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Top Breakthrough Roles of 2007

Here's a look at actors who came of age this year

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 10, 2008 11:38 AM CST

(Newser) – Before No Country for Old Men, Josh Brolin couldn’t get a job. “My most famous role was in The Goonies,” he reflects. Now, scripts are pouring in. Brolin is one of the New York Times’ 15 “breakout” performers of the year....   Read full story »

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