Ones to Watch

She was nominated for Best Actress at the Madrid International Film Festival for her work in "The Amateur," and has also appeared onstage, in "The Empty Hours" at New York City's United Nations Theatre, in a street performance as Frida Kahlo, and in "Always" at Madrid's Microteatro. She starred on the series pilot "Sofia," and has studied filmmaking at NYU and screenwriting at the New School.

For her breakout role in "Nothing Personal" opposite Stephen Rea, she earned the Best Actress accolades at the Marrakech and Locarno film festivals as well as a European Film Award nomination. She went on to appear on the Showtime series "The Borgias," opposite Jeremy Irons and Francois Arnauld, and on the Starz series "Outlander." Notable Hollywood films include "The Fault in Our Stars." She speaks five languages, is the recipient of the Berlinale's Shooting Star Award for the Netherlands, and is a classically trained soprano.

She will star in the upcoming "Jacqueline Argentine," and has previously appeared in "Mary, Queen of Scots," which premiered at the Glasgow film festival and was nominated for Best Film at the Locarno film festival, in "Blue is the Warmest Color" in a small role, and in "Low Life". She is French and has an English father.

She is an AACTA-winning Australian actress. She won the first time for the miniseries "Sisters of War," and the second for her gender-bending role opposite Ethan Hawke in the neo-noir "Predestination." She is also an emerging force to reckon with in Hollywood, having appeared in the horror film "Jessabelle," and in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic "Jobs" opposite Michael Fassbender.

The breakout actress of 2014, who mesmerized critics with her work in "Beyond the Lights" and "Belle," as respectively a conflicted pop princess and a conflicted biracial English aristocrat. She earned, among other accolades, a British Independent Film Award for Best Actress and a BAFTA nomination for Rising Star. She had previously made her Broadway debut as Ophelia opposite Jude Law's titular character in "Hamlet," and appeared in Tom Hanks's directorial debut "Larry Crowne." She also starred on the television series "Touch."

The breakout actress of 2015, who appears in eight films this year, the most notable being "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," "Ex Machina," "The Danish Girl," "The Light Between Oceans" and "Tulip Fever." She won the Gutenbagge Award for her film debut in "Pure," and was the recipient of the Berlinale's Shooting Star Award for Sweden. She went on to appear in the Danish film "A Royal Affair," and in "Anna Karenina" opposite Keira Knightley.

Won Best New Director at Sundance for her directorial debut, "Good Dick," in which she starred opposite Jason Ritter. She has also appeared in "Neds," "Forever," "When You Find Me," "Orchids," and "Restive." At Los Angeles's Geffen Playhouse, she delivered a well-received performance in "Love, Loss and What I Wore."

She stars in Taika Waititi's television series "Super City," in which she plays multiple different characters navigating the ups and downs of modern, urban New Zealand life. She has also appeared in films such as "What We Do In the Shadows," and "Sione's Wedding," and in television series such as "Top of the Lake" opposite Elisabeth Moss. She is additionally a two-time Chapman Tripp Award winner.

Best-known for her role as Spencer Hastings on the primetime teen soap opera "Pretty Little Liars" as one must pay the bills somehow, Troian Bellisario has also achieved acclaim for her performances in the Web series "Lauren," on which she portrays a female soldier campaigning for equality, and in the independent films "C.O.G." and "Consent," winning Best Actress at the Philadelphia FirstGlance film festival for the latter.

She stars currently in the Off-Broadway run of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Flick," as well as in films such as "Ava's Possessions," which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at SFSXW; "Bluebird," for which she won Best Actress at the Karlovy Vary film festival; "King Kelly," for which she won Best Actress at the Puchon Fantastic Film Festival; and "Jane Wants a Boyfriend" opposite Eliza Dushku.

She made her film debut in "Martha Mercy May Marlene" opposite Elizabeth Olsen, but her breakout role was in "Electrick Children," for which she won Best Actress at the Mumbai International Film Festival. She also starred in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," opposite Logan Lerman, Nina Dobrev and Ezra Miller; "We Are What We Are," for which she won Best Actress at the Austin Fantastic Fest; and "Grandma" opposite Lily Tomlin, which premiered at the TriBeCa film festival.

She appeared in the award-winning student short film "For Elsie," and also in a supporting role in "Quartet" opposite Maggie Smith, directed by Dustin Hoffman. Her breakout role was in the Italian independent film "Anita B.," for which she earned the Breakout Actress Capri Award. She will appear next in Guy Richie's "Knights of the Round Table" opposite Charlie Hunnam and Dijimon Honsou.

The former editor of Rookie magazine made her film debut in "Enough Said" opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini. She also made her Broadway debut in "This is Our Youth" opposite Kieran Culkin and Michael Cera, earning a standing ovation during the show's limited Chicago engagement. She has also lent her voice to an episode of "The Simpsons," and to the short film "Cadaver" opposite Kathy Bates, which was long listed for an Oscar. She guest-starred on "Parenthood."

