The 10 Best Young Actors (Under 25)

[Antonio]

1. Brad Renfro (BULLY)
2. Jonathan Jackson (INSOMNIA)
3. Jake Gyllenhaal (DONNIE DARKO)
4. Brendan Sexton (SESSION 9)
5. Patrick Fugit (ALMOST FAMOUS)
6. Ryan Gosling (THE BELIEVER)
7. Edward Furlong (AMERICAN HISTORY X)
8. Jesse Bradford (CLOCKSTOPPERS)
9. Joseph Mazzello (SIMON BIRCH)
10. Matthew O'Leary (FRAILTY)

[Professor Falk]

Gyllenhall has pretty much unlimited potential.

[notchreturns]

Hayden Christensen

[The Other]

Best Actors Under 25...

Claire Danes (My So-Called Life, Little Women, Romeo + Juliet)
Anna Paquin (The Piano, Almost Famous, X-Men)
Thora Birch (American Beauty, Ghost World)
Mena Suvari (American Beauty)
Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, A.I.)
Kate Hudson (Almost Famous)
Kirsten Dunst (Bring It On, Spider-Man)

[Professor Falk]

Okay, if the distaff side is in, then we've got to mention Julia Stiles and Jena Malone.

[ColinM]

No child actor has amazed me like Haley Joel Osment has.

1) Haley Joel Osment
2) Thora Birch
3) Kirsten Dunst
4) Kate Hudson
5) Anna Paquin

[Antonio]

I'm creating a separate topic for the actresses, so please confine your lists to the boys only.

[Movie Hunter]

Kate Hudson (Almost Famous)

i like her very much .. can anyone please point a good movie that she made EXCEPT almost famous and gossip....

[Raena]

I've been a fan of Jonathan Jackson for a few years now, and was really hoping he'd land the role of Anakin, but of course he didn't. I'm just glad to see him on your list, Antonio.


That kid, Nicholas Hoult (sp?) who's in ABOUT A BOY was pretty much on point. But maybe I'll have to see him in some more stuff.

[This message has been edited by Raena (edited 05-27-2002).]

[Antonio]

RAENA, Nicholas Hoult was my #11 choice, but he didn't make the cut since I've only seen him in one film. ABOUT A BOY is by far my favorite film of 2002!

[AngelinaJolieLover]

in no order:

Thora Birch
Hayden Christenson (life is a house)
Kirsten Dunst
Brad Renfro
Nick Stahl
Natalie Portman
Edward Furlong
Dakota Fanning
Tobey McGuire
Scarlet Johannson

[Raena]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Antonio:
RAENA, Nicholas Hoult was my #11 choice, but he didn't make the cut since I've only seen him in one film. ABOUT A BOY is by far my favorite film of 2002!</font>


Funny, thus far, ABOUT A BOY is my favorite film of 2002 as well.

[Kurtz' Killer]

Amen on the Osment kid. That little punk has got acting chops that put most actors to shame. He knows when/how to milk a scene- even the silences & pauses he's got down.
Very impressive. He anchored "A.I." unbelieveable.

Now whether or not he'll have a career or start hitting the pipe, only Criswell knows.