After conquering Broadway and film festival season, dominating top streamers and award contenders, here are ten talented actors who are on the path to conquer Hollywood.
For one, both have already been cast in films directed by Steven Spielberg (Josh Rivera of West Side Story) and Darren Aronofsky (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) or, in the case of Katy O’Brian and Sophie Wilde, they are simultaneously maneuvering within the A24 universe andNGC Tom Cruise headlined franchise films. The 2024 class enters a list that previously had Hollywood box office heavyweights Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney and Oscar contenders Florence Pugh and Paul Mescal.
It is a time that has been in the pipeline for some, while for others they are relatively nascent to the trend. Says Dominic Sessa, whose first credit was last year’s The Holdovers, “I didn’t understand how any of this worked. It’s like I did not anticipate that it would turn around and make a difference in my existence.
By Caitlin Huston, Zoe G Phillips, Christy Piña, Seija Rankin, Carly Thomas & Kirsten Chuba
They have already worked with Steven Spielberg (West Side Story‘s Josh Rivera) and Darren Aronofsky (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), and are navigating between A24 projects and Tom Cruise-fronted franchise plays, as is the case for both Katy O’Brian and Sophie Wilde. The 2024 class joins a list that, in the past, included box office stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney and Oscar nominees Florence Pugh and Paul Mescal.
For some, this moment is a long time coming while others are newer to the scene. Says Dominic Sessa, whose first credit was last year’s The Holdovers, “I didn’t understand how any of this worked. I didn’t think it would change my life.”
Profiles written by Caitlin Huston, Zoe G. Phillips, Christy Pina, Seija Rankin, Carly Thomas, Kirsten Chuba
Kaia Gerber
While Gerber initially followed in the professional footsteps of her supermodel mother, Cindy Crawford, appearing stone-faced on runways for Valentino and Celine, the 23-year-old has spent the past two years shifting her energy toward acting, building an impressive list of comedy credits (Bottoms, Palm Royale, Saturday Night) while appearing opposite heavyweights like Kristen Wiig.
Even she is a little surprised. “I always thought that to do comedy you have to be really funny,” she says. “But it actually works to my advantage that I treat it like it’s serious. The type of comedy I do is to believe what you’re doing, no matter how ridiculous it is.” Audiences will next see her alongside Anne Hathaway in A24’s Mother Maryand Keanu Reeves in Apple TV+’s Outcome.
IF I WASN’T AN ACTOR I’D BE “I have always wanted to be a librarian. Technically I am not a librarian because I do not have a degree in library science, however … Although, I do build libraries for people, so I would say librarian adjacent kind of role.
THE PERSON I AM DIEING TO WORK WITH “Halina Reijn.”
HOW I DECOMPRESS ON SET “I read a book.” Shocker. That is why, during shooting, it’s convenient to read short stories as they take little time to read and require no focusing on steady, prolonged attention.
ADVICE TO THOSE WORKING IN ENTERTAINMENT “Always be on time.” That was from my mother. The author realized this because if she is not on time she gets very upset so he has said he has learned.
He or she Describe a song or album that you currently have on a replay: “Brat” because I am not ready to give up my Brat summer summer, even though its officially fall now.
Aaron Pierre
“I’ve given myself permission for maybe the first time in my journey, in my career, to enjoy the moment,” the 30-year-old star said.The Lion King, voicing the titular lion, then season four of cornerstone Apple TV series The Morning Show (it gets rather lovely when he admits he briefs with Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup, and Marion Cotillard) 1 on the streamer, he next appears in Disney’s massive Mufasa
The Lion King, voicing the titular lion, then season four of cornerstone Apple TV series The Morning Show (during which, he reveals, he shares scenes with Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup and Marion Cotillard).
“Performance, for me, is doing what I love to do best, and learning as a student,” he jokes regarding the talented cast, most of whom he worked with for the first time. He recently was revealed as one of the newest additions to the DC Universe as a star of HBO’s Green Lantern as John Stewart.
IF I WASN’T AN ACTOR I’D BE “I think I would be a track and field athlete or an athlete of some form. We can only imagine how good I could be if I did that, but I know I would try my hardest to make it a career.”
THE PERSON I AM DYING TO WORK WITH – I’d love Sarah Polley to work with. Well, I believe she’s a great director.”
HOW I DECOMPRESS ON SET “On set, and in life I drink tea.”
Currently playing on my record player is Marvin Gaye, I Want You. It’s a beautiful, beautiful album… And there’s something about listening to any album but that album on Vinyl, isn’t it? To borrow from popular culture you cannot fast forward, you cannot relegate it to the bench, [you are] just listening to it as Marvin Gaye and his creative team wanted you to listen to it.”
THE DOCUSERIES I AM CURRENTLY ADDICTED TO “I like watching docuseries.” I show up late for the party, but it’s Receiver at Netflix.
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