Young Actors
by rowanfanning | created - 07 Dec 2019 | updated - 16 Oct 2022 | Publicbest young actors with powerful performances
1. Oakes Fegley
Actor | Pete's Dragon
Oakes Fegley was born on November 11, 2004. He is an actor, known for Pete's Dragon (2016), The Goldfinch (2019) and Wonderstruck (2017).
2. Noah Jupe
Actor | Honey Boy
Noah Jupe is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Night Manager (2016); the dark comedy film Suburbicon (2017); the drama film Wonder (2017); the horror film A Quiet Place (2018) and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2021); the sports drama film Ford v Ferrari (...
3. Noah Schnapp
Actor | Stranger Things
Noah can be seen in a central role on season 2 of the Award-winning Netflix series "Stranger Things" where he portrays Will Byers opposite Winona Ryder. The series was nominated for various awards in 2016 and 2017, including a Golden Globe for Best Drama Television Series, a SAG Award for ...
4. Ty Simpkins
Actor | Jurassic World
At his young age, Ty Simpkins has proudly accomplished more than most in the world of entertainment - he has starred in two of the biggest blockbusters of all time. Simpkins can be seen opposite Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Universal's dinosaur box office monster hit Jurassic World. Prior...
5. Oona Laurence
Actress | The Beguiled
Oona Laurence (born August 1, 2002) is an American actress who is best known for originating the role of Matilda Wormwood in Matilda on Broadway alongside Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, and Sophia Gennusa. She is a New York City-based child actress with credits in film, theatre, and television.
After ...
6. Bryce Gheisar
Actor | Wonder
Bryce Gheisar is an American actor, best known for his leading roles as young Ethan in A Dog's Purpose and Julian in Wonder. Gheisar currently portrays Elliot Combs in The Astronauts.
Bryce Gheisar was born on December 30, 2004, in Plano, Texas, into a family of three, made up of his parents, Todd ...
7. Jack Dylan Grazer
Actor | It
Jack Dylan Grazer was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents Angela LaFever and Gavin Grazer.
Growing up in and around the entertainment world it was not long before Jack's talent was spotted and he was encouraged to try acting professionally.
Never afraid of hard work, always with a smile on ...
8. Quvenzhané Wallis
Actress | Beasts of the Southern Wild
Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, to Qulyndreia (Jackson) Wallis, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver. She has one sister, Qunyquekya, and two brothers, Vejon and Venjie, Jr. "Quven", the first part of her name, combines the first syllables of her parents' first names. Wallis, at ...
9. Jacob Tremblay
Actor | Room
Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He made his film debut as Blue in the live action animated film The Smurfs 2 (2013). His breakout performance was in the dark drama Room (2015), for which he received critical acclaim. In 2016, Tremblay played a supporting role in the comedy film Donald Trump's ...
10. Teo Halm
Soundtrack | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Teo Halm is an award-winning music producer and actor living in Los Angeles. 2019 was a big year for him, co-starring in the indie film "Spiral Farm" and winning a Latin Grammy for co-writing Rosalía's "Con altura" (featuring J Balvin). Since then has worked with Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino...
11. Wyatt Oleff
Actor | I Am Not Okay with This
Wyatt Oleff was born on July 13, 2003 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for I Am Not Okay with This (2020), It (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
12. Jaeden Martell
Actor | St. Vincent
Jaeden Martell is an American actor known for his compelling performances in both film and television. He first gained recognition for his role as Bill Denbrough in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel It (2017) and reprised this character in the 2019 sequel It Chapter Two (2019). His ...
13. Millie Davis
Actress | Good Boys
Millie Davis is a Canadian-born actress known for television roles on "Odd Squad" (Ms. O), "Orphan Black" (Gemma Hendrix) and the feature films, "Wonder" (Summer), "Good Boys" (Brixlee) and "The Best Man Holiday" (Hope). She was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Millie's first on-screen appearance came when...
14. Millie Bobby Brown
Actress | Enola Holmes
Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is an English actress and model. She rose to prominence for her role as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things (2016), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ...
15. Ty Consiglio
Actor | Wonder
TY CONSIGLIO credits include the television series "iZombie," "Frequency," and "Riggle's Picks NFL FOX Sports;" as well as the Movies "Escape From Mr Lemoncello's Library", "Aliens ate my Homework" ; and the upcoming animated Woody Woodpecker. His role in Wonder marks his first live-action feature ...
16. Shuya Sophia Cai
Actress | The Meg
Sophia Cai (also known as ShuYa Cai) was born April 22, 2008, in Shanghai to her Chinese mother and British father. Sophia began her career at the age of two after being cast in a national TV commercial and has subsequently compiled an impressive resume that includes modeling, TV commercials and ...
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