Some actors debut and rocket right to the top. But others stay small-time for a while before a breakout role makes them household names. So here are a few of your favorite actors who first appeared in smaller parts you barely even noticed…
Jim Parsons
Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons didn’t get his start being a smarty-pants. The “Big Bang Theory” star actually played a small, quirky role in the small, quirky, indie film “Garden State.” Parsons played a character who worked as a knight in Medieval Times who doesn’t hit it off so well with Peter Sarsgaard’s character.