The Eleventh Hour Cast: Marley Shelton Finally Achieves Hollywood Success

The Eleventh Hour cast member, Marley Shelton, is not new to the Hollywood life. She has been in the business since the early 90’s and her movie credits have already add up to 40 film and TV roles. From her very first role as Amada from the movie Grand Canyon in 1991 to her first leading film role in the comedy about four girls who turned from cheerleaders to bank robbers, Sugar and Spice, she has indeed etched a name in the industry of chick flicks. However, she only gained the most sought after Hollywood success recently upon bagging the role of Rachel Young in the hit science fiction series, The Eleventh Hour.

Although Shelton has been around the block for almost 2 decades, stable popularity still proved to be something that didn’t come in a fortnight. She has constantly appeared in movies as either a minor character or a sidekick to the lead. Because of her usual California blonde look, Shelton has been typecast that lead to limited roles that didn’t show off other facets of her acting abilities. Despite being boxed in blonde, ditzy and prima donna parts, the actress was still able to deliver the acting required for the roles she was given and her acting efforts in the films she appeared in have been catalysts and prominent for the development of story lines.

Her movie career might have been just average, but her appearances on TV proved to give her the biggest break she’ll ever need to put her popularity and propensity for acting to the fore. Her part as FBI agent Rachel Young showed viewers and fans another side to her talent. This Eleventh Hour cast is a favorite among viewers not only for her amazing looks, but also her honest and in-depth portrayal of the part.

Marley Shelton really did her homework to prepare for the role. She even admitted in an interview that this is the first time that she is going to play such a complex role thrown into an even more complicated and amazing story. She together with another Eleventh Hour cast Ruffus Sewell is already gaining unprecedented popularity in the States and other parts of the world through the show. The mystery of the show is becoming more and more exciting as each episode unravels Jacob Hood’s dark past and his relationship with Rachel Young.

Being part of the Eleventh Hour cast did really well to Marley Shelton’s career. Her acting portfolio is already a testament that she can take on roles in either big budget films like Sin City to independently produced ones like On the Borderline. Her cumulative efforts in these films might have been the breeding ground that prepared her for the TV super stardom that she is already basking in at the moment.

It just goes to show that in Hollywood, there are times when quantity of projects doesn’t really count. Rather it is the quality, exposure and the target market of the project that counts. Achieving a success might not come easy, but through perseverance and genuine acting talents like what Eleventh Hour cast Marley Shelton has, success is definitely not at bay.