10 Celebrities Who Became More Famous With Age (5 of 6)

8. Donald Sutherland

Although his career has stretched out over 60 years, he was probably more famous for being Keifer Sutherland’s father than he was as an actor in his own right until he started winning awards in the early 90s. In 1995 at 58 he won both a PrimeTime Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries. In 2011 he finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, next to his son’s.

9. Viggo Mortensen

The first 25 years of Mortensen’s career were pretty lean. Although he had bit roles in some pretty well-known TV shows and movies — including “Miami Vice,” “Young Guns 2,” “Carlito’s Way,” and…um…”G.I. Jane,” it’s pretty clear that his life can be divided into two parts: before he landed the role of Aragorn in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and after. He was 43 at the time it began filming.