Here are some massive age gaps between actors and their characters in teen dramas – The Tab

Finn Hudson was one MATURE student

Its pretty well established by now that students in teen films and Netflix shows are portrayed by people a whole load older than them its going to take a long time to get over the fact that Rachel McAdam pulled off a high school student at the age of 26. But, as it turns out, the age gaps between actors and their characters in teen dramas is SO MUCH larger that were talking 10+ years in some instances.

So, heres a list of the biggest teen dramas and TV shows, to show you that youth REALLY can be eternal (at least for those lucky bastards in showbiz).

Age gap: Eight years

Joe Thomas was born in 1983. The Inbetweeners fandom shows that Simon was born in 1991, making Joe eight years older than the character he plays.

He is only 10 years younger than the man who played Neils dad, and a whole six years older than Emily Atack who played Charlotte.

Age gap: 12 years

According to the Glee fandom page, Finn Hudson was born in 1994. Monteith was the eldest of the student cast, being born in 1982.This made him just three years younger than the man who played his fictional teacher, Mr Schue.

It also makes him nine years older than the actor who played Kurt Hummel, who was 18.

Age gap: 13 years

Jasons age in the series was supposed to be 16 as the older brother of Hannah Montana, but in fact, he was 13 years older at 29 when they started filming.

Age gap: 12 years

Ross Butler was supposed to be 15 years old on Riverdale, but as is the curse with all American highschool-based TV series, he was 12 years older at 27 when filming started.

Age gap: 10 years

Wesley starred as Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries when he was 27, but his character was supposed to be turned into a vampire at the age of 17, making him 10 years older.

Age gap: Six years

Troian was cast as 18-year-old Spencer Hastings when she was 24, making a six-year age gap between the two.

Age gap: 12 years

Charisma Carpenter played little miss popular, Cordelia, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This time, she was playing a 15-year-old girl, but she was in fact 27 when the show first began. Mental.

Age gap: 10 years

Tom Welling, of Cheaper by the Dozen fame, was already significantly older when he started that role, so its no surprise that he did exactly the same in Smallville. His character was a 14-year-old freshman, whereas he was 24 years old when he started the show.

Age gap: 12 years

Cho played Kira Yukimura in Teen Wolf, and you wouldve never guessed that a character that was supposed to be just 18 years old was actually in her 30s. Yup, Yukimura was 30 when playing the role an impressive 12 year age gap.

Age gap: >10 years

Born in 1975, he was 28 when they started filming the show. He counts 18-year-old at the time James Lafferty (Nathan) as a buddy and considering he was hanging out with a load of other highschoolers, this was a particularly large and weird age gap.

Age gap: Seven years

Bethany was born in 1981, meaning she was 22 at the time of filming. According to the OTH fandom page, Haley James Scott was born in 1988, which means there is a 7-year gap between the actress and character.

Age gap: Four years

Okay, perhaps not a teen drama necessarily, but you secretly wanted to know, right? In 1994 when the show started, according to this Quora answer, Monica was 26 years old. Cox was 30 when the sitcom started, making a four year age gap between actress and character.

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