21 Actors Who Played Teenagers Vs. Photos Of What They Actually Looked Like As Teenagers

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: