16 Actors Who Could Be The Breakout Stars Of 2018

12. Olivia Cooke

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It seemed like Olivia Cooke was destined for stardom back in 2015, when she received universal acclaim for her performance in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, though the film's Oscar hype quickly fizzled and Cooke's film career didn't take off like many expected.

She's got an extremely enticing second chance next year, though, as she'll first be appearing in festival hit Thoroughbreds, for which she's received rave reviews, before starring as the female lead in the aforementioned Ready Player One and Dan Fogelman's new romantic drama Life Itself.

What's more of a sure thing than taking a lead role in a Spielberg film? Her star profile's about to take off huge, and it couldn't happen to a much better actress.

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