Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

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It's always interesting to find out what happened to childhood friends — how they look now and what they do. The same goes for the heroes of our favorite childhood movies, or rather, the child actors who played them. Some of them continued their career in cinema, while others remained hostage to one role and engaged in another craft, but absolutely all of them have changed and, of course, have grown.

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Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Henry Thomas — Elliot from the movie "Alien"

The actor never managed to repeat the resounding success after the release of the film "Alien" in 1982.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Alexandra Owens-Sarno, "Titanic"

The cute girl was only 8 years old when she starred in the famous dance scene with Leonardo DiCaprio. Now the girl is studying acting and recently graduated from California State University with a degree in literature.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Jonathan Lipniki, "Jerry Maguire", "Stuart Little"

The charming boy from the films of the 90s is now 26 years old. He is engaged in martial arts, has a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes, The Chronicles of Narnia

Georgie, who played little Lucy Pevensey, finished shooting in the trilogy, starred in the films "School Project" and "Sisterhood of the Night", graduated from Clare College in Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English language and literature. This year, a film with her participation "Access to all areas" will be released.

Skandar Keynes played Edmund Pevensey in the trilogy and then left the cinema. He graduated from Pembroke College with a degree in Arabic and Persian history. He works as an adviser to a member of Parliament from the Conservative Party.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Daryl Sabara, a series of films "Children of spies"

After "Children of Spies" he starred in several more films, at the moment he is working as a voice actor.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Davey Chase — Samara from "The Bell"

After the horror movie, the girl played less scary characters in the movie "Little Red Cart" and the TV series "Big Love".

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Taylor Momsen, "The Grinch Stealer of Christmas"

After the release of the film, Taylor moved into music, and now she is the leader of the rock band The Pretty Reckless.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Joseph Mazzello as Tim Murphy from Jurassic Park

After the release of the film in 1993, Joseph starred in the film "The Social Network" and the mini-series "Pacific Ocean". In 2007, he became the executive producer of the film "Questions of Life and Death".

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Macaulay Culkin, "Home Alone"

Having starred in several more films, the most famous child in the film industry took a break, after which he never really returned.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Hattie Jones — "Madeline"

The actress did not appear anywhere else, although she auditioned for the role of Hermione in Harry Potter. Now Hattie is 28 years old, she graduated from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts theater School.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Mara Wilson — "Matilda", "Mrs. Doubtfire"

A few years after the release of Matilda, Mara left her acting career and concentrated on writing. The girl graduated from the Tish School of Art. In 2013, a play was staged based on Mara's script, and last year her book of memoirs was published.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Haley Joel Osment — "Pay Another", "Sixth Sense", "Artificial Intelligence"

Now the actor, who has noticeably changed in appearance, rarely appears on the screens, especially compared to his childhood years. In 2011 he graduated from the Tisch School of Art.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Thomas Sangster — "Real Love"

The 26-year-old actor is still in demand in the cinema. Thomas also started playing bass guitar in the band Winnet.

Then and now: what yesterday's child actors look like today

Louise and Lisa Barnes — "The Shining"

After debuting in the cult film, the 11-year-old sisters hoped to continue their acting career, but they were denied roles over and over again, perhaps because they starred in a horror film. Now the twins are 47 years old and they live in London. Lisa became a lawyer, and Louise became a scientist.

Keywords: Actors | Age | Childhood | Before and after | Then and now | Movies

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