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

    It brings me so much comfort knowing that even the cast of Euphoria went through an awkward teenage stage.

    1. Sydney Sweeney was 22 years old when she began playing 18-year-old Cassie Howard on Euphoria.

    Closeup of Sydney Sweeney

    And here's Sydney when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Sydney Sweeney

    2. Zendaya was 23 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Rue Bennett on Euphoria.

    Closeup of Zendaya

    And here's Zendaya when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Zendaya

    3. Tom Holland was 21 years old when he first started playing teenage Peter Parker in the MCU.

    Closeup of Spider-Man

    And here's Tom when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Tom Holland

    4. Cole Sprouse was 25 years old when he first started playing 16-year-old Jughead Jones on Riverdale.

    Closeup of Jughead

    And here's Cole when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Cole Sprouse

    5. Maya Hawke was 21 years old when she first started playing 17-year-old Robin Buckley on Stranger Things.

    Closeup of Maya Hawke

    And here's Maya when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Maya Hawke

    6. Maude Apatow was 22 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Lexi Howard on Euphoria.

    Closeup of Maude Apatow

    And here's Maude when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Maude Apatow

    7. Jenna Ortega was 20 years old when she began playing 16-year-old Wednesday Addams in Wednesday.

    Closeup of Wednesday

    And here's Jenna when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Jenna Ortega

    8. Ben Platt was 27 years old when he played 17-year-old Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen:

    Evan Hansen

    And here's Ben when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of young Ben Platt

    9. Asa Butterfield was 22 years old when he began playing 16-year-old Otis Milburn on Sex Education.

    Closeup of Asa Butterfield

    And here's Asa when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Asa Butterfield

    10. Nina Dobrev was 20 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Elena Gilbert on The Vampire Diaries.

    Closeup of Nina Dobrev

    And here's Nina when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Nina Dobrev

    11. Thomas Brodie-Sangster was 24 years old when he began playing teenage Newt in the Maze Runner movies.

    Closeup of Thomas Brodie-Sangster

    And here's Thomas when he was an actual teenager:

    Closeup of Thomas Brodie-Sangster

    12. Saoirse Ronan was 23 years old when she played 18-year-old Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson in Lady Bird.

    Closeup of Lady Bird

    And here's Saoirse when she was an actual teenager:

    Closeup of Saoirse Ronan

    13. Austin Butler was 22 years old when he began playing teenage Sebastian Kydd on The Carrie Diaries.

    Closeup of Austin Butler

    And here's Austin when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Austin Butler

    14. Vanessa Morgan was 26 years old when she began playing teenage Toni Topaz on Riverdale.

    Closeup of Toni Topaz

    And here's Vanessa when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Vanessa Morgan

    15. Lucy Hale was 21 years old when she began playing 15-year-old Aria Montgomery in Pretty Little Liars.

    Closeup of Lucy Hale

    And here's Lucy when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Lucy Hale

    16. Timothée Chalamet was 22 years old when he played teenage Kyle Scheible in Lady Bird.

    Closeup of Timothée Chalamet

    And here's Timothée when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Timothée Chalamet

    17. Michelle Trachtenberg was 23 years old when she began playing teenage Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl.

    Closeup of Michelle Trachtenberg

    And here's Michelle when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Michelle Trachtenberg

    18. Ella Purnell was 25 years old when she began playing 17-year-old Jackie Taylor on Yellowjackets.

    Closeup of Ella Purnell

    And here's Ella when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Ella Purnell

    19. Blake Lively was 20 years old when she began playing 16-year-old Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl.

    Closeup of Blake Lively

    And here's Blake when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Blake Lively

    20. Lana Condor was 21 years old when she began playing 16-year-old Lara Jean Covey in the To All the Boys movies.

    Closeup of Lana Condor

    And here's Lana when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Lana Condor

    21. Penn Badgley was 21 years old when he began playing 16-year-old Dan Humphrey in Gossip Girl.

    Closeup of Penn Badgley

    And here's Penn when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Penn Badgley

    22. Amandla Stenberg was 20 years old when she played 16-year-old Starr Carter in The Hate U Give.

    Closeup of Amandla Stenberg

    And here's Amandla when they were actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Amandla Stenberg

    23. Evan Peters was 24 years old when he played 17-year-old Tate Langdon on American Horror Story.

    Closeup of Tate

    And here's Evan when he was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Evan Peters

    24. Shailene Woodley was 23 years old when she played 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster in The Fault in Our Stars.

    Screenshot from "The Fault in Our Stars"

    And here's Shailene when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of Shailene Woodley

    25. Finally, China Anne McClain was 20 years old when she began playing teenage Jennifer Pierce in Black Lightning.

    Closeup of China Anne McClain

    And here's China when she was actually a teenager:

    Closeup of China Anne McClain