Eiza Gonzalez
June 7, 2017
AGE: 27.HOMETOWN: Mexico City.UP NEXT: As a bank robber in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, with Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, and Jon Hamm; in Robert Rodriguez’s sci-fi thriller Alita: Battle Angel, with Christoph Waltz and Jennifer Connelly.
Mamoudou Athie
June 7, 2017
AGE: 28. HOMETOWN: New Carrollton, Maryland. UP NEXT: As Basterd, the loner musician love interest in Patti Cake$; in the thriller Underwater, with Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel; in Brie Larson’s directorial debut, Unicorn Store.
Patrick Gibson
June 6, 2017
AGE: 22. HOMETOWN: Dublin. UP NEXT: The current season of The White Princess on Starz; In a Relationship, a romantic comedy with Emma Roberts; an adaptation of the YA thriller The Darkest Minds, with Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson.
RJ Cyler
June 6, 2017
AGE: 22. HOMETOWN: Jacksonville, Florida. In Jacksonville, you’re raised with respect. Even if you’ve got beef with somebody, you still give them that flatline respect. Even if you’ve got to whoop their behinds sometimes. UP NEXT: Netflix’s satirical War Machine, with Brad Pitt; Showtime’s send-up of the stand-up comedy world in ’70s L.A., I’m Dying Up Here, from executive producer Jim Carrey; Yann Demange’s drug-dealing drama White Boy Rick, with Matthew McConaughey; Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, a teen-centric Cyrano de Bergerac.
Odessa Young
June 5, 2017
AGE: 19. HOMETOWN: Sydney. UP NEXT: Assassination Nation, an update of the Salem witch trials (sort of) for the social media set, with Hari Nef and Suki Waterhouse; the Western-tinged thriller Sweet Virginia, with Christopher Abbott, Jon Bernthal, and Imogen Poots.
Letitia Wright
June 5, 2017
AGE: 23. HOMETOWN: Born in Guyana. Grew up in London. UP NEXT: As the ass-kicking Princess Shuri in Marvel’s Black Panther with Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong’o; in the Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi thriller Ready Player One; and in The Commuter, with Liam Neeson.
Hannah Gross
June 5, 2017
AGE: 27. HOMETOWN: Toronto. UP NEXT: David Fincher’s new Netflix series, the FBI thriller Mindhunter; Michael Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime, alongside Jon Hamm and Geena Davis.
Mikey Madison
June 5, 2017
AGE: 18. HOMETOWN: Los Angeles. UP NEXT: The Alex Ross Perry-penned dramatic ensemble Nostalgia, starring Catherine Keener and Jon Hamm; Monster, an indie with Jeffrey Wright and Jennifer Hudson.
Damson Idris
June 5, 2017
AGE: 25. HOMETOWN: Peckham, London. UP NEXT: Snowfall, John Singleton’s new ‘80s-set FX series about the rise of crack epidemic; the action thriller The Commuter, co-starring Liam Neeson.
Harris Dickinson
June 5, 2017
AGE: 20. HOMETOWN: London. I was born in Leytonstone, which is where Hitchcock was born. UP NEXT: As Frankie, an aimless teenager grappling with his sexuality in the Sundance sensation Beach Rats; in The Darkest Minds, forthcoming, with Amandla Stenberg and Patrick Gibson; as the kidnapped scion J. Paul Getty III in Danny Boyle’s FX series Trust.
Bill Skarsgård
June 2, 2017
DNA be damned: the Swedish performer, who is about to reinvent one of film’s most blood-curdling villains, is making a plan for stardom entirely on his own.
Tom Holland
June 2, 2017
The latest addition to the Marvel universe brings a brainy charm to the world’s most beloved web-slinging superhero.
Zazie Beetz
June 2, 2017
The animal-loving, eco-conscious, sort of hippie stole our hearts on TV’s Atlanta. With her performance in the highly anticipated Deadpool sequel, it’s the spotlight she’s now after.
Mackenzie Davis
June 2, 2017
Whether she’s playing a coder or a night nurse, the Canadian actress—funny, intelligent, and captivating to watch—is redefining the modern-day ingénue.
Timothée Chalamet
June 2, 2017
While filming his big-screen debut, Christopher Nolan’s astrophysical drama “Interstellar,” Timothée Chalamet knew very little of Hollywood, let alone the world.