Sentences with phrase «breakthrough role»
The phrase "breakthrough role" refers to a significant and impactful role that helps an actor gain recognition and propel their career forward. It's a prominent performance that showcases their talent and opens doors to more opportunities in the entertainment industry. Full definition
Miles Teller, so great in breakthrough roles in «Rabbit Hole» and «The Spectacular Now,» does the best work of his young career here as Andrew, finding the perfect blend of insecurity and confidence that comes entangled in the core of a young talent.
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Matt Damon and Ben Afleck star in their own breakthrough roles as best friends closer than even blood brothers.
It's easy to imagine this ingénue being treated as a potential breakthrough role for a budding starlet.
On the heels of his own breakthrough role with Inside Llewyn Davis, Oscar Isaac is effective as the brooding and sensual lover.
This is the kind of breakthrough role that young actors are rarely afforded, and the kind of performance that they can rarely pull off.
Craig Robinson and Adam Scott had breakthrough roles on NBC comedies «The Office» and «Parks and Recreation», respectively.
Yes, it's Arnie's (The Terminator, Commando) first breakthrough role, and one of his more memorable ones, as Robert E. Howard's literary creation comes to life in Conan the Barbarian.
It's been well over a decade since Jamal and Dex hit the audition circuit in search of that career - boosting breakthrough role, and neither has managed to land so much as an onscreen speaking role.
With a career that spans nearly 40 years in film and television, Nighy established a solid reputation in his native England long before his international breakthrough role in the Golden Globe nominated rock comedy Still Crazy in 1998.
It wasn't the most glamorous breakthrough role in the history of cinema, but Paul Giamatti's scene - stealing turn as Kenny «Pig Vomit» Rushton in the 1997 Howard Stern vehicle Private Parts immediately made him one of the most sought - after character actors around.
Following breakthrough roles in films like Zero Dark Thirty, Lawless and The Great Gatsby over the past year (as well as a turn in White House Down), Australian actor Jason Clarke is making quite a name for himself.
We are in turn drawn to Gladstone, now an Independent Spirit Award nominee, in her bona fide breakthrough role.
At one point early on, Greg and Tommy visit the site where James Dean died, a pilgrimage that at once nods to Mr. Franco's breakthrough role as Dean and telegraphs one of the more ludicrous scenes in «The Room.»
Krasinski's breakthrough role came as Jim Halpert in the TV comedy, «The Office.»
Directors the Spierig Brothers, who previously gave Sarah Snook a career - breakthrough role in 2014's transgender - sci - fi curio Predestination, hand her the booby prize part of Sarah's niece here, who has no particular function except to stand around expecting the worst.
The daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher was 19 when she appeared in her breakthrough role, as Princess Leia in the original «Star Wars.»
He befriends several of the soldiers, including commanding officer Lt. Walker (Robert Mitchum in his breakthrough role), family man Sgt. Warnicki (Freddie Steele) and would - be romeo Private Dondaro (Wally Cassell).
Making the move to Los Angeles in order to pursue an acting career full time, her previous improvisational experiences would soon come in handy as she landed her breakthrough role in the popular Scream - slanted spoof of teen slasher pics, Scary Movie.
Gwyneth Paltrow takes to social media to reveal her incredible Halloween costume which ties into her breakthrough role in the 1995 classic Se7en.
Making the move to Los Angeles in order to pursue an acting career full time, her previous improvisational experiences would soon come in handy as she landed her breakthrough role in the popular Scream - slanted spoof of teen slasher pics, Difficult to recognize in her natural blonde state following her turn as a raven - haired Neve Campbell knockoff in Scary Movie and it's sequel, Anna made her professional acting debut at the tender age of nine at Washington's Seattle Repertory Theater.
His breakthrough role came in 2003 with the Showtime movie A Soldier's Girl, based on a true story.
Country star Vince Gill appears onscreen with his band; keep an eye peeled for a brief appearance by Renee Zellweger, two years before her breakthrough role in Jerry Maguire.
