The Zimas 30 under 30 (from 30 to 1)

by bbzizzle | created - 28 Apr 2011 | updated - 28 Apr 2011 | Public

The List starts at #30 and goes to #1 (reverse order)

1. Daniel Radcliffe

Actor | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent Marcia Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan Radcliffe. His father is from a Northern Irish Protestant background, while his mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (from Lithuania, ...

[30th](21)---he got started so young in his life if people can get past the whole, this is Harry thing, than he should be fine

2. Seth Rogen

Producer | This Is the End

An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.

Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...

[29th](29)---Obviously a long shot that this guy does anything with his career other than smoke weed and do Judd Apatow movies but hey ya never know. His acting in performance in "Funny People" may have been nothing to brag about but it's a start.

3. Jay Baruchel

Actor | Goon

Jay Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Robyne (Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Victor Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister who also acts. He started acting in 1995 when he made his first of three appearances on ...

[28th](29)---This one is truly a long shot but his voice acting in "How to Train Your Dragon" was great so maybe...?

4. Chris Hemsworth

Actor | Snow White and the Huntsman

Christopher "Chris" Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Leonie Hemsworth (née van Os), an English teacher & Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. His brothers are actors, Liam Hemsworth & Luke Hemsworth; he is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal ...

[27th](27)---Soon to be star of the Marvel film "Thor" which will get him loads of popularity instantly. He was pretty good in the beginning of "Star Trek" as well.

5. Garrett Hedlund

Actor | Tron: Legacy

Born in Roseau, Minnesota, Garrett John Hedlund is the son of Kristi Anne (Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund. He has two older siblings, Nathaniel and Amanda. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of German and Norwegian ancestry.

Garrett spent his early years growing up on a farm in a ...

[26th](26)---As many other I was a skeptic of the sequel "Tron: Legacy" but I surprising left feeling guilty because how entertained I was by the film. Working with Jeff Bridges is good for anyone especially at this point in someone's young career.

6. Dave Franco

Actor | Neighbors

David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made ...

[25th](25)---Only has starred in small roles during his film career but being the younger sibling of Oscar nominee James Franco has got to be somewhat good for your career. His role in the short lived season 9 of "Scrubs" was the only positive thing about the show. With some discipline and a good role this kid could be good.

7. Chris Evans

Actor | The Avengers

Christopher Robert Evans is an American actor, film producer, and director. Evans began his acting career in typical fashion: performing in school productions and community theatre.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lisa (Capuano), who worked at the Concord Youth Theatre, and G. ...

[24th](29)---The action star is about to return to take on the mantle of Captain America. The role might get him a few looks at doing some other movies that might show his acting skills. This guy isn't a sure thing but he is a possibility.

8. Olivia Wilde

Actress | Tron: Legacy

Actress and activist Olivia Wilde is a modern day renaissance woman, starring in many acclaimed film productions, while simultaneously giving back to the community.

She was born on March 10, 1984 in New York City. Her parents are Leslie Cockburn (née Leslie Corkill Redlich) and Andrew Cockburn. Her ...

[23rd](27)---The "House" star has been doing whatever she can to break through to big league Hollywood. Just a matter of time until she gets lucky

9. Josh Hutcherson

Actor | The Hunger Games

Joshua Ryan Hutcherson was born on October 12, 1992 in Union, Kentucky to Michelle Fightmaster, who worked for Delta Air Lines, and Chris Hutcherson, an EPA analyst. He has one younger brother, Connor Hutcherson. From the age of four, Josh knew that he wanted to be an actor. In order to pursue his ...

[22nd](18)---A relative no name until this years "The Kids Are All Right" which gave him the opportunity to get mentored by some of the most talented actors around currently.

10. Chloë Grace Moretz

Actress | Kick-Ass

Moretz is best known for her work in the sci-fi thriller series The Peripheral, created by Scott B. Smith; the Mattson Tomlin-directed sci-fi thriller Mother/Android; Neil Jordan's thriller Greta; Roseanne Liang's Shadow in the Cloud, which claimed the Midnight Madness People's Choice Award at the ...

[21st](14)---Recent action star of "Kick-Ass" and "Let Me In" seems to be on every casters list right now. The star is slated to be in eight different movies in the next two years.

