If you’re a fan of the “Twilight” movies, then you’re familiar with Kellan Lutz. He’s best known as Emmett, Edward’s older “brother” in the Cullen clan. Before he joined the series and switched to acting, a nineteen-year-old Kellan appeared in an ad for Abercrombie & Fitch.
While he hasn’t exactly taken Hollywood by storm, he’s still successful and has had a number of roles, even outside those that involve sparkling vampires. He’s appeared as two classic male icons, Tarzan and Hercules. He’s also still signed with Ford Models. His most recent movie role is 2019’s “What Men Want.”
Mischa Barton
“O.C.” actress Mischa Barton has modeled quite a bit. She has appeared in print and television ads for brands like Calvin Klein, Bebe stores, Aéropostale, Neutrogena, and more. Clearly, she's passionate about fashion, but acting is a close second.
Barton started working in theater at a young age, first co-starring in the Off-Broadway premiere of the play “Slavs!” at 8 years old. She later transitioned to film with small parts in “Notting Hill” and “The Sixth Sense.” Most known for starring on the “O.C.,” Barton most recently joined the cast of the MTV reality show reboot “The Hills: New Beginnings.”
Ian Somerhalder
At just 10 years old, Ian Somerhalder began his modeling career. In addition to appearing in ads for Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, and Versace, he was the face of Guess for two consecutive years. By the time he was 17, he had decided to give up modeling and pursue acting full time.
Somerhalder’s first role was on The WB series “Young Americans,” however, the “Dawson's Creek” spin-off didn’t last. He landed his breakout role several years later when he portrayed Boone Carlyle on “Lost.” Since then he has starred on The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” and Netflix’s “V Wars.”
Uma Thurman
At the tender age of thirteen, the world got its first taste of Uma Thurman — she signed with Click Models and started appearing on the cover of “Glamour” magazine and the British edition of “Vogue.” Nowadays it's hard to find even a casual movie fan that doesn't know about this classic actress.
She's been in Quentin Tarantino classics like “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill,” and has made her mark on Gotham as Poison Ivy in “Batman & Robin.” Her list of roles continues to grow even now, with new projects still in production. She's recently made the jump to limited-length television series such as “Imposters,” “Chambers,” and “Suspicion.”
Rebecca Romijn
Rebecca Romijn was plenty used to showing off her physique when she signed on to act as Mystique in the 2000 “X-Men” movie. By that time, she had already posed for the “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit issue. She had also hit the runway as a tried-and-true supermodel for both Giorgio Armani and Victoria's Secret.
While her most well-known role is probably the blue mutant, Romijn has also been in several series such as “Eastwick,” “King & Maxwell,” and “Ugly Betty.” She will join the storied Star Trek franchise as “Number One” in “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” which comes out in 2022.