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).#
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–).#