11. Jonah Hill

Actor | 21 Jump Street

Jonah Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of Sharon Feldstein (née Chalkin), a fashion designer and costume stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. He is the brother of music manager Jordan Feldstein and actress Beanie Feldstein. He graduated from ...

[20th](27)---He hasn't done much in his young acting career to prove to anyone he will be anything other than Apatow boy until "Cyrus". "Cyrus" makes anyone second think there thinking of young Jonah

12. Shia LaBeouf

Actor | Honey Boy

Shia LaBeouf's natural talent and raw energy have secured his place as one of Hollywood's leading men.

Most recently, LaBeouf starred alongside Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn in Kornel Mundruczo's Oscar® nominated Pieces of a Woman. In the critically acclaimed film, a grieving couple (Kirby/LaBeouf...

[19th](24)---Anyone who knows me knows I hate this man. But he is talented...

13. Scarlett Johansson

Actress | Lost in Translation

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Her mother, Melanie Sloan is from a Jewish family from the Bronx and her father, Karsten Johansson is a Danish-born architect from Copenhagen. She has a sister, Vanessa Johansson, who is also an actress, ...

[18th](26)---Four time Golden Globe nominee has already put herself at the top of Hollywood. Look for her career to take off sooner than later.

14. Rebecca Hall

Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Rebecca Hall was born in London, England, the daughter of Peter Hall, a stage director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Maria Ewing, an opera singer. Her father was English. Her mother, who is American, is of Dutch and African-American origin. Her parents separated when she was ...

[17th](28)---She is very talented at putting herself in good movies such as "The Prestige", "The Town", and "Frost/Nixon". If she can be hone in her skills for a movie she can easily be an Oscar nominee

15. Emma Watson

Actress | The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years,...

[16th](21)---The Brown student is probably the only star of the Harry Potter series with a chance of doing anything else. Her character in the latter half of all the movies seems to be the only one with any genuine feelings or emotions

16. Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Actor | Kick-Ass

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is an English stage, television, and film actor.

He was born Aaron Perry Johnson in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to Sarah and Robert Johnson, a civil engineer. He has a sister, Gemma Johnson, who had a small role in his movie Tom & Thomas (2002). Aaron is of ...

[15th](20)---The recently married 20 year old like or not was pretty good in the comic flick "Kick-Ass", you felt for the character the entire movie which was because of his performance. He recently starred as John Lennon in "Nowhere Boys" which also was a pretty good performance making him 2 for 2 in my books

17. Michael Cera

Actor | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Canadian actor Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, to parents who worked for Xerox. His mother, Linda, who is from Quebec, has English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi Cera, is Italian (from Sicily). Michael is the middle child between two sisters. He was educated...

[14th](22)---The quirky kid from "Superbad" and "Juno". Last year I wouldn't have said the same thing about him but after what Jesse Eisenberg (who was only a slightly more mature Michael Cera) did last year (Oscar nomination) it got me, as well as others, thinking "why not Michael Cera?"

18. Emma Stone

Actress | La La Land

Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker & Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the ...

[13th](22)---Until last year she was just that girl from "Superbad" and "Zombieland" but in 2010 she was in "Easy A". The movie all in all wasn't anything to brag about but her performance sure was. The future Ms. Gwen Stacy will team up with Andrew Garfield in "The Amazing Spider-Man"

19. Greta Gerwig

Writer | Barbie

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut ...

[12th](27)---The lead female role in "Greenberg" showed critics all around that this girl could be for real. Her performance was excellent and was the perfect compliment to the best performance in Ben Stiller's career. The Academy screwed that movie so her only concern would be to get herself in a similar role and back with Noah Baumbach.

20. Anne Hathaway

Actress | Les Misérables

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series ...

[11th](28)---She's trying real hard to be the next top actress. She hosted the Oscars and recently signed on to "The Dark Knight Rises". Maybe with the help of Christopher Nolan she can be the next top thing?

21. Mila Kunis

Actress | Black Swan

Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis is a Ukrainian-American actress born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named Michael. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991. ...

[10th](27)---Most known for her role as Jackie in "That 70's Show". She has been putting her self in the right movies and its simply just a matter of time till she finds the right role. Her acting potential was shown in "Black Swan" and that performance might just give her the reputation she needs in order to succeed in her career.

