I wrote recently about how this year’s Best Actress race seems to ushering in a striking new wave of young talent, from the elfin throwback charm of Carey Mulligan to the rawer screen presence of Gabourey Sidibe, while a range of youthful names, from the long-hyped Abbie Cornish to the out-of-nowhere Katie Jarvis, have been racking up critical plaudits all year.
Whether Academy voters comply or not, it’s hard to disagree that it’s a good year to be a fresh face.
Meanwhile, the industry’s male twentysomethings may have enjoyed less frenzied acclaim than their fairer counterparts, but the likes of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Whishaw and – yes – Shia LaBeouf have kept things ticking over for the generation quite respectably.
So, with the teen-driven narratives of “An Education” and “Precious” heading for theaters soon, and with the youth romance of “Bright Star” currently pleasing older arthouse audiences, it seemed an apt moment to celebrate the new guard by ranking the finest talent that the born-after-1980 generation has to offer.
And believe me when I tell you it was one of the trickiest lists I’ve ever compiled on this site. The more I contemplated recent successes and breakthroughs, the longer the shortlist of candidates grew, spanning Academy-endorsed names already on the A-list (Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal) to quirkier talents from the indie and foreign sectors (Sam Riley, Emilie Dequenne). I like to think that the fact that I struggled as much as I did to narrow the list down to 10 names bodes very well for the future.
To make things slightly easier on myself, I imposed several restrictions on myself, beginning with the under-30 qualification. I also decided that every actor on the list had to have wowed me on more than one occasion, whether in film or another medium, eliminating the possibility of single-performance stunners like Riley or Jarvis.
I kept the focus on potentially great actors rather than evident great movie stars: an Anne Hathaway, for example, has star quality oozing out her ears, but I’m not yet convinced she has the same depth of talent these 10 do. Yet. And I limited myself to actors who are currently on song (or were, the last time we saw them): Scarlett Johansson, say, would have been a cinch for this list four years ago, but she’s been letting her gifts lie dangerously dormant ever since.
Finally, I don’t need to tell you to regard this list more as a highly subjective conversation-starter than anything more concrete; I myself am not that pleased with its English-language dominance, but the vagaries of foreign-language distribution make it that much harder to track the careers of international up-and-comers.
There are any number of names I was hesitant to leave out, be it Evan Rachel Wood or Gaspard Ulliel, but the ten names here all represent careers I can imagine eagerly following for years to come. I look forward to growing old with them.
10. Nicholas Hoult
As a gawky 12 year-old, Hoult may have impressed in “About a Boy,” sparring opposite Hugh Grant with admirable lack of cuteness, but it was hard to see what kind of career lay ahead for a child actor with such a tart register and ungainly presence. Rather to the surprise of everyone, then, he grew into a teen heartthrob of sorts, winning cult favor (and revealing advanced chops) as slippery high-school player Tony in British TV drama “Skins” (which also gave us Dev Patel). Now 19 and entering the adult stage of his career, he’s off to a smashing start with an alert, seductively ambiguous turn opposite Colin Firth in Tom Ford’s festival hit “A Single Man.”
9. Nicolas Duvauchelle
Allow me a wild card, if you will. Many of you won’t yet have heard of 29 year-old Parisian actor and model Duvauchelle, but France’s premier auteurs certainly have: this year alone has seen the guy’s face (and ink-heavy physique) crop up in new works from Alain Resnais, André Téchiné and Claire Denis. It was Denis who gave Duvauchelle his break a decade ago in “Beau Travail,” and he lights up her latest, “White Material,” with frightening intensity. Meanwhile, his nervy, charismatic turn in Téchiné’s “The Girl on the Train” (screening at the upcoming London Film Festival) seals his arrival.
8. Rebecca Hall
The 27 year-old daughter of theatre legend Sir Peter, Hall has been a staple on Next Big Thing lists for the last couple of years, but it took me a little while to become convinced she had greatness within her. Her winningly spiky work opposite James McAvoy in Brit-com “Starter for 10” was a promising, well, starter, but things have only really clicked in the last year, as she effortlessly anchored Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” with its most rounded, grounded characterization and then proceeded to knock my socks off in UK TV sensation “Red Riding,” where her prickly turn as a grieving young mother showcased a previously unseen sexual magnetism.
7. Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet
That two Gallic compatriots make this list is testament to the stunning array of acting talent bursting out of France at the moment: see Melanie Laurent, Louis Garrel and Gaspard Ulliel for further evidence. But if I had to bet money on any one of them staying the course, it’d be the fantastically named 21 year-old Leprince-Ringuet, who has traded in terse vulnerability since his startling 2003 debut in André Téchiné’s “Strayed.” It’s in a pair of Christophe Honoré films that he really announced himself: in “Love Songs” (which showed off his musical chops, too) and “La Belle Personne,” he played two different but equally moving riffs of teenage heartache; it’ll be interesting to see how he matures.
6. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Gordon-Levitt might have ranked even higher on this list if I hadn’t found him a tad self-regarding in his supposed breakout role in “(500) Days of Summer,” but there’s no mistaking that the 28 year-old actor has the goods – and has had them for several years now, ever since his affectingly stoic childhood turn in “A River Runs Through It” way back in 1992. Of course, his fearlessly assured, haunting performance as an emotionally scarred teenage prostitute in Gregg Araki’s “Mysterious Skin” remains his career high thus far – but with names like Christopher Nolan in his Rolodex, he’s going to have more than enough chances to improve on it.
5. Abbie Cornish
Before you ask: no, I haven’t yet seen “Bright Star.” But for all the Oscar talk swirling around her work there, I don’t feel I’m cheating since Cornish firmly earned her spot on lists like these years ago, with the Australian one-two punch of “Somersault” and “Candy.” She burned up the screen in the former, as a teenage drifter gradually grasping the power of her own sexuality, and consolidated that promise in the latter, matching a top-form Heath Ledger scene for scene as an infatuated junkie. Some rough years followed; happily, with multiple critics swooning over her teaming with Jane Campion, she appears to be back in the zone.
4. Andrew Garfield
Another young British talent who has been afforded his biggest opportunities on the box so far, 26 year-old livewire Garfield is just one well-timed big-screen role away from deserved stardom. His prominent Hollywood debut in Robert Redford’s “Lions for Lambs” was a bit of a false start; perhaps he’ll have more luck opposite Keira Knightley and fellow Next Big Thing Carey Mulligan in next year’s “Never Let Me Go.” In the meantime, we have the glories of his astonishing, BAFTA-winning turn as a reformed youth murderer in “Boy A,” as well as his steely headlining of the aforementioned “Red Riding,” to fall back on.
3. Carey Mulligan
No, it’s not just “An Education” – though her vivid, heartbreaking work in Lone Scherfig’s coming-of-age drama would be enough of a calling-card for any actor. But the day I knew Carey Mulligan was a powerhouse came almost three years ago, as I watched her go toe-to-toe with an imperious Kristin Scott-Thomas in the Royal Court stage revival of “The Seagull,” delivering the legendary “I am the seagull” monologue with such searing conviction it earned her spontaneous applause in the theater. If/when anyone commits that to film, Mulligan will be unbeatable for Best Supporting Actress; for now, she’s a fearsome threat anyway.
2. Ryan Gosling
It feels like Ryan Gosling’s talent has been taken as a given for so many years, I had to double-check to make sure he’s still under 30. Sure enough, the Canadian thesp is 28 and seemingly well-positioned enough to take a two-year break following his delicate comedic work in “Lars and the Real Girl.” That very nearly earned him a second Oscar nod following his expansive, kinetic turn as an addiction-addled schoolteacher in “Half Nelson” – for which he really should have taken the gold. But his career jewel, for me, remains his alarming yet compassionate portrayal of a Jewish anti-Semite in “The Believer,” where I first noticed his gifts. Quite the decade, then, but we need him back at work.
1. Michelle Williams
We’d been aware of her ability since she acted the entire “Dawson’s Creek” cast off the screen back in the 90s, and congratulated ourselves on spotting her when she landed an Oscar nod for sterling work in “Brokeback Mountain,” but 2008 was the year when Michelle Williams formally made her bid to be the next Great American Actress. Veering from devastating, microscopic detailed character work in “Wendy and Lucy” to nimble semi-comic riffing in the “Synecdoche, New York” ensemble, with a great work in the not-so-great “Incendiary” somewhere in between, she demonstrated both fierce chops and canny taste in projects. Next up: the plum supporting role (read the book and see why) in Scorsese’s “Shutter Island.”
