Jessica Biel
So sexy it's probably not even legal, Jessica Biel is equally hot property in Hollywood at the moment. She rose to fame as Mary Camden in 7th Heaven, and amusingly, she decided to leave the show because of her perceived 'goody goody' image. Believe me, nobody's thinking that now
Jennifer Garner
Before Starring in films as diverse as Pearl Harbour, 13 going on 30, and the Kingdom, Garner was first, and arguably still best known for Alias. The show itself is so good and so important in the modern evolution of TV, its going to be getting its own post soon. Watch this space!
Jessica Alba
Alba is another one following the basic trend, that if you're beautiful and on TV, you have a shot at the big time. Obviously James Cameron knew what he was doing when he cast her in his short lived TV series Dark Angel, and bland Hollywood blockbusters proceeded
Johnny Depp
With the silly comedy remake recently, its easy to forget that 80s Police show 21 Jump Street did actually take itself seriously. It also facilitated Johnny Depp's rise to prominence, and cinema has been all the better for it. A wonderfully diverse actor.
George Clooney
Perhaps the greatest story ever of a TV actor becoming a Hollywood great. Clooney rose to stardom off of his role in the excellent medical drama ER, as Dr Doug Ross. As a treat to fans, he slashed his fee and returned to the show, and his character, in its final season, marking the first time he had been on television in 9 years
Jennifer Anniston
I suppose this goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway. Rachel from Friends went on to carve a mediocre career involving various romcoms.
Bryan Cranston
Cranston had been around the TV circuit for a while, most notably as Jerry Seinfeld's dentist, but his big break came with Malcolm in the Middle. As it happens, being type cast in the role of mild-manner-dad almost ruined his career, but after some execs took a chance on him in Breaking Bad, he;s slowly started filtering into bigger and bigger films: Drive, Total Recall, and Rock of Ages to name a few
Katherine Heigl
Credit has to be given to Heigl: she's worked her way up. She was most prominent in teen series Roswell, which led to her bagging a role Grey's Anatomy. Fame quickly followed, and although her standard shtick is in much the same ballpark as Anniston, I give Heigl more credit simply because she had less to work with. Anniston was wildly popular...she should've done more
Taylor Kitsch
Hollywood are calling it "The curse of Taylor Kitsch" and you can see why.Starting out life as Tim Riggins in Peter Berg's Friday Night Lights, he was somehow chosen for success by the Hollywood powers that be. Unfortunately John Carter flopped massively, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Battleship were met with negative reviews. Hopefully The Savages will turn his luck around
Will Smith
With hiccups like the Men in Black films aside, in general Smith's output is of a very high calibre, and he's proved more than once that he's a great actor. It almost seems a million years ago that he played the Fresh Prince of Belair. Given his excellent comic timing, its a shame he's not in more comedies
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Welsh Actress Zeta Jones pops up regularly on the silver screen these days, but before she was off being Zorro's lady, she had a role in the quaint little British series The Darling Buds of May
Honourable mentions: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock from the Sun), Patrick Dempsey (Greys Anatomy), Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek), Timothy Olyphant (Justified), Christine Ricci (Pan Am)
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