1 He took on a co-starring role in G.I. Jane via 1997, when he was 39. 2  But it wasn't really until 2001, when he sky-rocketed to fame in the first Lord of the Rings movie, when he was 43. 3  Danny Glover-He had some supporting breakout roles in 1985 with Witness and The Color Purple, when he was 41. The role of Han Solo eventually went to him. 2  Viggo Mortensen-He had some bit roles in his late 20s (ironically had a bit part in Harrison Ford's Witness in 1985, when he was 27). 3  His more prominent supporting role came in 1990 in Young Guns II, when he was already 33.