There are many big name stars in Hollywood today, who had to work their way to the top of the acting industry and were not just handed their big break in the business. Along the way they would have to appear in a number of different acting projects, with some having small roles in some movies, while others have appeared in television shows, with them all aiming for the same eventual goal, to become a Hollywood superstar.
When it comes to television shows which have seen some of the top Hollywood names coming through along the way, there are not many which can compete with the amount that the hit The CW series Smallville gave us. There were plenty of future Hollywood stars who made an appearance in Smallville, before going on to bigger and better things, and here we are going to take a look at a few of them. Some you might actually remember, if you were a big fan of the show, while there are others which even the biggest Smallville fan might have forgotten about. Enjoy!
When it comes to television shows which have seen some of the top Hollywood names coming through along the way, there are not many which can compete with the amount that the hit The CW series Smallville gave us. There were plenty of future Hollywood stars who made an appearance in Smallville, before going on to bigger and better things, and here we are going to take a look at a few of them. Some you might actually remember, if you were a big fan of the show, while there are others which even the biggest Smallville fan might have forgotten about. Enjoy!
1. Eric Johnson appeared in a recurring role as Whitney in Smallville
2. Jane Seymour had a few episodes before being killed off
3. Before going on to appear in The Flash, Peyton List had a role as Lucy Lane in Smallville
4. Margot Kidder played Lois Lane in the Superman movie and went on to have a small role in Smallville
5. Jensen Ackles is the star of Supernatural but he appeared in Smallville for a while before dying on the show
6. Alan Ritchson played the Smallville version of Arthur Curry aka Aquaman
7. Tori Spelling played a villain in Smallville but not for long
8. Fans favourite Sam Witwer was the Smallville version of Doomsday
9. Kelly Brook appeared in a number of episodes of Smallville in her early acting days
10. Superman himself appeared in a handful of episodes of Smallville
11. While Aaron Ashmore was a hit with fans as Jimmy Olsen, his brother Shawn Ashmore appeared in two episodes as a meteor freak
12. James Marsters will forever be remembered as Spike in Buffy but he also had an important role as Brainiac in Smallville
13. Brian Austin Green had a small but exciting arc in Smallville
14. Rutger Hauer gave us an interesting portrayal of Morgan Edge
15. Elysia Rotaru appeared in one episode of Smallville
16. Emmanuelle Vaugier appeared in a number of Smallville episodes before leaving the show
17. Pam Grier gave us the Smallville version of Amanda Waller
18. Lizzy Caplan had a brief role as a baddie on Smallville
19. The original Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter had a small role in Smallville
20. Before The Vampire Diaries, Ian Somerhalder had a few episodes on Smallville
21. Serinda Swan gave us the Smallville version of Zatanna in three episodes of the show
22. Jesse Metcalfe appeared in a couple of episodes of Smallville
23. Amy Adams had a role as a meteor freak on Smallville
24. Before his NCIS: Los Angeles days Eric Christian Olsen was a murderer in Smallville
25. Krista Allen possessed a powerful kiss in Smallville
26. Anson Mount had a little role in Smallville
27. Paul Wesley is another The Vampire Diaries star who had a brief stint on Smallville
28. The late, great Carrie Fisher made an appearance in the show
29. He may have been Superman once but Dean Cain was no good guy in Smallville
30. Christina Millian appeared in two episodes of Smallville
31. Adam Brody once came close to playing The Flash on the big screen but was a murdering meteor freak in Smallville
32. Jodelle Ferland was a young girl in her Smallville days
33. Adrianne Palicki had a failed attempt at Wonder Woman after playing a fake Kara in Smallville
34. Dave Bautista played a Phantom Zone escapee in Smallville
35. Once Lois Lane on the small screen Teri Hatcher went on to appear in Smallville
36. Missy Peregrym was another Smallville actress
37. Cobie Smulders might appear in Marvel projects now but she was in an episode of the DC series in her early career
38. The late Cory Montieth had a very small role in Smallville
39. Evangeline Lilly's role was so small it went uncredited
40. Miranda Cosgrove played a child Lana Lang
