Though the 2000s might seem like they were yesterday, all the child stars from the early aughts are officially grown up.
So, here's a look at 22 child actors who appeared in movies, TV shows, and reality shows from the aughts, then and now:
1. Here's Joey King guest starring as Emily in a 2006 episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody:
Here's Joey now at age 23:
2. These are the babies from the 2000 Disney Channel original movie Quints:
One of these infants was played by Kimberly J. Brown's real-life brother, Dylan Brown. Here's Dylan now, all grown up at age 23:
3. Here's Abigail Breslin playing Bo Hess in the 2002 sci-fi thriller Signs:
Here's Abigail now at age 26:
4. Here's Devon Werkheiser as Ned Bigby in a Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide episode from 2005:
Here's Devon now at 32 years old:
5. Here's Madison Pettis portraying Peyton Kelly in 2007's The Game Plan:
And here's Madison now at age 24:
6. Here's Taylor Momsen in 2000 as Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas:
Here's Taylor now at age 29:
7. Here's Rory Culkin as Rudy in the 2000 drama You Can Count on Me:
Here's Rory now at 33 years old:
8. Here's Brandon Mychal Smith as Nico Harris in a 2009 Season 1 episode of Sonny with a Chance:
Here's Brandon now at age 33:
9. Here are Brent and Shane Kinsman, aka Nigel and Kyle Baker from the Cheaper by the Dozen movies:
20 years after Cheaper by the Dozen, here are the Kinsman twins now at age 25:
10. Here's Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which you can stream on Peacock, and which was released in '01:
Here's Daniel now at age 33:
And here are Cali and Noelle now at 20 years old:
12. Here's Steven Anthony Lawrence as Bernard "Beans" Aranguren in Even Stevens circa 2002:
Here's Steven now at age 32:
13. Here's Khamani Griffin as Ben Hinton in Daddy Day Care in 2003:
And here is Khamani now at age 24:
14. Here's Jordan Fry as Mike Teavee in 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:
Here's Jordan now at age 29:
15. Here's Keke Palmer taking on the lead role of True in True Jackson, VP circa '08:
Here's Keke now at 29 years old:
16. Here's Freddie Highmore as Peter Llewelyn Davies in the 2004 film Finding Neverland:
Here's a grown-up Freddie now at age 31:
17. Here's a newborn Sophia Abraham on MTV's 16 and Pregnant in 2009 with her mom, Farrah Abraham:
And here is Sophia now at 14 years old:
18. Here's a newborn Audriana Giudice as her 2009 birth was being documented on The Real Housewives of New Jersey:
Here's Audriana now at age 13:
19. Here are the Gosselin sextuplets (from left: Collin, Joel, Alexis, Leah, Aaden, and Hannah) in 2005, two years prior to the start of Jon & Kate Plus 8:
And here are the sextuplets with their parents and two older siblings, twins Mady and Cara, during a Today interview in 2007:
Most of the siblings stay out of the spotlight today. But here's a photo of six of the Gosselin kids together in 2018, preparing to start the school year:
The sextuplets are currently 18 years old, and Cara and Mady are 22 years old. Hannah is one of the few Gosselin children who is active on social media. Here she is in January of this year:
20. Here's AnnaSophia Robb as Opal in the 2005 film adaptation of Because of Winn-Dixie:
Here's AnnaSophia now at age 29:
21. Here's Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez in an iconic 2006 DCOM, High School Musical:
Here's Vanessa now at age 34:
22. Lastly, here's Jonathan Lipnicki in 2000, starring as Tony Thompson in The Little Vampire:
Here's Jonathan now at age 32:
The numbers add up, but it's still hard to believe this group has matured so much since the '00s!
