These actors played teenagers well, although they were almost 2 times older than their characters. 
Have you also noticed that in the movies many teenagers look too pumped up and mature for teenagers? Don’t you think so - this really happens due to the fact that young people are sometimes played by those who are already over 20, or even 30 years old.
The reason for this casting lies in labor laws that limit the number of hours that teenagers can spend working on set. In addition, the filming of some series drags on for several years, and during this time young actors can grow and change in appearance. These and other reasons force the creators of films and TV series to choose older actors - as in these 11 cases.
1. Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, The Vampire Diaries 
Hero's age: 17 years.
Age of the actor at the time of filming: 35 years old.
2. Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc in the film of the same name 
Heroine's age: 14 years.
Age of the actress during filming: 33 years.
3. Rachel McAdams as Regina George, Mean Girls 
Heroine's age: 16 years.
Age of the actress during filming: 25 years.
4. Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Smallville 
Hero's age: 15 years.
Age of the actor at the time of filming: 24 years old.
5. Florence Pugh as Amy March, Little Women 
Heroine's age: 12 years.
Age of the actress during filming: 22 years.
6. Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, Spider-Man 
Hero's age: 15 years.
Age of the actor at the time of filming: 26 years old.
7. Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Game of Thrones 
Character's Age: The series does not focus on age, but at the beginning of the book the character was 14 years old.
Age of the actor at the time of filming: 23 years old.
8. Irina Muravyova as Nina Solomatina, “Carnival” 
Heroine's age: 18 years.
Age of the actress during filming: 32 years.
9. Jared Leto as Tobias Jacobs 
Hero's age: 18 years.
Actor's age during filming: 27 years old.
10. Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller's Day Off 
Hero's age: 18 years.
Actor's age during filming: 23 years old.
11. Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon, “The Queen's Walk” 
Character's age: In one scene, the actress plays Beth at the age of 15.
Age of the actress during filming: 24 years.
12. Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding, Tonya vs. the World 
Age of the heroine: in one of the scenes, the actress plays Tonya at the age of 15.
Age of the actress during filming: 27 years.
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