20 of Our Favorite Teen Roles Played by Full-On Adults

May 29, 2021

Ben Platt (L), Gabrielle Union (C) and Chase Stokes (R) are just a few of the stars who played teens way past when they were that age. | Photo Credits: Angela Weiss/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Piaget and Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic

Joe Keery in “Stranger Things” (2016-present)

Maya Hawke and Joe Keery in season three of “Stranger Things.” | Photo Credit: Netflix

Though he started off on a bad note, Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) has easily become one of our favorite characters on Stranger Things. He has had solid emotional development over the course of three seasons and Keery’s age probably helps with that fact. Steve started as a 17-year-old in season one when Keery was already 24.

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Kevin Studer

Kevin (he/him) is a two-time graduate of Lynn University and has a Creative Writing Master's from American College Dublin. When not writing about pop culture, he is constantly opening his worldview by consuming different types of media and traveling around the globe.

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Kevin Studer

Kevin (he/him) is a two-time graduate of Lynn University and has a Creative Writing Master's from American College Dublin. When not writing about pop culture, he is constantly opening his worldview by consuming different types of media and traveling…