10 Famous Actors Who Were Totally Discovered By Chance

7. Eva Mendes

This sounds pretty ominous, but Eva Mendes movie career was kickstarted by randomly being captured in a few photographs by her neighbour. As dodgy as that sounds, it was all legal, and a talent agent noticed her whilst browsing the neighbour-in-question's portfolio. The agent contacted Mendes and persuaded her to play a few relatively small roles. Studying marketing in university at the time, Eva had no idea what her fate would be - starting off in 'Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror' and progressing to 'The Fast And The Furious' franchise.