Agree? Disagree? Which under-30 thesps get you excited? Have your say in the comments section below!
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79 responses to “THE LISTS: Top 10 actors under 30”
I don’t really think there’s anyone “missing” from this list, since I can imagine how hard it is to put something like it together, however some people I would have considered myself: Emile Hirsch, Ellen Page and Jake Gyllenhaal.
And I honestly could not have not included Natalie Portman, but that’s just me.
Diego Luna is a hair under 30, and I think he would fit.
Other than that, I can’t find a lot of complaints. It is a shame that just a few years ago Scarlett Johansson would fit easily on the list, but she has since fallen off the radar.
Gosling’s band just released maybe my favorite album of the year so he can take as much time away from acting as he wants.
I’m the fence about adding Ellen Page. Though “Hard Candy” and “Juno” are certainly promising indicators of a varied and well mapped career.
Cheers for Gosling. And Gordon-Levitt.
You forget that Garfield has Fincher’s “The Social Network” next year, Guy. Could be a huge break for him.
And I think Gordon-Levitt was much better in “(500) Days of Summer” than you give him credit for.
Love the Rebecca Hall nod. Ibid Gordon-Levitt — don’t forget his terrific work in “Brick”. My other contenders:
Keira Knightley (my clear #1)
Emma Watson (my clear #2)
Ellen Page
Saoirse Ronan (granted, I’ve only seen her in “Atonement”, but that’s enough)
Anne Hathaway
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jesse Eisenberg
Ha! I saw the title of the list and the first name that came to mind was Michelle Williams. What a tremendous actor. For me, she gave the single greatest performance of 2008(better than Hawkins, Hoffman and Penn). She was sensational in Synecdoche as well.
Funny that you’ve picked Duvauchelle, since I saw him in back-to-back films at San Sebastian: he was actually the lead in Erick Zonca’s Le petit voleur before Denis picked him up, and has a supporting role in A l’interieur. He’s good. So is Leprince-Ringuet –like you, loved him in Chansons d’amour and Strayed.
I haven’t seen Bright Star yet either, and wouldn’t argue her off the list, quite, but I can’t agree that Cornish was Ledger’s equal in Candy. Not by a long shot. I know she got all the Aussie critics’ awards, but that film is in Heath’s back pocket — it’s the performance of his life. For me, she was very much in her “effortful” phase there.
Also, fab though Mulligan was in that Seagull production, I thought Katherine Parkinson was even better as Masha. Looks like both might make it into the film, which is great news.
I’m glad someone mentioned Jesse Eisenberg, too. He’s wonderful.
You’re a little harsh on Levitt, I think. It wasn’t really his performance so much as the role. Ditto for Daschanel and her upteenth fantasy girlfriend role. His performances in Brick, Manic and The Lookout were outstanding and deserve to place him higher on this list.
Under-30 males with lauds already (3 single-Oscar nominees, 1 Bafta film winner): Haley Joel Osment & Jamie Bell but acclaimed for just one role (The latter being in Tintin by masterful directors if successful may either make him a Radcliffe star or an Oscar-y; I’m guessing the former), Jake Gyllenhaal but arguably for mostly one role (though being with Hathaway again in his next film might help). Ryan Gosling on top, earning plaudits for multiple roles.
Ulliel was pretty in Very Long Engagement; not sure about acting skills. Gordon-Levitt was good in Mysterious Skin, but not amazing; I still see a lot of potential.
Those females under 30 racing to be the first with nom #2, based on upcoming projects: Ronan, Knightley, Hathaway, Williams, Mulligan, Page. I loved Cornish in Bright Star though…Closest to 2 so far are Gosling & Knightley.
Emile Hirsch is WAY better than Andrew Garfield. No question.
Now I have to review what I’ve seen before cuz I remembered there was a few even younger actors who are great (maybe they’re even on tv).
Nice choice of Hoult though, he was great in about a boy, but who knew he could grow up to be so sexy but also a good actor. Great in Skins, and can’t wait to see a Single Man.
Would it be too outrageous to include Daniel Radcliffe? Thought he was actually good in the Harry Potter movies….lol…..and I think he’s serious about being a good actor….
