Celebrities You Totally Missed In Small Movie Roles Before They Made It Big

Some actors debut and rocket right to the top. But others stay small-time for a while before a breakout role makes them household names.

So here are a few of your favorite actors who first appeared in smaller parts you barely even noticed…

Jim Parsons

Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons didn’t get his start being a smarty-pants. The “Big Bang Theory” star actually played a small, quirky role in the small, quirky, indie film “Garden State.” Parsons played a character who worked as a knight in Medieval Times who doesn’t hit it off so well with Peter Sarsgaard’s character.

Justin Theroux

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Former “Leftovers” star and beau of Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux made his movie debut as Clarence the Cowboy in “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.” The cowboy was actually written for Heather’s character (played by Janeane Garofalo) to give her a nice proper high school reunion ending — by making out with him.

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen not only is famous for being the Scarlet Witch in “The Avengers” series but also for having two very famous twin sisters — Mary-Kate and Ashley!

Her debut was in their television movie “How the West Was Won.” She waited SEVENTEEN years until she actually made her proper screen debut in the psychological thriller “Silent House” in 2011.

Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot won over our hearts by kicking butt and taking names as Wonder Women this past year. She actually has been acting for quite a bit. Her debut was actually in “Fast & Furious” the fourth installment in the Fast and the Furious franchise as Gisele.

She went on to continue playing that role in the latter movies.