Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch Detail Tapping Into Dark Characters and Gaining Confidence at Newport Beach Film Festival

News Briefvia VarietyOctober 28, 2026

Get used to seeing these faces this awards season. Variety’s 2026 10 Actors to Watch took the stage in Newport Beach, California, for a conversation about performance, craft and process on October 18. Variety moderated this conversation in partnership with Newport Beach Film Festival.

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Film is a synergistic and comprehensive fusion of many parts. Films are rated, the actors that bring the words to life are not. Directors should also share in the adulation and or poor criticism of a film's direction.