1.Jenna Ortega was 20 years old when she began playing 16-year-old Wednesday Addams in Wednesday.
And here’s Jenna when she was actually 16 years old:
2.Austin Butler was 22 years old when he began playing 17-year-old Sebastian Kydd on The Carrie Diaries.
And here’s Austin when he was actually 17 years old:
3.Zendaya was 23 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Rue Bennett on Euphoria.
And here’s Zendaya when she was actually 17 years old:
4.Cole Sprouse was 25 years old when he first started playing 16-year-old Jughead Jones on Riverdale.
And here’s Cole when he was actually 16 years old:
5.Sydney Sweeney was 22 years old when she began playing 18-year-old Cassie Howard on Euphoria.
And here’s Sydney when she was actually 18 years old:
6.Maya Hawke was 21 years old when she first started playing 17-year-old Robin Buckley on Stranger Things.
And here’s Maya when she was actually 17 years old:
7.Francia Raisa was 30 years old when she began playing 18-year-old Ana Torres on Grown-ish.
And here’s Francia when she was actually 18 years old.
8.Blake Lively was 20 years old when she began playing 16-year-old Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl.
And here’s Blake when she was actually a teenager:
9.Asa Butterfield was 22 years old when he began playing 16-year-old Otis Milburn on Sex Education.
And here’s Asa when he was actually 16 years old:
10.Nina Dobrev was 20 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Elena Gilbert on The Vampire Diaries.
And here’s Nina when she was actually 17 years old:
11.Vanessa Morgan was 26 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Toni Topaz on Riverdale.
And here’s Vanessa when she was actually 17 years old:
12.Thomas Brodie-Sangster was 24 years old when he began playing 17-year-old Newt in the Maze Runner movies.
And here’s Thomas when he was actually 17 years old:
13.Saoirse Ronan was 23 years old when she played 18-year-old Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson in Lady Bird.
And here’s Saoirse when she was actually 18 years old:
14.Lana Condor was 21 years old when she began playing 16-year-old Lara Jean Covey in the To All the Boys movies.
And here’s Lana when she was actually a teenager:
15.Timothée Chalamet was 22 years old when he played 18-year-old Kyle Scheible in Lady Bird.
And here’s Timothée when he was actually 18 years old:
16.Ella Purnell was 25 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Jackie Taylor on Yellowjackets.
And here’s Ella when she was actually 17 years old:
17.Penn Badgley was 21 years old when he began playing 16-year-old Dan Humphrey in Gossip Girl.
And here’s Penn when he was actually 16 years old:
18.Amandla Stenberg was 20 years old when she played 16-year-old Starr Carter in The Hate U Give.
And here’s Amandla when she was actually 16 years old:
19.Evan Peters was 24 years old when he played 17-year-old Tate Langdon on American Horror Story.
And here’s Evan when he was actually 17 years old:
20.Shailene Woodley was 23 years old when she played 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster in The Fault in Our Stars.
And here’s Shailene when she was actually 16 years old:
21.Finally, China Anne McClain was 20 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Jennifer Pierce in Black Lightning.
And here’s China when she was actually 17 years old:
