10+ Celebrities Fans Forgot Were In These Movies

Almost a full 15 years before starring the titular role in Captain Marvel, Brie Larson played one of the 13 Going on 30 bullies.

The Queen of Wakanda herself had a brief role in Kindergarten Cop as a flight attendant on Arnold Schwarzenegger's flight.

Cate Blanchett was in Hot Fuzz as Janine, Simon Pegg's ex-girlfriend.

She already had an Oscar under her belt but took this role since she was a fan of Edgar Wright's films.

He appeared in Nancy Meyers' star-studded romantic comedy The Holiday as Ben, one of Cameron Diaz's employees.

The Magic Mike and True Blood actor is unrecognizable in his first film role as Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.

Before he was a comedy powerhouse, he played a one-dimensional bully in Donnie Darko whose most memorable line is: "I like your boobs."

Well, before her breakout role in Stranger Things, Natalia Dyer had a role in Hannah Montana: The Movie as Clarissa Granger.

This required putting on a British accent for her lines.

Also in Donnie Darko, was Ashley Tisdale waaay before she became known to us as Sharpay from the High School Musical trilogy.

Best known across the pond for his work on House, the British comedian had a delightful cameo in Spice World, aka the Spice Girls movie.

Can y'all believe a baby-faced Frodo got paid to insult Michael Fox in Back To The Future II?

Natasha Lyonne as Jessica in American Pie was a small ray of feminist sex-positivity amidst outdated sexual humor.

You may know her as Janice from Friends but did any of you spot her in The Parent Trap?

She was the camp counselor where Hallie and Annie first met.

Jake Gyllenhaal's film debut was in City Slickers as Billy Crystal's son, Danny Robins.

He was only 10 at the time, which makes his brief performance all the more impressive.

Five whole years before the TV show, there was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie featuring Ben Affleck as "Basketball player #10".

Prestigious stuff.

Before she was Gamora, Zoe Saldana was Kit in Crossroads starring alongside Britney Spears as they road tripped their way to adulthood.

The former New Kid On The Block appears at the very beginning of The Sixth Sense.

He confronts (and kills!) Dr. Malcolm Crowe in his home.

The hilarious tween comedy Camp Nowhere was Jessica's first professional acting role.

Though she doesn't play a very prominent part, she does appear on camera a handful of times.

Way before he tackled string theory as Leonard Hofstadter and even before his days as David Healy on Roseanne, Johnny Galecki was Rusty Griswold in Christmas Vacation.

Songcatcher was actually the film debut of Emmy Rossum; she played a character named Deladis Solocumb.

She's better known to the world as Fiona Gallagher from Shameless.

It's young Michael Scott! In Steve Carell's early acting days, he made his film debut playing a waiter in Curly Sue.

I wonder if the restaurant in the film was a Chili's?

There are a number of young famous actors in Remember The Titans but none more noteworthy than Ryan Gosling.

Up until this point, the actor was still largely known for his TV roles in Breaker High and Young Hercules.

Taylor Momsen is best remembered as Jenny Humphrey from the CW smash hit series Gossip Girl.

But before she began spreading rumors, she was Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

People tend to forget that Christian Bale was a very successful child-actor. He appeared in a number of film projects from the time he was a small boy.

None more memorable, however, than Newsies.

Chris Messina broke into Hollywood in 1998.

He appeared in three films that year; one of which was the runaway success You've Got Mail.

Blink and you might miss her. The next time you sit down to watch Tim Burton's Big Fish, pay extra close attention to the group of kids outside the witch's house.

The young girl is Miley Cyrus, who plays a young Ruthie.

Nope - this isn't a mistake. The actor you see in this picture is Glenn Close.

I didn't believe it myself until I saw the credits roll at the end of Hook and checked the IMDB - but it's her.

Having just recently watched Jumanji: The Next Level, I have a whole new appreciation for just how great the original was.

This is largely due to the incredible acting of a very young Kirsten Dunst in Jumanji.

For my money, Forrest Gump is one of the greatest films that's ever been made.

Yet for some reason, I always seem to forget that Jenny is actually House of Cards star Robin Wright.

It turns out Draco Malfoy (or rather Tom Felton) isn't all bad after all!

Way before he roamed the halls of Hogwarts, Tom starred in The Borrowers.

You could be forgiven for missing Liam Cunningham in A Little Princess.

Especially when we've all grown so used to seeing him with a full grizzled beard as Ser Davos in Game of Thrones.

One of Mila Kunis' first-ever on-screen acting roles occurred back in 1998. It was a TV movie called Gia, starring Angelina Jolie.

Kunis portrayed a younger version of Jolie.

This one rocked me to my foundation - I loved this movie as a kid!

It turns out one of Lena Headey's first on-screen love interests was a man named Mowgli in The Jungle Book.