Here are the surprising first movie roles of 27 A-list actors

It's hard to take notice of every side character who wanders into a movie. It would ruin the experience if you did.

So it's pretty easy to miss certain stars. But you never know, that random nurse in two minutes of a film could become the first black woman to win an Emmy for best lead actress.

Or the random guy killed in a slasher movie could become the "Sexiest Man Alive."

Or maybe they lucked out and landed a significant role in their first film and even scored an Oscar nomination, or, in another case, an Oscar win.

From Kerry Washington to Jennifer Lawrence, George Clooney to Cuba Gooding Jr., see some of your favorite A-list actors in their first credited role in a feature film: