8 Best Actors in Their 20s: Hollywood’s Top Young Stars

While older, more experienced actors such as Samuel J. Jackson, Glenn Close, and Michael Caine are still going strong, Hollywood is always looking for fresh, new faces to become the next Celebrity A-Lister. Given that there are plenty of young, attractive people with immense talent, competition can be pretty fierce. The upcoming stars had to audition hundreds of times, undertake formal or informal training, and find ways to make them stand out from the rest. Whether they got their start as child actors or have quickly risen to fame as young adults, here are 8 of Hollywood’s best actors in their 20s.

Zendaya

Age: 26

A lot of child actors, especially the ones who got their start on a Disney Channel show, have a rough time of things once they age out of those teeny-bopper shows. In other words, having success as a kid doesn’t always guarantee that they’ll be able to transition to a successful acting career as an adult. But Zendaya Coleman is definitely an exception. Whether it’s a children’s film like “The Greatest Showman,” a Marvel movie like “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” or an art house flick like “Malcolm and Marie,” her versatility will serve her well going forward.