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TV shows and movies frequently cast adults in teenage roles — one reason is that actors 18 and over can work longer onset hours, as opposed to minors. Most of the time, these actors are in their 20s, but some play teenagers well into their 30s and beyond. In some cases, older actors playing teens is part of the project’s schtick.
Here are 13 actors who were 30-plus years old when they played teenagers:
1.Nicola Coughlanwas 31 when she began playing 15-year-old Clare Devlin onDerry Girls.
Here she is IRL around the same time:
Here’s a side-by-side:
And she was 33 when she began playingBridgerton’s Penelope Featherington, who was about 17–18 at the show’s start.
2.OnPretty Little Liars, 31-year-oldBianca Lawsonplayed16-year-old Maya St. Germain.
3.InBehind the Candelabra,Matt Damon, who was 42,playedScott Thorson, who was 17 at the start of the movie.
Here he is IRL around the same time:
4.Darren Barnetturned30 the year thatNever Have I EverSeason 2 premiered. His character, Paxton Hall-Yoshida, was in high school.
5.InWet Hot American Summer, 31-year-old Paul Ruddplayed17-year-old Andy.
6.Likewise, inWet Hot American Summer, 30-year-old Amy Poehlerplayed17-year-old Susie.
7.Jessica Marie Garcia was 31 when shebeganplaying teenage Jasmine Flores onOn My Block.
8.When Shirley Henderson first played the ghost of 14-year-old Moaning Myrtle inHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, shewas35.
9.OnThe Dropout, 36-year-old Amanda SeyfriedplayedElizabeth Holmes, who was 18 at the start of the show.
10.OnPEN15, 34-year-old series co-creator Maya Erskineplayed13-year-old Maya Ishii-Peters.
11.Likewise, onPEN15, Maya’s fellow 34-year-old co-creator Anna Konkleplayed13-year-old Anna Kone.
12.Audrey Hepburn turned 32 the year she played Holly Golightly, who wassupposedto be around 19, inBreakfast at Tiffany’s.
13.And finally, 33, Stockard Channing, who played Rizzo, was theoldestGreaseactor who was cast as a high schooler.