That fall, she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live but exited before the conclusion of the season, publicly disheartened by the show's increasing drop - off in quality.After signing on as a correspondent on Michael Moore's news magazine TV Nation and hosting Comedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats and Dogs.
Such is the case in Kapur's sequel to his 1998 film, Elizabeth, which also starred Blanchett in her breakthrough role as England's monarch Elizabeth I. Whereas Kapur's original film concluded with Elizabeth's vow of celibacy and focused on her transformation from girl to monarch, his sequel picks up in 1585, the 27th year of her reign.
It earned an Academy Award for Cuba Gooding Jr. and provided a breakthrough role for Renee Zellweger.
Colin Farrell, in what is far from a breakthrough role, portrays Alexander, the Macedonian king whose empire spread over Europe and Asia before his death at the age of 32.
Denzel gives yet another solid performance of a tough but dignified, righteous man but the film is pretty much yanked out from under him by Don Cheadle in his breakthrough role.
As Boston private detective Patrick Kenzie, taking on small - time cases with his girlfriend, Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan), Casey — just off a standout turn gunning down Brad Pitt's Jesse James — grabs his breakthrough role and runs with it.
Cassel has played edgy characters, gangsters and villains for 15 years since his breakthrough role in «La haine» («The Hate») in 1995.
Hot off the heels of the critically acclaimed Lone Star, McConaughey landed his breakthrough role in Joel Schumacher's A Time to Kill, playing a young Southern lawyer in the John Grisham adaption.
She has also been nominated for four other Golden Globes, including the first for her breakthrough role in «The Devil Wears Prada.»
In a stark departure from her breakthrough role as Bella in Twilight, Kristen Stewart plays a conflicted soldier in the second trailer from IFC Films» Camp X-Ray.
Star - in - the - making Jessie Buckley chats to Hannah Woodhead about her breakthrough role in Beast.
In the film Wish I Was Here, Zach Braff plays an aspiring actor waiting for his breakthrough role.
Before suiting up as superheroes, Downey was known mostly for his»80s work, Johansson was an indie fave, Chris Evans had yet to have a breakthrough role, Chris Hemsworth was totally unknown, and Chris Pratt was a goofy sitcom star.
The British actor scored his breakthrough role in comedy We're the Millers, starring opposite Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis.
The buzz: Twice - nominated director Sheridan («My Left Foot,» «In the Name of the Father») is working with a top - drawer character actress in what some are calling a breakthrough role for Oscar - nominated actress Samantha Morton («Sweet and Lowdown»).
Young Ewan McGregor shows astonishing emotional depth in this, the breakthrough role that made him an international star — tragic though Mark's circumstances are, there is also a wry humour to it that McGregor communicates effectively.
His breakthrough role was the part of Errol Flynn in the 1985 TV - movie adaptation of Flynn's racy autobiography My Wicked Wicked Ways.
Gringo's major innovation is its choice of everyman — David Oyelowo, who's carried the brand of respectable, stoic character actor since his breakthrough role as Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma.
Jodie Foster had her breakthrough role in «Taxi Driver.»
Since her breakthrough role in 1977's The Lacemaker, Huppert has proved herself one of Europe's finest, and most prolific, screen actresses.
In his breakthrough role, William Hurt is a reckless researcher on a mission to regress to his subhuman primate state by any drugs necessary.
Anderson has long had an eye for unknown young talent, giving Jason Schwartzman his breakthrough role as the star of «Rushmore» and centering «Moonrise Kingdom» around untested young performers Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman.
Marisa Tomei had her breakthrough role in «My Cousin Vinny.»
His breakthrough role on the big screen came 10 years later.
That weakness totally disappears in his breakthrough role as closeted skinhead Johnny in Stephen Frears» «My Beautiful Laundrette.»
Jodie Foster had her breakthrough role in «Taxi Driver,» but that wasn't the only notable movie she starred in.