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30 Age Gaps Between Actors Who Played Parent And Child That Make No Sense In Real Life

Asli AkalinBoredPanda Staff

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While it's certainly naive to think that everything we see in the movies is real, some of the lies they pull off are really impressive. Like the actual age gaps between some of the actors who play parent and child. Take Heath Ledger and Kate Mara in Brokeback Mountain, for example. At the time of producing the movie, Ledger was 25 and Mara was 21. Yet their portrayal of Ennis and Alma Jr. was totally believable!

And this isn't a one-time thing; it happens more than you're probably aware of. But don't worry, Bored Panda is here to open your eyes. We have compiled a list of on-screen relatives with ridiculous real-life age differences, so sit back, continue scrolling, and you'll have a better understanding of Hollywood in no time.

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#21 Father And Son: John Noble And Sean Bean In The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Three medieval actors in costume with age gaps highlighted, illustrating unrealistic parent and child age differences in casting.

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#22 Cuba Gooding Jr. And Laurence Fishburne In 'Boyz N The Hood'

Two actors with a 7-year age gap playing parent and child, highlighting age gaps between actors in roles.

Summit Entertainment

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#23 In Six Feet Under, Frances Conroy And Peter Krause Play Mother And Son, But They’re Only Separated By 12 Years

Middle-aged actors with a 12-year age gap playing parent and child, highlighting unrealistic age gaps between actors.

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#24 Mother And Son: Mary Steenburgen & Will Ferrell In Step Brothers

Two actors with a 14-year age gap sitting in a car, illustrating age gaps between actors who played parent and child.

Columbia-Pictures

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#25 In "Footloose," The Stodgy Town Reverend, Played By John Lithgow, Is Only 12 Years Older Than His Fictional Daughter, Played By Lori Singer

Actress aged 27 and actor aged 39 playing parent and child illustrating age gaps between actors in roles.

Paramount Pictures

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#26 In Prodigal Son, Bellamy Young (50) And Michael Sheen (51) Are Only 12 And 13 Years Older Than Tom Payne (38), Who Plays Their Son

Close-up of two actor age gaps 51 and 38 versus 50, highlighting unusual parent and child age differences between actors.

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#27 Wesley Was Already 27 When He Was Cast As Stefan In "The Vampire Diaries." Stefan's Mother, Also A Vampire, Is Played By Annie Wersching, Who Is Only Six Years Older Than Wesley

Actor age gap of six years between parent and child roles in a scene highlighting unusual actor age gaps

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#28 Michael J. Fox And Lea Thompson Are The Same Age — Even Though Fox's Character In "Back To The Future" Is Thompson's Son. Her Older Look Was Achieved With Facial Prosthetics

Actors with a 24-year age gap playing parent and child roles highlighting unrealistic age gaps between actors.

Universal Pictures

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#29 Lorne Greene Was Only Seven Years Older Than Ava Gardner, Who Played His Daughter In This 1974 Disaster Film

Two actors aged 52 and 59 playing parent and child highlighting unusual age gaps between actors.

Universal Pictures

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#30 In Blue Bloods, Len Cariou Plays Tom Selleck’s Father, Even Though There Is Only A Six-Year Difference In Age, With Cariou Being 81 And Selleck Being 75

Two older male actors wearing glasses with age numbers 75 and 81 highlighting age gaps between actors who played parent and child.

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