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Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things is our series of essays on promising emerging actors in which we take a detailed look at their performances, and careers as a whole.

Other series on actors:

Actors on Acting / Performances

A still of actor Mamoudou Athie, in front of a yellow, orange, and red background, and text that displays his name.

Orla Smith / April 12, 2022

The warm vulnerability of Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie's star is on the rise, from indies like Unicorn Store and Uncorked, to the recent Netflix series Archive 81, to the upcoming Jurassic World: …

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A headshot of actress Devery Jacobs from Reservation Dogs, with her latest name, 'Jacobs', written several times behind her head.

Alex Heeney / September 8, 2021

Devery Jacobs: ‘I had never seen it be done until I started doing it’

Actress-director-writer-producer Devery Jacobs discusses her career-long love of storytelling, from Rhymes for Young Ghouls to Reservation Dogs. In Jeff …

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A collage of various actors who feature in this piece on emerging actors.

Seventh Row Editors / May 4, 2021

Seventh Row’s fifty screen stars of tomorrow

Seventh Row's editors pick the fifty most exciting emerging actors working today, from Paapa Essiedu to Josefine Frida. One of our greatest pleasures at …

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A headshot of actor Théodore Pellerin. Behind and in front of his face is multiple iterations of his last name: Pellerin, each a different shade of purple or yellow.

Justine Smith / April 19, 2021

The elegance and awkwardness of Théodore Pellerin

Rising star Théodore Pellerin (Genèse, Never Rarely Sometimes Always) has the charisma of a leading man and the energy of a scene-stealing character actor. He …

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Florence Pugh, Florence Pugh Midsommar, Florence Pugh Little Drummer Girl, Florence Pugh Lady Macbeth, Florence Pugh Fighting with My Family

Orla Smith / November 6, 2020

Florence Pugh reveals what’s beneath the strength of her characters

Throughout her short but bright career, Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth, Little Women, Midsommar) has made a mission of revealing the hidden vulnerability of …

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Alex Heeney / March 30, 2020

The month of Josh O’Connor: Emma and Hope Gap

Josh O'Connor is the primary reason to see both Emma. and Hope Gap. Alex Heeney looks at what makes his performances so memorable. Despite the fact that …

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