Here Are 45 Of The 2024 Emmy Nominees In Their First Major Role Vs. Now
1. Pedro Pascal
First Major Role: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1999)
Now: “The Last of Us” (2023)
2. Sarah Snook
First Major Role: “Sisters of War” (2010)
Now: “Succession” (2023)
3. Jeremy Strong
First Major Role: “Humboldt County” (2008)
Now: “Succession” (2023)
4. Jenna Ortega
First Major Role: “Jane the Virgin” (2014)
Now: “Wednesday” (2023)
5. Kieran Culkin
First Major Role: “Home Alone” (1990)
Now: “Succession” (2023)
6. Christina Ricci
First Major Role: “Mermaids” (1990)
Now: “Yellowjackets” (2023)
7. Jason Sudeikis
First Major Role: “Saturday Night Live” (2003)
Now: “Ted Lasso” (2023)
8. Zendaya
First Major Role: “Shake It Up” (2010)
Now: “Euphoria” (2023)
9. Bill Hader
First Major Role: “Saturday Night Live” (2005)
Now: “Barry” (2023)
10. Quinta Brunson
First Major Role: “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (2019)
Now: “Abbott Elementary” (2023)
11. Sheryl Lee Ralph
First Major Role: “Sidney” (1979)
Now: “Abbott Elementary” (2023)
12. Harrison Ford
First Major Role: “Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round” (1966)
Now: “Shrinking” (2023)
13. Natasha Lyonne
First Major Role: “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” (1986)
Now: “Poker Face” (2023)
14. Lily James
First Major Role: “Just William” (2010)
Now: “Pam & Tommy” (2023)
15. Dominique Fishback
First Major Role: “Show Me a Hero” (2015)
Now: “Swarm” (2023)
16. Anna Torv
First Major Role: “Young Lions” (2002)
Now: “The Last of Us” (2023)
17. Evan Peters
First Major Role: “Clipping Adam” (2004)
Now: “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (2023)
18. Jessica Chastain
First Major Role: “Dark Shadows” (2004)
Now: “George & Tammy” (2023)
19. Steven Yeun
First Major Role: “The Big Bang Theory” (2010)
Now: “Beef” (2023)
20. Ali Wong
First Major Role: “Savages” (2012)
Now: “Beef” (2023)
21. Rhea Seehorn
First Major Role: “I’m With Her” (2003)
Now: “Better Call Saul” (2023)
22. Elizabeth Olsen
First Major Role: “Silent House” (2011)
Now: “Love & Death” (2023)
23. Rachel Brosnahan
First Major Role: “The Unborn” (2009)
Now: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (2023)
24. Michael Shannon
First Major Role: “Groundhog Day” (1993)
Now: “George & Tammy” (2023)
25. Paul Walter Hauser
First Major Role: “Community” (2013)
Now: “Black Bird” (2023)
26. Taron Egerton
First Major Role: “The Smoke” (2014)
Now: “Black Bird” (2023)
27. Riley Keough
First Major Role: “The Runaways” (2010)
Now: “Daisy Jones & The Six” (2023)
28. Melanie Lynskey
First Major Role: “Heavenly Creatures” (1994)
Now: “Yellowjackets” (2023)
29. Kerry Washington
First Major Role: “Our Song” (2000)
Now: “UnPrisoned” (2023)
30. Niecy Nash-Betts
First Major Role: “Boys on the Side” (1995)
Now: “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (2023)
31. Claire Danes
First Major Role: “My So-Called Life” (1994)
Now: “Fleishman Is in Trouble” (2023)
32. Merritt Wever
First Major Role: “Signs” (2002)
Now: “Tiny Beautiful Things” (2023)
33. Daniel Radcliffe
First Major Role: “David Copperfield” (1999)
Now: “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (2023)
34. Kumail Nanjiani
First Major Role: “Life as We Know It” (2010)
Now: “Welcome to Chippendales” (2023)
35. Tessa Thompson
First Major Role: “Veronica Mars” (2005)
Now: “Westworld” (2023)
36. Jesse Eisenberg
First Major Role: “Get Real” (1999)
Now: “Fleishman Is in Trouble” (2023)
37. Emily Blunt
First Major Role: “Warrior Queen” (2003)
Now: “The English” (2023)
38. Donald Glover
First Major Role: “Derrick Comedy” (2006)
Now: “Atlanta” (2023)
39. Janelle Monáe
First Major Role: “Moonlight” (2016)
Now: “Glass Onion” (2023)
40. Jeff Bridges
First Major Role: “Sea Hunt” (1958)
Now: “The Old Man” (2023)
41. Kevin Costner
First Major Role: “Malibu Hot Summer” (1981)
Now: “Yellowstone” (2023)
42. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
First Major Role: “Saturday Night Live” (1982)
Now: “Veep” (2023)
43. Brian Cox
First Major Role: “Nicholas and Alexandra” (1971)
Now: “Succession” (2023)
44. Bob Odenkirk
First Major Role: “Saturday Night Live” (1987)
Now: “Better Call Saul” (2023)
45. Kate Winslet
First Major Role: “Heavenly Creatures” (1994)
Now: “Mare of Easttown” (2023)
