30 Age Gaps Between Actors Who Played Parent And Child That Make No Sense In Real Life

While it's certainly naive to think that everything we see in the movies is real, some of the lies they pull off are really impressive. Like the actual age gaps between some of the actors who play parent and child. Take Heath Ledger and Kate Mara in Brokeback Mountain, for example. At the time of producing the movie, Ledger was 25 and Mara was 21. Yet their portrayal of Ennis and Alma Jr. was totally believable!

And this isn't a one-time thing; it happens more than you're probably aware of. But don't worry, Bored Panda is here to open your eyes. We have compiled a list of on-screen relatives with ridiculous real-life age differences, so sit back, continue scrolling, and you'll have a better understanding of Hollywood in no time.

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Estelle Getty Was Actually Younger Than Bea Arthur When She Played Her Mom In Golden Girls

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30 Age Gaps Between Actors Who Played Parent And Child That Make No Sense In Real Life

Estelle Getty Was Actually Younger Than Bea Arthur When She Played Her Mom In Golden Girls

Angelina Jolie Was Colin Farrell's Mom In Alexander, But In Reality They’re Only A Year Apart

Sally Field Was Tom Hanks's Mom In Forrest Gump. However, She's Just 10 Years Older Than Him, And Even Played His Love Interest In Punchline A Few Years Earlier

When She Starred In This Is Us, Mandy Moore (36) Was Younger Than All Of The Actors Who Played Her Children

In Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Cher Played Meryl Streep's Mom Even Though She Was Only Three Years Older Than Her Co-Star

In Mean Girls, Amy Poehler Is Only Seven Years Older Than Her Daughter, Rachel Mcadams

The Actors Who Played Father And Son In "Blue Bloods", Tom Selleck And Len Cariou, Have An Age Difference Of Just Six Years

Johnny Depp Is Five Years Older Than His Movie Mom In "Blow", Rachel Griffiths

Father And Son In Supernatural, Jeffrey Dean Morgan And Jensen Ackles, Were Born Just 12 Years Apart

In Jane The Virgin, Andrea Navedo Is Only Seven Years Older Than Her Daughter, Gina Rodriguez

"Flicka's" Main Character, Katy, Is Supposed To Be A Teenager. But The Actress, Alison Lohman, Was 27 At The Time, Making Her Just 13 Years Younger Than Her Movie Dad, Played By Tim Mcgraw

In Brokeback Mountain, The Age Difference Between Heath Ledger And Kate Mara Playing Father And Daughter Was Just Four Years

Elizabeth Rodriguez And Dascha Polanco Played Mother And Daughter In Orange Is The New Black, But In Real Life There's Less Than A Two-Year Age Gap Between Them

In Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, The Age Difference Between Sean Connery And Harrison Ford Is 12 Years

Bryce Dallas Howard Played Taron Egerton's Mom In Rocketman, But There's Only An Eight-Year Difference Between Them

Daughter And Mother: Janet Hubert And Karyn Parsons In The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

Winona Ryder Is Only Six Years Older Than Zachary Quinto, And She Played His Mother In The 2009 Star Trek

Constance Marie Is Only Four Years Older Than Jennifer Lopez But She Played Her Mother In Selena

In The 2019 Film "Glass," Charlayne Woodard Plays The Mother Of Samuel L. Jackson's Character, Elijah (Aka Mr. Glass). The Only Problem Is That, At 66, She's Five Years Younger Than 71-Year-Old Jackson

Mother And Son: Julia Roberts & Ryan Reynolds In Fireflies In The Garden

Father And Son: John Noble And Sean Bean In The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Cuba Gooding Jr. And Laurence Fishburne In 'Boyz N The Hood'

In Six Feet Under, Frances Conroy And Peter Krause Play Mother And Son, But They’re Only Separated By 12 Years

Mother And Son: Mary Steenburgen & Will Ferrell In Step Brothers

In "Footloose," The Stodgy Town Reverend, Played By John Lithgow, Is Only 12 Years Older Than His Fictional Daughter, Played By Lori Singer

In Prodigal Son, Bellamy Young (50) And Michael Sheen (51) Are Only 12 And 13 Years Older Than Tom Payne (38), Who Plays Their Son

Wesley Was Already 27 When He Was Cast As Stefan In "The Vampire Diaries." Stefan's Mother, Also A Vampire, Is Played By Annie Wersching, Who Is Only Six Years Older Than Wesley

Michael J. Fox And Lea Thompson Are The Same Age — Even Though Fox's Character In "Back To The Future" Is Thompson's Son. Her Older Look Was Achieved With Facial Prosthetics

Lorne Greene Was Only Seven Years Older Than Ava Gardner, Who Played His Daughter In This 1974 Disaster Film

In Blue Bloods, Len Cariou Plays Tom Selleck’s Father, Even Though There Is Only A Six-Year Difference In Age, With Cariou Being 81 And Selleck Being 75

Adam Garcia Is Two Years Older Than Drew Barrymore, And He Played Her Son In Riding In Cars With Boys

"Succession's" Brian Cox Only Has 10 Years On His Oldest TV Son, Played By Alan Ruck

Merrilee Mccommas Is Just 10 Years Older Than Minka Kelly, Who Plays Her Daughter Lyla Garrity On "Friday Night Lights." Kelly Was Supposed To Be A High School Sophomore, But Was 26 When The Show Premiered

Step-Mother And Son: Kelly Rowan And Benjamin Mackenzie In The Oc

There Was Only A 10-Year Age Gap Between John Marshall Jones And Essence Atkins, Even Though They Played Father And Daughter On Smart Guy

In General Hospital, Genie Francis (Laura Spencer) Is Only 10 Years Older Than Tyler Christopher (Nicholas Cassadine), Her Onscreen Son

Olivia Wilde And Justin Timberlake In 'In Time'. Justin Timberlake, Who Plays Olivia Wilde's Son In The Sci-Fi-Tinged Flick, Is Actually Three Years Older Than The Woman Who Plays His Mom

Lesley Fera Is Only 14 Years Older Than Her TV Daughter Troian Bellisario On "Pretty Little Liars." Bellisario Was 24 When She Was Cast To Play 16-Year-Old Spencer Hastings. Her Mother, Played By Fera, Was 38 At The Time

If The George Lopez Show Were Accurate, Belita Moreno's Character Would Have Been 11 When She Gave Birth To George

On The Parkers, Monique And Countess Vaughn Played Mother And Daughter, But There Was Only An 11-Year Age Gap

Mother And Daughter: Holly Marie Comb And Lucy Hale In Pretty Little Liars

In The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, Janet Hubert And Karyn Parsons Played Mother And Daughter. There’s Only A 10-Year Age Difference Between The Two

The Woman Who Played Mrs. Mulder In The X-Files Is Only A Year Older Than David Duchovny, Who Played Her Son

Mother And Daughter Ginnifer Goodwin And Jennifer Morrison Are Only One Year Apart

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