Some actors are filming, as they say, "from the cradle." Their childhood roles made them famous. They grew up a long time ago and chose their own path in life - someone continued to act in films, and someone preferred completely different activities to the stage. We have compiled a list of famous child actors and actresses with photos - then and now and information in which films they starred. From our rating, viewers will learn how they have changed and how they look at the moment.
Haley Joel Osment - from "Pay Another", "The Sixth Sense", "Artificial Intelligence"
- "Boys", "What are we doing in the shadows", "The Kominsky Method"
The charming and talented boy played as a child in a huge number of amazing films. He can be seen in Forrest Gump, The Sixth Sense, and Pay Another. Already at the age of 11, Haley was nominated for an Oscar, but lost it not to anyone, but to Michael Kane. After his youthful success, Osment graduated from art school and continues to act. From the latest films with his participation, it is worth highlighting the series What are we doing in the shadows and The Kominsky Method.
Henry Thomas as Elliot in Alien
- "Verdict: Trial of the McMartins", "Doctor Sleep", "Sons of Liberty"
Henry Thomas can easily be attributed to the matured child actors who have changed beyond recognition. Hardly anyone will recognize Jack Torrance from Doctor Sleep as Elliot from Alien. As a child, he managed to bring the battered Steven Spielberg to tears at the casting - he showed his emotions so vividly. Having matured, the talented guy pushed the film career into the background and decided to get a decent education. After that he returned to the cinema and can be seen in the projects "Haunting of the Hill House" and "Ouiji. The curse of the devil's board. "
Dmitry Barkov - Vasya Petrov from "The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin"
- "Streets of Broken Lanterns", "National Security Agent", "Ring of the Heir to the Dynasty"
Many Russian viewers remember the touching boy with huge eyes, who perfectly played Vasya Petrov in the popular Soviet film. After school, Dmitry Barkov studied at the Faculty of Economics of the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. For a while, Barkov hosted a music program on TV and tried to do business. In parallel, Dmitry played cameo roles in TV shows. Now he teaches acting to children at the Kinoostrov school.
Alexandrea Owens (Alex Owens-Sarno) - Titanic baby
It would seem that a sweet girl who played a small, but very capacious role in the cult film "Titanic" must have been added to the list of foreign stars. But Alexandrea chose a different path. The girl became a philologist after studying at California State University. She studies in a theater studio and performs in theater. Alexandrea also maintains a popular video blog on social networks.
Anna Plisetskaya - Jane Banks from Mary Poppins Goodbye
- "Anna Karenina", "The Last Tarantella", "Parting with Moscow"
The charming girl who played Jane in Goodbye Mary Poppins is Maya Plesetskaya's niece. By the time the film was released, she was already professionally engaged in ballet and even took part in the production of Anna Karenina. She continued the ballet dynasty, and after the end of her career she started staging performances.
Skandar Keynes - Edmund Pevensie from The Chronicles of Narnia
- "Magic Mirror", "Ferrari", "The Chronicles of Narnia"
After the release of the first part of The Chronicles of Narnia, Skandar Keynes woke up a celebrity. Prior to that, he attended drama school, but despite the successes, after filming the trilogy, he left the big cinema. Keynes chose a political career and after graduating from the prestigious Pembroke College became a Member of Parliament. Skandar represents the Conservative Party in it.
Philip Rukavishnikov - Michael Banks from Mary Poppins, Goodbye
The role in the film "Mary Poppins, Goodbye" was the only one for Philip. He never felt the craving for acting and wanted to become a worthy continuation of the family sculptor dynasty. In collaboration with his father, Alexander Rukavishnikov, he created many monuments in Moscow, including a monument to Nabokov and the Starostin brothers. At the moment, Philip is a member of the Moscow Union of Artists and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Daryl Sabara - Junie from Spy Kids
- "Project" Blue Book "," Grimm "," The Best Dad "
Daryl Sabara became a star in infancy - the boy was not even a year old when he began to take part in the popular American sitcom Murphy Brown. After that, he played several cameo roles in various TV series, and after the release of "Spy Children" he woke up really famous. At the moment, he has several dozen paintings on his account, but Sabara is positioning himself at the moment primarily as a voice actor.
Egor Druzhinin - Petya Vasechkin from "The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin"
- "Viola Tarakanova", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Aurora's Love"
It is hard to imagine a person who was born in the USSR who would not have watched The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin at least once. Yegor Druzhinin, who played one of the main roles in this project, managed to make a brilliant career as a choreographer-director. He took an active part in the TV project "Star Factory", hosted the popular show "Dancing" and acted as a judge in the program "You are super! Dancing".
Alexey Fomkin - Kolya Gerasimov from "Guests from the Future"
- "Reason", "Yeralash", "On my own land"
Nobody, perhaps, could have thought that the star of "Yeralash" and "Guests from the Future" would face such a terrible fate. The grown-up Alexey Fomkin turned out to be unclaimed in the cinema, and in no other sphere he could not imagine himself. He was interrupted by odd jobs, never received even a secondary education and drank a lot. Over time, he decided to leave the capital for a small village in the Vladimir region. After the celebration on February 23, 1996, Alexei Fomkin died in a fire, suffocated by smoke. At that time he was only 26 years old.
