Emmy Rossum currently play Tom Holland ’s female parent onThe Crowded Room , despite only being nine twelvemonth elder than him in real life .
Throughout the years, soooo many actors have been aged up or aged down to fit their TV and movie roles. Some of these age switcheroos make total sense, like when a teen character is played by an actor in their early 20s because of child actor laws.
But some…will never make sense to me. Like,Emmy Rossumplays Tom Holland’s mother inThe Crowded Room, even though she’s only9 years olderthan him.
Here are 26 more wild parent-child actor age gaps:
1.Alan Ruck(61) played Brian Cox’s (72) eldest son Connor Roy onSuccession(2018–2023).
2.Laura Benanti (42) played Amy Schumer’s (41) mom in the seriesLife & Beth(2022–).
3.Jennifer Coolidge(61) played Josh Duhamel’s (50) mother in the 2023 movieShotgun Wedding(2023).
4.Rebel Wilson (42) played Chris Parnell’s (55) daughter in the movieSenior Year(2022).
5.Mandy Moore (32) played Sterling K. Brown (40), Chrissy Metz (35), and Justin Hartley’s (39) mother on the seriesThis Is Us(2016–2022).
6.Meryl Streep (68) played Cher’s (72) daughter in the movieMamma Mia! Here We Go Again(2018).
7.Jennifer Robertson (43) played Tim Rozon’s (39) mom onSchitt’s Creek(2015–2020).
8.Colin Farrell (28) played Angelina Jolie’s (29) son in the movieAlexander(2004).
9.Amy Poehler (32) played Rachel McAdams’s (26) mom inMean Girls(2004).
10.John Marshall Jones (34) played Essence Atkins’s (25) father on the seriesSmart Guy(1997–1999).
11.George Lopez (41) played Belita Moreno’s (52) son on the seriesGeorge Lopez(2002–2007).
12.Billy Ray Cyrus (44) played Jason Earles’s (29) dad onHannah Montana(2006–2011).
13.Orlando Bloom (35) played Lee Pace’s (33) son in theHobbittrilogy (2012–2014).
14.Elizabeth Rodriguez (32) played Dascha Polanco’s (30) mom onOrange Is the New Black(2013–2019).
15.Cuba Gooding Jr. (23) played Laurence Fishburne’s (29) son inBoyz n the Hood(1991).
16.Charlayne Woodard (65) played Samuel L. Jackson’s (70) mother in the movieGlass(2019).
17.Winona Ryder (37) played Zachary Quinto’s (32) mother inStar Trek(2009).
18.Troian Bellisario (24) played Lesley Fera’s (39) daughter onPretty Little Liars(2010–2017).
19.Drew Barrymore (26) played Adam Garcia’s (28) mom inRiding in Cars with Boys(2001).
20.John Lithgow (38) played Lori Singer’s (26) father inFootloose(1984).
21.Sally Field (47) played Tom Hanks’s (37) mom inForrest Gump(1994).
22.Rachel Griffiths (32) played Johnny Depp’s (38) mother in the movieBlow(2001).
23.Bryce Dallas Howard (38) played Taron Egerton’s (29) mom inRocketman(2019).
24.Tom Payne (36) played Bellamy Young (49) and Michael Sheen’s (50) son onProdigal Son(2019–2021).
25.Minka Kelly (25) played Merrilee McCommas’s (35) daughter onFriday Night Lights(2006–2011).
26.Finally, Tom Selleck (78) plays Len Cariou’s (83) son onBlue Bloods(2010–).
