Despite limited knowledge outside of acting circles, Lerman’s CV is as good as most leading men out there.

Having acted alongside Drew Barrymore in Riding In Cars With Boys, Jim Carrey in thriller Number 23 and easily held his own against Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in western 3:10 To Yuma as well as take a lead role in last year’s Gamer, Lerman has the credentials to be go straight to the top.

Already a veteran of the awards scene, having won the Young Artist Award three times already for his acting, Lerman’s got enough acting ability to match the rest of the stellar cast in Percy Jackson, and if the movie proves as big a hit as the makers hope, we might just see the next Daniel Radcliffe.

Jay Baruchel

It’s been a long road for Jay Baruchel. After being of geek-comedy king Judd Apatow’s chosen few on ill-fated US sit-com Undeclared, it all went quite on the boy from Ontario, Canada.

After a small role in the Oscar winning Million Dollar Baby, Jay’s likeably awkward style took off again, with old boss Apatow bringing him back for the romantic comedy Knocked Up, where he played one of Seth Rogan’s friends.

Since then, the sky’s been the limit, with a part in Ben Stiller comedy Tropical Thunder, playing the hateable Tal in Nick and Norah’s Infinate Playlist and hooking up yet again with Stiller in Night At The Museum 2.

With great comedic timing, Baruchel looks to yet again bring the laughs this year, with geeky rom-com She’s Out Of My League and taking the main voice role in the animated movie How To Train Your Dragon.

Biggest of all though, he finds himself slap bang in the middle of one of the summer biggest movies, starring alongside Nicholas Cage in The Sorcerers Apprentice.

It may have taken nearly a decade to get away from TV for Jay Baruchel, but it looks like now, the magic’s set to stay.

These five aren’t the only young actors rising through the ranks, so keep you’re eyes peeled at not just our picks, as you never know where the next James McAvoy or Sam Worthington will come from.


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