10 actors who quit their hit TV shows too soon — and 4 who left at the perfect time

Regé-Jean Page left "Bridgerton" after just one season.Morgan Lieberman/Getty Images

• When a star leaves a TV show in its prime, it's often to try to become a movie star.
• Even though an actor may be beloved on TV, that doesn't always translate to box-office success.

With the release of the first four episodes of "Bridgerton" season three on May 16, it's worth taking a look back at the show's very first heartthrob played by Regé-Jean Page.

Page left the show at the top of the world — he hosted "Saturday Night Live," people were clamoring for him to become the next James Bond, and the hype was high.

But since then, Page hasn't had the career we would've expected.

Page isn't the only one who might have left his star-making TV show too soon — there are plenty of TV stars who probably jumped the gun on their movie careers. Of course, there are also celebrities who made the most of leaving their shows, like George Clooney, who became a successful businessman and a movie star after leaving "ER."

Here are some celebrities who probably should have stayed for another season or two and some who made the right decision to jump ship.