Who are your favorite actors under 30 right now? Under 30 meaning born 1979 and after. Here's the ones I think always bring great performances:
Movies
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick, The Lookout)
Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Snow Angels, The Wackness)
Dakota Fanning
Elle Fanning
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, The Lovely Bones, City of Ember)
Abigail Breslin (Definitely Maybe, Little Miss Sunshine)
Zooey Deschanel (Elf, Tin Man, Hitchhicker's Guide...)
Jesse Eisenberg (Roger Dodger, The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland)
Ann Hathaway (Get Smart, Rachel Getting Married)
Jaden Smith (The Day The Earth..., Pursuit of Happyness)
Keira Knightley (Pirates, Domino)
Mandy Moore (A Walk to Remember, Saved!)
Jena Malone (Donnie Darko, Cold Mountain)
TV
Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights)
Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica)
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Amanda Seyfried (Big Love, Veronica Mars, Mamma Mia!)
Alexander Gould (Weeds)
Liam James (Psych, Fred Claus)
Summer Glau (Terminator..., Firefly)
Overrated/Overexposed/Can Suck It
Kristen Stewart
Michael Cera
Jonah Hill
Mary-Kate Olsen
Robert Pattison
The Entire Cast of Gossip Girl
Jewel Staite
Movies
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick, The Lookout)
Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Snow Angels, The Wackness)
Dakota Fanning
Elle Fanning
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, The Lovely Bones, City of Ember)
Abigail Breslin (Definitely Maybe, Little Miss Sunshine)
Zooey Deschanel (Elf, Tin Man, Hitchhicker's Guide...)
Jesse Eisenberg (Roger Dodger, The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland)
Ann Hathaway (Get Smart, Rachel Getting Married)
Jaden Smith (The Day The Earth..., Pursuit of Happyness)
Keira Knightley (Pirates, Domino)
Mandy Moore (A Walk to Remember, Saved!)
Jena Malone (Donnie Darko, Cold Mountain)
TV
Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights)
Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica)
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Amanda Seyfried (Big Love, Veronica Mars, Mamma Mia!)
Alexander Gould (Weeds)
Liam James (Psych, Fred Claus)
Summer Glau (Terminator..., Firefly)
Overrated/Overexposed/Can Suck It
Kristen Stewart
Michael Cera
Jonah Hill
Mary-Kate Olsen
Robert Pattison
The Entire Cast of Gossip Girl
Jewel Staite