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

Rachel McAdams as Regina George in “Mean Girls” (2004)

Rachel McAdams was so fetch as Regina George in “Mean Girls.” | Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures

Rachel McAdams is absolutely iconic as Regina George in Mean Girls and her age at the time will never alter our perception of her as a 16-year-old. However, McAdams was 24 at the time and well past those dramatic years. Interestingly, in 2004, McAdams also played another iconic teen role as 17-year-old Allie in The Notebook.

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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…