Actors Who Started Their Careers With Horror Movies (19 pics)

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Sharp Objects star, Sophia Lillis was first discovered after her performance in 2017's IT remake.

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Marvel sensation Elizabeth Olsen got her big break in the 2011 horror flick, Silent House.

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Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks got his start as a bit player in the 1980 horror film, He Knows You’re Alone.

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Before Footloose, Kevin Bacon broke through with his appearance in the horror classic, Friday the 13th.

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The ageless wonder, Paul Rudd got his big break starring in the Halloween franchise with The Curse of Michael Myers. Clueless would be released the same year.

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Leo DiCaprio and horror, who would've guessed? The Academy Award winner was first cast in Critters 3.

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Although its release date was delayed, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation was technically one of Matthew McConaughey's first movies.

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Before Seinfeld, before SNL, there was Troll. The rest is history for Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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It's safe to say that Bruce Campbell became the actor he is today because of 1981's The Evil Dead.

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Obviously Jamie Lee Curtis blew up after Halloween (1978.) The role of Laurie Strode earned her the undisputed title of Scream Queen.'

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Mr. McDreamy AKA Patrick Dempsey had a small role in the 1985 Sci-Fi/Horror movie, The Stuff.

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Jennifer Aniston started her career in 1993 with the comedic-horror, Leprechaun.

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Patricia Arquette got her start with the 3rd installment of A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors.

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We all know Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis from Scream. But before he portrayed the scorned lover of Sidney Prescott, he starred in The Craft.

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Much like her co-star Matthew McConaughey, Renee Zellweger also broke through with her performance in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: TNG.

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The Parks and Rec and Party Down star had his humble beginnings. Adam Scott's first film credit was none other than Hellraiser: Bloodline.

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Eva Mendes is no exception to mega-stars getting their start in horror. Her first role came in Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror.

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Neve Campbell got her start in 1993 (obviously showing a knack for horror.) The Dark would propel her to stardom with Scream in 1996.

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Before The Queen's Gambit, Anya Taylor-Joy was just another actress trying to maneuver her way through the business. Her first big break came after being cast in
Robert Eggers' The Witch in 2015.