Before They Were Famous: Stars Who Played Younger Versions of Helen Mirren, Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon & More (6 Eventually Won Oscars!)

Everyone loves a good flashback – especially in movies and television series when we see our favorite characters as their younger selves.

We can’t see the same actors in both versions, unfortunately. However, we still get younger versions in some amazing child and teen actors.

Just Jared did our digging and found out that there were a ton of recognizable faces who played younger versions of Helen Mirren, Reese Witherspoon, Matt Damon, Robert Downey, Jr, and even Maggie Smith.

Six of them actually went on to win Oscars in their future roles!

Head inside the slideshow to find out which actors played young versions of Helen Mirren, Reese Witherspoon, Matt Damon and more…