TV Teens Who Were Actually Played By Adults

Hollywood has a long history of casting adults to play teenage roles, and there's good reason for that. Labor laws make it a lot easier to hire adult actors, and there is certain material that wouldn't be appropriate for actual teens to act out. However, there are a few times that TV shows have cast actors who were just a bit too old to play high schoolers, and it showed. From the 26-year-old who played a 16-year-old on Party of Five to the Happy Days actor who was almost 30 when he started, let's take a look at some TV teens who were actually played by adults.