Children's stardom can be tough. You will become known at a young age for the iconic role — and people will probably recognize you as that character for the rest of the time. When people want to remember you as a lovable young man, it can be hard to move into adulthood (and adult roles). And many young actors have horror stories about how they were treated in Hollywood.

But with some luck, the right people around you, and the right opportunity, as these stories show, it is possible to successfully make the transition from a child star to an adult actor. Sometimes it takes a period out of the spotlight and sometimes it takes 1 special adult role to convince everyone: Oh, that actor I loved can grow up and really act. But when it works, it can make for a lucrative and sustainable lifelong career.

Elijah Wood's first film was Back to The Future Part II, and looking back at his 90s favorite films like The Good Son and Flipper, I found that he had a prolific career when he was 10, but his most notable role, apparently, was Frodo in the Lord of the Rings, and he actually played several roles. I continued to appear in cool horror films.

From Samwise to Frodo's epic Journey from Lord of the Rings, Sean Astin was previously best known for playing Mikey from the Goonies (he also made it to Stranger Things Season 2.

Hollywood's cutest little kid, Haley Joel Osment, was the best part of the sixth Sense (also had a small role as Forrest's son Forrest Gump). He has starred on Broadway as an adult. You may also have seen him in your favorite shows, including boys, Silicon Valley and what we do in the shadows.

It would be forgiven to forget that Scream Queen herself (a recurring role in American horror Story, a leading role in Scream Queens, a large part of Scream 4), Emma Roberts first starred in Blow and became famous as Addy as a child.

Although most young people know her as Amy in the Big Bang theory (or Jeopardy's host.Mayim Bialik first won our hearts as Blossom from Blossom, who lives with her dad and two brothers.

The Fanning Sisters began in Hollywood Young, Dakota starred in ER and Friends and both Elle and Dakota I starred in Sam. Both star in many roles as they get older, including most notably The Great (Elle) and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (Dakota).

Lindsay Lohan's tumultuous professional life is well documented, but in case you're not aware, she starred as a twin in "Parent Trap" and then as a 10-year-old in "Average Girl."After the pause, she signed a multi-picture deal with Netflix and starred for Christmas 2022.

Will Poulter began acting when he was 10, including Narnia and Maze Runner films. As an adult, you may know him as the best part of Midsomar, and Dopesick and The third Guardians Of The Galaxy movies.

We first learned about Anna Paquin when Anna Paquin became one of the youngest Oscar winners ever in a role on the piano. She has worked a lot since then — and if you like, "Where do I know her from.""It's her role as Sookie in true blood.

Giving us a grand expressionless as Wednesday Adams in the Adams Family movie, Christina Ricci will hit a massive child stardom and go on to act now and then with Casper. She is quite acting and you may have seen her in a yellow jacket and Wednesday series.

The Zack & Cody Star's Sweet Life actually began acting even younger (both split the role of a single child in Grace Under Fire and Cole also had a role as Ross's son in Friends). Both continued to act (most notably Cole at Riverdale and Dylan at Banana Split); Dylan also opened Allwise Meadow in Brooklyn.

Little girls like me wanted to be Anna Krumsky when they were little after she played the Lead in My Girl and its sequel. Chlumsky's biggest adult role is in the series Veep, in which she was nominated for an Emmy, and she also has a voice job in the revived Rugrats.

Yes, Batman was a child actor. Christian Bale was initially famous for "Empire of the Sun" and "News," but his sick and twisted role in the American psycho helped to re-brand him as a serious adult actor. Then followed the roles of many films, including the 4th Thor film.

Ron Howard had a long and fruitful career — and his trajectory is probably the gold standard for child actors. Opie from the Andie Griffith Show has been transformed into Richie from Happy Days and the director of Apolllo13 and A Beautiful Mind.

Teen Idol and former Lizzie McGuire, Hilary Duff, are long・loved actors, especially among millennial women. That's why her career continues to flourish, including Younger and How I Met Your Father (she also produced).).

