress | Us
Anna Diop is a Senegalese-American actress.
Diop was born in Senegal, but moved to United States when she was six. In 2006, she made her television debut, appearing on Everybody Hates Chris. In the following years, she guest starred on Lincoln Heights, Whitney, and Touch. In film, Diop had a role ...
54. Alexander Hodge
Actor | Insecure
Alexander Hodge is known for Insecure (2016), Joy Ride (2023) and Resort to Love (2021).
55. Kario Marcel
Actor | A Jazzman's Blues
Kario Marcel was born in Aruba. Kario is an actor and writer, known for A Jazzman's Blues (2022), Dead Ringers (2023) and Broad City (2014).
56. Vella Lovell
Actress | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Vella can be seen on season three of the critically acclaimed series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. For two seasons, Vella's character Heather has been the fan favorite/ standout comic relief alongside Golden Globe Winner Rachel Bloom. In season three, fans have been in shock when they saw Heather, the ...
57. Brennyn Lark
Actress | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Brennyn Lark was born on December 4, 1992 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Les Miserables: The Broadway Musical (2014) and Major (2022).
58. Brando Eaton
Actor | Dexter
Brando Eaton was born in Los Angeles, California where he was raised as an only child by a single mother. Bitten by the acting bug early, he started doing plays at the age of five which grew into a successful acting career working steadily on such shows/films as ZOEY 101, Dexter, CSI, NCIS, Secret ...
59. Stephan James
Actor | Race
Stephan James has quickly established himself as an incredibly dynamic lead talent in both film and television. James, a native of Canada, has held the honor of portraying several real-life figures in African American history. He starred as Olympics hero Jesse Owens in Race, directed by Stephen ...
60. Sydney Lemmon
Actress | Helstrom
Sydney Lemmon was born in Los Angeles and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut. She received her Masters at the Yale School of Drama in 2017, where she was the recipient of the Julie Harris Scholarship. Lemmon also studied at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Boston University. She made her ...
61. Lauren E. Banks
Actress | Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Lauren E. Banks is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and Howard University, from which she received her MFA and BFA in acting respectively. In 2017, Lauren was awarded Yale's Carol Finch Dye Award, whose previous recipients include Frances McDormand and Meryl Streep. Banks is most known for ...
62. Grace Porter
Actress | Clock
Grace Porter is known for Clock (2023), Prodigal Son (2019) and Spoiler Alert (2022).
63. Jasmine Batchelor
Actress | The Surrogate
Jasmine is a producer, writer, and actor from Philadelphia, PA and Atlanta, Georgia. Her first film role in the 2020 SXSW indie darling 'The Surrogate' garnered her a 2021 Gotham Award nomination for Breakthrough Actor. She recurs as Dr. Floyd Reynold's sister, Courtney, on NBC's New Amsterdam, and...
64. Sullivan Jones
Actor | The Gilded Age
Sullivan was born and raised in the San Francisco, Bay Area. In college, he played basketball and majored in Theater at Brown University, before transferring to the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Sullivan's breakout came in the 2019 Off-Broadway production of "Slave Play" at New York...
65. Braeden Baade
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Braeden Baade is known for Days of Our Lives (1965), One Under the Sun (2017) and Zombie with a Shotgun (2019).
66. Trai Byers
Actor | Empire
Trai Byers was born on July 19, 1983 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Empire (2015), The 24th (2020) and Selma (2014). He has been married to Grace Byers since April 14, 2016. They have one child.
67. Celeste Arias
Actress | Paper Girls
Celeste Arias is known for Paper Girls (2022), The Post (2017) and The Big Sick (2017).
68. Carlson Young
Actress | The Blazing World
Carlson Elizabeth Young is an American actress and filmmaker. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Susan Young and Marshall Young, a geologist. She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied Creative Writing, before leaving to film the first season of Scream: The TV Series (...
69. Tiffany Mack
Actress | Jessica Jones
Tiffany Mack is known for Jessica Jones (2015), Hap and Leonard (2016) and Timeless (2016).
70. Lorin Doctor
Actress | Who Do You Love
Lorin Doctor is known for Who Do You Love, Night Lights and Roadies.
71. Anna Uzele
Actress | FBI
Anna Uzele is known for FBI (2018), City on a Hill (2019) and Dear Edward (2023).
72. Ashton Sanders
Actor | Moonlight
Ashton Sanders was born on October 24, 1995 in Carson, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Moonlight (2016), The Retrieval (2013) and Captive State (2019).
73. Gaia Scodellaro
Actress | The Equalizer 3
Gaia Scodellaro was born in Naples, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Equalizer 3 (2023), That Dirty Black Bag (2022) and You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015).
74. Alan Ritchson
Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Alan Ritchson has carved a space for himself on both the large and small screens since he made the trek from a small town in Florida to Los Angeles.
Alan Michael Ritchson was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Vickie (Harrell), a high school teacher, and David Ritchson, a U.S. Air Force Chief ...
75. Jeremy Allen White
Actor | Shameless
Jeremy Allen White (born 1991) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his long-running role as Phillip "Lip" Gallagher on the Showtime dreamed series Shameless (2011-2021). He has also appeared in the first season of the thriller series Homecoming (2018) and in several films...
76. Grantham Coleman
Actor | The Americans
Grantham Coleman was born on September 19, 1990 in Missouri City, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Americans (2013), 11.22.63 (2016) and NCIS (2003).
77. Louisa Jacobson
Actress | The Gilded Age
Louisa Jacobson was born on June 12, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Gilded Age (2022), Gone Hollywood (2019) and Today (1952).
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