Future Oscar winners? Our ten favorite up-and-coming actors

Every big Hollywood star, from classic actors like Paul Newman and James Dean to modern stars like Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr., once started as an-up and-coming actor. This generation also has brilliant and talented actors and actresses that are beginning to establish their careers. These are 10 of our favorites.

Britt Robertson

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo has long been a talented actor, but in the past he's been primarily limited to minor roles in such films as Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Jack Reacher and Interstellar. However, it was his captivating performance as Martin Luther King Jr. in last year's Selma that proved to be a breakout role, as he gave an amazing look at the human being behind the civil rights movement. Oyelowo will be seen in Captive and Five Nights in Maine later this year.