TV Teens Who Were Actually Played By Adults

Generally speaking, if you're watching something with a teen character, they're likely being played by an adult actor. There are many reasons for this—but some castings truly push the boundaries of believability. Here are some of the most notable cases of grown adults playing high schoolers.

Beverly Hills 90210's cast was a mixed bag of teens and adults when the show first premiered in 1990. The characters were supposed to be sophomores in high school during the first season, so a range of 15 to 17 would have been realistic.

But most of the cast members were already in their upper teens when the show began. Tori Spelling was 17 when she started out as Donna Martin, as was Brian Austin Green, who was actually playing a freshman as David Silver.

Shannen Doherty and Jason Priestley, who played fraternal twins, Brenda and Brandon Walsh, were 20 and 21 years old—while bad boy Dylan was played by the late Luke Perry, who was a whopping 25 at the time.

The most shocking casting, however, was that of Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman.

The character is supposed to be super smart and way more mature than her peers: Andrea focuses on getting ahead academically instead of partying. But Carteris was 29 years old when she signed on to play 16-year-old Andrea.

According to reports, Carteris lied about her age and told the casting director she was "over 21" when she auditioned.

But in the show's fifth season, Carteris' real-life pregnancy forced the writers to incorporate the pregnancy into Andrea's storyline, which led to the character's eventual exit from the show.

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Beverly Hills 90210: Andrea Zuckerman | 0:00
Party of Five: Bailey Salinger | 1:35
Dawson's Creek: Andie and Jack McFee | 2:32
Glee: Finn Hudson | 3:37
Gilmore Girls: Lane Kim | 4:44
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Cordelia Chase | 6:00
Riverdale: Josie | 6:49
The Walking Dead: Beth Greene | 7:40
Smallville: Clark Kent | 8:38
The O.C.: Ryan | 9:25
Veronica Mars: Veronica Mars | 10:04
Happy Days: Fonzie | 11:11

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