10 Actors Who Improved At Something They Were Terrible At

Brad Pitt is an A-list Movie Star if there ever was one - ridiculously charismatic, impossibly good-looking, and even a damn fine actor to boot.

And though Pitt's earlier career has its share of strong, memorable roles - Thelma and Louise, Kalifornia, Interview with the Vampire, Seven, and Twelve Monkeys - it wasn't until Pitt reached middle-age that he settled into his most intriguing acting mode.

Pitt's young career was defined by giving showy, acting-with-a-capital-A performances in a bevy of movies, typically playing characters who were charming or at least announced themselves to the audience in a major, outgoing way.

Yet in the late 2000s, Pitt's acting style shifted considerably, gravitating towards more quiet, introspective, observant characters who didn't necessarily need to be the center of attention.

Compare his work throughout the '90s to his performances in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Tree of Life, Moneyball, Killing Them Softly, and especially Ad Astra, and it's like night and day.

This isn't to say that Pitt's above a more attention-grabbing performance today - just look at his Oscar-winning work in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - but with age he's become much better at disappearing into a role rather than being Movie Star Brad Pitt playing some guy.