How 17 star Canadian actors and actresses have changed since they first appeared in films (18 photos)

I don’t rule out that what will surprise you more is not their transformation over the years, but the very fact that they are Canadians. Let's check it out.





Today we look at how famous actors and actresses have changed, united by one unexpected feature - their Canadian origin. Canada is located very close to the USA and, accordingly, Hollywood, so among the stars of world cinema there are many representatives of this maple-hockey power.

In the selection we took those famous actors who were born in Canada and have Canadian citizenship, even if it is dual. Let's compare their latest photographs with frames from their first (or one of the first) films or TV series.

Jim Carrey (61 years old)



Actor in the film “Chur, my!” (1984) and at the Sonic 2 The Movie premiere in April 2022.

Brendan Fraser (54 years old)





Brendan Fraser in The Frozen Californian (1992) and at the 2023 Critics' Choice Awards in January. By the way, he received an award for best actor for the film “The Whale”. We hope that this year he will also win an Oscar for this role.

Rachel McAdams (44 years old)



Actress in the film My Name is Tanino (2002) and at the premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in May 2022.

Ryan Gosling (42 years old)



Actor in Remember the Titans (2000) and at the premiere of The Gray Man in July 2022.

Ryan Reynolds (46 years old)



Actor in Ordinary Magic (1993) and at the People's Choice Awards in December 2022.

That's right, all famous Ryans are Canadians!

Evangeline Lilly (43 years old)



Actress in the first season of Lost (2004) and at the Jhpiego Awards Ceremony in December 2022.

Michael J Fox (61 years old)



Actor in the film Midnight Madness (1980) and at the Governors Awards in November 2022, where he received an honorary Oscar - the Gene Hersholt Award for humanitarian achievements and contributions to the fight against Parkinson's disease.

Seth Rogen (40 years old)



The actor on the set of the series “Hooligans and Geeks” (1999) and at the Critics Choice Awards in January 2023.

Pamela Anderson (55 years old)



Actress in the TV series “Big Repair” (1991-1997) and on a walk in April 2022.

Mike Myers (59 years old)



Actor in the TV series "The Little Tramp" (1979) and at the premiere of the documentary "If These Walls Could Sing" in December 2022.

Anna Paquin (40 years old)



Actress in The Piano (1993), for which she won an Oscar at age 11, and at the premiere of A Little Light in October 2022.

Keanu Reeves (58 years old)



Actor in the series "In the Heat of the Night" (1985) and on the talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in October 2022.

Carrie-Anne Moss (55 years old)



Actress in the TV series “Dark Justice” (1991-1993) and at the premiere of the film “The Matrix: Resurrection” in December 2021.

It seems that only Canadians can free themselves from the shackles of machines.

Michael Cera (34 years old)



Actor in the film Switching Gates (1999) and behind the scenes of the game show Celebrity Jeopardy! in January 2023.

Finn Wolfhard (20 years old)



Actor in the series “Supernatural” (2015) and at the premiere of the film “When You Finish Saving the World” in January 2023.

Hayden Christensen (41 years old)



Actor in Family Passion (1993) and at Tokyo Comic Con in November 2022.

Cobie Smulders (40 years old)



Actress in Veritas: The Search for Truth (2003) and at Amazon Freevee's High School House Party in October 2022.