8. The Woman In Black
Its unlikely any child star wanting to break into serious acting will ever face the same level of pressure as Daniel Radcliffe. After heading up eight blockbuster movies in the highest grossing franchise of all time it would have been incredibly easy for him to fall into typecasting or retreat into his fortune, but instead hes tackled the industry head on. His first post-Potter film initially looked like a forced attempt to distance himself from the boy wizard - a Hammer horror that cast him as a widower - but from the general consensus most people couldn't quite get past the notion of him just being Harry with a slight beard. I had no such issues and was fully on board with Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps by the time he first entered that bloody creepy house; a particularly impressive feat given the high regard with which the London stage show is held. I do have to concede The Woman In Black does have some serious issues as a horror. Wanting a 12A rating to capitalise on the star casting, James Watkins had to tone down the terror, inserting sound cues that negate any extended dread and the less said about that ending the better.