Producer and star of the Sundance Audience Award winner "Circumstance," which provoked controversy in Iran due to its depiction of homosexuality. She won Best Actress at the Noor Iranian Film Festival for her work in the film. She also delivered an award-winning turn in the independent film "Farah Goes Bang," centering on the sexual awakening of a young Iranian-American college student.

Her big break was on the short-lived CW series "Emily Owens, M.D." She subsequently shared in the Best Ensemble Performance accolade at the Los Angeles International Film Festival for the film "Four," and became a fan favorite on the ABC drama "How to Get Away With Murder." She will play her first lead in a film in "Sophie," opposite Amanda Plummer.

Former model who made her screen debut in "Mad Max:Fury Road," and will appear next in "The Neon Demon" and "Gods of Egypt." She is trained in martial arts, and is also working on writing and directing a semi-autobiographical film about addiction. She appears in the Australian film "Ruben Guthrie."

Made her debut in the British independent film "Catch Me, Daddy," for which she earned a Most Promising Performer British Independent Film Award, a Best British Newcomer accolade at the London film festival, and an additional BIFA nomination for Best Actress.

Her breakthrough performance was in Noah Baumbach's "Greenberg." She additionally garnered a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in Baumbach's "Frances Ha," having also co-written the screenplay, and made her stage debut in "The Village Bike" at the Lucille Lortel Theater, which earned rave reviews. She will star next in "Maggie's Plan," playing the title role opposite Julianne Moore, and has appeared already this year in "Eden" and "The Humbling," playing the female lead opposite Al Pacino.

She co-wrote and starred in Sundance features such as "The Sound of My Voice," "Another Earth"--which garnered her a San Diego Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress in addition to Best Actress at the Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival--and "The East," her directorial debut. She is next producing and starring in the Netflix series "The O.A." She has additionally appeared in "Arbitrage," "The Keeping Room" and "The Better Angels," and on television in "Babylon" and "Community."

She earned Olivier and Tony award nominations for her work in "The Cripple of Inishmaan," having previously worked with the Druid Theatre Company. She also received Irish Academy Awards for Rising Star and Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film "Pride," and has also had arcs on the History Channel's "The Vikings" and Showtime's "Penny Dreadful." She will appear next on the miniseries "Rebellion" and in the film "Adam Jones" opposite Bradley Cooper, Uma Thurman, Omar Sy, and Alicia Vikander.

She currently is starring in the one-woman play "Josephine and I" at New York City's Public Theater Off-Broadway, which she also wrote. She previously earned an Olivier Award nomination for an all-female revival of "Julius Caesar," and portrayed Hugh Jackman's girlfriend on Broadway in "The River." She earned the prestigious Ian Charleston Award for her work in a Manchester revival of "As You Like It," and has appeared on television series such as "Torchwood" and in films such as "The Inbetweeners Movie."

Her breakout role was in the film "Rhymes for Young Ghouls," for which she earned a Genie Award nomination. She has also appeared on the Canadian television series "Mohawk Girls" and in the short film "The Blanketing."

Her acting debut was on Lee Daniels's breakout FOX drama "Empire." She is the hearing daughter of deaf parents, and hails originally from the Cayman islands.

She appeared in the mega-blockbuster "Guardians of the Galaxy," and is also a series regular on the well-received Starz drama "Da Vinci's Demons." She has performed at the West End in London.

Before breaking out on the BBC One series "Orphan Black," Tatiana Maslany performed improvisational comedy for ten years. She narrated the Oscar-nominated "Eastern Promises"; won a Special Mention Award "for a breakthrough performance" at Sundance for her work in "Grown Up Movie Star" and the Breakthrough Performer Award at the Hamptons film festival for "Picture Day"; and headlined the British miniseries "The Nativity," on which she played the Virgin Mary. Since, she has played the younger version of Helen Mirren's character in "Woman in Gold," and she will appear in "The Other Half" and "Two Lovers and a Bear" opposite Dane DeHaan.

The daughter of acclaimed Israeli actor Moeshe Ivgy, Dana Ivgy has come unto her own as a three-time Ophir Award winner, for "Or: My Treasure," "Zero Motivation" and "Next to Her," even winning Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress within the same year. She has additionally appeared in "Cupcakes," "Jaffa," "Broken Wings," and "Aviva, My Love," and is the founder of a theatre company in Israel.

She is one of the most acclaimed emerging French movie stars, and has earned the Suzanne Bianchetti Award for Most Promising Actress in addition to the prestigious Chopard Trophy for Female Revelation. Her best-known French work includes "The Sea Wall," "The Well-Digger's Daughter," and "Juliette," and she also has worked in Spanish and Italian films, including "lo sexo de los angeles" and "Alaska". In America, she has starred in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and "I Origins," opposite Michael Pitt and Brit Marling. She will play Guinevere in "Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur."

She did great work in "Farewell, My Queen," and "Blue is the Warmest Color," and also appeared in "Inglorious Basterds," "Midnight in Paris," "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol," "Diary of a Chambermaid," and "Beauty and the Beast." She will play Madeleine Swann, a new Bond girl, in the upcoming "Spectre."