Famous actors who gained popularity only in adulthood (12 photos)

Many people give up on their endeavors if they do not get the expected success in a short time. Like, what's the matter? Why doesn't anyone recognize my genius? Fie on you, peasants! Yes, sometimes it’s better to really quit a dead-end job that doesn’t bring you satisfaction, fulfillment, or money. But, if you really have talent and a dream, then you need to fight to the last. Especially in the world of cinema and theater. The talent and uniqueness of the heroes in this selection were not immediately recognized. Therefore, they became popular already in adulthood, and they spent their youth working hard to achieve the desired success.

Vladimir Tolokonnikov - 45 years old





He became widely known for his role as Sharikov in the film “Heart of a Dog” (1988).

Tatyana Peltzer - 39 years old



The actress's first film role was “She Defends the Motherland” (1943). Starting from this film, she acted in films almost every year, and all her characters were bright and memorable.

Jeremy Renner - 37 years old





A real breakthrough in the career of the American actor came thanks to the film “The Hurt Locker” (2008), where he played Sergeant First Class William James, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Before that, he mainly starred in minor and episodic roles. The second wave of success came to the actor a few years later, when she began starring as Hawkeye in Marvel films.

Valentin Gaft - 44 years old



Although the actor starred in the famous film “Seventeen Moments of Spring” (1973), real success came to him only after the main role in the film “Garage” (1979). Only then will such popularly beloved films as “The Magicians” (1982) and “My Dearly Beloved Detective” (1986) come on.

Alisa Freindlich - 40 years old



National love came to the actress not even after “Office Romance” (1977), but after the film “Straw Hat” (1974), where she played Baroness de Champigny. But she, of course, created a real sensation with the role of Lyudmila Prokofievna.

Bryan Cranston - 52 years old



The actor was not very well known in films and acted with long breaks before his iconic role of Walter White in the TV series Breaking Bad (2008-2013).

Judi Dench - 61 years old



Judi Dench became a recognized actress thanks to her role as M in the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995), becoming the first performer rather than the performer of this role. Since then, she has played the head of the British secret service MI6 eight times.

Leonid Bronevoy - 45 years old



Before the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring,” the actor played several roles in films, but became famous precisely thanks to the role of Heinrich Müller.

Faina Ranevskaya - 43 years old



It’s surprising that such a textured actress had not been noticed before, but great fame came to her with the phrase “Mulya, don’t make me nervous!” and the film "Foundling" (1939).

Peter Dinklage - 42 years old



The actor has a fairly extensive filmography, but he did not have such success as after “Game of Thrones” (2011-2019), where he played the dramatic role of Tyrion Lannister.

Evgeniy Leonov - 35 years old



The actor's real fame in cinema was brought to him by the film "Striped Flight" (1961), where he played a bartender who was forced to pretend to be the trainer Gleb Savelyevich Shuleikin.

Innokenty Smoktunovsky - 39 years old



The heyday of his career began not with the film “Beware of the Car” (1966), which, of course, thundered throughout the country, but earlier with the film “Hamlet,” which the audience themselves called the best in 1964.