It’s never too late to start your acting career. This is proven again and again by various Hollywood actors who celebrated their career breakthrough late in life. Here we have listed 10 well-known actors who only made it big internationally when they were 30+.
1. Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. He first joined the US Air Force and worked there as a mechanic for four years. He then moved on to the theater, where he received the Obie Awards four times as an actor.
But Morgan Freeman only had his big career breakthrough when he was around 50 years old in the role of the chauffeur in the tragicomedy Miss Daisy and Her Chauffeur (1989). He is now also known as the piano voice in Unleashed or as God in Bruce Almighty.
2. Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone is now one of Hollywood’s absolute action legends. The actor was born on July 6, 1946. Although teachers discouraged him from pursuing an acting career due to facial muscle paralysis, Stallone really wanted to work in the industry.
However, his big breakthrough came at the age of 30 with the film Rocky, which was released in April 1977. This was followed by sequels to the Boxer film and several Rambo films, which gradually established him as a permanent action figure in Hollywood.
But before he made the big hit film Rocky, the actor had to struggle with financial problems and even had to sell his dog in order to be able to afford food for his family.