We Reimagined 11 Characters at Their Real Ages — The Results Are Truly Dramatic

It’s easy to forget that actors don’t always share the same age as the characters they portray. While some age differences slip by unnoticed, others stand out right away. So we decided to reimagine beloved movie and TV characters as if the actors’ real ages truly aligned with their roles.

1. Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones

• Natalie Dormer was 25 years old when she played an 16-year-old.

2. Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries

• Paul Wesley was 27 years old when he played a 17-year-old who was turned in 1864.

3. Zendaya as Rue Bennett in Euphoria

• Zendaya was 25 years old playing a high school student.

4. Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson in Percy Jackson

• Logan Lerman was 17 years old when he played a 12-year-old.

5. Toni Collette as Lynn Sear in The Sixth Sense

• Toni Collette was only 26 years old when she played a mother to a 9-year-old.

6. Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery in Pretty Little Liars

• Lucy was 25 years old when she played an 18-year-old.

7. John Franklin as Isaac Chroner in Children of the Corn

• John Franklin was 25 years old when he played a 12-year-old.

8. Winona Ryder as Susanna Kaysen in Girl, Interrupted

• Winona Ryder was 27 years old when she played a character who was 18-19 years old.

9. Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly in Back to the Future

• Michael J. Fox was 29 years old when he played a high school student.

10. Angelina Jolie as Queen Olympias in Alexander

• Angelina Jolie was 29 years old when she played the mother of Colin Farrell’s character, who was 28.

11. Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part One

• Timothée Chalamet was 24 years old when he played a 15-year-old.

Be sure to check out our other article highlighting movie characters who are the same age — even though it’s almost impossible to tell.