14 Actors Whose Real Age Is Nowhere Near That of the Characters They Have Embodied
For example, a 24-year-old Troian Bellisario embodied a high school junior on “Pretty Little Liars”, or Barbra Streisand’s character in the 1983 movie “Yentl” is just 16 years old while the actress was 41 – almost a quarter century older than her role. No matter how the age gap is, it is a great challenge.
We've gathered some actors whose real age goes as far as their characters' age. You can see more here, here, and here.
#1 Leonardo DiCaprio, Catch Me If You Can
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DiCaprio has always looked younger than he is, which comes in handy sometimes. in the famous movie "Catch Me If You Can", the actor was 28 playing a 16-year-old.#2 Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton
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At the age of 35, Nicola Coughlan played Penelope, said to be 18 years old when she enters society alongside her sister Philippa and Prudence in the film "Bridgerton".#3 Florence Pugh, Little Women
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The 24-year-old British actress Florence Pugh starred as Amy March in Greta Gerwig's Little Women adaptation.#4 John Cho, Star Trek
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John Cho is an American actor known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek rebooted film series.#5 Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
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The 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film "Joy" starred Jennifer Lawrence as Joy Mangano, a self-made millionaire who created her own business empire.#6 Emma Thompson, Sense and Sensibility
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At 35, Dame Emma Thompson was considerably older than the character of Elinor Dashwood in the novel, who is generally thought to be around nineteen.#7 Ashleigh Murray, Riverdale
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The actress portrayed Josie McCoy, the lead singer of the band Josie and the Pussycats, on the CW television series Riverdale. At that time, she was 31 years old#8 Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
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#9 Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
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#10 Andrew Garfield, The Amazing Spider-Man
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#11 Winona Ryder, Girl, Interrupted
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#12 Monique Coleman, High School Musical
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#13 Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
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#14 Darren Barnet, Never Have I Ever
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