EMMA ROBERTS
It was hard to picture Roberts, now 24, in anything but Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous, in which, aged 13, she played spunky Addie. She also played sleuth Nancy Drew, so it was easy for viewers to become accustomed to her happy, wholesome roles. As she got older, though, Roberts (daughter of Eric and niece of Julia Roberts), got an itch to switch over to more adult roles. Her big break came with the third season of the horror show, American Horror Story. Roberts played Madison Montgomery and on the show, there is a lot of darkness around Roberts’ character, including a graphic rape scene.
ZAC EFRON
He landed a pretty sweet gig with Disney’s High School Musical, in addition to Hairspray. But Efron quickly switched over, trying to figure out…