In today’s time, it is practically possible to make you look half your age with VFX and make-up. However, some adult actors have such incredible genes and cheekbones that they get away with playing teens who still haven’t gone through puberty yet. Reality is often disappointing when we step into college thinking we would meet people like Chace Crawford in Gossip Girl or Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries, but instead meet ordinary teens
We take a look at some of the skilled actors who managed to convince all of us that they belonged in the school halls and cafeterias of America.
1) Ross Butler (13 Reasons Why)
Character age: 18-19
Actor’s age (Season 1): 26
Actor’s current age: 30
2) Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Character age: 15
Actor’s age while filming: 20-21
3) Ashleigh Murray (Riverdale)
Character age (Season 1): 15-16
Actor’s age (Season 1): 28
Actor’s current age: 32
4) Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education)
Character age: 16
Actor’s current age: 27
5) Jessica Barden (The End of the F***ing World)
Character age: 17
Actor’s current age: 28
6) Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls)
Character age: 16
Actor’s current age: 33
7) Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game of Thrones)
Character age: 16
Actor’s age (during the show): 23
Actor’s current age: 30
8) Cole Sprouse (Riverdale)
Character age: 16-17
Actor’s age (Season 1): 24
Actor’s current age: 28
9) Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Character age: 12
Actor’s current age: 24
10) Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
Character age: 13
Actor’s age while filming: 37
Actor’s current age: 54
11) Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect)
Character age: 18-19
Actor’s age (during the movie): 32
Actor’s current age: 40
12) Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries)
Character age: 16-17
Actor’s age (Season 1): 24
Actor’s current age: 35
13) Cory Monteith (Glee)
Character age (Season 1): 15-16
Actor’s age (Season 1): 27
14) Jason Earles (Hannah Montana)
Character age (Season 1): 15-16
Actor’s age (Season 1): 28
Actor’s current age: 43
15) Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid)
Character age: 14-16
Actor’s age (during the first movie): 22
Actor’s current age: 58
16) Alyson Hannigan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Character age: 15-16
Actor’s age (Season 1): 22
Actor’s current age: 46
17) Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf)
Character age (Season 1): 15-16
Actor’s age (Season 1): 27
Actor’s current age: 35
18) Alison Brie (Community)
Character age: 18
Actor’s age (Season 1): 27
Actor’s current age: 37
19) Asa Butterfield (Sex Education)
Character age: 16
Actor’s current age: 23
20) Alexa Demie (Euphoria)
Character age: 18
Actor’s current age: 25
21) Bianca Lawson (Pretty Little Liars)
Character age: 17
Actor’s age when on the show: 33
Actor’s current age: 41
22) Chase Stokes (Outer Banks)
Character age: 16
Actor’s current age: 28
23) Dominique Fishback (Project Power)
Character age: Between 13-15
Actor’s current age: 29
24) Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls)
Character age: 16-17
Actor’s age (in the movie): 25
Actor’s current age: 41
25) Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why)
Character’s age (Season 1): 16-17
Actor’s age (Season 1): 31
Actor’s current age: 34
26) The On My Block Cast
Character ages: 15-16
Actors’ current ages: 22-24
So which of these teens surprised you the most? Tell us in the comment box below!
Source: BuzzFeed
