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10 Child Actors To Keep An Eye On

The most interesting thing about child stars is their potential. If they've already made it in the entertainment industry as minors, what are they going to be capable of when they’re grown up? Because of how little acting experience they've had, these kid stars can be very hit or miss. Some are cute but forgettable set decoration, some are precocious but ultimately playing themselves, and some seem great at memorizing lines but can’t seem to bring any emotion to the roles they’re playing. Then you've got a tiny, tiny percentage of child actors who really seem to get it – they don’t need to be told how to emote, or how to interact with the camera, or anything like that. With that in mind, these are the ten child stars of today that I think should weather the storm of puberty and make it through to the other side as legitimate adult actors.

4. Bill Milner

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What a great kid. He’s so good as the sheltered son in a conservative religious family in Son of Rambow that it’s hard to imagine the film without him. Milner creates this great character who you sympathize with because he’s incredibly full of life. It’s easy for the audience to respond well to him when he’s got such passion and vibrancy. He takes the relatable adolescent feeling of experiencing the world for the first time and amplifies it in such a way that is wonderful to watch on screen.

More recently, he played the young version of Magneto in X-Men: First Class, which is such a departure from his previous roles.  On some level, many child actors are successful because they’re ultimately being asked to play a version of themselves. But for Milner to be able to embody roles that are so different from one another, especially at his young age…that’s pretty remarkable.  And I think as he matures, he’ll find more and more choices open to him.

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