Starting a career in Hollywood is not easy at all and even the world’s most successful actors had to go through tough times where they didn’t have a place to sleep or a warm meal for days on end. This is why all the actors that we love and praise today had to take strange roles early in their careers just to make ends meet. With that said, today we are going to show you the top 20 strangest roles that the world’s most popular actors played at the start of their careers.
Do you know who this little kid is? The actor’s name is Jack Gleeson and in this scene, he gets to meet Batman who saves his life. Jack Gleeson will go on to take the iconic role of Joffrey Baratheon in Game of Thrones.
Keanu Reeves is one of the world’s most beloved actors but before he was cast as Neo, Keanu Reeves used to play hockey all day long.
This is why his first role as a serious actor was a hockey goalie in the movie Youngblood.
Even though Quentin Tarantino is a director and not an actor, we had to include him on our list because the first time that he appeared on the TV screen was when he impersonated Elvis Presley in Golden Girls.
This happened in the 1988 episode called Sophia’s Wedding.
Jennifer Lawrence is a successful actress that is known for playing in big-budget movies. However, her career started when she was cast in the TV show Monk.
She played the role of high school basketball mascot in season five, episode three.
Before Leslie Odom Jr. was a star, he played all the roles that he could get.
His first “big” role was in the Gilmore Girl and he debuted in the episode called Bridesmaids Revisited (season 6, episode 16).
Some of you might know Chris Pratt from his role as Starlord in Guardians of the Galaxy.
However, the actor lived in a trailer park for a long time because he had no money and his first role on TV was a guest appearance on The OC.
Elizabeth Banks is an amazing actress who has made millions of dollars due to starring in big-budget movies. Although, it all started for Elizabeth Banks when she got a small role in Sex and the City.
The actress appears in the episode called Politically Erect in season two.
Even though Milo Ventimiglia might be a big star actor right now, this wasn’t always the case. The actor’s first role was the one of “Party Guest #1” in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Milo Ventimiglia has come a long way since then.
Did you know that Lady Gaga’s breakout role was not in the movie called A Star Is Born?
This actually happened back in 2001 when Lady Gaga was cast as “Girl at Swimming Pool #2” in the famous TV show The Sopranos.
Most of you will know Viola Davis for starring in popular movies such as Suicide Squad. However, getting a big role was difficult for the actress and her first speaking role was on the TV show NYPD Blue.
Even though Viola Davis only said a couple of lines, it was more than enough to get her recognized.
Kristen Stewart will forever be remembered for playing the main role in the Twilight franchise.
Although, Kristen Stewart was already a seasoned actress before Twilight because she has been playing in Disney shows ever since she was a little girl.
George Clooney is a super-talented actor who is known for taking on leading roles in every movie that he gets cast.
The actor still remembers that the first big role he got was in Grizzly II: The Concert which aired in 1983.
Even though you would expect that a talented man such as Johnny Depp would instantly be cast in a big-budget movie in the leading role, this is not how the actor’s career started.
Johnny Depp actually played his first “big role” in the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street which was released back in 1984.
Leonardo DiCaprio is hands down one of the best actors in Hollywood and he sets the standard for what a great actor should be like.
The reason why Leonardo DiCaprio is so good is because he had lots of practice and he started his career in the movie Critters 3 which came out in 1991.
Adam Savage might be one of the most famous scientists and TV show hosts in the world, but life wasn’t always this good for him.
The first role that Adam Savage got was in a Billy Joel music video where he drowns.
Aaron Paul cemented his name in the music industry with the hit TV show Breaking Bad, but what many people don’t know about the famous actor is that his first appearance on the big screen was when he appeared on the show called The Price is Right.
The funny comedian that everyone loves started his acting career by playing in the TV show Undeclared. Kevin Hart took on the role of Luke who is a devout Christian student that goes on to convert Steven Karp.
That was certainly a strange role.
Before starring in Grey’s Anatomy, Sandra Oh made her living by playing on the TV show called Popular.
Sandra Oh played the role of a humanities teacher.
This might be difficult to believe for some of you Parks & Recs fans, but Nick Offerman started his acting career by playing in the TV show Gilmore Girls.
Nick Offerman took on the role of Beau Belleville who was a small character in the Gilmore Girl series.
Amy Adams is an incredible actress that plays in some of the world’s biggest movies. Nonetheless, Amy Adams stepped into the spotlight after she played in the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous which released in 1999.
The actress was accompanied by Kristie Alley, Denise Richards, Kirsten Dunst and many more others.