Here are 50 actors who have been in the business for decades and somehow haven’t aged a day since their first red carpet appearances.
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 29 in 2016 for Season 2 of Marvel’s Daredevil:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s latest red carpet appearance at age 39 in 2026 for Marvel Television’s Wonder Man, starring him as the titular hero, aka Simon Williams:
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Wunmi Mosaku’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 23 in 2010 at the British Academy Television Craft Awards:
Wunmi Mosaku’s latest carpet appearance at age 39 in 2026 at The National Board Of Review Annual Awards Gala for her work in the critically acclaimed Ryan Coolger film Sinners:
3.
Whoopi Goldberg’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 29 in 1985 at the 57th Annual Academy Awards, one year before she was nominated for her role as Celie in The Color Purple:
Whoopi Goldberg’s latest red carpet appearance at age 70 in 2026 at the New York premiere of Angel Studios’ Solo Mio:
4.
Tessa Thompson’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 22 in 2005 at the Vibe Awards:
Tessa Thompson’s latest red carpet appearance at age 42 in 2026 during the Sundance Film Festival, celebrating the Sundance Institute: A Tribute To Founder Robert Redford:
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Thandiwe Newton’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 25 in 1998 for the LA premiere of the adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Beloved:
Thandiwe Newton’s latest red carpet appearance at age 53 in 2025 at the LA premiere of one her latest movies with Jack Black and Paul Rudd, Anaconda:
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Zoe Saldaña’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 21 in 2001 at the premiere of her first movie, Center Stage:
Zoe Saldaña’s latest red carpet at age 47 in 2025 at the Miami special screening of Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film of James Cameron’s epic franchise that helped her become one of the highest-grossing actors of all-time:
7.
Kerry Washington’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 23 in 2001 at the Los Angeles premiere of one of her first movies, Save The Last Dance:
Kerry Washington’s latest red carpet appearance at 49 in 2026 at the Apple TV Press Day for her upcoming television drama series Imperfect Women, starring Kerry and Elisabeth Moss:
8.
Regina Hall’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 29 in 2000 at the New York City premiere of Scary Movie, which became her first role that helped her rise to prominence as a comedic actor:
Regina Hall’s latest red carpet appearance at age 55 in 2025 at the special holiday screening of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants:
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Taraji P. Henson’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 30 in 2001 at the Los Angeles premiere of The Brothers:
Taraji P. Henson’s latest red carpet appearance at age 55 in 2026 at the Miss Sohee Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer show during Paris Fashion Week:
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Sterling K. Brown’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 33 in 2009 at the This is Tisch! Gala to benefit the Tisch School of the Arts:
Sterling K. Brown’s latest red carpet appearance at age 49 in 2026 at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes, where he received a nomination for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series for his role in Hulu’s Paradise:
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Cynthia Erivo’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 26 in 2013 at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, around the time she first starred in the London production of The Color Purple:
Cynthia Erivo’s latest red carpet appearance at age 39 in 2026 at the 46th Critics’ Circle Film Awards:
12.
Keke Palmer’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 11 in 2005 at the 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:
Keke Palmer’s latest red carpet appearance at age 32 in 2026 at the premiere event of Peacock’s The ‘Burbs:
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Regina King’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 27 in 1998 at the Hollywood premiere of How Stella Got Her Groove Back:
Regina King’s latest red carpet appearance at age 54 in 2025 at the Franca Fund Gala at the Museum of Islamic Art:
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Giancarlo Esposito’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 37 in 1995 at the New York City premiere of Smoke:
Giancarlo Esposito’s latest red carpet appearance at age 67 in 2026 at the premiere of The Only Living Pickpocket at the Sundance Film Festival:
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Colman Domingo’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 38 in 2008 at the 1st NewNowNext Awards at MTV Studios:
Colman Domingo’s latest red carpet appearance at age 56 in 2026 at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, where he presented the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:
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Zoë Kravitz’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 8 in 1997 at the MTV VMAs with her dad, Lenny Kravitz:
Zoë Kravitz’s latest red carpet at age 37 in 2026 at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, where she presented the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy:
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Idris Elba’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 29 in 2002 at the New York City premiere of Season 4 of The Sopranos:
