27 TV And Movie Actor Age Gaps That Are Honestly Just So Mind-Boggling To Me
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Throughout the years, soooo many actors have been aged up or aged down to fit their TV and movie roles. Some of these age switcheroos make total sense, like when a teen character is played by an actor in their early 20s because of child actor laws.
But some...will never make sense to me. Like, Emmy Rossum plays Tom Holland's mother in The Crowded Room, even though she's only 9 years older than him.
As for the age gap, Emmy told Entertainment Tonight, "It makes sense when I read the script. Candy's a super young mom, she's almost a child in her own right when she becomes pregnant at age 16. You watch as I age from 25 to 35, which is actually younger than I am now."
Here are 26 more wild parent-child actor age gaps:
1.Alan Ruck (61) played Brian Cox's (72) eldest son Connor Roy on Succession (2018–2023).
2.Laura Benanti (42) played Amy Schumer's (41) mom in the series Life & Beth (2022–).
3.Jennifer Coolidge (61) played Josh Duhamel's (50) mother in the 2023 movie Shotgun Wedding (2023).
4.Rebel Wilson (42) played Chris Parnell's (55) daughter in the movie Senior Year (2022).
5.Mandy Moore (32) played Sterling K. Brown (40), Chrissy Metz (35), and Justin Hartley's (39) mother on the series This Is Us (2016–2022).
6.Meryl Streep (68) played Cher's (72) daughter in the movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
7.Jennifer Robertson (43) played Tim Rozon's (39) mom on Schitt's Creek (2015–2020).
8.Colin Farrell (28) played Angelina Jolie's (29) son in the movie Alexander (2004).
9.Amy Poehler (32) played Rachel McAdams's (26) mom in Mean Girls (2004).
10.John Marshall Jones (34) played Essence Atkins's (25) father on the series Smart Guy (1997–1999).
11.George Lopez (41) played Belita Moreno's (52) son on the series George Lopez (2002–2007).
12.Billy Ray Cyrus (44) played Jason Earles's (29) dad on Hannah Montana (2006–2011).
13.Orlando Bloom (35) played Lee Pace's (33) son in the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014).
14.Elizabeth Rodriguez (32) played Dascha Polanco's (30) mom on Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).
15.Cuba Gooding Jr. (23) played Laurence Fishburne's (29) son in Boyz n the Hood (1991).
16.Charlayne Woodard (65) played Samuel L. Jackson's (70) mother in the movie Glass (2019).
17.Winona Ryder (37) played Zachary Quinto's (32) mother in Star Trek (2009).
18.Troian Bellisario (24) played Lesley Fera's (39) daughter on Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017).
19.Drew Barrymore (26) played Adam Garcia's (28) mom in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001).
20.John Lithgow (38) played Lori Singer's (26) father in Footloose (1984).
21.Sally Field (47) played Tom Hanks's (37) mom in Forrest Gump (1994).
22.Rachel Griffiths (32) played Johnny Depp's (38) mother in the movie Blow (2001).
23.Bryce Dallas Howard (38) played Taron Egerton's (29) mom in Rocketman (2019).
24.Tom Payne (36) played Bellamy Young (49) and Michael Sheen's (50) son on Prodigal Son (2019–2021).
25.Minka Kelly (25) played Merrilee McCommas's (35) daughter on Friday Night Lights (2006–2011).
26.Finally, Tom Selleck (78) plays Len Cariou's (83) son on Blue Bloods (2010–).
