From the runway to the studio lot: Models who became actors

If you've ever watched a movie or TV show and thought, "Wow, that actor is really, really, ridiculously good-looking," chances are, it was their good looks that got them started in the biz.

Modelling is, at the end of the day, an act itself.

Below, we check out some big-time stars who began in the fashion world and graduated to the big screen.

Cara Delevingne

At the height of her fame as the 2010's It girl, British supermodel Cara Delevingne made the risky switch to acting, and it's paid off.

From indie flicks to big budget blockbusters, the 26-year-old has appeared in over 20 movies and isn't slowing down.

She's currently starring alongside fellow model-actress Alma Jodorowsky in Kids in Love, streaming on Stan.

Ashton Kutcher

Before he was a TV and film star, not to mention tech entrepreneur, Ashton Kutcher made a living flaunting his boyish good looks on catwalks, magazines and ads.

He signed with Next modelling agency in New York in 1998, and appeared in commercials for Calvin Klein, also modelling in Paris and Milan.

Setting his sights on the big screen, he made the switch to acting and never looked back. See him in as an undercover super-assassin in Stan's Killers.

Chloë Sevigny

A bonafide fashion icon, Chloë Sevigny was first discovered by a New York fashion editor at age 17, while ditching school to hang out on the streets of Manhattan. She's since modelled for many high-profile designers, including Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Chloé, H&M, Proenza Schouler, Kenzo and Vivienne Westwood.

After meeting young screenwriter and aspiring director Harmony Korine in Washington Square Park during her senior year of high school in 1993, she was cast in the low-budget independent film Kids, which kick-started her acting career.

Uma Thurman

The star of Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2, and  spent the early years of her career as a working model, gracing the pages of Glamour and two covers of British Vogue.

In 1987 at the age of 17, Uma Thurman transitioned into acting, landing a string of movie roles, but it wasn't until the '90s that she became a household name thanks to her collaboration with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

Check out her badass cameo as a hit woman in Stan's Imposters.

Channing Tatum

This Hollywood dreamboat started out as a college football dropout turned stripper before landing a gig as a backup dancer for Ricky Martin. He also had a notable career as a model, appearing in campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana and Emporio Armani.

As an actor, Channing Tatum has starred in Jupiter Ascending, Logan Lucky, White House Down and Dear John, but most famously channelled his experiences as a stripper in the hit movie Magic Mike.

Milla Jovovich

The daughter of Russian actress Galina Loginova, Milla Jovovich was raised to be a movie star. Her mother enrolled her in acting classes as a child, and even sent her to a performing arts school instead of a regular school. However, it was modelling that initially took off for the Ukrainian-born star.

She's graced the covers of more than 100 magazines, and modelled in campaigns for Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Damiani, Donna Karan, Gap, Versace, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Coach, Giorgio Armani, H&M, and Revlon.

See her flex her acting chops in the ultimate model movie, Zoolander, streaming on Stan.

Josh Duhamel

After winning Male Model of the Year in 1997 (the runner-up was actor Ashton Kutcher), Josh Duhamel began his acting career as an extra in the music videos for Donna Summer's 'I Will Go With You (Con te partirò)' and Christina Aguilera's 'Genie in A Bottle'. He's since graduated from extra to leading man, starring in Stan's Battle Creek and Life as We Know It.

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