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Old 06-11-2016, 22:59
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What characters have been played by actors who are younger than their character in real life. So basically, an actor is playing a character who is YOUNGER than their age in real life.
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:03
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Way too many capitals for my eyes at this time of night.
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:06
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William Roache
June Brown
Helen Worth
Ben Price

Edit.. they are all older than the character they play
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:08
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What characters have been played by actors who are younger than their character in real life. So basically, an actor is playing a character who is YOUNGER than their age in real life.
Actually have I misread your post? Are you saying the actor is playing a younger character?
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:09
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Ruby O'Donnell only became 16 just over a week ago, but her character Peri is a few months older.
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:10
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I' m not sure if I' m understanding the opening post correctly, but Michael Praed in ED is 56, while his character Frank, is 62. Not a huge difference though.
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:11
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Ruby O'Donnell only became 16 just over a week ago, but her character Peri is a few months older.
I was so surprised when I found out her age a while back. She is a decent young actress
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:12
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I' m not sure if I' m understanding the opening post correctly, but Michael Praed in ED is 56, while his character Frank, is 62. Not a huge difference though.
I am confused too, the OP states both ways

Didn't know that about him tho
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:16
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I was so surprised when I found out her age a while back. She is a decent young actress
Ruby is in year 11 but Peri is in first year of college/six form
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Old 06-11-2016, 23:17
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I was so surprised when I found out her age a while back. She is a decent young actress
Thank you Soap-lea, I'm glad you think so.

I can identify with some of what she has had to act. Without going into much detail, I have had a lot of family disloyalty, while Peri has often been lied to, or had big secrets kept, in a misguided attempt to protect her from awkward truths that could hurt her.
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Old 07-11-2016, 01:18
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I mean Actors who ARE YOUNGER than the characters, which they play.
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Old 07-11-2016, 09:28
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Gillian Taylforth in eastenders is 5 years younger than her character Kathy Beale. Gillian is 61 the character of Kathy is 66. However Gillian does not look her age at all and could be mistaken for being 10-20 years younger than she actually is. Its weird to think her character is a pensioner and Ian Beale's mother considering her youthful appearance.
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Old 07-11-2016, 10:05
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I mean Actors who ARE YOUNGER than the characters, which they play.
Big Mo from EE. The actor was years younger than her character.
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Old 07-11-2016, 10:14
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What a confusing thread
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Old 07-11-2016, 10:17
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Hetti Bywater is born September 1994 whilst Lucy Beale's birthdate is December 1993
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Old 07-11-2016, 10:56
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I dont get how people dont understand this thread the only person I can think of it the person who plays Perri like stated before, here in the uk actors rarely play characters who are a lot older than there real age unlike in the US where they had a 15 year old playing a 22 year old on pll
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Old 07-11-2016, 11:04
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Hmm ins't the actress playing Audrey Roberts in CS younger than her character? I remember reading somewhere that she and her on screen daughter (Gail) are really close in age in real life so one of them must be playing older or the other playing younger?!
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Old 07-11-2016, 11:14
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Hmm ins't the actress playing Audrey Roberts in CS younger than her character? I remember reading somewhere that she and her on screen daughter (Gail) are really close in age in real life so one of them must be playing older or the other playing younger?!
Yes there's just over 7 years between the two actresses. Sue Nicholls who plays Audrey was born in November 1943 and Helen Worth who plays Gail was born at the beginning of 1951. So Sue will turn 73 this month and Helen will turn 66 in January.
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Old 07-11-2016, 12:01
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I dont get how people dont understand this thread the only person I can think of it the person who plays Perri like stated before, here in the uk actors rarely play characters who are a lot older than there real age unlike in the US where they had a 15 year old playing a 22 year old on pll
The OP contradicted their self in the first post but has now amended it
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Old 07-11-2016, 12:13
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I' m not sure if I' m understanding the opening post correctly, but Michael Praed in ED is 56, while his character Frank, is 62. Not a huge difference though.
No way does Michael Praed look 62, possibly they've made him that age so we can imagine he could be Vanessa's father, as she looks way too old to be his daughter at 40ish!
Yes there's just over 7 years between the two actresses. Sue Nicholls who plays Audrey was born in November 1943 and Helen Worth who plays Gail was born at the beginning of 1951. So Sue will turn 73 this month and Helen will turn 66 in January.
Thing is Sue Nicholls looks 73, but Helen Worth does not look 66 IMO.
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Old 07-11-2016, 12:25
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Chris Gascoyne is 48 while Peter Barlow is 51.
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Old 07-11-2016, 12:27
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William Roache
June Brown
Helen Worth
Ben Price

Edit.. they are all older than the character they play
Also

Tina O'Brien
Lucy Fallon
Tilly Keeper
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Old 07-11-2016, 12:28
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I dont know if we've been told how old Kerry is in EM but youd think she must be older than early thirties which the acress is given Amy's age.

Thetes been wuite a few in Holby over the years. Luke Roberts, Tom Chambers, Duncan Pow, Patricia Potter and Rosie Marcel were sll about 28 when hired whereas their characters would have had to have been early to mid thirties doe to either being Consultants or applyinf to be one - its impossibke to qualify as one until 32 due to the number of years you need to be in each grade before you can.move up. We wete also told a couple of their ages which were older or they had teenaged children.

Theres been a lot in american soaps. Robin Wright was only 18 when she started Santa Barbara and the character must have been at least 22 as she'd been engaged 5 years perviously. Stephanie Beacham and Katharine Ross were both younger than their characters Sable and Frankie in The Colbys.
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Old 07-11-2016, 12:36
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Not much of an age difference but Zoe Slater is two months older than Michelle Ryan who played her as Zoe Slater was born on the 1st of February 1984 and Michelle Ryan was born on the 22nd of April 1984.
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Old 07-11-2016, 12:41
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What about Ellen Thomas who played Claudette in EE, in real life she's only 52!
Yet she was put in the same category as OAP's like Patrick and Dot, and was supposed to have been around in the 1960's, and had something going with Eric Mitchell
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