Which soap actor that made it big surprised you?

[Soapsuds]

Ditto…never found his acting good at all. Then I see he has made it big….boggles my mind…LOL

Another one for me would be Jason Biggs. I thought his acting was atrocious as Petey on ATWT.

[DRW50]

Eva Longoria - for the most part I thought she was dull when I saw her on Y&R, and frankly, I still did when I suffered through Desperate Housewives. 

[Mr. Vixen]

Yes, and kudos to her! I guess when I thought of this thread, I was thinking people more along the line of Michael B. Jordan and people who got really, really famous. No shade to Hallmark, but shade to Hallmark. 

[Soapsuds]

I thought she would make it big back in her ATWT days. I thought she was one of the best newer actors ATWT had in the day.

[Vee]

Ali parlayed her name from DOOL into hosting a major reality show and then parlayed that into numerous endorsements, Hallmark [!@#$%^&*], etc. I think she more than qualifies. She may not be a movie star but she has made a brand. She no longer needs soaps.

[Soapsuds]

I just saw this after I posted mine….never cared for his acting one bit….would have recast him if I was in charge …LOL

[DRW50]

Honestly I don't think he's really, really famous either, although he's deservedly had some film success the past few years. 

[frequentsoapfan]

Stumbled across this on Deadline that reminded me.

http://deadline.com/2016/01/taylor-spreitler-cast-kevin-james-cbs-comedy-series-1201691037/

Never saw Taylor Spreitler as appealing on DAYS, M&J, or that Lifetime movie she was in

[cct]

Co-sign

 (runs away)

[Titus Andronicus]

Jensen Ackles. I thought he was awful as Eric Brady.

[soapfan770]

Kerr Smith moving up and beyond his role as Ryder Hughes on ATWT was a big surprise for me. Same with Rosalyn Sanchez as the first Pilar. Add Spencer Grammer to that list too, she was AWFUL on ATWT. 

 

I didn't think Tammin Sursok had an American career after her stint at Y&R but then she rocked the boat over at Pretty Little Liars. 

[Soapsuds]

I thought he was ok on ATWT but the role did not fit him. Ryder was suppose to be the bike rider guy and Kerr was none of that…LOL. I preferred him much better on Dawson's Creek. I wonder if it is true that he hated his role on DC.

[DRW50]

I wasn't too surprised by Smith, because he was handsome (although he was dull - which he remained post-ATWT...), but Sanchez, yes. 

 

I was also surprised creepy-looking Shawn Christian got primetime work for a while.

[Soapsuds]

Smith was/is adorable. Sanchez couldn't even speak her lines correctly on ATWT…LOL..yet she got primetime work on CBS and still was awful. I guess having a famous father helped Spencer because she was bad.

[frequentsoapfan]

I liked Greek but Spencer's character could be so annoying sometimes

SC had a pretty steady primetime career prior to DAYS. Lots of recurring work. I mostly remember him from Summerland and Las Vegas. He fit into Summerland better but I didn't give a damn about the adults on that show.