Top 10 REJECTED Actors That Became Successful

The actors who were rejected will shock you! For this list, we’ll be looking at notable stars who were denied opportunities before achieving prominence in the film and TV industry. Our countdown includes Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Meryl Streep, and more! Are you surprised by any of these rejections? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Are you surprised by any of these rejections? Let us know in the comments!

[chelseacanales]

Chadwick Boseman was a brilliant young man who will forever be remembered for his work in the Black Panther. RIP Chadwick 😢😢😢😢😢

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

Chadwick Boseman was a wonderful human being and his MCU character will always be my most favorite alternate T’Challa/Black Panther version.

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

Sidney Poitier, another iconic film actor.
May he rest in peace.

[Pancake]

I rarely say this about actors and actresses but when I first saw Chadwick Boseman in 42, I knew he was going to blow up. He could laugh, cry, scream in anger, etc. and he had the ability to make me feel like he was genuinely going through each emotion. He just had “it.”

[hopebirnbaum]

RIP Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick may have left us but he left with people adoring and loving him for years

[krisfrederick]

"Ethan Hawke seems like a guy that wasn't supposed to be a movie star, but he slipped through the cracks. And everyone was just like, ok" 🤣

-Mean Tweets

[suplays]

God bless chadwick for facing such troubles and still giving his best. A True king through and through

[joshuamohlman]

I will always remember Chadwick Bozeman for playing Jackie Robinson and Black Panther
WAKANDA FOREVER!

[abellewis]

In loving memory of Chadwick Boseman. (November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020)

[matelozic]

Not to mention that Sidney P. also won the oscar for leading role in 'Lilies of the field' and that Meryl S. is the actress with the most Oscar nominations with 3 wins no

[olvialee]

The sequel won’t be the same without Chadwick but I’m still going to see it. We love you. WAKANDA FOREVER!!!

[stefantsarev]

Henry Cavill had a role as the son of Fernand Mondego in The Count Of Monte Cristo (2002), and he did a splendid job.

[angelaholmes]

Winona ryder totally proved people wrong she's such a brilliant actress

[kevinmurry]

The parts of Han Solo and Indiana Jones were turned down by other actors. So Mr. Ford is a rejected actor who became successful from rejected roles.

[edn]

As a working actor myself, this is LITERALLY the story of EVERY successful A-list actor on the planet. We all have this story. We all auditioned for major roles early in our careers. Not sure why this needed a special video.

[SlyFrye]

This is a cool and inspiring list and by inspiring I mean it's great that after being rejected they were able to become successes after all, but aren't most successful actors rejected at some point before they became successful?

[OscarMPG]

#8 Cavill losing the role of Edward in Twilight wasn't a rejection, it was a dodged bullet

#5 it's not fair that he's gone

[suplays]

The greatest character ever done by Brad Pitt, in my opinion, has to be vanisher from Deadpool. It felt like he wasn't even there. What a guy!

[angelaholmes]

I was surprised how badly sidney was rejected he was a great actor love him in no way out and in the heat of the night