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7.2

Alex Etel

as Damian in "Millions", then aged 9.

7.6

Abigail Breslin

as Olive in "Little Miss Sunshine", then 9.

7.9

Jodelle Ferland

as Jeliza Rose in "Tideland", then 10.

7.7

Kåre Hedebrant

as Oskar in "Låt den rätte komma in" - "Let the Right One In", then 12.

7.1

Lina Leandersson

as Eli in "Låt den rätte komma in" - "Let the Right One In", then 12.

5.4

Zoe Weizenbaum

as Malee in "12 and Holding", then 13.

with her (also good) co-stars Conor Donovan and Jesse Camacho

6.3

Elit Iscan

as Hayat in "Hayat var" - "My Only Sunshine", then 14.

7.6

Jamie Bell

as Billy Elliot in "Billy Elliot", then 14.

7.8

Evan Rachel Wood

as Tracy in "Thirteen", then 14-15.

with her co-star Niki Reed

6.5

Brady Corbet

as Brian in "Mysterious Skin", then 16 (playing 18).

with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

6.2

John Robinson

as John in "Elephant", then 17.

(he's seen as a "lead" but other kids in the same film are worth mentioning, like Alex or Eric) not outstanding and there's not that much "acting" in this film but anyway

8.1

Stephanie Leonidas

as Helena in "Mirrormask", then 19/20

Pit Bukowski

as the "cowboy" in the german student film "Cowboy", then 20.

and most likely in some other indies as well

7.6

Elliot Page

as Juno in "Juno", then 20, playing 16.

7.4

Paul Dano

as Dwayne in "Little Miss Sunshine", then 21, playing ~16.

7.8

Diego Luna

as Tenoch in "Y Tu Mamá También", then 21/22.

with Gael Garcia Bernal

8.1

Gael García Bernal

as Octavio in "Amores Perros" - "Love's a Bitch", then 21.

as Julio in "Y Tu Mamá También", then 22/23.

with Diego Luna

as Ernesto "Che" Guevara in "Diarios de Motocicleta" - "The Motorcycle Diaries", then 23/24

as Ángel/ Juan/ Zahara in "Mala Educacion" - "Bad Education", then 24/25

6.9

Sean Biggerstaff

as Ben Willis in "Cashback", then 23.

8.2

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

as Neil in "Mysterious Skin", then 23, playing 18.

with Brady Corbert

7.3

Michael Pitt

as Blake in "Last Days", then 23/24.

5.7

Lukas Haas

as Luke in "Last Days", then 28.

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Young actors that delivered a good performance in an independent film during this past decade. I'll be adding more.
(Have to remember them, check if they're independent, upload photos...)

I tried to stay away from big names (there aren't many anyway!) The ones here that are/became/are becoming more well known are: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Evan Rachel Wood, Abigail Breslin & Paul Dano, and Michael Pitt (is he well known? I'm biased!). And Gael García Bernal, obviously, whom I almost forgot to put up because of that (the obviousness! isn't he big?!).

You can check out my Independent Films list: all the movies mentioned here are listed there and with "proof" of independence.