10 Actors Who Had Tremendous Breakthroughs In 2015

One of the joys of looking back over the film year is recognizing the actors that deservedly broke through to mainstream attention or announced themselves in career-making roles. 2015 was full of great performances, but what’s surprising is how so many of those were delivered by relative newcomers, promising actors at last given prominent roles, and total debutantes.

As the end of 2015 draws near, and a new year approaches with a bunch of new breakthrough artists, there’s no better time to reflect on what a year it’s been for fresh talent making a mark.

Here, then, are the ten best breakthrough actors of 2015.