The talent highlighted in Variety’s Young Hollywood Impact Report come from the worlds of film, television, music and digital and all made a splash in the last year. All interviews were conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began.
Not many actors make as impressive a film debut as Ryder did in the 2020 drama “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.” Fewer have her luck: after the young dancer saw “Matilda” at age 12, she nabbed her first job in the Broadway musical. “I didn’t consider it acting — the dancing and show inspired me,” Ryder, 20, says. “It was a dream to do everything at once.” Following parts in films including “West Side Story,” she’s coming full circle as a ballerina in “Joika.” She’s directed a music video, hopes to do more choreography and looks for interesting roles, like her impressionable protagonist in Cannes film “The Sweet East” and a GameStop stock buyer in “Dumb Money,” headed for Toronto.
