Pierce Brendan Brosnan from Remington Steele, Johnny Depp from 21 Jump Street, and David Duchovny from X files are also among them. These TV stars are not only popular, but talented as well. Here goes five Oscar nominees who have some very amusing TV credits that you most likely do not remember:
RYAN GOSLING (Best Actor, La La Land)After beginning his TV career with The New Mickey Mouse Club, Gosling starred as the title character in Young Hercules (1998-99), a Fox Kids Network spin off of the Kevin Sorbo series Hercules: The Legendary Journey.
CASEY AFFLECK (Best Actor, Manchester by the Sea) In the 1990 miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts, Affleck played Robert F. Kennedy as an adolescent.
EMMA STONE (Best Actress, La La Land) Billed at the time as Emily Stone, she played Laurie Partridge (a role originally played by Susan Dey) in The New Partridge Family, a 2005 update of the 1970s series.
NAOMIE HARRIS (Supporting Actress, Moonlight)The British actress was first seen by US audience as Ami in Nickelodeon’s sci-fi series The Tomorrow People (1994-95).
MAHERSHALA ALI (Supporting Actor, Moonlight) Using his real first name of Mahershalalhashbaz, Ali appeared as Dr Trey Sanders for one season (2000-2001) of the Jill Hennessy medical drama Crossing Jordan. l
CASEY AFFLECK (Best Actor, Manchester by the Sea) In the 1990 miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts, Affleck played Robert F. Kennedy as an adolescent.
EMMA STONE (Best Actress, La La Land) Billed at the time as Emily Stone, she played Laurie Partridge (a role originally played by Susan Dey) in The New Partridge Family, a 2005 update of the 1970s series.
NAOMIE HARRIS (Supporting Actress, Moonlight)The British actress was first seen by US audience as Ami in Nickelodeon’s sci-fi series The Tomorrow People (1994-95). 
MAHERSHALA ALI (Supporting Actor, Moonlight) Using his real first name of Mahershalalhashbaz, Ali appeared as Dr Trey Sanders for one season (2000-2001) of the Jill Hennessy medical drama Crossing Jordan. l