Vladislav Galkin as Huck Finn in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
- "Kotovsky", "The Master and Margarita", "72 meters"
If you look closely, you can recognize the future popular actor Vladislav Galkin in the mischievous Huckleberry Finn. He was in demand both in childhood and adulthood and managed to play many memorable roles. Roles in "Truckers" and "Maroseyka, 12" became a real peak of fame for Galkin. In the last years of his life, Vladislav began to abuse alcohol heavily and, according to relatives, went downhill. He died of cardiac arrest in February 2010. The actor at that time was 38 years old. Vlad's last projects were the series "Kotovsky" and the film "Love in the Manger".
Sergey Shevkunenko - Misha Polyakov from "Kortik"
- "Bronze Bird", "The Lost Expedition"
One of the main young detectives of Soviet cinema, ironically, became a notorious criminal and criminal authority. Acting glory could await him, but Sergei Shevkunenko was seduced by glory of a completely different kind. After "Kortik" the young actor was invited to various film projects, but instead Sergei was sent to the colony for the first time for a drunken fight. In total, he spent almost half of his life in prison. In the "dashing 90s" the bodies of a crime boss nicknamed "The Artist" and his elderly mother were found in their own apartment. According to police, they were shot by an unknown assassin.
Daveigh Chase - Samara from The Call
- "Detective Rush", "Donnie Darko", "Artificial Intelligence"
We decided to compile a list with captions and photos so that viewers can find out how the child actors who played the cult roles have changed. Davy Chase played Samara in the horror film The Ring, but before that she had very memorable roles - Samantha in Donnie Darko and young Christina Larson in Charmed. Now Davey continues to act and is engaged in dubbing cartoons.
Taylor Momsen - Cindy from The Grinch Stole Christmas
- "We Were Soldiers", "Gossip Girl", "Thomas the Unbeliever"
This rating of little stars, describing what happened after the youthful success with the actors, would not be complete without Taylor Momsen. Charming Cindy from the New Year's movie "The Grinch Stole Christmas" starred in films until 2010, after which she announced the end of her film career. She decided that music is much more important to her, and unlike the film industry, she can be herself in her. Her rock band The Pretty Reckless has already released five highly acclaimed albums.
Joseph Mazzello - Tim Murphy from Jurassic Park
- "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Elementary", "In sight"
The boy from Jurassic Park has long been a handsome young man. Joseph continues to actively act in films, but he has not yet managed to repeat his childhood success. The most successful projects of the matured Mazzello can be considered participation in the films "The Social Network" and "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Hatty Jones - starring in Madeleine
- Holby City, Doctors
Hattie Jones played the main role in the family comedy Madeleine, but the girl's further acting career did not work out. Hot on the heels of success, she starred in the series "Doctors", after which there were no more proposals from the directors. Hattie took part in the casting of "Harry Potter", wanting to play Hermione, but she was passed by Emma Watson. Nevertheless, the girl received a theater education, having studied at the Mountview Academy of Theater Arts.
Macaulay Culkin - Kevin from the movie "Home Alone"
- "Doll", "Kings", "Club Mania"
Sadly, the glamorous Kevin of the beloved film Home Alone by several generations of viewers did not cope with life after fame. He received fabulous royalties and was perhaps the most recognizable child actor in the world. The last popular film with his participation was "Richie Rich", in which Culkin played the main role. At that time he was 13 years old.
Macaulay was tired of filming, and his father demanded that the boy continue to act and asked for more and more royalties from the directors. In the end, it all ended in a drama - the parents divorced due to financial disputes, and Culkin himself began to drink and take drugs. Suicide attempts and years of depression have become a cruel reality for the young talent. According to some reports, only now the actor is starting to gradually come to his senses and restore his life.
Natalya Murashkevich (Guseva) - performer of the main role in "Guest from the Future"
- "Purple Ball", "Will of the Universe", "Alice's Birthday"
Alisa Selezneva was adored by all Soviet children and their parents. Nevertheless, the actress who performed this role did not at all strive for national fame. After they began to offer her roles in the perestroika and "new Russian" films, she finally decided that she would no longer act in films. She preferred to work as a biochemist to the stage and has been engaged in the production of immune-biological preparations for many years. She is married and has two daughters.
Yana Poplavskaya - performer of the main role in the film "About Little Red Riding Hood"
- "The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik", "Vassa", "Vanity of Vanities"
The former Little Red Riding Hood has managed to make a successful career in both film and television. Poplavskaya starred in more than thirty films in total, was a television and radio host. Now Yana teaches at the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University and takes an active part in various television shows.
Mara Wilson - from projects "Matilda" and "Mrs. Doubtfire"
- BoJack Horseman, Broad City, Nostalgic Critic
Completing our list of famous child actors and actresses, with photos - then and now and information about which films they starred in, is Mara Wilson. From our rating, viewers can find out how it has changed and how it looks at the moment. After Mara starred in Matilda, she became less likely to act in films. The main reason was the death of her mother, as well as psychological unpreparedness for the fame that had fallen on her. Now Wilson writes articles, books and plays and, according to her, does not regret that she did not connect her life with cinema.