10 Actors Who Made Impressive Comebacks With New Projects (11 Photos)

Let's remember some high-profile returns of famous actors who, it would seem, will no longer rise to their former heights, but participation in successful projects again made us remember them with a kind word.





Even the most famous celebrities can be forgotten if they do not remind about themselves for a while. And the film industry, in particular, is a place where no one is irreplaceable - if you don’t act in good films or don’t act at all, you can quickly turn from a first-rate star into a dusty museum exhibit. Even if we are talking about a couple of years.

1. Jim Carrey (59 years old)



He has starred in unpopular or negatively received films since Always Say Yes (2008). He returned with the powerful tragicomedy series “Just Kidding” in 2018.

2. Jennifer Aniston (52 years old)





She hasn’t starred in a high-profile project since the film “We’re the Millers” (2013). She returned with the drama series “The Morning Show” (2019), which received the highest ratings from viewers and critics in the actress’s career after “Friends” (1994-2004).

3. John Krasinski (41 years old)



He disappeared from the radar of the mass audience after the end of the series “The Office” (2005-2013). He returned with the breakthrough horror film A Quiet Place (2018) as director, screenwriter and co-star. And in 2021 the second part was released.

4. Winona Ryder (49 years old)



After many successful films in the 1990s, the actress did not play in highly visible projects in the 21st century until her triumphant return in the series Stranger Things (2016-...).

5. Renee Zellweger (52 years old)



From the mid-2000s, she played in passable films, remaining for everyone only her main character, Bridget Jones, until she played in the film “Judy” (2019), for which she received an Oscar.

6. Jodie Foster (58 years old)



I haven't acted in a big movie since 2013. She returned in 2018 with the poorly received film Hotel Artemis, and in 2020 the film The Mauritanian was released, for which Foster received a Golden Globe. This is the first award of this level for the actress since the 90s.

7. Michael Keaton (69 years old)



He has not acted in a successful film since his collaboration with Tim Burton in the Batman films (1989/1992) and Beetlejuice (1988). He returned with the film Birdman (2014), which became an Oscar winner.

8. Catherine O'Hara (67 years old)



She was known only for her role as Kevin McCallister's mom in the first two films of the Home Alone series, until she starred in the sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015-2020), one of the most highly rated comedy series of recent times. Katherine herself also received a Golden Globe in 2021 for her role.

9. Antonio Banderas (60 years old)



He has not participated in successful and popular projects since the film “The Skin I Live In” (2011). In 2019, he returned with a powerful role in the film “Pain and Glory,” for which he received an Oscar nomination for the first time in his career.

10. Joe Pesci (78 years old)



I haven't acted in a movie since 2010. He returned to the big screen in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman (2019), for which he received an Oscar nomination.