Adult Actors Who Played Teenagers (40 pics)

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John Travolta as an 19-year-old

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Ben Platt playing 17-year-old Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen at age 27

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Ben as an 18-year-old filming Pitch Perfect

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Olivia Newton-John playing 17-year-old Sandy in Grease at age 29

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Olivia Newton-John as an actual 17-year-old

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Stacey Dash playing a 16/17-year-old in the Clueless series at age 29

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Stacey Dash as an 18-year-old

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Andrew Garfield playing a 17/18-year-old in The Amazing Spider-Man at age 27

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Andrew Garfield as an 18-year-old

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Naya Rivera playing a 15-year-old on Glee as a 22-year-old

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Naya Rivera as an actual 15-year-old

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Tom Holland playing 15-year-old Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming at 20

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Tom Holland as an actual 15-year-old

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Drew Seeley playing a high school senior in Another Cinderella Story at age 26

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Drew Seeley as an actual high schooler

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Kedar Williams-Stirling playing a 16-year-old in Sex Education at age 24

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Kedar Williams-Stirling as a 15-year-old

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Leonardo DiCaprio playing a 17-year-old in Catch Me If You Can at age 27/28

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Leonardo DiCaprio as an actual 17-year-old

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Gabrielle Union playing a teenager in Bring it On at age 27

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Gabrielle Union as an actual teenager

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Cole Sprouse playing a 16-year-old on Riverdale at age 24

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Cole Sprouse as an actual 16-year-old

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Timothée Chalamet playing a 17-year-old in Call Me By Your Name at age 22

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Timothée Chalamet as an actual 17-year-old

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Harry Shum Jr. playing a teenager on Glee at age 27

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Harry Shum Jr. as an actual teenager (right)

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Asa Butterfield playing a 16-year-old on Sex Education as a 21-year-old

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Asa Butterfield as an actual 16-year-old

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Darren Criss playing a high schooler on Glee at age 23

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Darren Criss as an actual high schooler

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Greta Onieogou playing a ~16-year-old on All American as a 27-year-old

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Greta Onieogou as a 15-year-old

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster playing a ~16-year-old in The Maze Runner as a 23-year-old

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster as a 15-year-old

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Saoirse Ronan playing a 17-year-old in Lady Bird as a 22-year-old

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Saoirse Ronan as an actual 16-year-old

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Hanna came out when Saoirse was days away from turning 17.

And finally, Michelle Trachtenberg playing a 16-year-old on Gossip Girl as a 22-year-old

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Michelle Trachtenberg as an actual 16-year-old