Despite only being 13, Talitha Bateman has already starred alongside an aspiring actor's wish list of A-listers including Chloë Grace Moretz, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner and Christopher Walken.

The hard-working American youngster burst onto TV screens in 2013 in US sitcom The Middle and since then her career has gone from strength to strength, with 2016 proving to be a particularly fruitful year for her. In January she featured in Sony's adaptation of the YA novel 5th Wave opposite Moretz, and later this year she'll be seen next to Spacey and co in comedy Nine Lives (released August 5). The teen - who's one of nine children - has been cast in a major role in independent thriller Vengeance: A Love Story, directed by and starring Nicolas Cage with what looks like one of many leading roles to come.