Stranger Things is back. The fourth season of the Duffer brothers series is causing a good sensation, and we are sure that the second part of the season will also be a success. However, this season has had a somewhat different debate. Instead of the internet abuzz with fan theories about the events, what people keep asking is how old the Stranger Things actors really are.
The age difference between the actors and their characters
The guys from Stranger Things have hit a big stretch between the third and fourth seasons of the series. Part of the blame has been the pandemic, which has forced the filming to stop. The break has further accentuated the age difference between the actors of Stranger Things and the characters they play. These are the ages that each of them actually have.
Millie Bobby Brown
The actress began her role as Eleven when she was 12 years old, the same age as the character. As the seasons have gone by, Millie has grown more than her character. Eleven is about 15 years old in the series , while the actress who plays him is already of legal age, since she turned 18 in February.
Gaten Matarazzo
The actor who plays Dustin began his adventures in Hawkins when he was 13 years old. His character, like Eleven, was twelve. After four seasons of the series, Matarazzo plays a Dustin who is still stuck in the 15 years , while he is already 19.
finn wolfhard
Wolfhard’s case is traced to that of Gaten Matarazzo. This actor began playing Mike at the age of 13. A few years have passed, and the Canadian is now 19 years old . However, his character is 15 .
Noah Schnapp
The Noah Schnapp who started playing Will in 2016 and the current one don’t look the same. The American was eleven years old when he began shooting the series. Currently, Will is 15 years old in the fourth season of the series, while the actor is already 17 . For the producers of the series, camouflaging Schnapp’s growth spurt has been difficult. The actor has had to force his voice to hide his age, and he also has to act a little shrunken so that the exaggerated change in height that the boy has experienced from one season to another is not noticeable.
Caleb McLaughlin
The actor is 20 years old , and began his role at 14. Of all the main cast of kids, Mclaughlin was the oldest. For this reason, he is the character that has best adapted to the passage of time within the series.
Sadie Sink
He joined in the second season. The actress was 15 years old at the time, while Max was 13. Now that her character has finally turned 15, Sadie is already 20 years old .
Priah Ferguson
Ferguson joined the series at the age of 11, while her character, Erica, was 9. In the fourth season, the actress is already 15 years old , but her character is 11 , which doesn’t add up. Apparently, the idea was that this character would have a punctual appearance, but finally, the writers kept Erica. By stopping filming for so long, the age difference has become very apparent.
Other actors:
- Joe Kerry – Started playing Steve Harrington at 24. His character was 17. In season four he plays a 20-year-old Steve, but the actor is now 30.
- Charlie Heaton – Will’s brother was 16 years old in the series, while the actor was 22. Now, Jonathan is 19 years old, but the actor has turned 28.
- Maya Hawke – Joined in Season 3 aged 21 to play a 17-year-old Robin. She is now 24, but her character just turned 18.
- Natalia Dyer – The actress is 27, and Nancy is 16 in the fourth season of the TV series.
