The 9 biggest breakout stars in movies from 2015

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Amongst the blockbusters and superstar-centric movies this year, there were some breakout performances that stood out. After all, Hollywood is always in need of new blood.

Varying from highbrow drama to action, these eight actors show they have the potential to be the lead name on the marquee very soon.

Let’s break down the current most valuable rising stars in Hollywood.

Jacob Tremblay (“Room”)

This nine-year-old Canadian’s life changed after being cast as one of the main characters in the heartbreakingly beautiful “Room.” Playing the child of a mother (Brie Larson) who has been living in an enclosed space after being kidnapped seven years ago, Tremblay’s performance of a young boy who literally sees the world for the first time is moving and will likely get him an Oscar nomination.

Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation”)

Though she's been acting since the early 2000s, Ferguson’s role as the MI6 agent in “Rogue Nation” is her coming out. In a movie that's charged with Tom Cruise doing death-defying stunts, Ferguson is able to bring forth a character who's worthy of sharing screen time with Ethan Hunt (and she’s doing it again in the recently announced next “M:I” movie). Not an easy feat.

Abraham Attah (“Beasts of No Nation”)

Plucked from the streets of Ghana to play the lead in Netflix’s first-ever feature-length film, Attah has wowed audiences with his performance that is at times warm and funny while at others ferociously violent. With this kind of range for a role in which he had zero prior experience, we can only imagine how he’ll do with some more acting under his belt.