47 Child Stars With 20+ Acting Credits Before Their 18th Birthday
We've seen some child actors, like the cast of Stranger Things, grow up over the course of a TV show.
But other child actors grew up across different projects, racking up credits across different TV shows, movies, and music videos as kids. Here are the child actors who had at least 20 credits before even turning 18:
1.20 credits: Kaley Cuoco
First credit: Quicksand: No Escape
Last credit as a kid: 8 Simple Rules
2.21 credits: Jake T. Austin
First credit: Late Show with David Letterman
Last credit as a kid: Drop Dead Diva
3.22 credits: China Anne McClain
First credit: The Gospel
Last credit as a kid: The Night Shift
4.22 credits: Sarah Hyland
First credit: Private Parts
Last credit as a kid: Lipstick Jungle
5.23 credits: Sabrina Carpenter
First credit: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Last credit as a kid: Her "Thumbs" music video
6.23 credits: Drew Barrymore
First credit: Suddenly, Love
Last credit as a kid: Doppelganger
7.23 credits: Nolan Gould
First credit: The McPassion
Last credit as a kid: Modern Family
8.23 credits: Seth Green
First credit: The Hotel New Hampshire
Last credit as a kid: Good & Evil
9.24 credits: Heather Matarazzo
First credit: The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Last credit as a kid: Strangers with Candy
10.25 credits: Marsai Martin
First credit: The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Last credit as a kid: She's still just 17 years old, but has three more projects currently in production.
11.26 credits: Raven-Symoné
First credit: The Cosby Show
Last credit as a kid: Disney Channel Circle of Stars' "Circle of Life"
12.27 credits: Lacey Chabert
First credit: A Little Piece of Heaven
Last credit as a kid: Party of Five
13.27 credits: Hilary Duff
First credit: Casper Meets Wendy
Last credit as a kid: The Perfect Man
14.27 credits: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
First credit: Stranger on My Land
Last credit as a kid: 3rd Rock from the Sun
15.28 credits: Josh Hutcherson
First credit: House Blend
Last credit as a kid: The Third Rule
16.28 credits: Matthew Lawrence
First credit: Dynasty
Last credit as a kid: Boy Meets World
17.28 credits: Cole Sprouse
First credit: Grace Under Fire
Last credit as a kid: Kung Fu Magoo
18.29 credits: Dylan Sprouse
First credit: Grace Under Fire
Last credit as a kid: Kung Fu Magoo
19.29 credits: Selena Gomez
First credit: Barney & Friends
Last credit as a kid: Her "Round & Round" music video
20.29 credits: Jennette McCurdy
First credit: MADtv
Last credit as a kid: iCarly
21.29 credits: Elisabeth Moss
First credit: Bar Girls
Last credit as a kid: The West Wing
22.30 credits: Spencer Breslin
First credit: Soul Man
Last credit as a kid: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
23.31 credits: Keke Palmer
First credit: Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Last credit as a kid: True Jackson, VP
24.31 credits: Peyton List
First credit: All My Children
Last credit as a kid: Bunk'd
25.31 credits: Erik von Detten
First credit: All I Want for Christmas
Last credit as a kid: Recess
26.32 credits: Miranda Cosgrove
First credit: School of Rock
Last credit as a kid: Her "Dancing Crazy" music video
27.33 credits: Madison Pettis
First credit: Barney: Can You Sing That Song?
Last credit as a kid: The Fosters
28.34 credits: Kirsten Dunst
First credit: The Bonfire of the Vanities
Last credit as a kid: Luckytown
29.34 credits: Miley Cyrus
First credit: Doc
Last credit as a kid: Hannah Montana
30.34 credits: Jenna Ortega
First credit: Rob
Last credit as a kid: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
31.35 credits: Sara Paxton
First credit: Small Talk
Last credit as a kid: Darcy's Wild Life
32.36 credits: Cameron Monaghan
First credit: The Wishing Stone
Last credit as a kid: Rizzoli & Isles
33.37 credits: Abigail Breslin
First credit: A Toys "R" Us commercial
Last credit as a kid: Perfect Sisters
34.40 credits: Kyla Pratt
First credit: Where I Live
Last credit as a kid: One on One
35.40 credits: Haley Joel Osment
First credit: Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg
Last credit as a kid: IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
36.41 credits: Dakota Fanning
First credit: ER
Last credit as a kid: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
37.42 credits: Elle Fanning
First credit: I Am Sam
Last credit as a kid: Visceral
38.44 credits: Hayden Panettiere
First credit: One Life to Live
Last credit as a kid: Heroes
39.44 credits: Jodie Foster
First credit: The Doris Day Show
Last credit as a kid: Carny
40.44 credits: Joey King
First credit: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Last credit as a kid: Wish Upon
41.44 credits: Ron Howard
First credit: The Journey
Last credit as a kid: Love, American Style
42.45 credits: Shirley Temple
First credit: War Babies
Last credit as a kid: Kiss and Tell
43.49 credits: Ashley Olsen
First credit: Full House
Last credit as a kid: New York Minute
44.50 credits: Mary-Kate Olsen
First credit: Full House
Last credit as a kid: New York Minute
45.51 credits: Chloë Grace Moretz
First credit: The Guardian
Last credit as a kid: The Equalizer
46.51 credits: Paul Butcher
First credit: The Bernie Mac Show
Last credit as a kid: His "Don't Go" music video
And finally...
47.59 credits: Mckenna Grace
First credit: The Goodwin Games
Last credit as a kid: She's only 16 years old and has five more projects in production.
