46 Best-Cast Younger Versions Of Characters

1.

Mary in Hocus Pocus 2, played by Nina Kitchen as a kid…:

…and Kathy Najimy as an adult:

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2.

Sarah in Hocus Pocus 2, played by Juju Brener as a kid…:

…and Sarah Jessica Parker as an adult:

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3.

Winifred in Hocus Pocus 2, played by Taylor Henderson as a kid…:

…and Bette Midler as an adult:

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4.

Princess Leia in Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Vivien Lyra Blair as a kid…:

…and Carrie Fisher as an adult:

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5.

Sabrina in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, played by Mckenna Grace as a kid…:

…and Kiernan Shipka as a teenager:

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6.

Nathan in Uncharted, played by Tiernan Jones as a kid…:

…and Tom Holland as an adult:

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7.

Ben in The Umbrella Academy, played by Ethan Hwang as a teenager…:

…and played by Justin H. Min as an adult:

8.

Allison in The Umbrella Academy, played by Jordana Blake as a kid…:

..and Emmy Raver-Lampman as an adult:

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9.

Dorothy in Golden Girls, played by Lynnie Greene as an adult…:

…and played by Bea Arthur as an older adult:

10.

Kurt in Glee, played by Adam Kolkin as a kid…:

…and Chris Colfer as a teenager:

11.

Brittany on Glee, played by Loryn Shay Charbonnier as a kid…:

…and Heather Morris as an adult:

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12.

Artie on Glee, played by Landon Zakhar as a kid…:

…and Kevin McHale as an adult:

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13.

Horace in Cruella, played by Joseph MacDonald as a kid…:

…and Paul Walter Hauser as an adult:

14.

Jasper in Cruella, played by Ziggy Gardner as a kid…:

…and Joel Fry as an adult:

15.

Kate in Lost, played by Emily Evan Rae as a kid…:

…and Evangeline Lilly as an adult:

16.

William in This Is Us, played by Jermel Nakia as an adult…:

…and Ron Cephas Jones as an older adult:

17.

Kate in This Is Us, played by Mackenzie Hancsicsak as a kid…:

…Hannah Zeile as a teenager…

…and Chrissy Metz as an adult:

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18.

Kevin in This Is Us, played by Parker Bates as a kid…:

…Logan Shroyer as a teenager…

…and Justin Hartley as an adult:

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19.

Randall in This Is Us, played by Lonnie Chavis as a kid…

…Niles Fitch as a teenager…

…and Sterling K. Brown as an adult:

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20.

Margot in Paper Towns, played by Hannah Alligood as a kid…:

…and Cara Delevingne as an adult:

21.

Cece in New Girl, played by Jaidan Jiron as a teenager…:

…and Hannah Simone as an adult:

22.

Emma in Once Upon a Time, played by Abby Ross as a teenager…:

…and Jennifer Morrison as an adult:

23.

Snow in Once Upon a Time, played by Bailee Madison as a kid…:

…and Ginnifer Goodwin as an adult:

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24.

Cora in Once Upon a Time, played by Rose McGowan as a young adult…:

…and Barbara Hershey as an older adult:

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25.

Caroline in The Vampire Diaries, played by Mckenna Grace as a kid…:

…and Candice Accola as a teenager:

26.

Maddy in Euphoria, played by Keilani Arellanes as a kid…:

…and Alexa Demie as an adult:

27.

Cassie in Euphoria, played by Kyra Adler as a kid…:

…and Sydney Sweeney as a teenager:

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28.

Elijah in The Originals, played by Perry Cox as a kid…:

…and Daniel Gillies as an adult:

29.

Rebekah in The Originals, as played by Callie McClincy as a kid…:

…and Claire Holt as an adult:

30.

Marcel in The Originals, played by McCarrie McCausland as a kid…:

…and Charles Michael Davis as an adult:

31.

Tanya and Rosie in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, played by Jessica Keenan Wynn and Alexa Davies as young adults…:

…and Christine Baranski and Julie Walters as older adults:

32.

Bill in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, played by Josh Dylan as a young adult…:

…and Stellan Skarsgård as an older adult:

33.

Tahani in The Good Place, played by GraceAnne Pullappally as a kid…:

…and Jameela Jamil as an adult:

34.

Young Eleanor in The Good Place, played by Avery Hayes as a kid…:

…and Kristen Bell as an adult:

35.

Mia in Little Fires Everywhere, played by Tiffany Boone as a college student…:

…and Kerry Washington as an adult:

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36.

Elena in Little Fires Everywhere, played by AnnaSophia Robb as a young adult…:

…and Reese Witherspoon as an older adult:

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37.

John in Ted, played by Bretton Manley as a kid…:

…and Mark Wahlberg as an adult:

38.

Peter in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, played by Hunter Dillon as a kid…:

…and Noah Centineo as a teenager:

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39.

Loki in Thor, played by Ted Allpress as a kid…:

…and Tom Hiddleston as an adult:

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40.

Sasha in Always Be My Maybe, played by Miya Cech as a kid…:

…and Ali Wong as an adult:

41.

Jean Gray in Dark Phoenix, played by Summer Fontana as a kid:

…and Sophie Turner as a teenager:

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42.

Diana in Wonder Woman, played by Lilly Aspell as a kid…:

…and played by Gal Gadot as an adult:

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43.

Snape in Harry Potter, played by Alec Hopkins as a teen…:

…and Alan Rickman as an adult:

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44.

Sirius in Harry Potter, played by James Walters as a teenager…:

…and Gary Oldman as an adult:

45.

Jordan in Little, played by Marsai Martin as a kid…:

…and Regina Hall as an adult:

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46.

Theo in Haunting of Hill House, played by Mckenna Grace as a kid…:

…and Kate Siegel as an adult:

47.

And finally, Shirley in Haunting of Hill House, as played by Lulu Wilson as a kid…:

…and Elizabeth Reaser as an adult:

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