Hollywood A-Listers Who Got Their Big Break in Horror Films

Keira Knightley

The Hole (2001) marks Keira Knightley's first major role in a feature film. Knightley played Frankie, a teenager trapped inside of an abandoned underground nuclear fallout shelter with several of her peers. Knightley was a Hollywood newcomer at the time, described by director Nick Hamm as a younger version of Julie Christie.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.