15 Music Artists Who Are Also Actors

Although she is best known for her legendary musical career, Lady Gaga also devoted himself to acting, especially in recent years, standing out for his leading role in films. A star is born (2018), film for which she was nominated for an award Oscaras well as House of Gucci (2021).

But not today, the pop diva shows the world all her talent as an actress. Before achieving worldwide fame and only 15 yearsshe appeared in an episode of the award-winning series soprano family. Another production that stands out in the singer’s curriculum is American Horror Storyseries in which she participated for two seasons.

Another pop star, extremely versatile and also successful on the big screen. Jennifer Lopez. As her artistic career has evolved, acting and music have intermingled and made J.Lo into the icon she is today, providing several successful productions in her professional life.

Movies Selena (1997) irresistible passion (1998) and scammers (2019) are some of the highlights of her professional side as an actress.

from the end boy group British One directionsinger Harry Styles increasingly demonstrates its artistic potential in the entertainment industry, including in the cinema. His big screen debut was in Dunkirk (2017), film Christopher Nolanwhere he played a soldier in an epic war story.

Although his transition from music to the seventh art is relatively recent, Harry seems to be putting a lot of effort into his new craft. This year alone, he will star in two feature films: a psychological thriller Don’t worry dear and drama My policeman.

Oh, of course, we can’t forget that he also appeared as Eros during the post-credits scene eternal from MCU.

Like Harry Styles Justin Timberlake also became known throughout the world through participation in boy groupa Synchronization. However, the beginning of his artistic career was not in music, but in acting: he was a participant in the program Club Mickeyin the 1990s

Having only reached fame, Timberlake returned to participating in projects as an actor, participating in films such as the sensational Social network (2010), romantic comedy colorful friendship (2011) and Inside Llewyn Davis: A Ballad of the Everyman (2013).

In addition, Justin Timberlake also continues to dedicate himself to his music career and has already amassed several hits and award-winning albums.

beyoncé He is the kind of person who needs no introduction. Having achieved fame as one of the participants girl group Destiny childthe singer continued to build her artistic power even further through her solo career, establishing herself in the music scene with award-winning and iconic songs.

But Beyoncé shines not only in music: she also participated in several film projects, such as Pink Panther (2006) intrusive (2009) and The Lion King (2019), live action reboot John Favreauwhere did he voice the character Nala.

How much are you in a team that does not believe in the return of the musical side Rihanna, she is still one of the most dedicated singers in the industry. Having several hits in her luggage, the artist also transits through various areas of entertainment, including cinema.

The highlights of his film career are roles in Eight women and a secret (2018) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets as well as Guava Island (2019).

Recently, Alana Chaim made an impressive debut on the big screen with the film licorice pizzafrom famous director Paul Thomas Anderson. But the right partnership is nothing new in his life, as the director has already directed some of the band’s music videos. Chaimthe group in which Alana is a member of 2007 along with her two older sisters.

rapper ludacris it is another name for music that is also part of the universe of the seventh art. After a strong presence in the music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the singer began to move into acting, becoming known in the field for acting. Tej Parker in a franchise fast and furious.

Another singer who did not waste time revealing her talent was Madonna. Many consider him queen of popshe has many albums and hits in the history of music, which also left its mark on the film industry.

His most striking roles were in films Desperately looking for Susan (1985) body in evidence (1993) and Prevents (1996).

iconic Cher another artist who also needs no introduction, because her importance in the artistic field speaks for itself. The singer began her career as a duo folk rock Sonny and Cher per decade 1960 and since then has continued to expand his horizons, achieving worldwide fame, becoming one of the most versatile artists of recent times.

Speaking specifically about her film career, Cher has been involved in films such as Silkwood: A Portrait of Courage (1983) moon spell (1988), the film that won her an Oscar, and burlesque (2010).

ice Cubeformer member of a famous rap group SVAis one of the most influential personalities in the hip-hop genre and also continues to have a presence in the film industry.

His acting debut took place in 1991 in film street owners. Since then, Ice Cube has continued to dedicate himself to acting as well as a solo music career, appearing in films such as Friday in Trouble (1995) Law Angels (2012) and Perfect beat (2020).

Janelle Monae started her career as a singer in the 2000s and soon began to attract attention with her huge talent. Therefore, she did not keep herself waiting long to add a new experience to her resume: in 2016Janelle debuted on the big screen with films Moonlight: Under the Moonlight as well as Stars out of timetwo outstanding works in his filmography.

Although he is best known for his acting career, Will Smith began his creative career in music in the 1980s. fresh princehe started out as a very successful rapper until the opportunity to star in a TV series came along The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The rest, of course, is history.

Smith currently has productions such as Men in Black (1997) In search of happiness (2006) and I’m a legend (2007) in his filmography. In addition, he received his first Oscar in early 2022 for his role in King Richard: Making Champions (2021).

Participant of the reality show “One Day”. american idol and on the other – the owner of an extremely successful career. Jennifer Hudson this is the artist in question, and all her prestige is not in vain, as she has achieved a coveted (and limited) status EGOa title reserved for those who have already received the four most important awards in the entertainment industry (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony).

As the focus here is on her life as an actress, Hudson is best known for acting in films. Dream Girls: In Search of a Dream (2006) and respect (2021), feature film where the singer lived Aretha Franklin.

Nick Jonas rose to fame with his two brothers as one of the group’s vocalists Jonas brothers. But in addition to musical abilities, he also has acting skills.

After participating in success Disneyas Camp RockNick has continued to develop his acting side, though not as much as his music, over the past few years. Among the bright series scream queens (2015) and kingdom (2014-2017) and film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2018).