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In most of your favourite Hollywood films and TV shows there are some incredible child actors who help bring the stories we love to life! From Harry Potter to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory child actors play a huge role in delivering some memorable performances on screen…but what happens once the films are all done? Do they continue acting? Did the work dry up? Did they want to try their hand at something else?
Well here are actors in some of their most memorable roles and what they look like now!
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Peter Ostrum
Peter Ostrum is most famous for playing the role of Charlie Bucket in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory however this was to be his only acting role. Aftering quitting the industry Peter spent his life as a veterinarian.
Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Culkin is most known for his role in Home Alone and it’s sequel Home Alone 2 and has since then starred in a number of films as well as hitting the tabloids for some of his celebrity antics and bad boy behaviour. As well as playing in his band ‘The Pizza Underground’ Culkin also has two children with his partner Brenda Song.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore melted our hearts with her performance in E.T and has since gone in to star in a range of big blockbuster films such as 50 First Dates, Charlie’s Angels and Music and Lyrics as well as produce many as well. Despite her previous trouble with addiction issues Barrymore has become clean and continued to raise awareness for her causes as well as fronting her own show ‘The Drew Barrymore show’!
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Haley Joel Osment
Aftering seeing dead people in ‘The Sixth Sense’ with Bruce Willis and playing a robot child in A.I with Jude Law, Haley Joel Osment now finds himself leading mostly his voice to films, TV shows and games with project like Spyro the Dragon and Family Guy.
Daniel Radcliffe
He was cast as the boy who lived for all 8 of the Harry Potter films and since then Daniel Radcliffe has forged a significant career both on the stage and on the screen and most recently has a new series of ‘Miracle Workers’ released!
Emma Watson
Emma Watson was cast as the clever and sometimes rather bossy Hermione Granger for the Wizarding World franchise and since then has gone on to star in more films such as ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ and Disney’s live action remake of ‘Beauty and the Beast’.
Rupert Grint
Rupert Grint was cast as Harry Potter’s best friend in the franchise and like his co-stars has continued to act and be busy since the films finished most recently starring in the TV series ‘Servant’.
Ke Huy Quan
Ke Huy Quan was first famous for starring in The Goonies in 1985 and took. a break from acting. But after returning and starring in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ he won his Oscar!
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Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz starred as Malcolm in the hit 2000’s show but now has a very different career driving and testing race cars.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
The Olsen twins conquered the screens of the 90’s and 2000’s but decided to turn their back on the acting world and now focus on their fashion brand ‘The Row’.
Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes was a Nickelodeon star during the 2000s and starred in some of the most iconic teen flicks during this time such as ‘She’s the Man’, ‘What a Girl Wants’, ‘Easy A’ and in the musical Hairspray. Since then she’s had a few troubles in her personal life and was spotted this year walking the streets barefoot before being taken into a facility to help her with her mental health.
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson has never stopped since starring in films as a child and is most well known for her roles in ‘The Avengers’ playing assassin turned superhero Black Widow and in her own film with the same name ‘Black Widow’!
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been acting since a very young age and had his breakthrough in ’10 Things I Hate About You’ an voicing Jim Hawkins in Disney’s ‘Treasure Planet’. Since then he’s continued to find success in huge hits like ‘500 Days of Summer’, ‘Inception’, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and most recently Disney’s Pinocchio live action remake.
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Carrie Henn
After starring in ‘Aliens’ alongside Sigourney Weaver Carrie Henn decided to change course and instead became a teacher although she occasionally makes appearances at film fan conventions.
Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson is one of the most iconic actresses having starred in the child’s classic ‘Matilda’ opposite Danny Devito, in ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ with Robin Williams and ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ starring Richard Attenborough. As well as appearing in the occasional acting project Wilson is vocal and an advocate for children’s mental health.
