29 of the oldest actors to play teenagers on television
By FanSided
Never Have I Ever (2019-present)
Actor(s): Darren Barnet
Age: (while on show): 29-30
Barnet plays swim team captain Paxton Hall-Yoshida who is one love interest for the show’s lead, Devi (played by now 19-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan). As Paxton, the actor has also been able to represent his mixed Japanese American heritage through his family and school storylines.
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
Actor(s): Keiko Agena
Age (while on show): 27-34
Agena plays Lane Kim, the hometown best friend of Rory Gilmore (played by then 19-year-old Alexis Bledel) turned lead drummer of a rock band. Although she was a fan-favorite character, many of those same fans felt that Lane deserved better in how she was portrayed and her character’s disappointing arc over the seven seasons.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Actor(s): Charisma Carpenter
Age (while on show): 27-30
Carpenter plays Cordelia Chase, a popular student at Sunnydale High as a cheerleader and alongside Buffy and other characters, learns to understand and fight supernatural forces.
Outer Banks (2020-present)
Actor(s): Chase Stokes
Age (while on show): 28
Stokes plays John B, the leader of the Pogues gang who convinces his friends to go on a summer journey with him in order to search for his missing father and the unsolved mysteries behind his disappearance.
Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-2000)
Actor(s): Gabrielle Carteris
Age (while on show): 29 – 33
Carteris plays Andrea Zuckerman, a student and the editor of the West Beverly Blaze school newspaper.