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10 young actors Netflix has launched into movie and TV stardom

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10 young actors Netflix has launched into movie and TV stardom

Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Netflix show: "Stranger Things" (Dustin Henderson)

Age: 16

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2016): 0

Followers now: 8.8 million

Matarazzo was in an episode of "The Blacklist" prior to "Stranger Things," but the latter is his first major role and has shot him to fame.

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard

Netflix show: "Stranger Things" (Mike Wheeler)

Age: 15

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2016): 100,000

Followers now: 11 million

Besides Brown, Wolfhard may be the most recognizable of the "Stranger Things" child actors, having also starred in last year's film adaptation of the Stephen King novel, "It." He'll also star in its sequel, set to come to theaters next year.

Katherine Langford

Katherine Langford

Netflix show: "13 Reasons Why" (Hannah Baker)

Age: 22

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2017): 100,000

Followers now: 12.4 million

"13 Reasons Why" is Australian actress Langford's biggest role yet, where she plays the troubled teen Hannah Baker in Netflix's controversial drama. She also had a supporting role in this year's "Love, Simon."

Dylan Minnette

Dylan Minnette

Netflix show: "13 Reasons Why" (Clay Jensen)

Age: 21

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2017): 100,000

Followers now: 5.7 million

Minnette has been an actor since age 9, with his first screen credit being a small role in "Two and a Half Men." Since then, he has appeared in numerous hit TV series in small roles, such as "Lost," and also some movies, like "Don't Breathe" and "Prisoners." He hit major stardom with his leading role in "13 Reasons Why."

Úrsula Corberó

Úrsula Corberó

Netflix show: "Money Heist" (Tokio)

Age: 29

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2017): 600,000

Followers now: 5.8 million

Corberó, a Spanish actress, has grown in popularity since Netflix acquired the worldwide rights to Spanish series "Money Heist."

Joey King

Joey King

Netflix movie: "The Kissing Booth" (Shelly Evans)

Age: 19

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2018): 300,000

Followers now: 8.3 million

King has been acting since she was 7, and has appeared in TV series like "Fargo" and movies like "The Conjuring." Netflix's teen romance "The Kissing Booth" was wildly popular, and Netflix said it was "one of the most-watched movies in the country, maybe in the world."

Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi

Netflix movie: "The Kissing Booth" (Noah Flynn)

Age: 21

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2018): 200,000

Followers now: 6.4 million

"The Kissing Booth" is Australian actor Elordi's first major role, but he has already amassed more than 6 million followers.

Noah Centineo

Noah Centineo

Netflix movie: "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" (Peter)

Age: 22

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2018): 800,000

Followers now: 13.4 million

Centineo also starred in Netflix's "Sierra Burgess is a Loser" this year. He is set to appear in next year's "Charlie's Angels" reboot, as well.

Lana Condor

Lana Condor

Netflix movie: "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" (Lara Jean)

Age: 21

Instagram followers before Netflix debut (2018): 100,000

Followers now: 5.5 million

Condor's first screen credit was as Jubilee in the superhero movie, "X-Men: Apocalypse." She'll next appear in Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's "Alita: Battle Angel."

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