16 On-Screen Parents and Children Whose Age Gap Is Actually Minimal in Real Life

Actors often have to play characters who are much younger or older than them. And this can be done with the help of makeup and computer graphics. But sometimes actors with a minimal age gap have to play parents and children, and it’s really hard to hide, especially if parents are even younger than their on-screen offspring.

Tom Holland and Emmy Rossum — The Crowded Room

Amy Adams and Laura Linney — Nocturnal Animals

Alan Ruck and Brian Cox — Succession

Dascha Polanco and Elizabeth Rodriguez — Orange Is the New Black

Tom Payne and Bellamy Young — Prodigal Son

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Laurence Fishburne — Boyz n the Hood

Tim Rozon and Jennifer Robertson — Schitt’s Creek

Will Ferrell and Pierce Brosnan — Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Johnny Depp and Rachel Griffiths — Blow

Alison Lohman and Tim Mcgraw — Flicka

Karyn Parsons and Janet Hubert — The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

Paul Wesley and Annie Wersching — The Vampire Diaries

Taron Egerton and Bryce Dallas Howard — Rocketman

Tom Selleck and Len Cariou — Blue Bloods

Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman — The Northman

Antonia Gentry and Brianne Howey — Ginny & Georgia

Did you notice that the age difference between the on-screen parents and children is minimal when watching these movies?