Much like the Faces of 2012, there are always entertainers of note to be on the look-out for in the new year. With the help of some online research, here are my predictions for the faces of 2013 (in no particular order):
Meagan Good
1. Meagan Good – Meagan will star in the new NBC drama Deception, which is set to debut on January 7, and appeared in this year’s Think Like a Man box office movie. She has also appeared in episodes of Californication and such films as Biker Boyz, Deliver Us From Eva, Brick, Stomp the Yard and Jumping the Broom.
Chadwick Boseman
2. Chadwick Boseman – Chadwick will star as legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson alongside Harrison Ford in the upcoming box office film 42, but he has also appeared in the TV shows Lincoln Heights and Persons Unknown. He also had guest roles in shows like Castle, The Glades, Justified and Fringe.
Yulia Snigir
3. Yulia Snigir – Yulia is a newcomer from Russia who is set to play one of the villains in the upcoming box office film A Good Day to Die Hard alongside Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney (more on him below). Prior to her acting career, Yulia was a model and was crowned a chess master at the age of 15.
John Magaro
4. John Magaro – John will star in the film Not Fade Away, which is the directorial debut of David Chase (the man behind The Sopranos). He has also appeared in the box office films The Brave One, The Box and My Soul to Take as well as a guest role in an episode of Person of Interest. He will also appear in an upcoming film with Tom Hanks called Captain Phillips.
Alice Englert
5. Alice Englert – Newcomer Alice will star as the female lead in the book to film adaptation of Beautiful Creatures (one of the wanna-be Twilight follow-ups) and has also starred in the indie film Ginger & Rosa with Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks and Annette Benning.
Tom Riley
6. Tom Riley – Tom will star as Leonardo Da Vinci in the new Starz drama Da Vinci’s Demons that is set to debut next year. He also appeared in the TV movie Lost in Austen and episodes of Inspector Lewis and Agatha Christie’s Poirot.
Tatiana Maslany
7. Tatiana Maslany – Tatiana will star in the new BBC America drama Orphan Black, which will premiere next spring. She has also appeared in the TV series Instant Star, Flashpoint, Heartland, Alphas and Being Erica as well as the made-for-TV movies World Without End and The Nativity.
Alden Ehrenreich
8. Alden Ehrenreich – Newcomer Alden will have the male lead role alongside Alice Englert (see her information above) in the book to film adaptation of Beautiful Creatures and he also has a role in the as-yet untitled new Woody Allen film He also appeared in an episode of Supernatural and CSI and the horror flick Twixt.
Sarayu Rao
9. Sarayu Rao – Sarayu will star in the new TNT drama Monday Mornings from David E. Kelly that will debut on February 4. She has appeared in episodes of TV shows like Bones, Life, Hawthorne, Sons of Tucson, Harry’s Law, In Plain Sight and NCIS: Los Angeles as well as a small role in the box office film Lions for Lambs.
Jeremy Jordan
10. Jeremy Jordan – Jeremy will appear as one of the new guys on the NBC musical-drama Smash when it returns on February 5. His background is primarily in theatre, appearing in the Broadway plays Rock of Ages, West Side Story, Newsies and Bonnie & Clyde.
Eleanor Tomlinson
11. Eleanor Tomlinson – Eleanor will star alongside Nicholas Hoult in the upcoming fairytale film Jack the Giant Slayer as the kidnapped princess and she will star in the upcoming BBC One mini-series The White Queen. She also had roles in the box office films The Illusionist and Alice in Wonderland.
Jai Courtney
12. Jai Courtney – Jai will star in two big box office films next year, including A Good Day to Die Hard, as the estranged son of Bruce Willis and I, Frankenstein with Yvonne Strahovski and Aaron Eckhart. He also had a role in the TV series Spartacus: Vengeance and appears in this month’s Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise at the box office.
Adelaide Clemons
13. Adelaide Clemons – Adelaide will star in next year’s The Great Gatsby alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire and appeared in this year’s Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. She also appeared in an episode of Lie to Me and had small roles in the box office film X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the made-for-TV movie The Pacific.
Mads Mikkelsen
14. Mads Mikkelsen – Mads will star as Hannibal Lecter in the new NBC thriller Hannibal next year, but is a well-known actor in Europe. He has starred in the box office films King Arthur, Casino Royale, Clash of the Titans and The Three Musketeers.
Jemima West
15. Jemima West – Jemima will star in the much-buzzed-about book to film adaptation The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones that will be released next year and she had a small role in the TV series The Borgias. She has also appeared in various French TV shows and mini-series.
Theo James
16. Theo James – Theo will be the lead in the new CBS police drama Golden Boy that will debut in February. His other credits include a memorable role in the first season of Downton Abbey (he was Mr. Pamuk who had the one-night stand with Lady Mary that took his life) and he starred in the U.K. series Bedlam. His movie roles include The Inbetweeners Movie, the Woody Allen flick You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and Underworld: Awakening, starring alongside Kate Beckinsale.
Are there any actors or actresses who you think are the faces to watch in 2013? Please share.
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