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

Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong in “Sex Education” (2019-present)

Ncuti Gatwa plays our favorite supporting character on Netflix’s “Sex Education.” | Photo Credit: Sam Taylor/Netflix

Sex Education is one of the funniest hidden gems on Netflix that people should be talking more about, and it is hard to imagine it without Ncuti Gatwa playing Otis’ (Asa Butterfield) best friend Eric. While he breaks stereotypes of the common gay/black best friend, Gatwa was 27 when season one came out compared to his 17-year-old character.

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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…