Doogie Howser Neil Patrick Harris made a major career comeback when he starred as a (filthy and hilarious) version of himself in the first Harold & Kumar film. Then he became Barney the way I met your mom and has been working prolifically ever since.

By her own admission, Drew Barrymore's young life was tough (she listed Steven Spielberg as the figure of her father — one of the few such beings in her life — when the two were in E.T.When we worked together). She did a lot of work in the ensuing decades, including Charlie's Angel, Scream, Donnie Darko, and more recently the Santa Clarita Diet and Syndicated talk show.

Gordon Levitt was fully cast as an adult alien in a child's body in the Third Rock from the Sun, but his career didn't stop there. You may remember him from 10 things I hate about you, 500 days in the summer, and 7 trials in Chicago (and that's just a few.).

Perhaps you know her as Bella in Twilight' Stewart was cast alongside Jodie Foster in the Panic Room when she was only 12 years old. She has acted in many roles, including in cool independent films and rom-coms like happiest Season, since the Vampire series that made her famous.

Mickey Rooney's career spanned 9 (.Decades, it has to be some kind of record. He was very popular as a teenager like Andy Hardy, but later generations knew him as a popular TV presence on talk shows and dramas.

If you've never seen an original interview with a vampire, Kirsten Dunst has probably named herself as Claudia, the child she ended up becoming when she was little, even as an adult, including Spider-Man, Marie Antoinette, Fargo, and Dog Power.

Felicity from Felicity. american scary spy elizabeth. The diplomat Kate. Keri Russell can really do it all, and there's a reason her career spans decades. But she knew it started as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club Show.

Arrested development poor Michael Bruce was first the character of the Prairie and the Hogan family's little House. Yes, Jason Bateman was a fairly prolific child actor, but in 2003 he was suspended in the 90s before being cast as Michael. And the rest was history.

One of the highest-paid actresses in the world began her career at the tender age of 9. Her early roles included Horse Whispers and Ghost World, but it was her appearance in Lost in Translation that established her as an adult actor. Stardom (and ultimately the role of a superhero with Marvel) follows.

Jodie Foster appeared literally in the copperplate advertising when she was 3 years old (.). She starred in children's films (Freaky Friday), then in dramas (taxi drivers), and then in her own right as a real adult actor in the best films (Silence of The Lambs).

Natalie Portman's long and famous career began when she was 12 years old Leon: Professional. She continued acting, but since she went to college, her return to the acting world will help solidify her new presence as an adult actor, including Closer

Ken, that's you. The former Mickey Mouse Club member also starred in other child-related fare like goosebumps and you're afraid of the dark'devotees and (more generally) notebooks cemented him as a talented adult actor-and in the case of the latter film, a romantic lead.

Well, why didn't I know that baby Kurt Russell was adorable? Yeah, Russell was a Disney star in the 70s following his breakout role in Jamie McFeeters' trip. Building a relationship with film director John Carpenter will help him evolve into an action superstar.

If you can believe it, Daniel Radcliffe started acting as Harry Potter when he was only 12 years old (and it wasn't his first role, which was a bit of a joke). He was at David Copperfield.). After that role, he basically created a known entity.everyone.Since then, he has played an interesting and challenging role.

Technically, by the time he starred in this boy's life, he was in his late teens, but Leonardo Dicaprio had also appeared in commercials before that (including a 14-year-old matchbox). Of course, YouTube has edits.

Judy Garland, along with her sisters, played in a vaudeville group before she was signed to MGM when she was 10 ・ and the iconic film The Wizard of Oz Iconic (albeit troubled and tragically short) life in the public eye included a star—born in Nuremberg and a number of studio albums, as well as movies like Judgment. Included.

It's hard to underestimate how quickly Elizabeth Taylor became a teenage sensation after starring in the movie "National Velvet." She hated her career in the 1950s, but in films including a cat on a hot tin roof, she was a very bankable actor (and a very popular public figure) and