I know the foreign distribution makes things tricky… but Julia Jentsch would DEFINITELY have made my list. Daniel Bruhl would have gotten serious consideration. I was going to say Gael Garcia Bernal and then I was shocked to realize he’s now 31… how time flies. Shocked he still hasn’t really broken out as more than a bit player in American films… I think Silence may change that.
Just realized Bruhl and Jentsch have gone over 30 in the last year… wow, where does the time go? And where’s the young foreign talent? A great group rose up around 10 years ago but most of them are moving beyond 30 and I’ve not found many to replace them…
Good list but Emile Hirsch with the performances he gave in Into the Wild & Milk should have earned a spot.
I know you guys arent too high on Lovely Bones, but i think Saoirse Ronan at least deserved a mention in the column. SHe’s in position to at least have a shot at a second nomination and she’s got upcoming roles that will allow her to prove she’s the real deal….if her oscar nomination hasnt already done that.
Hamer, glad you mentioned “The Lookout”!!! Amazing film with an wondrous performance from Gordon-Leavitt. Also love the mention of Jamie Bell – check out “Undertow.”
As for Rebecca Hall, Sir Peter doesn’t deserve all the credit. Hall’s mother, Maria Ewing, was an opera singer, much hailed for her dramatic skill. Ewing began as a delightful mezzo-soprano but later was one of the top Salomes in the world. The voice was not quite right for the role, but her acting was so great, you didn’t care.
KEIRA. KNIGHTLEY.
Too bad the list wasn’t Top 10 under 35, because then I’m sure Kate Winslet would have been #1. I say that because that’s who I thought the picture at the top of the column was of.
I’ve seen everyone on this list in something except for the Francophiles and Andrew Garfield.
What about Zooey Deschanel? She turns 30 next year so she qualifies. She was the best thing about Yes Man, The Happening, Elf, All the Real Girls, but it’s her turn as Anita Miller in Almost Famous that I first noticed her, both beauty and talent, and I still consider that to be her best performance, although she’s out of the majority of the movie.
Dude, Zac, the best thing about The Happening was that it ended. Love Zooey to the nth degree but c’mon.
Megan Fox.
Interesting…no actors of color on your list…wonder why…
Zooey Deschanel.
Guy, your list has some interesting choices, but you neglect some very powerful artists for others who have yet to show as much potential.
I agree with what someone said above: Abbie Cornish is lovely in Bright Star and was very impressive in Sommersault, but she in no way over-powers Heath;s performance in Candy. In my opinion, she still needs more growing as an actor – but definately some potential there.
Joseph Gordon Levitt is one fo our finest actors working today – his performances feel so natural, relatable, and complex all at the same time. He was absolutely shattering in Mysetrious which, I agree with you, remains his best performance to date, but is capapble of so much more also. I love seeing his work, always a very intimate experience.
Ellen Page is an example of someone I feel you really neglected. Yes, everyone knows her as Juno, and some know her from Hard Candy, but seldom have seen her beautiful work in Mouth to Mouth, Trailer Park Boys, and her breakout Pit Pony. Such a versatile actress, with so much range, and very deep-seeded wisdom-beyond-her-years that is evident in all her works. She’s just breathtaking really.
Anna Kendrick, who thankfully is finally getting the praise she’s deserved for so long, and Amanda Seyfried, who continues to suprise and astonish me with every new role she takes on, are two other candidates I would consider. I was also going to suggest Keiran Culkin, but he’s over 30 – such a brilliant actor in everything he does.
And I TOTALLY agree with you – Ryan Gosling deserves to be on that list, and way high. He would be my number one, most definately. I just can’t describe how much I love his work. Really, a masterpiece of an actor!
JGL’s best performance was definitely Brick, happy hes on the list but that was is totally worth a mention.
Other than that…kick ass list
P.S. – Your right Guy, Ryan definately deserved that Oscar for Hlaf Nelson – gut wrenching…
Is Zooey Deschanel under 30. If she is, she should have made this list. And put Rebecca Hall and not Anne Hathaway? Really? And I think Dev Patel and Freida Pinto should have been considered.