22. Jennifer Lawrence

Actress | The Hunger Games

As the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016, and with her films grossing over $5.5 billion worldwide, Jennifer Lawrence is often cited as the most successful actress of her generation. She is also the first person born in the 1990s to have won an acting Oscar.

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence...

[9th](20)---An Oscar nominee last year who gave a great performance in "Winter's Bone". She will soon be seen in "X-Men: First Class"

23. Hailee Steinfeld

Actress | True Grit

Hailee Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996 in Tarzana, California, to Cheri (Domasin), an interior designer, and Peter Steinfeld, a personal fitness trainer. She has a brother, Griffin. Her uncle is Jake Steinfeld, a fitness trainer, and her great-uncle is actor Larry Domasin. Her father is of ...

[8th](14)---youngest person on this list and one of the youngest people to ever be nominated for an Academy Award. At 14 it is almost a guarantee that this girl becomes big!

24. Rooney Mara

Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming-of-age drama Tanner Hall (2009), and has since starred in the horror ...

[7th](25)---She played Erica Albright in "The Social Network" and also starred in 2010's "A Nightmare on Elm Street". She is currently going to be working again with acclaimed director David Fincher in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" which is already getting praise before it even releases.

25. Elliot Page

Actor | Juno

Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. They began their career at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999), for...

[6th](24)---An obvious choice but at 24 years old she will continue to be high on everyone's list until she is no longer in her twenties. She earned an Oscar nomination for her work in "Juno" and was exceptional in "Inception" as well. This is the future Annette Bening of our generation.

26. Mia Wasikowska

Actress | Alice in Wonderland

Mia is an Australian actress, born and raised in the country's capital, Canberra. She is the daughter of photographers Marzena Wasikowska and John Reid. Her mother is Polish and her father is an Australian of British ancestry. She has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai. At age eight,...

[5th](21)---This girl stayed busy last year showing that all she wants to do is act. She starred in "Alice in Wonderland" with Helena Bonham Carter (two time Oscar nominee) and starred in "The Kids are all Right" with Annette Bening (four time Oscar nominee), Julianne Moore (four time Oscar nomineee), and Mark Ruffalo (Oscar nominee). She played a pretty good Jane Eyre apparently in the movie "Jane Eyre"

27. Andrew Garfield

Actor | Hacksaw Ridge

Andrew Russell Garfield was born in Los Angeles, California, to a British mother, Lynn, and American father, Richard Garfield. When he was three, he moved to Surrey, U.K., with his parents and older brother. He is of English and Polish Jewish heritage. Andrew was raised in a middle class family, ...

[4th](27)---The Co-star in the hit "The Social Network" showed us that we shouldn't be that skeptic about the upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man". He was great in the "Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" and doesn't seem like he's planning on stopping his hot streak anytime soon. The Academy screwed him this year but he will be back.

28. Jesse Eisenberg

Actor | The Social Network

Curly haired and with a fast-talking voice, Jesse Eisenberg is a movie actor, known for his Academy Award nominated role as Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010 film The Social Network. He has also starred in the films The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland, The Education of Charlie Banks, 30 Minutes or ...

[3rd](27)---A rather obvious choice. The 27 year old earned huge critical praise from his performance in "The Social Network" including an oscar nomination. He was great in that and look for him to be great in everything he does from here on out.

29. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Actor | Inception

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was born February 17, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Jane Gordon and Dennis Levitt. Joseph was raised in a Jewish family with his late older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, who passed away in October 2010. His parents worked for the Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM and ...

[2nd](29)---After starring in major roles like "Inception" and "500 days of Summer" he has shown viewers his true acting potential. Getting taken under the wing of the young and talented director Christopher Nolan should prove to be a perfect step in his career. Nolan's films have been getting better and better and he typically re-uses actors. All this kid needs is an excellent script.

30. Natalie Portman

Actress | Black Swan

Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).

Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an ...

[1st](29)---Okay, I know a cheap pick for number one but she is still 29 until June. She is truly the (figuratively) hottest actress in Hollywood. She's coming out with movies every other week it seems...not to mention she won an Academy Award for her work in "Black Swan"



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