10 Dying Acting Careers Saved By One Amazing Movie

Deadpool, Pulp Fiction, Paddington 2 - movies so good they saved careers.

by Josh Brown
Deadpool Movie
Disney

Movies are a precarious business. The hottest trend one moment can become yesterday's news the next, and no one in the business knows the fickle, ever-changing tastes of Hollywood more than actors.

Most actors dream of hitting it big, not only becoming popular enough to command ridiculous figures and top-billing, but also having first choice of the best roles in the most promising scripts.

While few hit that level of popularity even fewer retain it for their entire careers, and whether through typecasting, poor project choices or real-life scandals, actors can see their stars fade and their careers looking doomed.

Of course nobody loves a comeback story more than Hollywood, and all it takes is one chance at a great role in a great movie to turn things around.

All of the following actors are proof of that. Each one at some point seemed doomed to years of obscurity with their best work behind them, only to come out of nowhere with an amazing hit that either immediately put them on top, or turned heads enough to get the big studios calling.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.