The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: Big Name Film Stars (Part 3)

Here is the next installment of “the first time ever I saw your face” celebrity edition. The following are bigger name film stars all of whom got their start on the small screen:

Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW HER FACE: Leighton’s first big break on TV was in the short-lived WB series Tarzan, which lasted all of 8 episodes, before appearing in episodes of 24, Veronica Mars, the short-lived series Surface and Shark, but…

OF COURSE, she is best known for her TV role on Gossip Girl, which led to her roles in the box office films Date Night, Going the Distance, Country Strong and Monte Carlo. She will next be seen later this week in The Judge with Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall and Vera Farmiga.

James Marsden

James Marsden

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW HIS FACE: His first big break came in the form of the short-lived drama Second Noah after appearing in episodes of The Nanny, Party of Five and Touched By An Angel, but…..

OF COURSE, it was when he shifted to the big screen in films like Disturbing Behavior and the X-Men franchise that got him noticed. He further went on to star in The Notebook, Superman Returns, Hairspray, Enchanted, 27 Dresses, Straw Dogs and Walk of Shame. He will next be seen later this month in the film Best of Me.

Guy Pearce and Josh Lucas

Guy Pearce and Josh Lucas

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW THEIR FACES: Josh got his first big break on TV in the drama Snowy River: The McGregor Saga alongside Guy, who was known in Australia for the soaps Neighbors and Home and Away, but was new to American audiences, but…..

OF COURSE, Guy went on to star in the box office films L.A. Confidential, Memento, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Time Machine, The Hurt Locker, Lawless, Prometheus and Iron Man 3. Meanwhile, Josh has appeared in American Psycho, A Beautiful Mind, Sweet Home Alabama, Hulk, Stealth, The Lincoln Lawyer and J. Edgar; and he has recently returned to the small screen in The Mysteries of Laura.

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW HER FACE: She made her first TV appearance on the made-for-TV movie I’ll Take Manhattan, based on the Judith Krantz novel, but…..

OF COURSE, she has been seen in the box office films The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Benny & Joon, The Fugitive, Nine Months, Jurassic Park, Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski, Magnolia, Hannibal, The Hours, Laws of Attraction, Children of Men, The Kids Are All Right, Crazy Stupid Love, Carrie and Maps to the Stars. She will next be seen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1 and 2) and Seventh Son.

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW HER FACE: Jessica got her first big break on TV in the short-lived series Flipper before landing a role in the cult favorite movie Never Been Kissed and the fan favorite TV series Dark Angel, but…

OF COURSE, she landed a role in the box office film Sin City, which lead to the Fantastic Four franchise and then in the films Into the Blue, Good Luck City, Valentine’s Day, Machete, Little Fockers and Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D. She also recently starred in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

Are there any big name stars that you first caught on the small screen? If so, please share.