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24 Actors In Small Roles Before Making It Big

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Published January 12, 2026

Published January 12, 2026

Not all actors and actresses began acting in the role that they are most famous for. In fact, the majority of actors and actresses started off acting in small, unknown roles for shows or movies, in commercials, or even just as extras. These roles are an essential part of any aspiring actor's career as they launch into the industry and give them valuable experience for the future. It is funny, though, to see some very iconic people in small, lesser-known roles, especially when no one knew who they were at that time.

People have recognized now-famous people in old scenes when rewatching films and shows from the past. It's surprising and pretty interesting to see these folks doing something that the world didn't really know they did. The scenes people find capture famous actors and actresses doing something that they didn't know one day would lead them to fame.

Enjoy seeing some famous actors in roles that most people had no idea they were in. These small roles are where many of them got their starts.

Nick Offerman in S6 of The King of Queens

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Don Chedle in The Meteor Man (1993)

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AJ Lander in And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991)

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Angela Bassett in Kindergarten Cop

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Kevin Bacon in Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

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Jeremy Swift in A Christmas Carol (1999)

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Kathy Griffin in Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Pablo Shreiber in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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Sally Hawkins in Phantom Menace

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Meghan Markle in Fringe (2009)

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Seth Green in X-Files (1993)

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Maya Rudolph in Policewoman (1997)

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Brent Spiner on Night Court

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Dean Norris in Terminator 2: Judgement Day

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Chris Parnell in Jingle all the Way

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Samuel L. Jackson in Ragtime (1981)

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Sean Connery in The Longest Day (1962)

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Jeremy Strong in The Happening (2008)

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Bruce Willis on Miami Vice

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Adam Scott in Boy Meets World

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Zac Efron in Firefly (2002)

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Timothy Olyphant in My Name is Earl

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Michael Madsen in Wargames (1983)

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Zach Galafinakis in Bubble Boy (2001)

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Ben Stiller in Empire of the Sun (1987)

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