Idris Elba’s latest red carpet appearance at age 53 in 2026 at a New York City screening for Apple TV’s Hijack Season 2, where he stars as the lead character:
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Donald Glover’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 25 in 2009 at the premiere of Mystery Team at the Sundance Film Festival, when he was still part of the internet sketch comedy group Derrick Comedy:
Donald Glover’s latest red carpet appearance at age 42 in 2025 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony:
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Halle Berry’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 25 in 1992 at the 8th annual Soap Opera Awards:
Halle Berry’s latest red carpet appearance at age 59 in 2026 at the Los Angeles premiere of her newest movie, Amazon MGM Studios’ Crime 101:
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Daniel Kaluuya’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 21 in 2011 at the West End transfer of the production of Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park:
Daniel Kaluuya’s latest red carpet appearance at age 36 at the Red Sea International Film Festival for “Women In Cinema”:
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Lupita Nyong’o’s earliest red carpet appearance at 30 in 2013 at EndGame: The Global Campaign To Defeat AIDS:
Lupita Nyong’o’s latest red carpet appearance at age 42 in 2026 at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards:
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Don Cheadle’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 32 in 1997 for the Los Angeles premiere of Alien Resurrection:
Don Cheadle’s latest red carpet appearance at 61 in 2026 at the staged Benefit Reading of All The President’s Men:
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Amandla Stenberg’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 12 in 2011 for Variety’s 5th annual Power Of Youth event :
Amandla Stenberg’s latest red carpet appearance at age 25 in 2024 at Acne Studios’ Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week:
24.
Michael B. Jordan’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 18 in 2005 at the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards:
Michael B. Jordan’s latest red carpet appearance at age 39 in 2026 for the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon, for his Academy Award-nominated role in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners:
25.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 27 in 1999 at the 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards:
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest red carpet appearance at age 53 in 2026 at the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards where was nominated for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for The Smashing Machine:
26.
Terrence Howard’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 26 in 1995 at the New York City premiere of Dead Presidents, one of his early movie roles after appearing on TV in The Jackson: An American Dream (1992) and Picket Fences (1994):
Terrence Howard’s latest red carpet appearance at age 55 in 2024 at the New York City premiere of the Peacock Original series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist:
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Raven-Symoné’s earliest red carpet appearance in at age 4 in 1990 at the Starlight Children’s Foundation Gala:
Raven-Symoné’s latest red carpet appearance at age 40 in 2025 at the 28th Family Film and TV Awards:
28.
Danny Glover’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 41 in 1988 at the 60th Annual Academy Awards with Mel Gibson:
Danny Glover’s latest red carpet appearance at age 77 in 2023 at the AAFCA TV Honors Awards Luncheon:
29.
Angela Bassett’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 34 in 1993 at the 25th Annual NAACP Image Awards, where she won an Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It:
Angela Bassett’s latest red carpet appearance at age 67 in 2026 at the Voice Arts Awards, where she presented the inaugural James Earl Jones Prize to Laurence Fishburne:
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John David Washington’s earliest red carpet appearance in 2016 for HBO’s post-Golden Globe Awards party:
John David Washington’s latest red carpet appearance in 2025 at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards:
31.
Rosario Dawson’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 20 in 1999 at the Los Angeles premiere of one of her early movies, Light It Up:
Rosario Dawson’s latest red carpet at age 45 in 2025 at the London premiere for Mike Figgis’ Megadoc, the documentary about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis:
32.
John Boyega’s earliest red carpet appearance in 2011 at the Jameson Empire Awards:
John Boyega’s latest red carpet appearance in 2025 at the premiere of Number One on the Call Sheet:
33.
Viola Davis’s earliest red carpet at age 34 in 2000 at the 55th annual Tony Awards, where she was nominated for Featured Actress in a Play for King Hedley II:
Viola Davis’s latest red carpet at age 60 in 2026 for the King Holiday Observance: 2026 MLK, Jr. Beloved Community Awards, where Viola was honored with the Coretta Scott King Soul of the Nation Award:
34.
Jamie Foxx’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 25 in 1993 at the 1st Annual Soul Train Comedy Awards:
Jamie Foxx’s latest red carpet appearance at age 58 in 2026 at the Fanatics Super Bowl Party with his daughter, Anelise Foxx:
35.
Oprah Winfrey’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 31 in 1986 at the 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards:
Oprah Winfrey’s latest red carpet at age 71 in 2026 at the “In Conversation with Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff and Gayle King” event for her book, Enough, co-written Dr. Jastreboff:
36.
