Top 10 Best Acting Performances by Teenagers

What's YOUR favorite teen performance? Let us know in the comments!

No Billy Elliot?

Saoirse Ronan 💙

It's ashame Molly Ringwald is not in it, she was good in The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles and Pretty in Pink.

Nick robbinson, Finn Cole, Austin Abrams, Alexander Ludwig are my favourites😍

I see Hailee Steinfeld I clicked , I love this girl she's so talented ❤️

Tatum O'Neal

I love What's Eating Gilbert Grape

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

Mckenna Grace in The Handmaid’s Tale and Matilda Lawler in Station Eleven. They put their veteran adult co-stars to shame

Another defective list from MsMojo.
You forgot these deserving names.
1. SAL MINEO in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.
2. TIMOTHY HUTTON in ORDINARY PEOPLE.
3. JODIE FOSTER in TAXI DRIVER and FOXES.
Christian Bale and Jean Pierre Leaud
should have earned a place in your Top 10.
HONORABLE MENTIONS should have included these unforgettable iconic teen performances.
MATTHEW BRODERICK in
FERRIS BUELLERS DAY OFF.
MOLLY RINGWALD in PRETTY IN PINK.
RALPH MACCHIO in THE KARATE KID.
MICHAEL J. FOX in BACK TO THE FUTURE.
SCOTT BAIO in ZAPPED.
Seriously, one cannot imagine
any other young actors playing
these cult movie roles.

Couldn't believe Abraham Attah was on the list.Keep making Ghana proud young king

Christian Bale deserved more than a Honorable Mention. Also where is Natalie Portman? Her performance in Leo was one of the greatest performances of all time! At least Leonardo DiCaprio got the spot that he deserved.

How old was Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver? Wasn't she 13-14 in that? That should be top 3 minimum. Also you are seriously shortchanging Linda Blair at 8. Not many actors/actresses are even nominated for genre films let alone teenagers. Skipping Jodie Foster who was 13/14 in Taxi Driver was a huuuuuuuge overbite

Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t age. She’s a teen in Winters Bone but she looks the exact same

The Character Mattie may look like a child in the outside But in The inside She's an adult

Top 10 It girls
No.7 Veronica Lodge
No.6 Carla from Elite
No.5 Melissa from The OC
No.4 Sabrina Spellman
No.3 Hanna Marin
No.2 Maddy from Euphoria
No.1 Serena Van Der Woodsen

i was already typing that natalie wasn't here for leon, then i realized that she was only 12 when she did that movie

mickey rooney is a clown

No Nathalie Portman for Leon? She should be number 1

Leonardo DiCaprio will always be my favourite actor😊

I'd put Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz on this list
Also Jennifer Lawrence was 20 when she did Winter's Bone, not a teenager anymore

No mention of Tatum O’Neal from Paper Moon…a no no

I thought Millie Bobby brown would be in the list....😐😐

Reese Witherspoon in "The Man In The Moon" was a great performance.

Wow , that makes sense how these actors and actresses grew famous as they came along .

I love Mackenzie Foy as Murph in Interstellar. In this list, River Phoenix & Saoirse Ronan are my favorites. I think Jean Pierre Leaud should be on the list.

Natalie Portman in Leon!!

Once again, no mention of Millicent Simmonds. Why?

Notable Omit : Lucas Black in the movie Sling Blade.

Missing from the list: Jodie Foster: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane & Taxi

What about Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People? He was only 19 and then won the Oscar. Also, Lucas Hedges in Manchester by the Sea deserves to be on here

Leonardo DiCaprio, River Phoenix, Haley Steinfeld

Bugsy Malone

As an educator of special needs children, I marvel at Leo's portrayal of a mentally challenged young man. His performance is absolutely spot on!!!!!

Winona ❤️

Abraham Attah was amazing in Beasts. I'm really looking forward to seeing him in other projects.

Ricky Schroder in The Champ and Anna Paquin in The Piano

Leo❣️💯🔥

Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet both deserve a mention for their roles as Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme in Heavenly Creatures.

Elliot Page in Hard Candy is one of the greatest performances from any actor of any age I've ever seen.

Should’ve mentioned Timothy Hutton for Ordinary People!

River Phonenix would have won an Oscar if he hadn't passed. Stand by Me is so good 💗

Leo was awesome in what’s eating Gilbert grape

Wasn't Stephen King's novella called, The Body?

Where are Natalie Portman and Jodie Foster?

I haven't seen all the movies on the list, but Leo as Arnie was the first person I thought of.

I watched Eating Gilbert Grape for the first time a few months ago. I was shocked and impressed by his performance

My dad always said that Leo should've won the Oscar for WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE