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5. Tom Holland - The Impossible

tom holland Tom Holland is another talented young actor who got his big break with the role of Billy Elliot, this time in the popular West End musical. Two months after leaving his stage debut, he booked a leading role in the film The Impossible. He brings equal parts maturity and vulnerability to the character of Thomas, a boy trying to survive the Boxing Day Tsunami in Thailand and find his family. Holland has great chemistry with Naomi Watts as his mother, but he also shows real range and star quality in the scenes where he is alone. His performance when he is separated from his wounded mother in the hospital is reminiscent of a young Christian Bale, which assures me that Holland has a bright future ahead of him.
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.