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan was THE actress of the late 90’s early 2000’s and starred in a range of iconic and cult classic roles such as ‘The Parent Trap’, ‘Just My Luck’, ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Freaky Friday’ opposite Jamie Lee Curtis. After having a few years in the press for her bad behaviour Lindsay has got her life back on track having signed a deal to star in two for Netflix films, the first being ‘Falling For you’ and giving birth to her first child with her partner this year.
Ross Bagley
Ross Bagley played the very cute Nicky Banks in american sitcom classic ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ but now finds himself as a DJ and a realtor in LA.
Jonathan Lipnicki
Jonathan Lipnicki started his career starring in ‘Jerry Maguire’ and went on to star in ‘Stuart Little’ and ‘The Little Vampire’. In 2018 he starred in the reality show ‘Celebs Go Dating’ and is set to star in ‘Camp Pleasant Lake‘ coming next year.
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Hilary Duff
She was most well known for playing the teen Lizzie McGuire which spawned a cult classic film but Hilary Duff also has a singing career with several well selling albums has since forged a career in frequent acting roles including the new series of ‘How You Met My Father’.
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst has continued to find work since starring in ‘Jumanji’ with the late and great Robin Williams and found huge success as Peter Parker’s love interest ‘Mary Jane’ in the Spider-Man trilogy alongside Tobey Maguire. Since then she has been in huge movies like ‘Hidden Figures’ and is set to star in a new project titled ‘Civil War’.
Freddie Boath
‘The Mummy Returns’ is a classic film from the 2000’s starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and their encounters exploring ancient egyptian rulers. Freddie Boath starred as their son Alex but had few roles after the film. He is currently employed as a marketing and advertising specialist.
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning was a hit star in the ‘War of the Worlds’ starring tom Cruise and has since continued to find work in a range of interesting and unique roles from ‘Ocean’s 8’ to ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’ and has a range of projects expecting to drop in 2024.
Anna Chlumsky
Most people will recognise Anna Chlumsky as the young girl starring opposite Macaulay Culkin in the 90’s films ‘My Girl’. She has continued to act since then and has starred in series such as ‘Inventing Anna’ and is most recently lending her voice to Charlotte Pickles in the ‘Rugratz’ series.
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Tia and Tamera Mowry
The Mowry twins starred in the series ‘Sister, Sister’, together and have since had great careers starring in TV shows, movies and reality television as well as writing numerous books between them.
Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik is most known for starring as a child actor in the film ‘Beaches’ as younger version of Bette Midler’s character CC, for her role in ‘Blossoms’ and for her role as Sheldon Cooper’s love interest and fellow scientist Amy Farrah Fowler in ‘The Big Bang Theory’. She continues to act in more fantastic roles most recently playing Kat in the series ‘Call Me Kat’.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
As a child he starred in ‘Love Actually’ and ‘Nanny McPhee’ and has since gone on to star in the hge blockbuster series ‘Maze Runner’, The Netflix series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and playing Sex Pistol Malcolm McLaren in ‘Pistol’. He is set to star in 3 new projects in 2024!
Christina Ricci
She was THE goth of the 90’s for her role as Wednesday Addams in ‘The Addams Family’ 1991 and also starred in the equally spooky Casper. She has continued to forge a fantastic career since and has most notable and recently starred in the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’ and ‘Yellow Jacket’s.
Josh Hutcherson
A huge actor of films in the early 2000’s such as ‘Bridge to Terabithia’, ‘Zathura’ and ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’ Josh Hutcherson is most well known for starring as Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen’s love interest in the Hunger Games franchise played by Jennifer Lawrence. He has continued to keep busy in numerous roles since and is set to star in the thriller ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ based on the popular horror game of the same name.
Jaden Smith
The son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden has starred in many film first with his dad in ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ and found success in ‘The Karate Kid’ remake. Since then has dipped his toe into modelling, fashion and advocates for mental health as well as rapping.
Ariana Richards
She played Lex Murphy in the original Jurassic Park and since then Ariana Richards has turned her hands to painting and being a full time artist and won awards for her portrait ‘Lady of the Dahlias’. She’s not so much fighting dinosaurs any more!
