World-famous stars from Australia: then and now

They've become all-too-familiar faces on the global stage, but do you know what the following Aussie actors and actresses looked like when they were just starting out? Have a look!

A bright-eyed and fresh-faced Mel Gibson in 'Gallipoli' in 1981.

Mel Gibson with a beard and gray hairs in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2021.

Rebel Wilson (r) with Lulu McClatchy in 2008 Aussie TV comedy 'Bogan Pride.'

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson presenting her new movie 'Senior Year' in 2022.

Guy Pearce in his first acting role, playing Mike Young in 'Neighbours.'

Veteran actor Guy Pearce at Build in New York, December 2019.

At 16 years, Nicole Kidman made her movie debut thwarting bank robbers in BMX Bandits.

Hollywood darling Nicole Kidman visits the 2023 Oscars' ceremony.

Chris Hemsworth’s big break was playing Kim Hyde in Seven drama, 'Home and Away.'

Now a Hollywood heart-throb, Chris Hemsworth looks like a real gentleman at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards.

Isla Fisher as 'Home and Away's teenage activist Shannon Reed in 1995.

Isla Fisher in 2023, a year before she and her husband Sasha Cohen announced that they were ending their marriage after a relationship of 20 years.

Russell Crowe played Kenny Larkin in 'Neighbours' back in 1987. Here, he's attending the 1992 AFI Awards.

Russell Crowe at the premiere of his TV mini-series, 'The Loudest Voice'.

Simon Baker played Sam Farrell in 90s' soap 'E Street.' Here you see him with his then-partner Rebecca Rigg. They would be married from 1998 through 2020.

Simon Baker at the Sydney Film Festival in November 2021.

Margot Robbie as rebellious Erinsborough teenager Donna Freedman in 'Neighbours.'

Image: Ten

Margot Robbie had a huge success with 'Barbie' in 2024 and is wanted as an actress and producer all over Hollywood.

A young Hugh Jackman played the inmate Kevin Jones in the 90s' TV drama 'Correlli.' Here he's at the Australian Film Industry Awards with Francis O'Connor and his then-wife Deborra-Lee Furness.

Australia's greatest showman Hugh Jackman is now single after a long marriage to Deborra-Lee Furness. Here we see the couple in one of their last public appearances together, the Met Gala of 2023.

Melissa George in 1995 as Summer Bay teenager Angel in 'Home and Away.'

Image: Seven

A glamorous Melissa George at the Cannes Film Festival in July 2021.

A fresh-faced Olivia Newton-John right before the success of the movie musical 'Grease'.

The legendary Olivia Newton-John at Industry Dance Awards in August 2019. She would pass away after a long battle with cancer in August 2022.

Eric Bana as lovable bogan Peter (a.k.a. 'Poita') in 90s' TV sketch show 'Full Frontal.'

Image: Seven

Eric Bana with Rebecca Gleeson at the 2021 AACTA Awards in Sydney.

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