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Adult Actors Who Played High Schoolers … and How Old They

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    Adult Actors Who Played High Schoolers … and How Old They

  • <strong>Character:</strong> Sandy, 18 <strong>Newton-John's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
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    Olivia Newton-John in Grease

    Character: Sandy, 18 Newton-John's Actual Age at Filming: 29
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Regina George, high school junior <strong>McAdams' Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls

    Character: Regina George, high school junior McAdams' Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Dionne, high school junior <strong>Dash's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Stacey Dash in Clueless

    Character: Dionne, high school junior Dash's Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Rizzo, 18 <strong>Channing's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 34
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    Stockard Channing in Grease

    Character: Rizzo, 18 Channing's Actual Age at Filming: 34
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Tim Riggins, high school junior <strong>Kitsch's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
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    Taylor Kitsch on Friday Night Lights

    Character: Tim Riggins, high school junior Kitsch's Actual Age at Filming: 28
  • <strong>Character:</strong> The Fonz, high schooler <strong>Winkler's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
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    Henry Winkler on Happy Days

    Character: The Fonz, high schooler Winkler's Actual Age at Filming: 29
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Moaning Myrtle, teenage high school student <strong>Henderson's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 37
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    Shirley Henderson in Harry Potter

    Character: Moaning Myrtle, teenage high school student Henderson's Actual Age at Filming: 37
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Lane Kim, 16 <strong>Agena's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Keiko Agena on Gilmore Girls

    Character: Lane Kim, 16 Agena's Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Isis, high school senior <strong>Union's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
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    Gabrielle Union in Bring It On

    Character: Isis, high school senior Union's Actual Age at Filming: 28
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Cordelia Chase, 16 <strong>Carpenter's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Charisma Carpenter on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Character: Cordelia Chase, 16 Carpenter's Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Emily, 16 <strong>Lawson's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 30
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    Shay Mitchell on Pretty Little Liars

    Character: Emily, 16 Lawson's Actual Age at Filming: 30
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Stefan Salvatore, 17 <strong>Wesley’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Paul Wesley on Vampire Diaries

    Character: Stefan Salvatore, 17 Wesley’s Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Damon Salvatore, 17 <strong>Somerhalder’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 31
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    Ian Somerhalder on Vampire Diaries

    Character: Damon Salvatore, 17 Somerhalder’s Actual Age at Filming: 31
  • <strong>Character</strong>: Josie (of Josie & the Pussycats), high school student <strong>Murray’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 30
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    Ashleigh Murray on Riverdale

    Character: Josie (of Josie & the Pussycats), high school student Murray’s Actual Age at Filming: 30
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Derek Reynolds, senior in high school <strong>Thomas’ Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 31
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    Sean Patrick Thomas in Save the Last Dance

    Character: Derek Reynolds, senior in high school Thomas’ Actual Age at Filming: 31
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Carrie White, 16 <strong>Spacek’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Sissy Spacek in Carrie

    Character: Carrie White, 16 Spacek’s Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <b>The Scene You Should Recreate With Your Partner: </b>We <em>could </em>suggest that you try to pull off Johnny and Baby's famous lift, but you know what's even more fun (and less likely to result in injury)? Recreating their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_LDO66i3Cc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:"Lover Boy" lipsync;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">"Lover Boy" lipsync</a> intead.
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    Dirty Dancing

    The Scene You Should Recreate With Your Partner: We could suggest that you try to pull off Johnny and Baby's famous lift, but you know what's even more fun (and less likely to result in injury)? Recreating their "Lover Boy" lipsync intead.
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Napoleon, high school student <strong>Heder’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 26
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    John Heder in Napoleon Dynamite

    Character: Napoleon, high school student Heder’s Actual Age at Filming: 26
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Susanna Kayson, 18 <strong>Ryder’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
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    Winona Ryder in Girl, Interrupted

    Character: Susanna Kayson, 18 Ryder’s Actual Age at Filming: 28
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Cameron, 17 <strong>Ruck’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 30
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    Alan Ruck in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

    Character: Cameron, 17 Ruck’s Actual Age at Filming: 30
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Cecile Caldwell, 17 <strong>Blair’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Selma Blair in Cruel Intentions

    Character: Cecile Caldwell, 17 Blair’s Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Jess Bhamra, 17 <strong>Nagra’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham

    Character: Jess Bhamra, 17 Nagra’s Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Zach Dempsey, high school student <strong>Butler’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
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    Ross Butler on 13 Reasons Why

    Character: Zach Dempsey, high school student Butler’s Actual Age at Filming: 27
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Andrea Zuckerman, 16 <strong>Carteris’ Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
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    Gabrielle Carteris on Beverly Hills, 90210

    Character: Andrea Zuckerman, 16 Carteris’ Actual Age at Filming: 29
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Scott Thorson, 17 <strong>Damon’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 43
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    Matt Damon in Behind the Candelabra

    Character: Scott Thorson, 17 Damon’s Actual Age at Filming: 43
  • <strong>Character: </strong>Andie McPhee, high school sophomore <strong>Monroe's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>29
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    Meredith Monroe on Dawson's Creek

    Character: Andie McPhee, high school sophomore Monroe's Actual Age at Filming: 29
  • <strong>Character: </strong>Jack McPhee, high school sophomore <strong>Smith's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>26
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    Kerr Smith on Dawson's Creek

    Character: Jack McPhee, high school sophomore Smith's Actual Age at Filming: 26
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Jenna Marshall, high school student <strong>Sursok’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 31
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    Tammin Sursok on Pretty Little Liars

    Character: Jenna Marshall, high school student Sursok’s Actual Age at Filming: 31
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Jackson, high school student <strong>Earles’ Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
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    Jason Earles on Hannah Montana

    Character: Jackson, high school student Earles’ Actual Age at Filming: 29
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Finn, high schooler <strong>Monteith's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27-31
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    Cory Monteith on Glee

    Character: Finn, high schooler Monteith's Actual Age at Filming: 27-31
  • <strong>Character:</strong> Peter Parker, 17 <strong>Garfield’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
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    Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man

    Character: Peter Parker, 17 Garfield’s Actual Age at Filming: 28
  • <strong>Character: </strong>Payton Hobart, high school senior <strong>Platt's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>26
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    Ben Platt on The Politician

    Character: Payton Hobart, high school senior Platt's Actual Age at Filming: 26
  • <strong>Character: </strong>Astrid, high school senior <strong>Boynton's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>25
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    Lucy Boynton on The Politician

    Character: Astrid, high school senior Boynton's Actual Age at Filming: 25
<strong>Character:</strong> Sandy, 18 <strong>Newton-John's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
<strong>Character:</strong> Regina George, high school junior <strong>McAdams' Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Dionne, high school junior <strong>Dash's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Rizzo, 18 <strong>Channing's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 34
<strong>Character:</strong> Tim Riggins, high school junior <strong>Kitsch's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
<strong>Character:</strong> The Fonz, high schooler <strong>Winkler's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
<strong>Character:</strong> Moaning Myrtle, teenage high school student <strong>Henderson's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 37
<strong>Character:</strong> Lane Kim, 16 <strong>Agena's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Isis, high school senior <strong>Union's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
<strong>Character:</strong> Cordelia Chase, 16 <strong>Carpenter's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Emily, 16 <strong>Lawson's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 30
<strong>Character:</strong> Stefan Salvatore, 17 <strong>Wesley’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Damon Salvatore, 17 <strong>Somerhalder’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 31
<strong>Character</strong>: Josie (of Josie & the Pussycats), high school student <strong>Murray’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 30
<strong>Character:</strong> Derek Reynolds, senior in high school <strong>Thomas’ Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 31
<strong>Character:</strong> Carrie White, 16 <strong>Spacek’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<b>The Scene You Should Recreate With Your Partner: </b>We <em>could </em>suggest that you try to pull off Johnny and Baby's famous lift, but you know what's even more fun (and less likely to result in injury)? Recreating their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_LDO66i3Cc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:"Lover Boy" lipsync;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">"Lover Boy" lipsync</a> intead.
<strong>Character:</strong> Napoleon, high school student <strong>Heder’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 26
<strong>Character:</strong> Susanna Kayson, 18 <strong>Ryder’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
<strong>Character:</strong> Cameron, 17 <strong>Ruck’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 30
<strong>Character:</strong> Cecile Caldwell, 17 <strong>Blair’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Jess Bhamra, 17 <strong>Nagra’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Zach Dempsey, high school student <strong>Butler’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27
<strong>Character:</strong> Andrea Zuckerman, 16 <strong>Carteris’ Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
<strong>Character:</strong> Scott Thorson, 17 <strong>Damon’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 43
<strong>Character: </strong>Andie McPhee, high school sophomore <strong>Monroe's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>29
<strong>Character: </strong>Jack McPhee, high school sophomore <strong>Smith's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>26
<strong>Character:</strong> Jenna Marshall, high school student <strong>Sursok’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 31
<strong>Character:</strong> Jackson, high school student <strong>Earles’ Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 29
<strong>Character:</strong> Finn, high schooler <strong>Monteith's Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 27-31
<strong>Character:</strong> Peter Parker, 17 <strong>Garfield’s Actual Age at Filming:</strong> 28
<strong>Character: </strong>Payton Hobart, high school senior <strong>Platt's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>26
<strong>Character: </strong>Astrid, high school senior <strong>Boynton's Actual Age at Filming: </strong>25
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