15 surprising then-and-now photos of famous actors and actresses
A lot of our favorite actors and actresses become synonymous with a character they've played - Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man's Tony Stark, Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft... But what about before they reached celebrity status? What did they look like when they were at the bottom of the thespian ladder?
Here are 15 photos of actors and actresses in their first role alongside shots of them in their latest 'incarnation'.
1. Robert Downey Jr.
Pound in 1970 and Captain America: Civil War in 2016
2. Charlize Theron
2 Days in the Valley in 1996 and The Huntsman: Winter's War in 2016
© Redemption Productions © Universal Pictures
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hercules in New York in 1970 and Terminator Genisys in 2015
4. Leonardo DiCaprio
Santa Barbara (1984 to 1993) and The Revenant in 2015
5. Mila Kunis
Baywatch (1989 to 2001) and Jupiter Ascending in 2015
6. Scarlett Johansson
North in 1994 and Captain America: Civil War in 2016
© New Line Cinema © Marvel Entertainment ©
7. Lindsay Lohan
The Parent Trap in 1998 and The Canyons in 2013
8. Tom Cruise
Endless Love in 1981 and Mission impossible - Rogue Nation in 2015
9. Brad Pitt
Dallas (1978 to 1991) and The Big Short in 2015
10. Jessica Alba
Beverly Hills 90210 (1990 to 2000) and Dear Eleanor in 2015
11. Matt Damon
Mystic Pizza in 1988 and The Martian in 2015
© 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
12. Tom Hanks
He Knows You're Alone in 1980 and A Hologram for the King in 2016
© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer © Playtone
13. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Monaco Forever in 1984 and Pancake Man in 2015
© Skatetown USA Movie Company Inc. / New Classics Media
14. Angelina Jolie
Looking To Get Out in 1982 and By the Sea in 2015
15. Josh Herdman
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 to MMA fighter in 2016!
© Warner Bros. Pictures © instagram/joshherdman
Photo credits: Warner Bros. Pictures, instagram/joshherdman
Sources: Kinopoisk, Preview photo credit: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment /Paramount Pictures
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