10 actors that started their careers in horror movies

Hello horror freaks! On today’s post I bring you a list of actors that you probably didn’t know that began their careers in Hollywood by doing a horror movies. A few were successful, others we don’t talk about it. Many actors are recognize by their first role on a film or tv series while others need to do a few projects in order to become famous. The actors of this list are known by other films and not their first role on a horror film, to be exact only one of them became famous because of it.

10 actors that started their careers in horror movies

Brad Pitt – Cutting Class (1989)

Plot: After spending time at a mental institution, troubled student Brian Woods returns to class following his father’s death, amid a swirl of rumors about his emotional state. Brian competes for the affections of Paula Carson with her boyfriend the school’s resident rebel, Dwight Ingalls. When students begin disappearing at an alarming rate, Brian is the obvious suspect, but the real threat may be coming from an unexpected source.

Best known by Fight Club (1999)

Mila Kunis – Piranha (1995)

Plot: A government tank containing genetically engineered piranha is unwittingly emptied into a river that flows past a resort area.

Best known by That 70’s show (1998-2006)

Jennifer Aniston – Leprechaun (1993)

Plot: Dan O’Grady steals 100 gold coins from a leprechaun while on vacation in Ireland. The leprechaun follows him home, but Dan locks the murderous midget in a crate, held at bay by a four-leaf clover. Ten years later, J.D. Redding and his daughter, Tory, rent O’Grady’s property for the summer. When their new neighbors accidentally release the leprechaun, he goes on a murderous rampage to reclaim his gold.

Best known by Friends (1994-2004)

Leonardo DiCaprio – Critters 3 (1992)

Plot: Los Angeles apartment-house tenants join forces to repel an alien invasion of carnivorous fur balls.

Best known by What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Paul Rudd – Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Plot: This installment marks the return of the seemingly indestructible masked murderer Michael Myers, who is targeting Tommy Doyle, a young man tied into the legacy of the killer and his connections with the Strode family. As the supernatural elements of Michael’s macabre abilities are explored, his longtime adversary, Dr. Sam Loomis, is also back in yet another attempt to stop the psychopath’s brutal rampages.

Best known by Clueless (1995)

Matthew McConaughey & Renée Zellweger – Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

Plot: After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter, a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family’s lust for blood.

Best known by The Wedding Planner (2001) & Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

Crispin Glover – Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Plot: A carefree lakeside vacation is interrupted by the re-emergence of killer Jason Voorhees. After he escapes from a morgue, leaving bodies in his wake, Jason travels to Camp Crystal Lake where a group of friends is staying. The teens meet some locals: Tommy and Trish, as well as secretive hiker Rob. As the group of teenagers engages in drunken debauchery, their numbers begin to dwindle, and pieces of the past resurface.

Best known by Back to the Future (1985)

Kevin Bacon – Friday the 13th (1980)

Plot: Crystal Lake’s history of murder doesn’t deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people Jack, Alice, Bill, Marcie and Ned pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they’re slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.

Best known by Footloose (1984)

Johnny Depp – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Plot: In Wes Craven’s classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends’ parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen solve the puzzle before it’s too late?

Best known by Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Jaime Lee Curtis – Halloween (1978)

Plot: On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.

Best known by Halloween (1978)