Also, thinking a bit more outside the box than, shall we say, Carey Mulligan, I think the Culkins are all pretty close to this list, with Kieran having the most consistent career. Think about it: Home Alone 1+2, Father of the Bride 1+2, Uncle Buck, The Good Son, You Can Count On Me, Signs, Igby Goes Down, Rocket Gibraltar, My Girl, Mean Creek, Down in the Valley, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The Mighty, She’s All That, The Cider House Rules and decent performances in bad movies like Party Monster and The Chumscrubber. Plus Kieran co-stars in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the upcoming Lonergan film Margaret and The Stanford Prison Experiment, while Rory is in the new Joel Schumacher/Chace Crawford/50 Cent film Twelve, and yes I just typed that sentence. But seriously, the Culkins are a talented family. I was pleasantly surprised by Lymelife this year and I’m glad they continue to get interesting work while Big Mac sleeps next to Mila Kunis. Lucky bastard.
Final thoughts: Love the 1-2 punch of Williams and Gosling. Need to see more of Garfield’s work and I’m sorry to have slagged him above, just think Hirsch is mighty impressive. Think it’s a little premature to put Mulligan down but I can respect the choice on potential alone. Shia is close… but Eagle Eye and Transformers 2 didn’t help. Wish his AGTRYS co-star Channing Tatum (so good in that movie) hadn’t done G.I. Joe. Ellen Page is a movie or two away. I still need to see Whip It though, although I hear the supporting cast outshines her there. Dakota Fanning and Abigail Breslin are still a little too young for a list like this. I think Anthony Mackie could make a play for this list if you’d done it a couple months ago before he hit the 3-0 mark, especially if someone ponies up to do the Jesse Owens movie he’s attached to.
Also, I was thinking about TV stars but there weren’t really any candidates there, which is kinda depressing…
GO CULKINS!
“And I think Dev Patel and Freida Pinto should have been considered”
I hope that’s not meant serious.
Emile Hirsch is missing!
Megan Fox?
Oh, that was a joke!
BEN WHISHAW.
Pleased with Rebecca Hall’s inclusion. Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem took most of the attention (deservedly), but Vicky Cristina Barcelona would not have worked without her steadying, albeit neurotic, performance. She was recently cast as the lead in Richard Linklater’s “Liars A-E” which has an amazing script. It is probably her first full-fledged lead role and I am really excited to see what she does with it.
Keira Knightley! She has an splendid career for been only 24! I would also include Jamie Bell and David Kross from “The Reader”, his performance was very underrated. I love Ryan Gosling’s inclusion, he was truly great in the so-so “Fracture”.
Where are:
Keira Knightley
Ellen Page
Saoirse Ronan
Anne Hathaway
Jake Gyllenhaal
Emilie Hirsch
Dakota fanning!!!!!!!
@Tim: I’m so glad we agree on how spectacular Heath Ledger was in “Candy,” even if we differ on Cornish’s contribution. And I agree that Parkinson was excellent in “The Seagull” (there wasn’t a weak link in that production, for my money), but Carey made me cry. That never happens in the theatre.
@The Outsider: I hope your “wonder why” on the matter of non-white actors is innocent rather than snarky. I really hope so.
As for other actors most frequently mentioned by multiple commenters, I have to say that Emile Hirsch and Ellen Page don’t quite do it for me: I find Page likable but constricted by her own personality, and I actually had problems with Hirsch’s work in “Into the Wild.” I like Keira Knightley a great deal, but am still waiting for a truly great performance from her, and Saoirse Ronan needs to wow in something other than “Atonement” (in which she is very good indeed) before I can consider her for the long haul.
And Natalie Portman was my close #11 on this list … I love her, but what she done for us lately?
Carrie Mulligan was really good in Public Enemies.
Does anybody get the joke?
how whitewashed is that list? when someone asks you if hollywood has gotten more diverse, just look at that list (i wonder how far down that list do you have to go for someone who isn’t white?)
I will like to add the future potentials of Tristan Wilds (Michael from “The Wire), Jermaine Crawford (Duke from “The Wire”), Jurnee Smollett (“Eve’s Bayou” and “The Great Debators”), Gaius Charles (Smash from “Friday Night Lights), Meagan Good (“Eve’s Bayou” and “Brick), Amanda Seyfried, Emile Hirsch, and Leighton Meester (laugh all you want but she’s doing the Lord’s work with subpar writing/co-stars on “Gossip Girl”).
