Rank post-Skins success
Which actors do you think have been the most successful post-Skins?
1. Nicholas Hoult
2. Dev Patel
3. Jack O'Connell
4.?
5.?
6.?
I agree with Nicholas Hoult being the most successful/famous, although I think a lot of that has to do with his past relationship with Jennifer Lawrence.
2. Hannah Murray/Joe Dempsie - both have recurring roles on Game of Thrones and impressively haven't been killed off yet after quite a few seasons.
3. Dev Patel/Kaya Scodelario - Kaya is in the Maze Runner series as well as the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean, and of course Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire.
4. Kathryn Prescott (Emily) - She's in the MTV show Finding Carter.
5. Jack O'Connell - although I only put him because of his movie Angelina Jolie directed.
To be honest, I don't think any other character has done any sort of mainstream acting after Skins. The character of Frankie, Dakota Blue Richards, was in The Golden Compass when she was younger with Nicole Kidman. Other then that, Skins was the highlight of a lot of the cast's acting careers. (not that that's a bad thing, Skins is awesome!)
Joe Dempsie hasn't been on Game Of Thrones for a couple of seasons though. Hanna Murray's character has been getting more screen time as the show goes on.
To the OP:
I'd say Kaya is doing well for herself. She's the female lead in a relatively successful movie series. (I haven't seen The Maze Runner, but I'm guessing the first did well enough to warrant a sequel.) Dev Patel was doing well, and I think he's still getting regular work. I think Airbender and Chappie both bombed though, but that doesn't necessarily mean he won't continue to do well.
Luke Pasqualino and Sean Teale have had steady work in their own shows, so I'd say they're fine. Honestly I think for an actor, as long as you're getting regular work you're doing well, whether on film or in television. It's also difficult to know what they're doing just with IMDb, the website doesn't credit any stage work, which a lot of English actors do.
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Absolute farce putting O'Connell at number 5. I'd put him 2nd behind Hoult but only just. Luke Pasqualino at number 3 also due to his role in The Musketeers. Which also, sort of funnily has Dr Foster in it aswell.
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