There's a certain kind of "unfairness" when we try to name the TOP 35 under 35... not only because you acted more by the age of 34 when compared with actors in their 20's, but it is also expected an actor keeps improving as long as he/she keeps working.
So, besides the annual TOP 35 UNDER 35 (doing it soon) and TOP 100 ACTORS & ACTRESSES WORKING TODAY (in the works), I am starting with "The Best of Their Generation", starting with the 2000's "kids".
Each post, I will pick 10 actors born in each decade, with the exception of the 2000's - they had little time to prove themselves, so I only selected 5 since it might be "tricky" to pick the right ones this soon in their careers! For my consideration: the awards recognition, distinguished performances and successful movies, and box-office numbers.
Have a look (listed alphabetically):
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There are so many actors and actresses whose careers as child-actors don't translate to their adult years, but there some great examples of former child-actors/actresses that managed to make the transition carefully and they now enjoy the star status like: Leonardo DiCaprio, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Ethan Hawke, Joaquin Phoenix, Jodie Foster, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kirsten Dunst or the Fanning sisters, for example.
Right now, I can see Thomasin McKenzie doing the transition to adult roles beautifully as you can see in her last acting turn - Last Night in Soho! And the same can be said about Noah Jupe who started taking more daring roles like the one in Honey Boy, besides keep being the on-screen son of almost every star in Hollywood (which is good for future career prospects, actually). As for Millie Bobby Brown, she might well be reduced to Stranger Things TV series success, but she is (one of??) the youngest multiple Emmy nominee ever and she delivered a charismatic performance in Enola Holmes (2020), showing some promise as a future Hollywood leading lady. As for Jacob Tremblay, he keeps working in multiple high-profile projects (and when he's not starring them, he's voice high-profile animated movies like Pixar's Luca) and since he almost got Oscar nominated for his turn in Room (2015), I believe he's in a safe moment of his young career.
The biggest question mark is Sophia Lillis, who I consider the best performer of all 5 here selected: she was magnetic in It, she commanded her scenes beautifully in her limited screen-time in Sharp Objects mini-series and she delivers great performances in both Greta & Ansel and Uncle Frank, but I feel like she needs a major starring vehicle to secure herself in such a delicate turning point of her career as an actress - truth be told, she will appear in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City (2022) which means she's after high-profile projects, but I really want her to find her big breakthrough role/performance.
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