Comments on the choices of others:
1) Anyone mentioning Freida Pinto is obviously joking. She was essentially the Megan Fox role for “Slumdog”. It’s too early to call.
2) Keira Knightley is so one-note. She just wears a corset and pouts, although I will admit she was decent in “Atonement”.
3) Shia Labeouf, the current lust of my life, was fantastic as a child-actor but he seems to be going to Tom Cruise route opting for big blockbusters that doesn’t show range. He had a chance with “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints” but was shadowed by Channing Tatum’s fearless performance.
4) Waiting for Dakota to make the transition before I can comment.
Among the ones who haven’t been mentioned in the comments I think Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Romola Garai and Sienna Miller deserve some credit.
Keira Knightley would be my number one for Pride and Prejudice alone, but she’s only impressed me–not wowed me–in her other films. But I can’t wait for Never Let Me Go for so many reasons.
snowballa, I’m totally with you on Leighton Meester. Although I prefer Blake Lively (who already has a rather good but unspectacular filmography) from that show, there’s no denying that with the proper management Meester can be a great actress
I think Leighton Meester is a great actress…Lively is ok; Momsen is good. As are Kristen Bell and her once-costar Amanda Seyfried (though the latter is doing movies on top of her day job). Oh, and Hayden Panattiere has star quality, if not necessarily acting depth..similar to, say, Keira Knightley.
Though she’s not my cup of tea, America Ferrera has gotten awards. As has Anna Paquin (I’m guessing most people today know her as the vampire lover.).
I think it would be amazing if Rinko Kikuchi got nominated again. Not only is she the only Asian actress alive with a nom, she could be the only Asian performer w/2 noms ever and the first 80’s born actor with 2 noms. Won’t happen, though.
Cruise has 3 Oscar noms though unlike Shia.
It just so happens that your #1 and #2 are playing husband and wife in the upcoming film ‘Blue Valentine.’ To say I’m looking forward to it would be an understatement. :)
I can’t believe that Ben Whishaw didn’t make the list. He was out of the world in “Perfume” and I really enjoyed his tiny role in “I’m Not There”. I understand that he hasn’t had as many high profile projects or for that matter seen much in Hollywood as he should, but that doesn’t take way from the reality that he is supremely talented. Someone who knows that craft better than most of the names on the list as evident in Criminal Justice, in which he was marvellous.
I really also think highly of Jesse Eisenberg, who unlike Whishaw finally has some luck on his side. He has landed the role of Zuckerberg in the Social Network.
It is funny how three years back names like Natalie Portman and Even Rachel Wood would definitely have made it. Portman at least has some projects to surge her career, I don’t see any such thing for Wood.
Guy: I know that even if Ledger were still alive he would have missed out on your list by a few months… but all that aside, would he have been top? If not, where?
I saw The Seagull in New York, and Carey Mulligan must have been having a really bad night, because my friends and I all completely lost focus during her monologue at the end after having been entranced by the production up until that point. I was so disappointed that it had ended on such a flat note — and then have read many reviews and commentaries that offer exuberant praise for her performance. I wish I had gone on a different way, because the rest of the actors were all completely on but she really wasn’t. She must have just been having a bad day. (I was, of course, completely won over by her in An Education.) I hope they do a film production of The Seagull so I can see her in fine form.
For my money, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s just about as good as it gets right now. I probably would have included Emile Hirsch, too, and maybe Ben Whishaw and Paul Dano further down.
Candy’s next on my Netflix, I can’t wait to see it. She was incomprehensibly good in Bright Star.
A couple others to consider:
Thomas Dekker – The Best John Connor by far.
Summer Glau
Leven Rambin
Elisabeth Moss
One more
Melanie Laurent
@ snowballa:
When you see Shia in “New York, I Love You,” Tom Cruise will be the last thing that crosses your mind…
Hard to argue with this list, although Page and Hirsch would have figured prominently on my own.
I also wish Channing Tatum hadn’t done “G.I. Joe.” He wasn’t terrible, but it hurt his credibility, and I feel like he has Russell Crowe potential if he picks better roles. (I too thought was incredible in “Saints.”)
Likewise, I also wish Kristen Stewart hadn’t done “Twilight.” She’s so much better than the material she’s often given, and I’m really hoping she turns some heads in “The Runaways.”