Forest Whitaker’s earliest red carpet at age 27 in 1988 at the 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards with Clint Eastwood after he received the Honorary Award for Equality presented by Forest:
Forest Whitaker’s latest red carpet at age 63 in 2025 at a Los Angeles launch event for Lucasfilm’s Andor Season 2, where he reprised his role as Saw Gerrera in the Star Wars franchise:
37.
Octavia Spencer’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 35 in 2006 at the Los Angeles premiere of The Lost City:
Octavia Spencer’s latest red carpet at age 55 in 2025 with Damson Idris at a special screening for his Apple Original Film F1:
38.
Will Smith’s earliest red carpet at age 19 in 1988 at the MTV VMAs, before he would become one of the first rappers to win major music awards and eventually one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood:
Will Smith’s latest red carpet at age 57 in 2026 at the National Geographic and Disney+ premiere screening of National Geographic’s Pole To Pole with Will Smith at The Natural History Museum.
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Gabrielle Union’s earliest red carpet alongside Dule Hill at age 25 in 1998 at the Los Angeles premiere of The Mighty, as an established TV actor before she broke out in her first movie roles like She’s All That (1999) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999):
Gabrielle Union’s latest red carpet appearance at age 53 in 2026 at the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT, which features her voice as the character Jett Fillmore, a black panther:
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Denzel Washington’s earliest red carpet at age 31 with his wife, Pauletta Washington, at the 1986 Jewish National Funds Annual Tree of Life Awards:
Denzel Washington’s latest red carpet at age 70 with his wife, Pauletta Washington, in 2025 at the Los Angeles special screening of Apple Original Films and A24’s Highest 2 Lowest:
41.
Queen Latifah’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 20 in 1990 at the MTV VMAs:
Queen Latifah’s latest red carpet appearance at age 55 in 2026 at the 68th GRAMMY Awards:
42.
Morgan Freeman’s earliest red carpet at age 50 in 1988 at the 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards, when he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Street Smart:
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Morgan Freeman’s latest red carpet at age 88 in 2026 at the 23rd Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards:
44.
Nia Long’s earliest red carpet at age 22 in 1993 at the premiere of Made In America to benefit Weizmann Institute of Science alongside her costars Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, and Will Smith:
Nia Long’s latest red carpet at age 54 in 2025 at the premiere of Remembering Love Jones during the 2025 American Black Film Festival, celebrating her 1997 romantic cult classic with Larenz Tate:
45.
Samuel L. Jackson’s earliest red carpet at age 43 in 1992 at the 57th Annual NY Film Critics Awards:
Samuel L. Jackson’s latest red carpet at age 76 in 2025 at The Critics’ Choice Association’s 8th annual celebration of Black Cinema & Television:
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Jeffrey Wright’s earliest red carpet at age 28 in 1994 at the 48th Annual Tony Awards where he won the Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in Angels in America: Perestroika:
Jeffrey Wright’s latest red carpet appearance at age 60 in 2025 at The Game Awards:
47.
Tracee Ellis Ross’s earliest red carpet at age 22 in 1995 with her family after her mother, Diana Ross, was given the Heritage Award for Career Achievement at the Soul Train Music Awards:
Tracee Ellis Ross’s latest red carpet appearance at age 53 in 2025 at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s Being Eddie:
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Eddie Murphy’s earliest red carpet at age 21 in 1983 at the 25th Annual GRAMMY Awards, where he was nominated for Best Comedy Recording and Best R&B Instrumental Performance for “Boogie In Your Butt”:
Eddie Murphy’s latest red carpet at age 64 in 2025 at the Los Angeles premiere of the Netflix documentary on his life and career, Being Eddie:
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Jada Pinkett-Smith’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 20 in 1992 at the Los Angeles premiere of Boomerang:
Jada Pinkett-Smith’s latest red carpet appearance at age 54 in 2025 at Debbie Allen’s Honorary Oscar party:
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And finally, Delroy Lindo’s earliest red carpet appearance at age 43 in 1996 for the Los Angeles premiere of Ransom with his costar Mel Gibson, and the film’s director Ron Howard.
Delroy Lindo’s latest red carpet appearance at age 73 at the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon for his Academy Award-nominated role in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners:
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