10 actors who held 9-5 jobs before they became actors

Brad Pitt used to be a chicken mascot for El Pollo Loco (Images Via IMDb and El Pollo Loco)
Brad Pitt used to be a chicken mascot for El Pollo Loco (Images Via IMDb and El Pollo Loco)

5) Hugh Jackman - Teacher and sports coach

A still of Hugh Jackman (Image Via Hugh Jackman Instagram)
A still of Hugh Jackman (Image Via Hugh Jackman Instagram)

The 54-year-old actor Hugh Jackman is one of the most prominent names in Hollywood. He is best known for playing the titular role of Logan/Wolverine in the X-Men film series. He has been nominated for a British Academy Film Award and an Academy Award. He has also garnered several prestigious awards, entailing Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards.

Apart from his role in the X-Men franchise, he is also well known for portraying characters like Leopold Alexis Elijah Walker Thomas Gareth Mountbatten in Kate & Leopold, Gabriel Van Helsing in the Van Helsing movie series, Arthur in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, P. T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman, and more.

Before he landed the famous role as Wolverine, Jackman used to live in England, where he worked as a high school physical education teacher. The actor was hired at an esteemed school for a job profile of an assistant housemaster, which involved coaching various sports teams and teaching P.E.


6) Margot Robbie - Subway employee

A still of Margot Robbie (Image Via IMDb)
A still of Margot Robbie (Image Via IMDb)

Without a shred of doubt, Margot Robbie is a fan-favorite actor in Hollywood. The 32-year-old started her acting career with a regular role in the series Neighbours. However, she got her well-deserved limelight after landing the role of Naomi Lapaglia in The Wolf of Wall Street. She also received an Oscar nomination for her role as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.

Margot Robbie is also well-known for playing roles like Harley Quinn in the Suicide Squad movie series, Daphne de Sélincourt in Goodbye Christopher Robin, Annie / Bonnie in Terminal, Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots, Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Kayla Pospisil in Bombshell, Nellie LaRoy in Babylon, and many more.

However, before becoming an acclaimed actress, Margot Robbie used to make sandwiches at Subway. In an interview with Delish, Robbie spoke about her job at Subway. She said:

"Like, I actually don’t go that often anymore, because I watch them make it badly—and I’m upset."

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